Very much this!!!! I don't understand why they have done this. The logic seems to be that they would rather you quit the game because you can't/won't go outside of the game to desperately try to pug together a group.......rather than let you pug easily and potentially quit the game through the frustration of being unable to finish content. I've played other MMOs. I am quite happy to try content with a bunch of noobs....people dropping in and out till eventually you gat a good group(or not). In those other games I can at least join a clan/league where I have the occassional chance of getting a group together.......or shout out in the world for players to come join in a particular mission. Seriously, I would need about 100 friends to be able to play all of the non-matchmaking content when I want to play it.......and I'd have to move rooms and constantly be trying to get groups together. So very, very stupid on Bungie's part. I would love to love this game but Bungie won't let me play it. Did they perhaps listen too much to the hard core online PC gamer with this? So frustrated! :(