(05-12-2015, 01:00 PM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: I wouldn't class myself as a 'social butterfly'. So no, it's not easy. If people are shy then that's something people can sympathise with but if they want to do group content then...they're going to have to interact with other people. Especially if they don't want to rely on the duty finder."Shy" is one thing, but I have crippling social anxiety stemming from a severe and irrational fear of rejection from failure that prevents me from taking any positions of responsibility that includes especially leading any parties through difficult trials where everything going wrong is on my head AND THINGS WILL GO WRONG.
I think you'll be hard pressed to find a player that doesn't have issues to deal with. At the end of the day, though, there's plenty of routes to go down when it comes to finding groups to tackle content. It might take time, effort and more than a few failures but that applies to most aspects of life.
When I am only responsible purely for my own performance, I excel. That's enough for me. When I am responsible for the livelihood of others, I stop having fun. It reminds me of going through group projects in school and having to deal with the pressure of having to perform, only to learn that the other group members aren't pulling their weight and I am doomed regardless because I cannot possibly carry the group to an A on my own and - let's be serious here, why in the Seven Hells would I WILLINGLY, VOLUNTARILY subject myself to that kind of hardship? Why, why, why would I do that when this is supposed to be fun and recreational and relaxing and not a bloody struggle to the finish?
I mean, I already avoid raiding anything close to current Coil specifically for these reasons (and more), so why should I be forced into it in a mandatory story dungeon that gates an entire expansion's worth of content?!
If anything, I would want them to remove the requirement to clear SoF entirely so I can just move the hell on with my life and do things I actually ENJOY doing!
All I ask from my mandatory group content is that it be easy and simple enough to not turn into a frustrating slog, and Steps of Faith has been the exact opposite of that, earning my ire and hatred forevermore. Even after nerfs, I doubt I'm going to find any enjoyment out of this.
