Yeah, I have plenty of time to play as well. I can even conform to a "start time". However, I usually have frequent AFKs I might have to make and I'd rather not subject 19-39 other people to that shit. I like what I'm hearing about solo content. That is one reason why I wished I could have enjoyed EQ2. They had quite a few solo dungeons. I love that kind of stuff.
Ah.
Even "solo" dungeons where I could bring a friend - something for one or two people. I really miss playing with real life friends because we can't do raid-level shit, or even five-mans for just two people. The philosophy of just duoing with a friend was lost somewhere along the way, but for me it was always the most enjoyable aspect of EQ - partnering up with a shaman friend and crushing mobs (and places) that normally we couldn't solo. That element has been totally missing.
I'm glad they said this, and I hope they back it up. In WoW everyone gets funneled into progressively less solo-friendly content as they consume content. A raider can consume the solo, group, and raid content. A soloer hits max level and basically runs out of content for their character rapidly. There should be meaningful ways to improve your character regardless of the activity you prefer, and as the man said, this is an incredibly popular activity. They're doing themselves a disservice every time someone feels they're "done", which likely affects this large demographic more frequently in absolute numbers.
honestly, its better then "end game".
Completely agree. I have a group of about 5-6 RL friends that I game with regularly and if we'reallon at the same time, it works out great. However, it very rarely happens that way. Typically only 2-3 of us are on at a time, leaving us just outside what's needed for your typical MMO "group".
Bullshit, the reason they did this is simple and obvious. It's the same reason we don't have secretaries, nobody is a customer but instead a guest, and retards are now the handicapped. Endgame made sense to anyone who needed to understand the term, don't be a douchebag.
