Guild Wars 2

hi , as the title says it would be nice to add solo mode for dungeons , one of the reasons is i loveeee lore and story i read every note and listen to any story and its nice. this game have dungeons wich have many cutsences and dialogs but sadly i never had a chance to listen or watch any of those coz other ppl wont wait and if i dont skip i get kicked ….
it would be soo amazing to add solo player for people like me im sure there r many players like me who would love it . also if u r afraid the solo mod will coz ppl to dont join the exploration mod u can reduce reward or even it can give no reward at all , only for people to do the story in dungeons and well get to know the dungeon and the tactics and …

Greyrebel.7492:

hi , as the title says it would be nice to add solo mode for dungeons , one of the reasons is i loveeee lore and story i read everynote and lsiten to any story and its nice this game have dungeons wich have many cutsence and dialogs but sadly i never had a chance to listen or watch any of those coz other ppl wont wait and wont let me if i dont skip i get kicked ….
it would be soo amazing to add solo player for people like me im sure there r many players like me who would love it . also if u r afraid the solo mod will coz ppl to dont join the exploring mod u can reduce reward or even it can give no reward at all , only for people to do the story in dungeons and well get to know the dungeon and the tactics and …

Wat

One thing you could do is list your own group and say your watching scenes. It may take a bit longer to fill but you’ll get to see them all.

It’d be nice if dungeons could tailor to different group sizes. Maybe bring in a hero system like GW1?

Until they tighten up group security, I can’t trust LFG as it stands, even if I start a group.

Or … you could watch the cutscenes on youtube?

But I also recommend what simplesimon.2084 said.

CoF1 – mandatory of all 5 people.

Greyrebel.7492:

hi , as the title says it would be nice to add solo mode for dungeons , one of the reasons is i loveeee lore and story i read every note and listen to any story and its nice. this game have dungeons wich have many cutsences and dialogs but sadly i never had a chance to listen or watch any of those coz other ppl wont wait and if i dont skip i get kicked ….
it would be soo amazing to add solo player for people like me im sure there r many players like me who would love it . also if u r afraid the solo mod will coz ppl to dont join the exploration mod u can reduce reward or even it can give no reward at all , only for people to do the story in dungeons and well get to know the dungeon and the tactics and …

Breathe!

Make an lfg: “New to dungeon. Watching ALL cutscenes. Impatient ppl aren’t welcome!”

Hero system from Guild Wars: Nightfall would be nice. I can see myself spending hours gearing out my Heroes.

1. https://www.youtube.com/ is a great thing, don’t be affraid to use it.
2. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Looking_For_Group is a great thing, don’t be affraid to use it to make your own groups with your own requirements.
3. If you are really feel anti-social or whatnot you can turn on man mode and simply solo stuff.

@ OP, Are you on NA or EU server? If you’re on an EU server I could help you run the story modes. I don’t mind if people want to watch the cutscenes.

well ty for ur answer but i already did it i waited for a long time no1 joined my group 1 time i did for ac 2 and 3 players left after second cutsence , also thats not the only points and imagin who would want to join arah for that .. also thats not the only point as i said we can exprience dungeons also check everywhere XD and idk it would be very nice

Well, the offer is open if you want. The story modes can be duoed/soloed. Even arah story mode. I’ve done it before with a guildie.

Dalanor.5387 u dont need to be mean and rude its jsut a suggestion , idk how it offended u to act like this , and im not sure if u realy know what " anti-social" means , also i didnt need u to answer this i wrote it so mybe developers would read and mybe they think its a good or stupid idea thats up to them , i apriciate people answer me but i realy dont expect some rude amature answers …

Greyrebel.7492:

well ty for ur answer but i already did it i waited for a long time no1 joined my group 1 time i did for ac 2 and 3 players left after second cutsence , also thats not the only points and imagin who would want to join arah for that .. also thats not the only point as i said we can exprience dungeons also check everywhere XD and idk it would be very nice

Detailed video guide how to get a “anyone welcome” group via the LFG tool.

edit:
Facts remain facts. You have 3 options to deal with the situation.

Xander.9024 thank you i didnt see ur post the alst 1 i saw before posting was Morsus.5106 ,s reply , so now we need 3 more ppl for all dungeons in all parts :P

Dalanor.5387 this is my last message to u i realy dont need and dont want anywelcome from people like u and i would apriciate if u posting on this topic and just go anoy some1 else

Agree, it would be nice if there was a solo-mode for the dungeons if you are in a mind to do so. This is an MMO but all of the story content can be done solo, why not dungeons as well. +1 here. Good hunting.

