Re: Thoughts on Horizons: Empire of Istaria?


Josh Mayfield wrote:
> Wolfing wrote:
> > I could kill things like 8-10 levels above me, nobody grouped (why would
> > they?) and I'm a group oriented person.
> > ...
> > Playing a mix of CoV and DDO at the moment.
>
> I have grouped a few times in Horizons (when others asked) but it
> seemed to be more out of a desire for human interaction than anything
> else. People were just so damned happy to see another player.
>
> You mentioned CoV. During my few weeks playing that I really had a
> blast grouping with people. In that game, people just group for the
> hell of it, not necessarily because they need to (I only encountered 2
> missions I wasn't able to solo). I'm probably going to start playing
> simply because of that... I got a little bored with playing through the
> same levels and killing all those snakes, but with a team it's pretty
> exciting. This is very different from my WoW experience, where people
> (myself included) only group when they absolutely need to. This past
> weekend in WoW (I was determined to get a mount for my NE rogue), I got
> numerous group invites and each time it was only because some person
> needed me to help them grab some quest items and they immediately left
> the group once they reached their goals, usually without even asking if
> I had gotten what I needed.
In CoH/CoV you can solo all missions you take, regardless of how gimped
your character may be (unless it has an archvillain in it). But most
people group up (I group 100% of the time, if I can't find a group I
start one myself), it is much (but MUCH) more fun, and in most cases
it's better exp. With such a variety of
archetypes/powersets/powers/enhancements, each mission you take in a
group is a thrilling experience. Sure you sometimes get into a sucky
group, but in my long experience with the game, you get 1 bad for 3 ok
and 2 good, so chances are you're fine. And if you add as friends the
peopel you meet in the 'good' groups, next time you play just check
your friend list and ask those online to form a group or join their
group.

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