Originally Posted by
ShamanTankFTW
I guess I should point out something so that people do not get the wrong impression of my orginal question. I HATE gear grinding... That, above all else, is the reason why I stopped playing games like WoW and Rift; and won't even touch Star Wars. I just cannot stand having to go into a raid to get the best gear possible for the sole purpose of even being there in the first place.
That being said, I LOVE raids. Like I posted above, my number one reason for playing these types of games in the first place is not just being able to play with other people, but to play with those people and form strategies and tactics against the full force of what the gaming companies can throw at us! Sadly, with what we have been shown though, I won't get that at all... Sure, I'll get to group up with 4 other peeps and run through a dungeon, but I love being able to organize a decent size group to take out the heavy hitters; like thier anient dragons. I don't won't hundreds of people on the same server there with me. There would be NO way to organize that, let alone being able to implement tactics on those types of fights.
I have been waiting for this game for a long ass time now. Hell, I'll still even play it when it comes out even if they don't have 'raiding' in it. But if they don't have it, I most likely will not stay. I just honestly hope that there will be something for people like me who (like you) don't want the gear grind but want something at the end worth the time that I put into the game.