How are places like NRo and Oasis for grouping? Just as bad as my experiences have shown in Blackburrow? I would've imagined they'd be where all the Faydwer newbies would congregate eventually once they reached the appropriate levels.

People in blackburrow just want fangs. That's my understanding of why it's like the way it is. Elsewhere, you can find groups. EC > Oasis > uguk > MM and you won't be LFG long.

Just form your own group. Grab a tank and you are pretty much set.

I figured the leveling "routes" would be different on this server than my own. I played Tarew Marr, and it was always Blackburrow (Or Crushbone) > Highhold Pass (Or Oasis) > Highkeep Hold > The Overthere > Dreadlands....

I probably should've assumed that was partly the reason for it, anyways.

Never seen Uguk or MM being popular though, even during Velious era. Maybe I just missed out. Thanks for the recommendations, I'll be sure to hit them up when I make the journey to the east.

Nro is hit and miss but there seems to always be at least 1 group going in oasis if not 4 or 5. I hate blackburrow and paw because of the pathing and trains so I never spent much time in either.

I don't know your play schedule but really try to make friends with people leveling at the same time as you. I leveled up 5 months ago as a fresh start rogue and usually had a gaggle of like 10'ish people that would always be on at the same time to pull from but it does get better once you get 40+.

You can people in HHK, I never saw people in HHP except moving through (lately).

MM is a sure thing here. It's really good exp.

You are probably likely to find groups in kunark, but oasis, uguk, and MM treated me very good and the exp >>>>> any kunark zone if only because the mobs aren't as vicious. Maybe that's just my personal prejudice. I rarely leveled up in kunark before Karnors on live even. Sol A Ive always had to bring my own group., but it was never hard to put one together because lots of people are around that area or can get a port easily.

Blackburrow is awesome 5-15. Just solo and turn in gnoll fangs.

People tend not to group at low levels because you can usually solo 1-20 and grouping before 20 exp turns into 1-2% a kill, which is typically what exp is like anytime after 20 in a group.

Once you break 20 head to unrest/Southkarana/Guktop, grouping is much easier after 20.

I can agree with you about exp in a standard zone being >>> in Kunark, if only due to the fact that Kunark mobs tended to have higher HP and hit harder from what I remember.

Never grouped in Sol A. Only went in there when everything was already green to farm up a drop or two back in the day. How is it "at level"?

Uguk and mm provide some of the best xp in the game and nro/oasis is also close to befallen which for its lvl also provides some pretty decent xp. All of the places just involve a little more risk and require slightly more group planning but its definitely worth it

Sol a is amazing exp and loot. Tons of FS, ore, and flame agates (6pp per). You might actually see some high level melees farming cash there.

Make sure your bags are empty going in. If you can get a Druid or sneaking class (or halfling) you can have them ML (the druid can port to the lavastorm rings and the sneaker can sell to the goblin merchant in zone).

It's good from about 20ish (24 is the typical level to start, but you can go as earlier) to mid 30s. Still some good items in there too.