Piratesaregay12322: I've never played ARPGs in a group. These games appeal to me for the fact that I do not have to interact with anyone if I don't want to.
gfjungle: not even vaguely surprised by the amount of players who play solo thats entirely what i expected
JH-xz6gy: I play solo because I'm an anti social without any friends to play with. In game during world boss or legion I use the hello emote and that is the full extent of my multiplayer experience
cinnabun117: Wait the 85% solo play number is surprising? I always assumed Diablo games were almost entirely solo players, myself included.
Evermourn1: Why are people always so desperate to force group play on players? If over 80% of players play solo, then why is the conclusion to put in features to force grouping? Surely it should be to put in more solo features.
Nebuli2: As a solo player, I'm not in any way surprised that so many other people play solo. I also don't think it's likely that most people are going to play in groups just because there's a group finder.
If I had a group of friends playing D4, then maybe I would play with them. But I'm not playing solo just because I can't group up with... random people.
maikelb1098: 85% of the people playing solo indeed surprised me. Thought it would be closer to 95%
literaltruth: I'm honestly surprised it's as low as 85%. When Rhykker said "You might be surprised at the number" my immediate thought was "I'll only be surprised if it's lower that 90%.
Diablo 4's grouping tools are so bad it's like the game is actively hostile to group play.
apros101: Pets having a mini loot filter that does auto salvaging would be wonderful
MrNeutral01: Adding something that forces you to group isn't 'persuading' grouping. It's forcing it.
neonshadow5005: If anything, the number of solo players is lower than I expected.
spycozelot: I play 99% of the time solo... I don't like talking or communicating with others is what I play to relax and avoid people.
sunsfever83: If they force you to party, of course solo player averages will drop.
skootershroomgaming9629: Playing with the public is trash. Trolls, selfish people who want reward but offer no materials for summons, leeches who just beg for carries even though the game is a faceroll, or they beg to be dragged around because they decided to do capstones 30 levels too early and now can't survive or kill.
MurkyConspiracy: I loved Diablo 2, it is still my favorite ARPG of all time. I wanted another Diablo 2; I don't think the rest of gamers wanted that. I think D3 is closer to what modern gamers want, so it makes sense that D4 is trying to recreate that. I wish I got the sequel that I wanted; but honestly I'm happy that modern gamers get to enjoy a series that I loved growing up. I'm glad memories are being made under the same name I got so much joy from.
EggsAndBacon14: i almost always play arpgs solo because when youre in blast mode, you dont want to wait for others to gear, craft, set up skills, etc. unless we are on the same page to grind, ill waste time waiting around.
hitlord: Only 85? I was expecting somewhere closer to 95. It doesn't surprise me AT ALL. More often than not, the only people playing ARPGs, no matter which, in groups, are the ones abusing mechanics. Aurabots/zDPS buffer, MF culler, craft/boss mats sharing, difficult rushing. Among many others.
What surprised me was finding out just now that The Citadel will be a FORCED coop experience. The introduction of the mercenaries should have been the perfect counter to that problem, I actually expected then to think of that. SPECIALLY when they have those numbers at hand.
Schizm1: Yeah... As it should be. Franchise and looter aRPGs were always solo-first games with optional coop. That's why it breaks my heart to see forced coop raid coming in the expansion:/
revannia: The Diablo team has learn absolutely nothing from WoW - solo players do not like to be forced into group play. Making the game open world with no option for a private game was a major mistake and they're only compounding it by thinking adding mandatory group content will change how people play.
jessepratt8294: I feel like the issue with co-op in ARPGs is that it still ends up boiling down to whoever kills fastest. There isn't much room for cooperation in these games. It's more, everyone chases around the guy who has the fastest clear. Not very fun. Especially if you choose not to chase the meta.
bragmas: The reason I play solo. Most people tend to be negative or toxic or are non-communicative. It takes more of my energy to work around the person than to just solo content. I will SUFFER FAILURE over and over until I get it vs just playing with others. Only time I don't solo is with people I know irl.
