Anti-social gamers in a mmorpg?

I do exactly the same.

can lvl so much more efficiently alone, and at my own pace.

Actually that's only your interpretation of it, that the word Multiplayer seems to indicate that players must be grouping with other players, which is not the case. Go to the fleet location and look around, there's lots of "multiplayer" interaction there that doesn't require the player be grouped with them.

Multiplayer indicates there are other players online with you. Nothing more, nothing less. A good game design leaves the option to the player on how they choose to address that aspect of the game.

The actual point and design of an MMO is to make it entertaining enough to customers that they will continue paying a fee for service(s) and thus generating more income. If a significant portion of the demographics indicate they don't want to be forced grouping with other players, then that's for the game company to decide if they want to pursue that source of income or not.

One flaw with those that complain about a lack of grouping, or people wanting to group, is the assumption that everyone is just awesome people to be around, and that no one would possibly not want to be around them. Reality is, just like real life, there are people whose actions and behaviors are unacceptable to a person, and they choose not to socialize or be around them. Same applies to games, and maybe more so because the user has the mask of anonymous to hide behind.

I haven't got a single social point and I'm gosh darned proud of it!
But then again I stopped questing once I got my ship and decided to level exclusively in WZ.
See you in 2013 when I hit 50 ))

edit: gosh darned? that's not what I wrote...

Does she have a sister??

Do you have a friend you could group with to level? I've gotten a ton of social points just from questing with my boyfriend.

And that has "group based PvE" in there somewhere?

As soon as you log into an MMO you're playing with other people. Group based PvE is only ONE aspect of this genre. Not the whole point.

Thus why so many MMOs fail.... Devs trying to make you play the way they "intend" as opposed to the way you enjoy.

I'm not anti-social, I'm pro-choice. I'd rather just run around doing my own thing, going where I want, stopping when I want, going to the toilet when I want instead of worrying about someone else.

I believe he/she meant to refute the argument that grouping alone makes for better exp gain. Basically, a mix of both grouping and soloing is the best way to go.

LOL same here.. Im a tank, she's a healer.. leveled together 1-50. And the guild I'm in is great for picking up 2 DPS for H's and FP's.

Playing with my husband, no problems with social points (Social IV at level 40). But I might seem antisocial to other players, because I don't join their groups.