Thank you all for all the responses.
Got into my first group today. It started slow with myself, a cleric, and a ranger killing orcs north of Kelethin. I tried to play my role correctly; snaring everything in sight once the ranger got threat and healing him when necessary. Eventually we grew to 4 and then 5 as a few enchanters joined our ranks, moving ourselves from a small orc camp to inside the lair of Crushbone himself.
I was the lowest level and, although I knew I wasn't contributing as much as the others, I did my best with some clutch heals that saved people and snaring (Even though it would resist almost exclusively on red-conned orcs). I stayed with the group for a couple hours, as people came and went, even getting to kill Emperor Crushbone as a high level ranger was kind enough to pull and buff for us for awhile. I had to leave with just 15% or so to level 8 and before I logged to cook dinner I turned in a mass of CB belts to reach level 8, gated to learn my meditate ability, and breathed a sigh of relief. My first social experience yielded 2 levels, a lot of experience in my role, some good friends, and all that.
This game has me hooked as the social aspect is much richer than any games I played before.
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