First of all, let's get the obvious out of the way. Yes, I'm in a guild, and no, I can't ask them to join me. I'm a new player, so I'm still low level. There are a few low level players and alts in the guild, but no one around my own level, and most don't bother do dungeons anyway. Why do a low-level dungeon on an alt, when you can do high-level dungeons on your main? So I'm stuck PUGing dungeons or ignoring them.
Second, I have played many, many MMORPGs before, and I have done dungeons in a lot of them. The dungeons in SW: The Old Republic (especially Esseless and Black Talon) are my favorites, but there are some nice ones in other games too. Even better, the community in other games are really nice. I especially remember doing a Duo in DC Universe Online (dungeon for two players) with a total stranger, and we ended up friends. And don't get me started on LotRO. I PUGed a lot there, and for every person who went on my ignore list, at least four or five ended up on my friendslist. And then... there is Rift.
I tried my first dungeon the other day, using the dungeon finder. We lacked a player at first, but we gave it a shot, and made some decent progress. Then one guy quit. Then another. Then another, and I was alone, having no idea what the hell just happened. Second dungeon. We were a full party and doing quite well. We struggled a bit with the first boss, but we got him after three tries. The next boss? Not so much. We struggled, and I died. As my soul walk was on cooldown, I couldn't just walk out of there. I was in front of the boss too, so I didn't think anyone could resurrect me either. I asked the group about it, but no one bother respond in a nice way. All I got was a few noob-insults. So I did what I use to do in other games and clicked Respawn. In other games, that means I respawn at the entrance of the dungeon (or inside it). Not so much here. I respawned outside and had to run a bit to get back to the dungeon. This worked fine, except when I reached the dungeon, i was kicked out of the group without warning. I told them why I respawned and said I was right outside the dungeon, and I asked them to wait. But they didn't even bother respond.
Third time? This time we also had a full group for a while. But then one guy left, and the rest of us struggled. We made progress, and even found a replacement for the one who left. The weird thing is everyone suddenly started talking in German, despite being an English server. I told them I understood some of the stuff they talked about, but not much. They didn't care. Not that it mattered much, as they left after a little while. And once again, I was on my own without a clue what had just happened.
It took me four tries to finally be able to do one dungeon, and this was still the Normal ones. Are the community in-game really this bad? I only finished the dungeon because I got a bit angry and forced myself to stick with it for the hell of it, just so I can say I finished a dungeon. But I'm not even going to try that again. If I have to sign up for a dungeon four times just to finish a Normal one, I don't even want to think about how long I need to sit there to finish a difficult one.
The rest of the game is great. Please don't think I think otherwise. I love the game, and have already bought more of those extra mounts and stuff that I strictly should, simply because I love the game. But dungeons? They can PUG off for all I care. And that's a shame, as they could be the best part of the game.![]()
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