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Originally Posted by bcbrown
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Given that in 1999 I played a troll shadowknight to 17 before getting sick of the absolute misery that was the hybrid experience penalty, I absolutely do think it's worth worrying about efficiency while leveling. Understanding the meta around min/maxing allows me to make my own choices around whether to consciously follow that meta or make some less-efficient choice because I think I will enjoy it more.
For example, for my cleric I rolled dwarf and put all my points into charisma. Probably not min/max optimal! I really enjoy it!
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I apologize. I didn't mean to say you shouldn't try to improve your play while leveling, or that you shouldn't research your class. Obviously you should try to get better at your class, and this will naturally increase the speed of your progression.
I am simply saying that a group worried about leveling as fast as humanly possible is generally going to be trying to reach max level. That is why you want an efficient group. The longer it takes to level, the longer it will take you to start farming the good stuff at 60.
Players who are more casual like yourself (they don't think they will hit 60) are typically just enjoying the experience of the game. If they get invited to a group that isn't optimally built, they will be more likely to play with that group anyway. The experience of playing with the group trumps the loss of efficiency.