Leveling group?

[Frenzic]

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

frenzic is in game name also?

One of my guys yes. My necro is Drenix

[Frenzic]

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

Not to be pessimistic but that is going to be harder than you might think to have a static group.

most lowbies are alts - some are new for sure from EQ Mac, however there is one server that accounts for ALL timezones.

That means to find 5 other people who play the exact times you do on a game that is 14 years old wont be easy.

Field of Bones in my opinion is one of best possible starting spots for leveling, then you get Kurns - you will find groups there, and usually someone being powerleveled so you may swing some nice buffs too.

Lowbie group areas are as follows (in my opinion)

East Commonlands Orc 1 7-12
Greater Faydark Orc Hill 5-10
Kurns Tower - 8-18
Oasis 14-22 (Orc Highway 18-24)
Crushbone - 7-18
Unrest 16-35


There are plenty of other places to level but those are your most likely to find others to group with.

I would also suggest finding a leveling guild (nothing else I have done in P99 has been as helpful as finding a large leveling guild - groups, ports, info, help - hands down must for a new player)

Thank you for this! That's actually quiet helpful. I leveled to 4 solo but never zoned into kurns. I'm still brand new so I'm not sure on what class I want to play yet either. You think the healers and ench are more needed for leveling groups?

[Aerar]

I am a necro (king of needing very little to be happy) But in terms of groups - no group survives without heals (Cleric is best at this - especially end game) and every single caster wants crack - not only do they want it but more mana = more pulls = more xp = everybody wins.

Of course tanks are the side of the holy trinity everyone needs also, but being new is hard because they are super gear dependent.

[Dalven]

Problem with static groups is that its hard to keep momentum going. I ran with a group for a while through the lower levels grouping twice a week which worked well for a bit, but as soon as somebody or a key class couldn't make it two or three times in a row it fell apart quite quickly.

My advice would be to find pick up groups and /friend those you enjoy playing with and over the course of a few levels put groups together with them as you see them online - that way you'll soon determine who plays around the same time as you and who is levelling at your pace.

[Aerar]

I agree with Dalven, what happens if you only play with certain people and then the tank quits or the cleric has real life issues come up. Group is dead in the water and you have to decide do you pass your buddy or wait for him.

Get in a guild, you will find you play with similar people with similar play times just by the natures of your play style.

For me, Im new to server and have played with the same cleric quite a bit these first couple weeks.

[Frenzic]

Any rec on leveling friendly guilds?

[hynch]

I've been slowly leveling an Iksar shaman and I always saw groups in FoB, Kurns, and Warslik's Woods. I recently started duoing stuff in LOIO and that place usually has like 5 groups going at once.

[Meiva]

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

Any rec on leveling friendly guilds?

Knights Who Say Ni is a great leveling guild. Accepts all levels, and very well populated.

[Aerar]

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

Knights Who Say Ni is a great leveling guild. Accepts all levels, and very well populated.

Ni

[Jingleson]

I'm looking for a group, level 6-8ish, around CB and GFay. I'm having a hard time finding groups because nobody wants a Ranger, and I can understand why. I don't have much in the way of equipment, but I have the basics, Silver Swiftsword, 55HP rings, and full banded.