TheGrimm.5624:

Agree, it would be nice if there was a solo-mode for the dungeons if you are in a mind to do so. This is an MMO but all of the story content can be done solo, why not dungeons as well. +1 here. Good hunting.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gw2+solo

I would love a solo option. Ive been trying to get Arah Story Mode done on my Engineer for months. But the game is full of Leet snobs that only want zerker warriors or what ever. Oh and lets not forget about the Path Selling Trend that keeps growing by the day.

SenorMoody.5908:

I would love a solo option. Ive been trying to get Arah Story Mode done on my Engineer for months. But the game is full of Leet snobs that only want zerker warriors or what ever. Oh and lets not forget about the Path Selling Trend that keeps growing by the day.

Same offer to you as well. If you’re on an EU server send me a message.

SenorMoody.5908:

I would love a solo option. Ive been trying to get Arah Story Mode done on my Engineer for months. But the game is full of Leet snobs that only want zerker warriors or what ever. Oh and lets not forget about the Path Selling Trend that keeps growing by the day.

Yeah everyone is selling arah story. I guess making a lfg is an exploit.

Xander.9024:

SenorMoody.5908:

I would love a solo option. Ive been trying to get Arah Story Mode done on my Engineer for months. But the game is full of Leet snobs that only want zerker warriors or what ever. Oh and lets not forget about the Path Selling Trend that keeps growing by the day.

Same offer to you as well. If you’re on an EU server send me a message.

If I’m not half asleep at my keyboard, ping me as well. I’ve done it, but I’m happy to help since I will only run casual/fun/non speed dungeon runs to help people out

Well I solo a lot for different reasons. I do think it would be nice to have a Solo Mode. And before any one posts comments like some I have already read here use common sense not every one works well in Groups.

i like this idea, i’m bad in doing dugeons and i would like to get into them before i mess up other peoples party’s. so a solo path would be nice.

It’d be really cool to have a solo mode. I would like to go through a dungeon by myself at my own pace without messing with other people.

Hi OP. So, you can actually solo most dungeons, other than those that have player gated mechanics, such as CoF 1, CoE, Arah 1. It’s actually the best/fastest way to make you a better player. It is difficult however, but well worth your time and effort.

SenorMoody.5908:

I would love a solo option. Ive been trying to get Arah Story Mode done on my Engineer for months. But the game is full of Leet snobs that only want zerker warriors or what ever. Oh and lets not forget about the Path Selling Trend that keeps growing by the day.

What you’re seeing in Arah is only the explorable mode that want “zerker warriors”. Most of the time, if you post an lfg for “arah story, all welcome” or something of the sort, your party will fill very quickly. As for selling, you see those posts more often because they take time to fill. If you make your own group, they will be filled very quickly.

I would like this for fracs in particular. My situation means I can’t ever really commit to 1+ hours of continuous play anymore, so I won’t burden a group by joining and then having to quit.

At least if it was solo mode I wouldn’t feel guilty for quitting half way through due to RL commitments.

IvanTheGrey.2941:

SenorMoody.5908:

I would love a solo option. Ive been trying to get Arah Story Mode done on my Engineer for months. But the game is full of Leet snobs that only want zerker warriors or what ever. Oh and lets not forget about the Path Selling Trend that keeps growing by the day.

What you’re seeing in Arah is only the explorable mode that want “zerker warriors”. Most of the time, if you post an lfg for “arah story, all welcome” or something of the sort, your party will fill very quickly. As for selling, you see those posts more often because they take time to fill. If you make your own group, they will be filled very quickly.

^^ Got my Engi’s story done saturday morning, simply posted “Storytime!!!” about 20 minute later we were rocking our way through, took a while but got it done. Usually there aren’t any expectations for story modes.

i don’t expect it or think it is a good use of dev time, but i must admit i would love dungeons and fractals to have a mode that is intended for solo play

If dungeons scaled, there would be a lot more interest in them and as a result, more resources would go into them. A WoW-like dungeon finder that dumbed down the content so that it was intended for 5 random solo players (like open world content), would also increase its popularity.

Story dungeons specifically should offer a solo mode and be put into the personal story as an optional gap filler between chapters. It would add a lot of content for the average player.

Hello,
I completely agree.

I like to play at my pace (read: at ease) and my pace does not fit 99,9% of people. Especially people doing dungeons.

