Soloing a druid at end gameFollow

The only problem there is that once you hit max level, there is only a limited amount of stuff you can do. If WOW was a single player game it would never have been released it just wouldn't have been good enough. It is the fact that it is multiplayer that makes it so worth playing.

I would encourage you to try a few 5 man instances as it is working as a team and meeting people that really makes the game shine. I have made many good friends in-game and it is playing with them that keeps me coming back. ANd many instances only take an hour or two to complete.

If you don't want to do any instances or PvP then no, I really don't think there is enough in the game to keep you playing for more than a month or two once you hit max level.

There is stuff you can do at 70 (dailies and what not) but honestly it would get old doing the same stuff. As long as you are feral or boomkin these things are solo'able. As I am finding out, going Resto eliminates the ability for solo play for the most part. Basically once you have mangle, then lose it, no form does the damage you want it to.

As for the party finding, try to find an active guild with a decent number of players and they should be able to get you ready to tank, help you understand what to do and give you access to parties whenever you are ready. They may have pick up raiding (a bunch of people doing dailies and then saying hey you guys want to run ____) or they may have set times, either way it would be better for you than trying to get a PUG when you want to raid. the guild would also give you the chance to know the people you are playing with and make friends if you want, if not at least know their play style so you know what to expect. And there are plenty that don't mind people that can't spend 30 hours a week playing so for your casual non-committed play style you can still find one, just be up front about your play time limits.

I would say that it isn't a question about if a druid is able to play end game, but if you are able to tolerate the solo end game content, because that isn't going to change no matter what class you are.

Yeah definetly, the achievements will be a new feature to keep the casuals/solo'ers at bay with a WHOLE new set of stuff to do and achieve.
There's solo achievements and party achievements aswell of course but its definetely a boost to the mind. (and we'll see if they ever implement a way to spend the achievements points or will they just be like the Xbox live ones)

Offtopic: hey astar where did you found out that the 3.0.2 patch was going live on tuesday?

OP, I am in almost the EXACT same situation as you are. (only difference is that I simply do not have the time to go into instances; I do not like to drop out after 30-60 minutes because I have to go attend to my kids. PVP I do a little, but almost the same reasoning applies there).

I play a toon, enjoy it thoroughly and work my way up to level 70. But as the replies above me say: once I hit level 70.... there is just not much to do! You can complete all the quests, explore all the areas, perhaps try to gear yourself a bit, but there is not much excitement in gearing up for.... stuff you can solo already with your quest gear!

The only thing I like a lot about my druid (and rogue) specifically is that I can enter instances with improved stealth talents and just look around, enjoying the view. Now THAT I like a lot. When not doing instances (X-man or raiding) you are missing out on a lot of cool content that Blizzard programmed for us to enjoy. While in stealth there are a lot of places you can go to solo where you could otherwise not go or with a LOT of troubles.

And, after I have seen it all, I just start a new character and work that one up to 70. It is almost starting to get old now, but I will survive until the X-pac /wink.

If you're going to solo at the end-game, I highly recommend PvPing first. PvP gear can be gotten almost entirely solo, and for little effort compared to a lot of other gear. You'll notice a huuuuge increase in your longevity and damage with PvP gear. Then you can try to solo whatever you want!

Achievements will keep you busy come WotLK. Other than that, there isn't a ton of content to solo unless you want to go back and solo old content (like I do)!

I would like to thank all of you for your insite and support. I plan on practicing tanking techs while I solo to get a hang of it. Than I will try a few instances.

I will have to join a guild and try to make friends within it. Most of the time I just sign charters and than leave.

I am looking forward to the new X-pac. I still have a lot to see in the current game, and this will just add to things I will be able to do.

If I find that getting instances is easy and fun who knows what I will end up doing. I also like helping others while playing which means that I can help lower levels do quest, so I am sure that keeping busy will be easy.

Once again thx for all your support.