I cannot for the life of me stick with an MMO.

I have tried just about every mass-market offering, and many obsure F2P games.

Many of those I have played, I would eagerly recommend to friends and passerby alike.

Some, I would not inflict upon my worst enemy.

I find that the problem inherent in my inevitable disinterest lies in group-cohesion, or the distinct lack therof.

All too often I will get into a game, find a group to play with, (be they people I know or folks I have met in-game) and glorious adventures are had by all. As time goes on however, the group falls apart. Some leave for the next shiny-object filled game, some severly out-pace the group leveling, others remember they have children they haven’t seen in 6 weeks. Whatever the reason, I am left to solo the game. In many of those cases, I have attempted to find a new group of people to oppress didital undesireables with. Most times however, this leads to an unending string of PUG scenarios known for causing madness, malice, and malcontent.

So many games have a unique hook to them I find greatly appealing, losing the group dynamic is a dealbreaker for me though. I find it greatly annoying to pay ~$15.00 a month to solo an online game. I like my ‘alone’ time here and there, but when it comprises 90% or more of my play time, I get irate.

So invariably, I move on to a new MMO that someone tells me about, or that seems to be living up to online hype. The cycle, sadly continues in the new game.

Is this scenario plaguing anyone else? Really start to get into a game only to get that ’stranded’ feeling? Am I making a mountain out of a mole-hill? Will Batman disable the bomb in time?

Leave a comment and let me know how your favorite MMO is stacking up in the group-play aspect. (Oh wait… no-one reads this)

 

~John