I don't see where I'm judging.
Stranger, in one post, you say you are tired of playing by yourself, and then in another you say you don't always want to have to group up with people. Ummm. What exactly, do you (want to) do here? If you don't feel like playing with a group, then do the solo stuff. . . . that you are getting tired of. . . Honestly, that tells me you don't want to play an MMORPG!
Weird how Stranger's statements have led to you to a conclusion, yet it's not a judgment of any sort!
If he doesn't always want to play with himself, and doesn't want to play with other people, then what does he want to do?
We've covered this discussion in years past, and I'm not interested in rehashing it, so I'm going to try and summarize:
I'm just pointing out that you see the game through a different prism than the rest of us, even aside from your wife's involvement.
You LOVE getting online with other people and playing games. More so than anyone else. Other people enjoy that too, but not to the extent that you do. Sometimes the rest of us don't want to get into voice or rely upon other people, particularly strangers, to get our entertainment.
I guess an odd analogy, but accurate would be: It's like you don't want to do anything but work with local theater groups, while the rest of us sometimes just want to see a movie.
Point being, AA's "forced group play" design and your wife's involvement are presenting you with a different game play experience than the rest of us.
Also, I want to clear up that there is NO single player aspect of the game once you get done with the quests to level up. Thus, it alienates the rest of us. I'd be willing to wager it alienates such a large portion of the overall player base that it's one of the key factors why so many people have left the game.
I have, I think, the most experience in the game right now.
I would give you that title, but I'm only a step behind. In fact, I think in terms of hours played I'm a lot closer to you than you might think. (Not counting hours macroing in your house stealthing. What level are you up to and how long can you stealth?
AA is going to be the biggest disappointment in my gaming career. Amazing PvP and more potential than any game since UO and it's all wasted because of greed and incompetence.