Matt88g: I still play d2, d3 and d4 every season and have always been solo self found player, it’s why I love Diablo is because they don’t depends on mmo features like raids
parakek390: i even hate the ROTA thing, forced grouping cause u get x4 items for your x1 summon. why do blizz even care if people play solo? a lot of us would even want a SSF ladder which is quite popular in a lot of games and it's a mode many players love to play
BobMotster: Your idea about the pet automatically salvaging unwanted gear is exactly what I want too.
HawkZombie: D4 not having a rebirth option is insane to me. It was what made seasons more appealing to me in D3
KnEpH131: So what your saying is that they "hope" solo player's opt to group, in actuality means they are "gently" trying to force us into grouping? Nah, that isn't gonna work.
alexsmith8364: None of my friends play d4, and i have no desire to rely on randoms to get my loot. How am i supposed to communicate on ps5? Type 3 words per minute? Nobodies going to get on mic either. This is a big fail imo
soho2409: "you think you want to play solo, but you don't"
sombrego2260: I'm actually surprised not more than 85% players are playing solo.
It's the irony of ARPG. Everybody ask for multiplayer but nobody actually plays multiplayer. And servers cost an absolute fortune these days. We would get a lot more, and better ARPGs if players stopped begging for multiplayer in every single game.
Stefiou974: I like the idea of my pet eating all the junk items from the floor and then shitting mats in my inventory
SirCowdog: 85% solo
Blizzard: Let's make a non-solo game mode.
Fun detected!!!!! Fun eliminated!!!
Complication84: It always amazes me that developers never learn that you can't force people to group up for content if they don't want to. Nothing is going to make people do a raid if they are playing the game purely for solo play. All it is going to do is waste time and resources for the development of the content that could have been used to make real ARPG content that would make d4 better. I don't give a single fuck about group play in Diablo, PoE, Lost Epoch. I play these games to genocide demons and get loot. Not group up with random people.
How__: Unless I’m playing with my 1-2 friends that play Diablo on a pretty consistent basis, I’m playing solo. Personally I avoid group play like the plague unless it’s for selling items or a boss rota.
I don’t typically search out groups for NM’s or Pits, or Anything of the sorts.
OfNoImport: "And the devs believe the solo player number percentage will drop as a result of this."
Hahaha no. That's not going to happen. Instead, there will be outcry until the raid is redesigned to be solo-player friendly.
warrenbuitendag5286: Yes that solo player number will drop, but not cuz people are suddenly deciding to group play, instead it will be cuz people are deciding to play POE 2 instead.
SithLordBishop: Players prefer playing our game solo let's force them to group.... ugh
jaleeltyson5704: The majority of our players play solo
Blizzard: Lets put out a multiplayer only dungeon!
davidbong4121: you can't force people to do something they don't like to. no matter what social feature you're addding.
Akira-jd2zr: I loved D3. Just need my monk now
whary07: The reason why I play solo is because I feel like the power range is so wide that you are either carrying or being carried and rarely ever close to the same power as the person(s) you are playing with. I don't mind helping other people out but I don't like being carried through games, it just becomes super boring and unfun for me.
I want to engage with the game, I want to be the one slaying the demon or at least feel like I'm contributing, I want to feel the progression of becoming stronger and stronger but playing with someone who is multiple magnitudes stronger than me just isn't fun.
azazelreficulmefistofelicu7158: Sorry for going offtrack but you should be a voice actor. Every video I watch I'm shocked by your voice.
yshomatsu: Adding a required group play content at the same time as added Ai teammates with Mercs but not letting them count is crazy. Esp with so many of us that play solo most of the time
AS for Outlaws, the game is very basic, stealth, combat, nothing new but basic can still be fun. I foresee it becoming very repetitive but for right now I am having fun with it.
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