That said I read people telling they could solo some dungeons (if not all) so I decided to give it a try.

Yesterday I did Ascalon and managed it. I soloed Ascalon in 1 hour. I died 2-3 times but as repair and portal are free that is fine.
After this I was a bit motivated. So today I tried the next one: Caudecus … and managed it as well. I also needed 1 hour but died 4-5 times. My guildmates told it was a good performance.

I will try other dungeons going up in difficulty.
Anyway, if at least story mode would scale to the group, that would be great.
Of course, it would be even better if the different paths would be scaled as well.

During some events there were small dungeons, I remember one in the snow area which I did almost everyday. It was nice. I would gladly do that again.

Imarion

Imarion.1650:

Hello,
I completely agree.

I like to play at my pace (read: at ease) and my pace does not fit 99,9% of people. Especially people doing dungeons.

That said I read people telling they could solo some dungeons (if not all) so I decided to give it a try.

Yesterday I did Ascalon and managed it. I soloed Ascalon in 1 hour. I died 2-3 times but as repair and portal are free that is fine.
After this I was a bit motivated. So today I tried the next one: Caudecus … and managed it as well. I also needed 1 hour but died 4-5 times. My guildmates told it was a good performance.

I will try other dungeons going up in difficulty.
Anyway, if at least story mode would scale to the group, that would be great.
Of course, it would be even better if the different paths would be scaled as well.

During some events there were small dungeons, I remember one in the snow area which I did almost everyday. It was nice. I would gladly do that again.

Imarion

+10

I soloed most of the story mission zones in GW1 and its expansions. Would love to be able to the same with dungeons here, at least in story mode.

Today I tried Ascalon path 1 in solo.
I could kill the first spider boss, after several deaths.
But the 2nd one was too hard, I abandoned.

I would really like to be able to do dungeons when I want and without having to wait to create a group.

Imarion

Imarion.1650:

Today I tried Ascalon path 1 in solo.
I could kill the first spider boss, after several deaths.
But the 2nd one was too hard, I abandoned.

I would really like to be able to do dungeons when I want and without having to wait to create a group.

Imarion

Well i dont think i seen anyone solo p1 since after second boss you have to defend npc and destroy total of 6 mounds with gravelings.
You start with 2 when u kill one of em another spawn in a dif loc.

I would advise just useing lfg and writing if u want to watch movies or are new they will fill up.

And to the one above did you really solo gw1 that would mean no npc helpers.

Fair warning,
Goku is a god in Tyria do NOT use this as a basis of standard as it was a “record” run.

That being said. Every Dungeon can be done solo save for very few exception based on some mechanics such as Citadel of flame Path one Flame Braziers. And Crucible of Eternity Lazer Trap.

Yes including Arah Story If you get yourself a friend to stand on the first pressure plate with you.

Edit: updated the video I posted the wrong one.

well that was a nice video indeed, are we sure all the consumables he use are still in game and work at the same effectivness?

Quite sure the flame elemental was nerfed to hell

Edit
And this was before changes that made spider queen unskippable if i see correctly

Linken.6345:

well that was a nice video indeed, are we sure all the consumables he use are still in game and work at the same effectivness?

Quite sure the flame elemental was nerfed to hell

Edit
And this was before changes that made spider queen unskippable if i see correctly

SQ is very soloable though, just did it recently, though I went p3 not p1. Did it on Engi.

I would love dungeons to scale down to smaller groups and solo. I don’t have any means of justifying this beyond saying that sometimes it’s hard to build a group for a number of these dungeons and quite often I’d rather just do it alone.

Cole Eyre.8471:

I would love dungeons to scale down to smaller groups and solo. I don’t have any means of justifying this beyond saying that sometimes it’s hard to build a group for a number of these dungeons and quite often I’d rather just do it alone.

And then what about those who solo for the fun of the extra challenge? They lose that? I mean we’re not getting much in the way of challenge in this game as it is, I’d hate to lose that.

I do really like the idea someone posted on Reddit and the Dungeon forums, basically reverse Gambits. Give up some of the daily reward for buffs that make things easier. The proposal was something like 50% lost reward for buffs of like 50% less damage taken and another of 100% damage done, take both and you get 75% less reward.

That could be interesting and for soloing make things easier. If they managed to do that they could even do the flip side making things harder for bonus rewards.

I think it could revitalize dungeons a bit. Of course… a new dungeon would do this pretty well also

I don’t think dungeons should scale down in difficulty to be soloable, that would really take away the challenge for solo runners.

