Is there a way to do quests solo?

[Mukky]

I say this because whenever I join a quest, it's either with kids who don't know how to play or people who just rush ahead to collect all the gold.

I really just want to go through at my own pace, or at least set up a friends only lobby so my friend and i can go through without being raided by someone who rushes and steals all the gold

[Carthage]

Yup! Go to Custom Rooms --> Create --> Quest on your watch to create an invite-only instance of a quest. Then you can invite your friends, or give it a go on your own (if you dare).

[Mukky]

Originally posted by Carthage:

Yup! Go to Custom Rooms --> Create --> Quest on your watch to create an invite-only instance of a quest. Then you can invite your friends, or give it a go on your own (if you dare).

does this still award gold for the shop?

[I Kill Pigeons]

Originally posted by Mukky:

does this still award gold for the shop?

Yep! Private Quest rooms function just the same as public ones with one exception: You cannot do a daily challenge in a private room. You'll still get the same gold & rewards for completing the Quest in a private room as you would in a public one.

Edit for an explanation of how gold works in the Pirate Quest:

Gold is shared among the entire party, no matter who picks it up. If you leave the Quest without beating it you'll lose the gold that you accrued during that run, though.

If your party wipes, the gold you have will be in a pile where you died. If you can get back to that point in the Quest without a party wipe, you can recover all of it.
If you quit your current session of Rec Room, the pile of gold will be gone. If you wipe before recovering the pile of gold, a new pile of 'wipe gold' will appear & the old one will be lost forever.

[Mukky]

Originally posted by I Kill Pigeons:

Originally posted by Mukky:

does this still award gold for the shop?

Yep! Private Quest rooms function just the same as public ones with one exception: You cannot do a daily challenge in a private room. You'll still get the same gold & rewards for completing the Quest in a private room as you would in a public one.

Edit for an explanation of how gold works in the Pirate Quest:

Gold is shared among the entire party, no matter who picks it up. If you leave the Quest without beating it you'll lose the gold that you accrued during that run, though.

If your party wipes, the gold you have will be in a pile where you died. If you can get back to that point in the Quest without a party wipe, you can recover all of it.
If you quit your current session of Rec Room, the pile of gold will be gone. If you wipe before recovering the pile of gold, a new pile of 'wipe gold' will appear & the old one will be lost forever.

so in a way, Pirate quest is the Dark Souls of Rec Room?

[I Kill Pigeons]

Yes, that comparison has been made by many & they're not wrong ;)
Isle of Lost Skulls (Pirate Quest) does get 'easier' once you learn it but the gold recovery system just adds to the comparison.