Re: LotRO: So how is the solo content these days?

Darin Johnson <darin@xxxxxxx> wrote in news:0ad8a0c8-dd2d-48d1-bb16-
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On Jun 30, 6:42 am, Gerry Quinn <ger...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
But my point about MMOs... they do stand with "Massively Multiplayer"
and it seems to me that that should normally entail players doing things
together.  So to make everything solo-able kind of defeats the purpose.
 

But I didn't say anything about everything being soloable.
It's still sort of that mythical "fact" everyone brings up, that
"MM" means "thou shalt group". Multi-playe only means
that there are multiple players, not that they all have to
be teamed up. If someone solos in an MMO they are not
isolated and alone.

A big part of MM is seeing other people running around doing quests and
being able to help someone with heal, buff, or a little combat without
actually grouping. The absense of that feeling that you are not alone in
the world is what makes Guild Wars, for instance, a bit boring (and not MM)
for me.
.

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