Group vs. Solo

[renegadeofunk]

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

Part of the problem is only having to do 1 dmg to get full xp with a pet.

Is this true? I was under the impression you had to do 51% to get xp. I know for sure that you do for charm pets (enc solo).

[Orruar]

Nice job bumping a 2 year old post. Pet xp has changed since then.

[Tecmos Deception]

Nm. Thread necro zomg.

[Tecmos Deception]

Nm. Totally missed how much of a necro this thread was.

[renegadeofunk]

Yeah I went away for a while and forgot I found the thread through searching for something else. Sorry!

[filthyphil]

I rolled a necro simply because it is all I ever played on live. I see more necros than anything on p99 and it makes me a bit sore, until I see twinks 4 levels higher than me dead at my camp. I've created a paladin alt to play when I got bored of kiting, and he has been level 8 for about a week & a half now because he can't get a group and soloing is not at all an option. On my main (now 34) I've found the best exp was soloing, it could only be beat by a group maintaining constant pulls with little to no downtime.

[Cippofra]

One of the things I like most about p99 is the ability to play one of my favorite games casually. No goals to work torwards, no frustration when I die. I dont have the time or ping to group as a monk. So I solo. Back when I made a mage we were under the 1 damage system. Now soloing as a mage is not an option. So I play the only real melee solo class (dont really consider bards melee). I absolutely agree eq is a game all about grouping, from level 5 to the end. But soloing should still be an option. Reward people for grouping, but punishing people for soloing is just a really bad idea

[Tecmos Deception]

Pretty sure a mage who gets 1/2 xp for every kill is still going to level faster than a solo monk, short of that monk being incredibly twinked. Well at least once you're up in the 45+ range.

[Estu]

Soloing a mage is absolutely an option. Just reclaim your pet once the monster is running and you'll get full EXP.

[Splorf22]

I think the problem here is that people expect EQ to be like Starcraft: log in, put up LFG, warp to well-balanced XP group within 5 minutes. Obviously you can start right away if you are solo.

Its not hard to find xp groups. My monk was in a great Nurga/Droga group last night. If you are L35, for example, you can do /who all 30 40 to find out where people are and /who all 30 40 lfg to find other people lfg. Head to the hot zones, and don't be afraid to form groups or play with 'nonstandard' class mixes. Sure it may not be optimal xp, but some xp is better than no xp and its fun to try and make something a little unorthodox work. For example, I did a warrior/enchanter 2-man group that worked ok once.

P.S. wow what a thread necro