111420-end-game-solo-content

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I am level 50, and the only solo content I can find is grinding grinding and more grinding.  even if I were to grind 8 hours a day for weeks and months I would still not be able to gear up my character.  each class only has 1 or 2 viable gear peaces from the EP vendor (as a dps medic I can get pants and boots).  its nice that I can upgrade tier and amps but I as a solo player still need gear. 
 
the only options for gearing up my toon solo is to craft gear (caped at one eldan data thingy per day) or elder gems (caped at 140 per week/ little options on gear). with this type of progression, I would be caped out of play time in one day, and logging on for 5min every morning for my crafting quest.  and waiting the years it will take to get enough crafting items to make a full set of tier 4 gear, that still can not compete with raid gear.
 
 
so the conclusion is that if i want to play solo/small group but still get the cool gear like raiders in PVE content i have to....  play another game? or is there some content that I am missing?
 
tell me what you do solo, and can you get geared up doing it?	
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			Not that I disagree, but what kind of gear do you need if you're just going to do the dailies and open world stuff alone? Do you just want to be able to grind faster?   :D	
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			where u need solo gears? lol  oh, u want raid gears by solo? like tex said to farm faster money?	
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When I play solo, I click on that "Find Group" thingie and que up for some Adventures/Dungeons. It's a great way to get gear.
 
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if i want to play solo/small group but still get the cool gear like raiders in PVE content i have to...
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I just wanted to give you a cookie for your grid armor-wearing icon.
 
*AO fist bump*
 	
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			Why do you think you need to craft your own gear instead of getting someone else to craft it for you?	
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			You can just buy decent crafted gear from others. There is always that.	
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Not that I disagree, but what kind of gear do you need if you're just going to do the dailies and open world stuff alone? Do you just want to be able to grind faster?   :D
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Raid. You'll have to raid.
 
If you want to play solo/small group, then you don't need raid equivalent gear. One can quest perfectly fine at lvl 50 in greens. The only benefit of better gear is faster completetion times. If you want that, start venturing out into more group content. This is an MMO afterall.
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short: the defile comes in the next patch/drop, they already said it will provide better gear. there is your solo content progression.
 
this game is 3 months old. guess what, early after lunch NO MMO can possibly have enough content to provide you nonstop non repetitive playtime. WoW didnt, GW2 didnt, Swtor sure as hell didnt. and "insert random MMO" didnt as well.
 
MMOs provide progression with a purpose. you get better gear in order to be able to tackle harder encounters. traditionally that results into a plateau progression:
a) soloquesting/soloinstances with questgreens/blues/crafted gear at max level
b ) normal instances with monsters/bosses designed for ~5 players with superior blues to the questblues/crafted gear.
c) "hero" instances with harder monsters/bosses as at b )  with even more superior blues and some epics here and there.
d) raids with monsters/bosses designed for +10 players with epics and some legendaries here and there.
 
if you want progression just for the sake of it and prefer to play solo, then you should reevaluate what you want from a game. diablo 3 might be more to your liking. there you have progression in gear eventho there is NO purpose whatsoever for it. but you get your steady candy fix.
 
if you by choice decide to stay on one of the above mentioned plateaus, then dont complain, if you are limited by that choice to your desired plateau.	
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I tried asking this on a few other MMOs forums and all they say is
"That's called single player games, maby you should just stay out off MMORPGs"	
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I agree with the OP. I've said the same thing numerous times - let the casual or solo player have alternative paths to get a share of the "loot".
 
Right now the best we can do is grind for plat, buy some Epochos or Aventus and then we're essentially done.	
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			Vet shiphands that can be done solo with a solo gear set would be awesome. Not a raid gear set, a solo/small group gear set. I'd be fore that. I don't care about the raiding gear. Meh. 	
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I agree with the OP. I've said the same thing numerous times - let the casual or solo player have alternative paths to get a share of the "loot".
 
Right now the best we can do is grind for plat, buy some Epochos or Aventus and then we're essentially done.
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Do you think anyone would do grp content if doing stuff solo gave the same gear?
I sure as cupcake woulden't xD
If i can get the same reward but doing it in my own pace and not begin dependent on others then ofc i'll choose that path
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So, you're saying that you play group content not because you want to, but because you have to. Why? To get gear.
 
