Why do so many people solo on P99?

[Toxigen]

The very best (pure) xp group I ever had was on my 56 fungi / epic rogue. Slabs. Hole. Very weak docks group not doing shit / wiping / whatever.

High 50s fungi / epic / monk, high 50s epic bard. The monk had beads. The bard definitely had Froggy helm.

It was the most insanely efficient trio I've ever personally been a part of. A masterpiece of pure unadulterated dps, control, and zero need for any direct heals ever. Props to both of those guys before I stumbled across them, they were doing fine on their own. My rogue just added the boomstick they were looking for.

[mattydef]

I would obviously be against being forced to retire alts

[eadric]

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

A lot those out there soloing will group, they just aren't seeking out the effort of organizing one. I'm getting way better XP soloing on my twinked Monk, so I'm not going to spend the time and energy finding five other players, get them all to one location, and fill in gaps as they come and go. If someone else does the work, then I'll take the slower XP just to hang for a bit and help out some players who don't have the easy solo XP luxury I do. It's also pretty fun to run into another equally twinked character and partner/trio up to wreck the area even harder.

QFT

[Allishia]

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

QFT

Hi!

[enjchanter]

Originally Posted by Bardp1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1/2 the classes in EQ are irrelevant XP leeachers in most situations. In any high-end zone, even in a full group, the enchanter/necro is basically trioing with the cleric and puller and has 3 other shit bags taking his XP. After 20 years of EQ the secret is out and people want to maximize the grind (and its a long grind on P99) so you see a lot of solo/duo/trio

This.

So few classes are relevant if you really think about.
Just having a charm pet is worth 2 dps and a tank.
Even clerics are largely just leeches when you can cycle charm pets or your group is twinked enough to not need hard healing. There's a tipping point where adding another person to the group is no longer adding to your speed / efficiency especially at camps farmed for plat. You want to roll against as few people as possible.

[myrddraal]

Because they have no friends

[cd288]

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

As with all charm groups, the key lies in how good they are. A good PoFear duo is insane exp, it was faster than Chardok PL.

Lmao at using duoing in PoF as a valid example. Smh

[Rethalis]

Sometimes it's nice to just chill by yourself. trying to herd cats gets tiresome. Especially when they are super twitchy adhd cats who can't sit still for two seconds.

[Ratchet51]

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

Because they have no friends

So the truth comes out...

[reznor_]

I am personally a big fan of PUGs, just because I get to meet and talk with new people. But I understand wanting to be efficient