Even in Classic WoW I prefer to run solo. I enjoy the presence of other people in the world and in cities, but I have no interested in becoming involved with them unless we need each other to complete a dungeon.
I also like to imagine joining guilds, but my idea of a guild died twenty years ago with the classic era of MMOs. Now being in a guild just means your immersion is forever ruined because you’re not allowed to play anymore without participating in the giant fuckfest that is the guild Discord server. Fuck Discord.
If I ever go back I should create a guild of casual loners with kids. We all respect each other’s space, provide support as often as we’re able, and stay the fuck off of Discord. You get kicked out of the guild if you even mention it. You have to use code if you want to communicate during a dungeon. “My, how the swallows doth fly…”, and then quietly log on with four companions and never speak a word of it again. Instant officer status if you have a private Ventrilo server.
I love online games that allow for this. - the “It’s a open world that you play solo”.
Fallout 76 and New World come to mind. You do your own thing in this giant shared world. You literally can walk over to help another human, then wave goodbye. If they try to start pvp with you, you can throw a lol emoji and walk away and fade off into the distance.
Even in Classic WoW I prefer to run solo. I enjoy the presence of other people in the world and in cities, but I have no interested in becoming involved with them unless we need each other to complete a dungeon.
I also like to imagine joining guilds, but my idea of a guild died twenty years ago with the classic era of MMOs. Now being in a guild just means your immersion is forever ruined because you’re not allowed to play anymore without participating in the giant fuckfest that is the guild Discord server. Fuck Discord.
If I ever go back I should create a guild of casual loners with kids. We all respect each other’s space, provide support as often as we’re able, and stay the fuck off of Discord. You get kicked out of the guild if you even mention it. You have to use code if you want to communicate during a dungeon. “My, how the swallows doth fly…”, and then quietly log on with four companions and never speak a word of it again. Instant officer status if you have a private Ventrilo server.
I love online games that allow for this. - the “It’s a open world that you play solo”.
Fallout 76 and New World come to mind. You do your own thing in this giant shared world. You literally can walk over to help another human, then wave goodbye. If they try to start pvp with you, you can throw a lol emoji and walk away and fade off into the distance.
It’s basically like playing in a game world filled with super advanced NPCs. The other players are just there to make the world feel alive.
It’s how I play Minecraft. I play on the servers solo.
Sometimes just seeing others chat with each other makes me feel way less lonely.
This was basically why I switched to Guild Wars back in the day.
Then GW2 and still playing today. Still no guild.
Pugs were the best innovation. Rather just being near other people in the events. No group required.