I want to lodge a complaint and make a request. Most of the newest content (Zakuul) is solo play only. I am guild master for two guilds in the game (one on the light side - Warriors of the Outer Rim [WOR], the other on the dark side - Center for Imperial Atrocities [CIA], on The Shadowlands server). Of course, the purpose of forming a guild is to promote and support coop play, which was our goal. That is what we are mostly interested in. Everyone in the guilds are very disappointed in the most recent content because it is predominately solo missions only.
The missions force a person to create their own instance of that mission, even if a four-member team has been formed, or only join one other individual on the team to help them with their mission. As a result, with so much solo content, the game has become boring to us. We use Ventrilo to communicate and because we are all soloing and don't know where the other people are in the story (they could be in a conversation), we don't even talk to one another for fear of intruding on the other members' gameplay. So, we spend hours on Vent, in silence, as we all solo play. There's something very wrong with this picture! I have only taken one character into the new content and, even though I know I will not be able to level beyond 60, am seriously considering NOT taking ANY of my other characters into that content, I dislike it so much.
The story is alright, but it's not so great as to overcome the issue of too much solo play. My request is that you make all of the missions like so much of the other content in the rest of the game, make the missions where they can either be soloed or cooped, depending on a person's preference. Until now, after years of play, we have thoroughly enjoyed the game. As a result of the new content, however, you guys are making us hate playing. That's not a good thing for us or for you. I think if you continue in this vein, you're going to tank the game. My opinion.
Thanks