So you're actually agreeing with the OP. You wish there was a way to get better gear without having to play the group content.
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I Raid for gear i don't gear for raids
All the other players could might aswell be NPCs for all i care, they are just a means to an end
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I Raid for gear i don't gear for raids
All the other players could might aswell be NPCs for all i care, they are just a means to an end
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The majority of the "best in slot" gear, for any character, is crafted.
 
You grinding =/= gear upgrades is not an issue.
 
Do what you want at end game and have fun.  Collect money, craft your gear.	
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The majority of the "best in slot" gear, for any character, is crafted.
 
You grinding =/= gear upgrades is not an issue.
 
Do what you want at end game and have fun.  Collect money, craft your gear.
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But they're "fixing" that. Besides part of the fun is getting new gear, but you shouldn't have to do things that aren't fun to get it.
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This is the problem with the way Wildstar's current system works. It enables and encourages people to disregard other players. I bet if you run dungeons you leave the instant someone messes up. 
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so just have fun!  go nuts!
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That's a great idea. I like to level up my gear for fun, I'll go do that.
 
Oh wait...
 
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Anyway that's sort of the point. I've been 50 for awhile now - there's nothing for me to do if I'm not really interested in group content.
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			What you need gear for anyway if you`re not raiding or doing PVP? People are so weird. Just run around naked with a straw hat on if you want.	
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What you need gear for anyway if you`re not raiding or doing PVP? People are so weird. Just run around naked with a straw hat on if you want.
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That's a great idea. I like to level up my gear for fun, I'll go do that.
 
Oh wait...
 
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Anyway that's sort of the point. I've been 50 for awhile now - there's nothing for me to do if I'm not really interested in group content.
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I'm not quite sure I am understanding your apparent "need" for solo content gear.
 
You are currently able to participate and complete any solo content available to you in your said gear.  You can obtain STAT upgrades via crafting, by being solo.
 
I am not quite sure what you're after here. 
 
 
If you want new things, pretty much every monster has those.  Feel free to go nuts with costume with your bounties... theres no "need" for solo content gear other than whats provided.
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I'm not quite sure I am understanding your apparent "need" for solo content gear.
 
You are currently able to participate and complete any solo content available to you in your said gear.  You can obtain STAT upgrades via crafting, by being solo.
 
I am not quite sure what you're after here. 
 
 
If you want new things, pretty much every monster has those.  Feel free to go nuts with costume with your bounties... theres no "need" for solo content gear other than whats provided.
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Pretty much what Bahlmash said. It is not an actual "need" but just the sensation that, once you reach level 50, you can't improve your character any more. Unless you dedicate yourself into one of the two avenues of end-game: PvP or Raiding/Dungeoncrawling. If you don't do any of those (maybe because, dare I suggest, you don't like either), your character effectively hits a stasis once you get the best crafted gear available in the Auction House. 
 
Even without gear there's basically no solo content beyond crafting (not everyone's cup of tea, specially with how RNG-y it is for certain professions) or dailies (which aren't everyone's cup of tea either, because repeating tasks is what we do on most of our jobs already). Dedicating yourself to improving your house isn't much of an option, either, since what you need for that is buying stuff off the AH or crafting. Oh, but if you can't find the pieces you want in the AH or in the Architect's repertoire, then you'll have to do some PvP/Dungeoncrawling for the hope to get them instead. And if you are doing that for your house you might as well do it for the gear you might get from it.
 
Imagine how you'd feel if it was the other way around: group content is suddenly not a viable way to advance your character. Instead, you have to do a bunch of solo-forced content. Nobody wants their characters to suddenly hit a wall with a tiny door and a sign reading "Now go do some content you don't like to continue enjoying this game!". That's what is essentially happening for certain types of players. There just isn't anything else to do at end-game if you don't like PvP or Dungeons (or dailies). And so they speak up.	
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			Rep Venders solo content gear	
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Vet shiphands that can be done solo with a solo gear set would be awesome. Not a raid gear set, a solo/small group gear set. I'd be fore that. I don't care about the raiding gear. Meh. 
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