Guarddog
Are we talking true solo play, or solo play with people having a team of alts? Most people who say they can go solo actually have cheater alts helping them.
While I do not doubt your often reported expertise in cheating, I fail to see that playing with an alt, even with more than one like e.g. Beeficus, can be called cheating. One may question whether it is "real" solo play, but alas, is there any binding definition of solo playing?
I have mastered one eco (desert) in digging and one in crafting without any help of an alt, without ever having joined a guild. I advanced to 150 in melee and 220 in ele without an alt.
Yet, have I played alone all time? Of course not. Many friendly players helped me with jewels, armor, and weapons, and I enjoyed team activities. Guilds like The Free Soul had regular open combat leveling for low and intermediate levels, without any obligation to join their guild. I much appreciated that, and also liked plod teams, as a community activity rather than "not being solo".
You are not alone in Ryzom except you extravagantly choose so. But nobody choosing otherwise is "cheating".
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