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[An_Fiach]

Can we do away with this requirement? Why is it that I am required to seek out random people I have no interest in meeting just to participate? Most of my friends do not like Home and I'm not adding people just to delete them. How is it promoting community by encouraging rude behavior? This is a big turnoff for me and makes me wonder why Sony is trying to exclude people from participating in their quests, particularly newcomers such as myself who do not have a large friends list and do not want to run about nagging strangers for an add just to complete a mission. Am I alone in feeling this way?

[potatobreath]

Would you like help finishing the quest?

[Rage_kmj]

it's not a problem @ all. sony did that 2 make us communic8 with others not just do the quests by ourselves only. u can ask users with respect 2 help u completing the quest. am pretty sure many users r willing 2 help & am 1 of them.

[An_Fiach]

There are plenty of kind, helpful people willing to help me finish the quest, that isn't an issue. Thankyou.

[An_Fiach]

I don't want to be forced to communicate with people I do not want to communicate with. I personally see that as a problem. I guess I'll have to settle for not participating. I appreciate that they want to allow for friends to embark upon quests with one another, however, instead of adding cooperative capability to quests which previously were completable by everyone, they've now excluded individuals from participating. I don't care to have a list of people I don't talk to that I must weed through in order to find my actual friends, neither do I want to be bothered adding and deleting people every time a quest pops up.

[Rage_kmj]

u can make some friends of those who tries 2 help u f it's ok with them. maybe u'll find friends that u like. then u can do the quests with them (just an option).

[An_Fiach]

I could, but that's a little backward for me and still requires me talking to people I didn't want to talk to in the first place, regardless of how nice they may be. In the end, a quest is just a game and games shouldn't require me to add anyone to my friends list. Thanks for the suggestions though.

[Mr_Bipolar]

Well, I have that same feeling. But I wasn't aware of a new request. Since now you have mention it and brought it up to my attention. I didn't see any article about it other than this one.

I have to check it out more on the quest request. Rather behind it seems.

[Mermaid-KT]

I personally do like these friend reliant quests, but I do understand why you feel as you do. Over the years I've been in Home, I've helped quite a lot of people, and had help myself as well, many of these people, as kind as they were, we have deleted each other, but some have become my best friends on Home.

It maybe for every 10 people you do one of these quests with you delete 9, but its worth it for meeting that 1 friend you keep which wouldn't have been possible had it not been for quests like these.

A big part of Home is socializing, and these quests certainly encourage that, and even if the majority of friends added for this get deleted, you can be sure some good friendships would just be starting because of this.

[Joanna_Dark_]

An_Fiach wrote:
I could, but that's a little backward for me and still requires me talking to people I didn't want to talk to in the first place, regardless of how nice they may be. In the end, a quest is just a game and games shouldn't require me to add anyone to my friends list. Thanks for the suggestions though.

I can understand not wanting to add people you don't know. And I suppose the quest is tough for those who don't have a lot of friends that log on at the same time. On the other hand a quest like this is an opportunity to meet people. After all Home is a social service and quests like this do foster building community.

I would hope the quest stays up long enough so that anyone who wants to complete it can.

Hanging out at the Activity Board would probably find people like yourself needing to complete it. I can make a suggestion if you like. There will be a Meet and Greet this afternoon at the Mall at 3PM EST. Add Welcome2Home to come and visit with those greeting new users. I hope to be there and I'm sure we can get two people to help. It doesn't take very long to get it done.

Good luck.