User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Leshen and Ancient Leshen/@comment-4370375-20190830190153/@comment-4370375-20190831211751

Only because they gave little reason to assume otherwise which is itself the issue.

How multiplayer was handled in past games, and even to an extent yhis game, has so affected the community that it is hard to assume that this isn't the reason.

However, you are right that I was wrong to assume motive for soloing and for that I apologize.

My apologies Drake.