Playing solo has the advantage of being fun to people who like to play solo, those people aren't sociopaths, they just don't fall into what is apparently your extremely narrow view of the world and the people existing in it.

Yes, because Daxen will sell ya that Blackhawk Recipe you really want. I also heard Echo just got a new shipment of Twisted Snarble Barb recipes!

You guys dont get it do you?

Batabii is making troll threads as a grab for attention, as shown by the pretty shallow topics.

You want to know how to handle trolls? IGNORE. Dont feed them.

God Batabii.

Batabii. Grow up.Get married. Meet gurls. SOMETHING to make you relax man. Except drugs, those are bad

It's faster for me to solo the Arcade. The arcade offers lots of maps for players to divide. (especially FSC)
Reason: Loot is not shared so it takes twice as long to get everything.

I like to party with friends on levels that forces the players to stick together and not wonder off. (Maps like Arenas, RT, Jelly Palace and some Compounds)
Reason: You fly through the levels while picking up the same loot at the same time.

On another note, guys, stop insulting one another across the face-less internet. Its not cool. /eyeballs you.

I'm serious. I kill stuff faster alone. Sometimes even with cooperative players.

@Batabii

FoVmax dmg 1hits nearly everything in FSC, and everywhere that doesnt have elementaal resistant enemies solo.

Most endgame players solo because the implicit benefit of the social interactions is FAR outweighed by the implicit cost of extra time.

The only way endgame players would play in a party is with good, entertaining friends, or friends who would make runs MUCH faster than solo.

Other then that, dragging some random noob through clockworks/fsc/missions slows them down and wastes their time in their eyes.

Alll about implicit benefits vs costs. And for most, the benefits of saving time are > than costs of playing with noobs/people who dont talk, who would slow down progress.

Ever used a sword?

"I don't want to join a party that has only one member." -Batabii, post #26

If you join the party, the party would no longer have one member. :P Also, maybe if you joined, it would promt other people who share your opinion to join the party since the party would have two members instead of the dreaded one.

@Batabii its hard to explain. Some people find comfort in being alone, and are more inclined to being introverted (not necessarily sociopaths). For some people, hanging around derpy people who do not talk can make them feel as or more alone than actually being solo.

And the chance sometimes isnt worth it for endgame players. It could be too much effort to search for that one party of awesome people.

Though I will admit I met some good friends in paarties I initiated, people who have open ones usually kick.

Just too much hassle to deal with for some people. Could mean they are lazy, introverted, or a sociopath for some odd reason. With a lot of people, you will come across many types.

ASI Max, Damage Max Hammer. One hit and a dash and I got a dead kitty Kat solo, strata 5. You will be hard pressed to find anything that dies that fast with a party Tier 3. Mind you my parties are always open to guildees, so there are other people with me half of the time.

As for your question of why there are still solo parties. You answered a large part of it yourself. They're not doing boss strata and it's on easy mode, er "Normal" mode.

As for other reasons:
- People are still running FSC because it gives the best payout still. Along with JK being a close second.
- Solo play allows you to go as fast or as slow as you want. Want to speed-run and not kill anything you don't have to? Go for it. Want to take your time and kill everything with Shard Bombs? More power to you, do it.
- There is absolutely nothing wrong with playing solo, it is just a play style preference.
- A lot of gamers grew up on old school systems. As in NES/SNES/N64 eras. We get along just fine playing alone, it is how we played games for many years. I've played several MMOs, and been in guilds in all of them. Most of the time though I would run solo, they'd help me and I'd help them if they needed it, but for the most part it was just a social aspect.

~Gwen

A few things...

I solo when I don't know if/when I'll have to leave soon. It sucks leaving a party...makes me feel guilty. I know that it's just a game, and that's actually why I leave at all when IRL things crop up.

Some weapons are heavy knockback, such as Nitro and Polarises. Both are disruptive until they fall in good hands who'll use them without screwing the rest of the party. I party when I can but I can see this being a turn off for many people. Who knows, maybe you don't mind it.

