Devs are killing soloing

[lemao]

Daily reminder that ror is not a solo game.

[Nelly74]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQgxy7AOOq4

just picked one random 6v6 Video from Age of Reckoning. You can just tell the difference, that those guys actually want to do PvP, dont care about dying because your stats and this Killboard aspect is really pathetic to care about, in PVP GAME where all of our fun depends on people dying over and over. That video actually made me miss 6vx fights.

I probably could find good 6vx video but just picking the first old 6v6 video and it look so much more engaging & Fun than current RoR PvP.

It has to be acknowledged that the killboard seemed like a very good idea at first, but in the end it has led to both toxic and anti-gameplay behaviour. It has also distorted the way many players approach the game, not to mention the so-called “solo players” who run to hide among PvE mobs and refuse even the slightest duel.
And I say that as someone who originally supported the idea.

[Mortgrimm]

Daily reminder that ror is not a solo game.

But it is a zerg game?

[abezverkhiy]

Daily reminder that ror is not a solo game.

But it is a zerg game?

For some it is the only game they can play.

Also, this is a PvP game so what PvE instances are doing here?

[ravezaar]

Iv bin playing most of my 18y on WaR/RoR server and Devs dont want Solo players despite its a big % of any MMO so cant really prevent it. I dont think they spend every waking hour trying to kill Solo play cause I bet they have more important things to do and other then Wargrimnir Iv not heard any Dev/GM speak about hate for Solo play.

Trend is more Solo players have left RoR for sure and its sad cause its a fun part of RoR and were I find most skilled players is in Solo and it broing when they leave. Players who know there class and the class of the enemy is harder and harder to find and u wont see them in Warbands following a Crown in RvR thats for sure.

Biggest issue tho imho is the lack of effort put into RvR, making it better, change it up, do something to improve RvR should be priority nr1

[rorswar]

Solo experience is as follows:

Log on, hit a lake, and roam. Then one of two scenarios happen:

1) absolutely find nothing for quite some time, then > WB comes around the corner and choo choo trains you. If you’re a well known player, they’ll chase you into PvE.

2) suddenly get tons of DOTs on you from a rDPS healer, magus or other ranged class and have half your health gone before you can do anything meaningful. Get kited to dead.

Then occasionally you find a more decent match, which gives you hope, makes you feel less masochistic, and you try again.

I suppose at least you’re no longer insta dead from having 3 stealth classes unstealth on you, or having to fight hordes of regen WEs. So there’s that.

Even small scale is toxic these days… it’s basically 6 men kite classes in the lakes.

[Ruin]

Well, the War Repot change didn't help with the survivability or soloes vs WBs.
But I am actually interested, what amount/percentage of the RvR population, does Solo players actually occupy?
And I don’t mean pure solo players that detest 6/12/wb play, but players who once in a while spend 2-5 hours just roaming?

[Keula]

Well even if thoose numbers aren't provided by a "realistic study", it would be dishonest to say that WB/6man represent more than 60% of the players, everytime you login, you play in the RVR lakes, you will see absolutely everywhere solo roamers trying to cut you wb's tail, fighting in 1v1 or ganking.

40% is still way too high of number and nothing to do with reality. Like think for a second, in a 120 v 100 zone there would have to be 80+ solo players in that zone, and that's disregarding scenario pop entirely, throw that in and we're up 100+ solo players by your metrics.
Ofc I have no idea how many there are either, but anything above 10% seems too high to me thinking about it. Even if you stretch the definition of "solo" to include 2/3 mans and partyless leeching zerg surfers, it still wouldn't come close to your fantasy of 40-50% even then, so I really don't understand why do you think there are so many solo players.

Also it's those not thoose.

[rorswar]

Another question to ask is how many people play RoR purely or mostly for PvE? I bet it’s less than people who solely or mostly solo roam.

Yet, significant resources seem to be thrown at that. Considering solo in balancing efforts feels a lot less onerous to me.

[M0rw47h]

New player since 2017, playing mostly solo.
It always was like that, playing solo always felt like **** compared to running in 6 man... and thats fine. Its game balanced around having guards and heals.

My apologies ( i see your post count, hard to tell on a micro phone screen ).

I will have to hard disagree on that, this game was a lot better in small scale fights available and back then 6 man groups were a thing ( today they all merged with the blob).

Something happened to RoR during these recent years which made the number of small scale RvR fights available and enjoyable drop by a noticeable amount, replaced by herd players ( i think after they introduced Crowns, this has been the worst ever).

You still can find duos, trios and 6 mans in side alleys of Praag. Sad part is that guild WBs will chase you to the moon and beyond.

Another question to ask is how many people play RoR purely or mostly for PvE? I bet it’s less than people who solely or mostly solo roam.

Yet, significant resources seem to be thrown at that. Considering solo in balancing efforts feels a lot less onerous to me.

It's not matter of resources.
Devs who care about PvE work on PvE, devs who care about SCs work on SCs. It's not like you can re-allocate them. They are volunters and they focus on content they care about.