Guild Wars 2

I also wish there were either a solo option, or that it the dungeon were more like the Mad King’s Labyrinth. I happen to be a very social person, however, that side of me is usually something that is strongly integrated into my RL. I deal with tons of people at work and in my career, and though I enjoy it, it drains my reserves.

As an introvert, I recharge my energy, which includes my energy to be social, by being alone—and a big part of that is through gaming. I am not an anti-social person, nor am I a completely solo player; I’m an officer in a small guild, and I have friends. Holidays, though, are times when I’m over-exposed to social events in RL, and I especially feel the need for some alone time while gaming.

One of the things I love about this game is that you can be alone, but still be around people. That’s something it seems some folks have a hard time understanding. I don’t mind being in-game with people, but I don’t always have the energy to directly interact with them. I’m friendly and helpful, and I love the mob-type grouping because I can assist folks without committing to engage further with them.

Funnily, when I do have the energy to engage with folks in-game, I’ll RP rather than do raid/operation/dungeon/pvp/WvW content.

To be honest, I haven’t even done a single dungeon yet in the regular game, though the story seems to push me to it, and my main is level 49. I probably wont do it either. I don’t mind that, even if it means I never complete the story. Similarly, I haven’t even touched the WvW content, and am unlikely to.

The holiday events are fun, and I really did enjoy the labyrinth—I even did a little bit of the pvp stuff for that event (the fun of the labyrinth made me willing to try it), but found it pretty boring.

Sadly, I logged in today to play a little of this event before going about my day, but when I encountered the ‘a group of 5 is recommended’ notice, I went elsewhere then logged out. It’s not the type of energy or content I was hoping for, so I’m skipping GW today. I’m sure there are other players like me/us out there, too.