Twinks that won't group

[Roth]

Soloing is better exp generally, but I find grouping to be much more stress-free experience. When you solo you have to work a lot harder for your kills and to not die. When you're in a group your exp bar is basically going to move no matter what happens, while soloing you might waste a ton of time accomplishing nothing.

[August]

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

Soloing is better exp generally, but I find grouping to be much more stress-free experience. When you solo you have to work a lot harder for your kills and to not die. When you're in a group your exp bar is basically going to move no matter what happens, while soloing you might waste a ton of time accomplishing nothing.

You must play a class that sits on his ass in camp. Grouping is way more work for any class that I play (monk, shaman, enchanter).

[Roth]

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

You must play a class that sits on his ass in camp. Grouping is way more work for any class that I play (monk, shaman, enchanter).

I play a shaman and you misunderstood my post I suppose. A good way to put it is when you solo, it is much higher risk generally. If you miscalculate you die. You have to find a suitable spot and you have to go through whatever your solo method is perfectly every time. There's more to lose. When you group if you make minor mistakes, your group will not wipe. If you pull an extra add it will get picked up and mezzed and it will be fine. The only way to die when you group is to make extremely major mistakes. A full group wipe is rare.

If I want to hit whatever level on a given day easily, I will group. Because when I solo the exp isn't as guaranteed. Things can go wrong easier, even if when doing it well you will gain exp faster.

[Bolix]

I think that soloing is faster xps for me (cleric non-twink). But you need to get a good soloing spot and have your technique down right. And soloing does allow you to AFK more to do real-life things.

Downsides are though:
1. Alot of time spent sitting down medding, which is really pretty boring.
2. Not very sociable, you can't talk to group mates.
3. Boring as you are doing the same thing to the same few mobs.
4. Can't go to interesting places or camp interesting things.
5. One dimensional.
6. Don't build up grouping skills (how do I interact with various other classes, what synergies can I develop, how do I work as part of a team).

If I have the time, I think it is better to group and I can understand the frustration of a non-twink having a hard time to get xp whenever the twinks are soloing all around them.
But ultimately its the choice of the player to group or solo