It would be enough to add mechanics which enable solo players to progress through parts of the instance where you normally need more than 1 player (e.g. CoF1, Arah Story pressure plate at the beginning, etc.). These mechanics could be implemented in different ways, like alternate methods to open a door, NPCs taking over what additional players would normally do (just stepping in for that task of e.g. stepping on a pressure plate but not following along for the whole instance), etc.

However these mechanics should only kick in when you previously defined your run as “solo run”. This could be a dialogue option before selecting the actual path. Otherwise it would trivialize normal runs and would make losing a player on the way less fatal.

Linken.6345:

well that was a nice video indeed, are we sure all the consumables he use are still in game and work at the same effectivness?

Quite sure the flame elemental was nerfed to hell

Edit
And this was before changes that made spider queen unskippable if i see correctly

Spider Queen is perfectly soloable as shown by Goku again. :)

Why not – Want to do a group thing fine- Sure you got your ace team to succeed – Go for it- But give the rest a chance even for the story and to be apart of seeing the dungeons – Um- Not ship shape expect to be kicked – Like all games they never get it – One – Two or more should have a chance at dungeons- Value for your money is experiencing all aspects of the game you pay for – And we all know we pay – One way or an other – Time to move forward – Why does it bother so many when some just want to do their own thing – Get over it and let options give all a fare Go —-

Linken.6345:

well that was a nice video indeed, are we sure all the consumables he use are still in game and work at the same effectivness?

Quite sure the flame elemental was nerfed to hell

Edit
And this was before changes that made spider queen unskippable if i see correctly

done about a month ago.

he did not use any consumables outside of oil and food.

and the spider queen came out just shy of the 4 min mark and was dead 90 seconds later.

Edit: I posted the wrong vid the first time around i apologise for that. i updated it.

lolwot most dungeons are already solo enabled.

What you’re actually asking for is “easy mode.” Well since half the threads on the forums are about how easy dungeons are, I would highly doubt that is going to happen.

Half the threads are how easy dungeons in berserker gear are because you’re exploiting the content. I call them the “buffspiderqueen” threads. The other half is the same phiw when they actually try the content/ try the speedrun strats and get destroyed. I call them “nerfspiderqueen” threads.

I have to be honest, I am against a solo mode.
I think the whole point of dungeons is to provide content that requires group co-ordination and presents a challenge.
Solo modes would just divide the player-base.
My advice would be to just watch any cut-scenes you miss on youtube, it doesn’t really detract anything from the dungeon if you watch them before / after

Dante.8456:

I have to be honest, I am against a solo mode.
I think the whole point of dungeons is to provide content that requires group co-ordination and presents a challenge.
Solo modes would just divide the player-base.
My advice would be to just watch any cut-scenes you miss on youtube, it doesn’t really detract anything from the dungeon if you watch them before / after

The playerbase is already divided. On the one hand you have your elitists, on the other, everyone else. It also has another division as well. Pvp and Pve players. Every MMO is like this. Has been since I first started playing them.

Linken.6345:

And to the one above did you really solo gw1 that would mean no npc helpers.

I did it with no PC helpers then :P However, I did all the Prophecies and Factions “missions” before there were any such thing as Heroes, with only the horrible AI Henchies as support.

Point is, you should be able to do the current dungeons at your own pace, as I did in GW1, either alone, or with NPCs.

They recognized the need for this in GW1, which is why they added Heroes with NF and EotN, and then Merc Registration to convert your own alts into Heroes.

Xander.9024:

The playerbase is already divided. On the one hand you have your elitists, on the other, everyone else. It also has another division as well. Pvp and Pve players. Every MMO is like this. Has been since I first started playing them.

Which is why Anet itself made GW1 playable for either type of player. What we’re saying is that it would be nice for them to do it again.

GW1 had its issues. But, it did and still does have advantages over GW2.

I have yet to understand why all content isn’t designed to scale based on players. My wife has wanted to do dungeons and frankly the only reason we haven’t is that she is too shy to do so and feels she doesn’t have the reflexes to be very good at it. Since we pretty much play the two of us and have since we met in Asheron’s Call it would be great to see that content in GW2. I would try with henchmen tomorrow if it was available and frankly the tech is there considering the NPC’s like Rox and Belinda etc rez you in the LW battles.

I’ve always said limiting content is self defeating and shortens the life of an MMO. Open things up to all sizes of groups and this will extend the shelf life of existing content.