Grouping is almost never worth it if you are good at this game, lol.

[Barik]

the game is over 20 years old, you're playing the same elf sim over and over and over. Even if you're a lummox. You'll eventually learn to analytically become more efficient, however then your getting away from the whole point of a MMO and what Everquest represent initially. Everybody takes/does/play how they want out of their enjoyment.

[Wakanda]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Unless they're doing really hard/complicated solo loot camps then I would argue grouping is more difficult than soloing purely from the number of things you need to manage (i.e., crowd control when someone inevitably pulls a shit ton of mobs and monitoring that throughout the fight, charm breaks, keeping buffs and debuffs up, etc.).

This is kind of true

I stop turning LFG on as much but will always group if I’m asked because I like to see other people enjoying the game and feel like having an enc group greatly helps, but when I solo it’s super chill for most camps, can even go afk. With most groups when I play enc I really am constantly oom, people still chain pulling mobs, I don’t have mana for haste or slow, if charm breaks, I’m prob going to die, and I’m struggling to mez the 4 mobs this dude just pulled even though I just told him haste wmp or 5m, obvsly I ain’t got a rune up, even if I wanted to go afk I couldn’t [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It feels so intense, meanwhile I solo, play at my own pace, mostly sit down and meditate, watch YouTube, and exp and loots is better

Which again it’s a social game so I do try to play with other ppl, and I actually get a lot of help from other ppl, complete strangers help me with potg and stuff all the time but when I made op I was triggered becus ppl I always help seem to be taking advantage of me [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[cd288]

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

This is kind of true

I stop turning LFG on as much but will always group if I’m asked because I like to see other people enjoying the game and feel like having an enc group greatly helps, but when I solo it’s super chill for most camps, can even go afk. With most groups when I play enc I really am constantly oom, people still chain pulling mobs, I don’t have mana for haste or slow, if charm breaks, I’m prob going to die, and I’m struggling to mez the 4 mobs this dude just pulled even though I just told him haste wmp or 5m, obvsly I ain’t got a rune up, even if I wanted to go afk I couldn’t [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It feels so intense, meanwhile I solo, play at my own pace, mostly sit down and meditate, watch YouTube, and exp and loots is better

Which again it’s a social game so I do try to play with other ppl, and I actually get a lot of help from other ppl, complete strangers help me with potg and stuff all the time but when I made op I was triggered becus ppl I always help seem to be taking advantage of me [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah I would say I group more with guildies than randoms these days for the latter reason. It's more chill, people aren't trying to take advantage of each other or yell at each other if someone makes a mistake. People are more flexible on zone/camp, etc.

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Solo 4 life

[Drueric]

Grouping is always better, assuming the people behind the other keyboards arent total morons.

[Swish]

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

Grouping is always better, assuming the people behind the other keyboards arent total morons.

this

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

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

Grouping is always better, assuming the people behind the other keyboards arent total morons.

[Duik]

NopeNopeNope. That meme is why I need to work alone in an airconditioned forklift. It is basically a diesel powered dual wielding 2h piercer. Well that is what I imagine I am. A diesel powered centaur knight.
I need to pass the drug test AND I know I cant work well with others if I do.

[spoil]

I haven't been in a full exp group in a long time, but a duo/small group is fun. It's also good to help people if they're on a bad solo class or not well-geared. Or it's nice if you can share some knowledge without being pushy about it. I have a couple 60 enchanters and spend most of my time in EQ playing them, so I've been able to give a few tips to newer chanters the times I was lucky enough to group with them. But I definitely wouldn't say grouping is always better, more interesting for sure -- not many funny stories about playing solo where everything goes smoothly.

[enjchanter]

The only classes I want to play in a group don get invited to anything besides LCY groups