EVE General Discussion

I am a solo player.

I also have multiple accounts for many different things.

But, I usually run only two clients max. Partly due to hardware, partly due to not wanting the headache of a bunch of different clients and the micromanagement that comes with manual multi-boxing.

However, my choice to play solo is based solely on the fact that I am not interested in someone else telling me how to play the game I pay for. What skills to train. What systems to grind in. What can be said and not be said. Whether I can PvP or not. Whether I can scam or not. The list goes on and on...

But...

I wouldn't go so far as to equate "solo" with "antisocial."

I participate in a handful of communities....from incursion chans, to the more "undesirable" communities.

And I love me some EO forums.

So...

Does that make me a "solo" player, or does that make me a "community" player?

This a strange topic. I'm not sure how to define a solo player. They could be in a corp but prefer to play alone, or in their own corp with as little interraction as possible. I don't see why any playstyle should be 'better' than another, it's down to personal choice.

I'd class myself as a solo and a group player, depending on what I'm doing. I have lots of characters in different corps, some are just my alt corps, but even those sit in various channels ingame. As a few others have mentioned, sometimes I'm just not in the mood to chat or doing something that requires a lot of concentration. On the other hand it's possible to be engaged in most activities and still chat to people. Or be in a massive fleet and be completely disconnected, just following orders.

For PVE - missions I prefer groups (it's how I started doing them)
- incursions are group play but often with strangers, it's not as if you interract all that much
- plexing generally is solo, but I might call someone to help if camped or doing a really tough one

For PVP I prefer group. Mainly so I can mentally switch off and just do as I'm told.
Not really keen on the attitude of elitist soloers who bang on about how much better they are than everyone else. They probably are, but so what.

For ISK making, a lot of it is done by interracting with others. Reading forums, watching markets, chatting to other people about 'business' opportunities etc. Despite that interraction I'd say these activies are very much solo - particularly as the people I talk to are likely to be competitors. A lot of those players seem to be quite introvert and focused on their activities, but not necessarily unsociable.

Most of the corps I've been in have had a few 'solo' players, either quiet personalities or those who play largely alone. They sometimes still join group activities when they feel like it but you're more likely to find them off hunting. They pop up on the forums too, it's not as if playing alone means you don't interract at all with the wider community.