Twinks that won't group

[Daldaen]

Gonna quote my post from a semi relevant thread a month back. Where I feel in a bit more articulate:

http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...=Soloing+skill

Originally Posted by Daldaen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Soloing generally speaking, is faster leveling.

For me personally, it means I don't have to deal with other people's AFKs / Lag / or sometimes just general stupidity! ALSO it means I can AFK whenever I want to and don't have to worry about people getting annoyed.

There are times I enjoy grouping, just like there are times I prefer to solo or just duo/trio.

It isn't a necessary skill by any means, you just see a lot of talk about it because that's the nature of the average player here:

Started EQ in 1999-2001. Likely in middle school-college range (12-20ish)
Add 10 years. These people are now mid 20s-30s. Have some combination of full time job, bills, wife, kids, etc.

Due to this many people do not have a life that can facilitate an 8 hour grind group. But they still love EQ and wish to play, so they ask ideas for soloing that they may not have done 10 years ago when doing this grind groups was no problem after school or inbetween classes.

There are definitely grind groups here and you can go 4-60 in groups exclusively. But there are definitely plenty of soloers here.

That isn't to say there aren't sucks out there with Fungi, Fungi Staff, Manastone and Donal's on their cleric twink who won't group with you. But a large number of people fall into the "I'm not in college anymore" category and soloing suits their lifestyle.