Am I missing anything by not grouping?

[mr_jon3s]

My favorite part of the game has always been grouping with people, talking to them, making friends, and going dungeon crawling with those friends you made. It sucks when you get in a group and no one wants to talk they just want to grind.

[Calibix]

I would say group content is arguably the most challenging in EQ, and consequently the most fun. Your missing out.

[captnamazing]

grouping is the best and the worst of eq, so definitely

[indiscriminate_hater]

groups are NOT classic

[untergang]

You missed out on carrying a bunch of people who don't know how to play, assuming you aren't one of those people. You also missed out on meeting the guy in every group who loots everything with autosplit turned off so you end up with 2pp and a rusty scimitar after an hour of grinding.

[Frudrura]

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

You missed out on carrying a bunch of people who don't know how to play, assuming you aren't one of those people. You also missed out on meeting the guy in every group who loots everything with autosplit turned off so you end up with 2pp and a rusty scimitar after an hour of grinding.

Yeah.

I don't think you are missing out on much. P99 lies at the end of the internet world. Its like EQ was once a flourishing beautiful place to be (ish) but now its like post apocalypse and it kind of changes the way things are done.

[Shjade]

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

You missed out on carrying a bunch of people who don't know how to play

As long as I actually can carry them - as in the party isn't just constantly wiping due to total failure and nothing gets accomplished - this is actually one of my favorite kinds of groups to be in. I like maxing out what I can do to make sure the party's a success. (Also, saving people feels good. That last-second life-saving mez, a quick patch heal, etc. - this is the stuff I miss when I'm spending a session solo.)

[webrunner5]

The OP has a Necro and a Wizard. He would not be able to get a group on either if he wanted to. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How many of the 2 classes he has do you think hardly anyone ever groups with??

Heck a Ranger hardly ever groups either. I don't see it as much of a big deal. I hardly group much myself anymore. Can't get into spending 3 to 4 hours committed to do it often.

[perditionparty]

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

As long as I actually can carry them - as in the party isn't just constantly wiping due to total failure and nothing gets accomplished - this is actually one of my favorite kinds of groups to be in. I like maxing out what I can do to make sure the party's a success. (Also, saving people feels good. That last-second life-saving mez, a quick patch heal, etc. - this is the stuff I miss when I'm spending a session solo.)

One of my favorite moments on this server was in a SOL ROYALS group. The tank was pulling and the room had just re-popped. Most of the mobs in the room were mezzed in time, but the tank was going to go down. I had cast CH, but it looks like it wasn't going to happen in time. As soon as the character went down, my CH went off, so all I saw was the tank tip over half way (like a 45 degree angle) and the shoot back up. He said he had never seen a heal that close before and his asshole had sucked up into itself. I believe he was Australian so imagining him saying it in a funny accent made it even better.

[Swish]

Grouping in "group zones" should be a requirement... only takes one fungi/tstaff monk to shit on a group of 6 trying to do the content with lower gear.