Tell me it gets "better"

[Volsic]

I level at CB, Unrest, MM etc and never have an issue finding groups. I played a barb shaman for a bit and couldn't find a group for the life of me.

[Nedala]

I leveld like that: cb (until 14) - uguk (until like 20-25) - sola/mm (until somewhere in the 30th) - kedge/splitpaw for exp solb/lguk for loot. That was before kunark was out tho [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And i always found lower lvls to be more painful than higher lvls. At least until lvl 50.

[Versus]

Like people have mentioned...find some buddies. It was always easy for me to log in and find a group after establishing a few people I'd regularly group with because we'd be in the same level range and in the same zone. Whenever a spot opened in their group, they'd smuggle me in and vise versa. Just make a good name for yourself skill wise and you won't have problems finding groups as you climb the ladder.

[Amelinda]

Drama is always high in Blackburrow and HHK. I personally recommend avoiding those two zones specifically.

At level 9 - i'd hit up EC/WC or Nro/oasis Always plenty of people to group with.

/tells are better to find a group than /shouting yes.

[Aadill]

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

/tells are better to find a group than /shouting yes.

/invite works, too! It is always great to start your own groups - people start to remember you and how you play when they know that you are just as willing to group as they are.

[starspun]

Befallen is underrated imo, with a good group the XP there is amazing. Spent two nights there last weekend with a group of level 10-14s camping the second level, good times. Not too hard to assemble a group either (but then again that might be because we started out with two clerics and a shadow knight and didn't need much else than damage dealers).

Definitely start groups yourself by looking for people in /shout or /ooc and sending tells to similarly levelled people in the nearby area, rather than wait around for others to start one, or an already established group to start looking for more. You'll get the ball rolling that much faster.

[Aadill]

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

Definitely start groups yourself by looking for people in /shout or /ooc and sending tells to similarly levelled people in the nearby area, rather than wait around for others to start one, or an already established group to start looking for more. You'll get the ball rolling that much faster.

I always point this out to people because sometimes you end up with better groups than the ones you find. Sometimes you end up meeting people who want to group again and again and you start making friends with them. Way better to do this than just type /LFG on and go AFK till someone sends you a tell.

[starspun]

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

I always point this out to people because sometimes you end up with better groups than the ones you find. Sometimes you end up meeting people who want to group again and again and you start making friends with them. Way better to do this than just type /LFG on and go AFK till someone sends you a tell.

Oh goodness yes, this is so incredibly important! Make a mental (or physical) note of who you'd like to group with again and who you'd like to avoid in the future (you don't want that mage that keeps pulling even though you've told them not to half a dozen times already in your group more than once, you really don't), it's very likely you'll end up with a semi-regular group of people you enjoy playing with and can hook up with for XP groups.

[Stormhowl]

I have to admit, much to my shame, I'm fairly inept when it comes to talking to people and forming my own groups, and I lack confidence in building my own groups (e.g., can X class tank in place of a Knight or Warrior? Are people willing to group together to root-rot or have a pet tank instead? Can a Druid or Shaman heal well enough for smaller pulls? Would they even be willing?).

But I suppose it's time for a change huh? Maybe I'll go to EC / NRo and see about forming a few groups (and perhaps even hitting Befallen with a couple anti-undead classes, too) to break up the monotiny.

As for leveling guilds, any recommendations?

And while I'm rambling away, perhaps a quick question: Do people in EC still pay for things like stacks of Silk or LQ/MQ/HQ Pelts and other tradeskill components or do people not care about that sort of thing? I'm tired of being poor. :P

[Seeatee]

shouting and OOC'ing when forming groups seems to work well enough, but I always have more luck with /who all LFG you can even add a level range like who all LFG 10 22 and it will give you a list of everyone with LFG On between those levels.