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Originally Posted by Eldaran
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I do however not want my hand held in game, I enjoy the downtime of medding and regenerating hp because I've had great conversations with people during those times.
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Don't get me wrong I like that too. I quit Rift because it became so casual friendly I felt like I could beat any content blindfolded with one hand and almost no downtime. Dude they even removed falling damage. Doesn't get more newbie friendly casual than that.
My gripe is with having to group to do most things. Dungeons yeah that's fine, they're for groups. But questing? Hell no. Questing is
me time. Gathering crafting components is
me time. Grinding in a certain area (if I ever want to grind) is
me time. Basic leveling or even camping a spot is me time.
Again, it's one reason why ESO appeals to me so much. It's a good mix of me time and group time. Some content is virtually impossible without help, but you can help and get help without having to LFG or worry about splitting loot or anything. There were plenty of quests where a bunch of us ganged up on quest mobs, and some tough quest mobs virtually impossible to solo where someone would wait until help arrived then both would kill the mob. No actual grouping required. It's perfect. Tackle that content as a group then go do your own things when done. Plus there's the fact that there's no such thing as grinding or camping or anything like EQ had, it's mostly quest-driven and that's where the major XP comes from, not from killing mobs.
(for a game called Everquest there isn't a whole lot of questing, it's mostly grouping to grind mobs or obtain items.)