Can't find groups

[Abner]

Yeah I could solo but I don't want to.

Night after night my 40 Wiz can't find a group. I try CoM, DL, GD and LGuk. Never find groups. It's so frustrating.

I have a little better luck with my 35 Dru but not much. He can still go several nights with no luck.

My 32 Mag might get a group in MM if the planets align just right.

I stopped playing P99 once before because of this. I know...waaah poor baby.

I know everyone wants Encs and Clerics. I played a high level Enc in the old days and just don't feel like doing that again. I guess I could dust off my Cleric. /sigh :(

[tobolamr]

Keep looking. Sooner or later, you'll find a group! Or check in with the regular group folks. I remember having Wizards in the group back when I played before, and we loved 'em!

Maybe when we get to those levels, if you're still stuck, you can regular with us!

[Tethler]

Do you keep your LFG tag up, or just go to the zone and advertise? I know a lot of people will do a /w all LFG with the appropriate level range to look for group replacements. I've gotten tells from people on other continents to come join their group before just because I had the tag on.

[EQBallzz]

Are you in a guild? That's the best way to form groups IMO. If you are not in a guild or in a guild that doesn't group (what's the point?) feel free to look me up in game. We have a number of players around 40's that like to group up and we don't compose groups based only on class. A wizzy would be a great addition to any of our guild groups.

Can't promise you will find a group every nite as people are in different time zones and have different work schedules but we do try to pair up for at least duos/trios when we can and try to do more full group dungeon crawls on the weekends.

Even if you don't want to join the guild feel free to shoot me or anyone in guild a tell to see about joining some groups with us.

[RDawg816]

Another radical idea is to make your own. That's what I did most of the time. Solo becomes a duo > trio.... make friends. Talk to people. Also, don't be anonymous.

[Ravager]

Druids and Wizards are basically the kings of making groups. /who all war, rog, cler, ench, sha /tell %T "(somecampgroup?)" and then port them to whatever zone you want to exp in. The group doesn't even have to be in existence yet, just port them and they are at your mercy.

[Abner]

Good input all thanks. I do try to keep my LFG tag on but honestly if I don't find a group in a few tries I move on to an alt. I don't want to sit and do nothing.

[GreldorEQ]

And don't limit yourself to groups of 6. Find a partner, find 3, explore!

[tobolamr]

And don't be put out if folks don't want to group. There are times when folks just don't know how long they have to play, or they're almost done, or... goodness only knows. But keep asking and looking, keep your LFG up, and you'll get grouped up! :D

[Voradin]

My groups usually begin as an offer to duo, then others see the duo and ask to join.

[bOONDOGGLE]

What Ravager said. You have two characters who can port around the map. No one else can.

My 59 Shaman was in Seb, I got a tell from a Druid asking if I wanted to do Efreeti. They came and picked me up then dropped me back off in EJ afterwards.

10/10 would group again.

[mang00neg]

i think the mage would be pretty desirable in group, the pets do a ton of damage and don't really require healing since u can just resummon

[thufir]

Druids and Wizards are basically the kings of making groups. /who all war, rog, cler, ench, sha /tell %T "(somecampgroup?)" and then port them to whatever zone you want to exp in. The group doesn't even have to be in existence yet, just port them and they are at your mercy.

This is really the best way to get a group with a druid or wizard in the mid to late levels. Early on nobody really cares what class you are, but as you grow up your main asset is your porting powers, and a group that's already mostly assembled and is just looking for one extra guy probably isn't going to want you. This becomes especially true in high level Kunark dungeons where a wizard's biggest nukes are a small fraction of the mob's health and druids firmly establish themselves as the least good of the three main healer classes.

This problem existed on Live too, for what it's worth. The higher level my wizard got, the less he was able to find pugs unless he made them himself.

Finding groups isn't so bad with other classes. None of my characters on this server have ever had that problem. But my friends have wizard and druid alts that have this issue too.

[cyork1978]

its to be expected with a server that holds only 1000 people. Its such a large game. most sit and spam in EC tunnel all day. Im lvl 15 now and i never heard of groups lol. I have never boxed before in my life, but this game is sooooo slow and players have their heads in the clouds most the time. Wish we could box and i wouldnt even have to associate with half these people.

[elwing]

You picked probably the three less looked after class for a pug, most groups would be happy to fill empty slot with you, but the people there are right, specially with the two porting class... create groups, it's pretty easy using you guild and some random pickups to get a 3-4people group and that's enough to start in most place, bonus point, you can make group for any dungeon... as a sk I have no problem finding groups, but getting a group in remote location is really hard...

[Pyrion]

The problem with wizard is that he can do not much more than DPS and most other classes are better at sustained DPS. Wizards need a buff... but it will never come. Still, i would take you in my groups because for me group interactions are more important than xp.

[A1rh3ad]

I'm new here so I dont know for sure but I hear that the lower 40's is the hardest time to group. That seems like a good reason to make friends on your way there.

[thufir]

I'm new here so I dont know for sure but I hear that the lower 40's is the hardest time to group. That seems like a good reason to make friends on your way there.

Yeah this is because people here only go to CoM in that level band for some reason. There are a lot of other good dungeons for lower 40s but the only one you can find pugs reliably for is CoM. Even more mystifying because CoM xp and loot is bad bad bad. But the desire for an easy train out and a place to use your outdoor-only powers trumps all it seems.

[Jimjam]

Druids and Wizards are basically the kings of making groups. Clearly a LoTR/Hobbit fan! Now we really know what ol Gandalf was up to!

[elwing]

at 40, there are lots of good places... Cazic thule & Sol B comes to mind as some really underused dungeons... being able to port a group near means you can easily go there...

[tiadashi]

its to be expected with a server that holds only 1000 people. Its such a large game. most sit and spam in EC tunnel all day. Im lvl 15 now and i never heard of groups lol. I have never boxed before in my life, but this game is sooooo slow and players have their heads in the clouds most the time. Wish we could box and i wouldnt even have to associate with half these people.

Go play Live, its easy mode and you can box to your hearts content