I usually play to my mood. If I just want to, ya know, smash robots and their furry masters out of frustration, then I do so solo. When I'm angry and want to blow steam (though I rarely even play in such a mood), I don't want to deal with other players. However, when in a good mood I get lonely when alone. It's these times I open a party. It's just disappointing when people join at the terminal and then promptly leave.

Personally, if they are in the party finder and are all alone, join 'em. They are probably lonely, too.

In FSC, I can solo kill slags with the hammer easily. Not possible in a party of even two. Also, some enemies flinch easier when you are soloing. The only fix for this is when you are either all attacking the same thing or when you are not using a sword. Another simple case is in C42. I use a GF for that mission, and I prefer being able to combo-kill slimes. I want to exterminate them before they propagate, darn it!

There are many reasons for wanting to solo or party. I don't blame 'em.

Drops two cents.

When you guys say sociopath/antisocial I don't think you actually know what those words mean.

Antisocial behavior is not defined by someone trying to avoid being social, antisocial behavior is actively behaving in a way that is deemed to be destructive to other people without any care at all for their feelings. (and someone displaying antisocial behavior is a sociopath). Trolls and people who without any remorse at all actively try to sabotage a run or in general sow disorder for their own entertainment are a mild example of antisocial/sociopathic behavior.

To be quite honest to call someone a sociopath just because they are playing solo is one of the most asinine things I have read in a really long time.

People are shy, introverted (or both), or just don't feel like they can commit to a party at the time, these are not grounds to label people as having a serious mental disorder.

And you may not see it but some people don't really care how fast or slow their run goes, they don't NEED to play with others, they don't want to, so they won't. That's really just how it is and it's obvious that it doesn't matter what reason people give it'll never make sense to you, so why keep asking when you refuse to listen?

Personally, I like playing with people more, but there are times when it's better to just solo.

For instance, I still do JK for Elite Orbs or for easy heating. I found that going solo is better for me because of my gear and at the same time, those who do JK are usually T1 or T2 guys who can get you killed because they aggro-ing the slimes in the worst way.

Since the big sprite update, I've done a LOT more Arcade, and here's what I found...

You meet a lot more jerks than when it cost energy to use the elevator.

I like playing a support role, so I tend to see what kind of level I'll be joining, so I can suit up before I join. But when I get there, the guy instantly kicks me out. Often times, I finish loading, only for them to say something like "oh no, someone's joined" before kicking. I mean, duuuuude, if you wanna solo or wanna play with your friends only; don't make it an open game y'know?

For that reason, I tend to not join unless I see there are already 2 or 3 players in the team. And I tend not to join until they reach a couple rooms in. Especially for T3, 'cause those guys in the waiting room don't always join you when you go down to the next level. So you end up as a solo when the map loads.

There are other options, but it appears you are oppossed to entertaining them.

Also, maybe the types of parties you are looking for just fill up quickly while the ones you aren't interested in do not.
^^^^EDIT: Just realized that Malicus already said something similar^^^^^

@Batabii
I used to call it Sovereign Slime, but then my guildies kept insisting on calling it JK. I'm fine with whatever it's called.

Well, sometimes people bring their T1 friends on. Can't blame those for not knowing what to do. And sometimes T2 don't either.

But the game's more fun if you find even a half decent party though. And great if you find a great one.

I still don’t understand what the whole issue with JK/RJ/RJP is… and why some people insist everyone should call it what they want it to be called…

You dont want to solo, but is upset that all you find are parties with 1 player possibly looking for members because their parties are unlocked, but you dont want to join them because they are playing normal, and only have one other person.

Well, so you cant filter away normal modes, you are shy around one other player (its akward for me too to be with one other person and have no convo flowing). To be honest, other than the party finder filtering normal mode, beggers cant be choosers you have to party up with whatever you can find, unless you go start a party, then you can choose the mode and invite friends, or just go solo =p