You can send tells to people asking if they want to join you. It's perfectly easy provided you have manners. Stay classy, my friends.
EX:
Scenario: You're in Eastern Wastes and want a group at the giant fort, you've got your LFG tag but no one's biting, so you decide to be proactive. You need people in the 35-45 level range.
/who 35 45
Players on Everquest
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(38 Druid) Tadhg
(44 Bard) Dadian <Forsaken For Example>
(35 Cleric) Saldi <Bregan D'Example>
There are 3 players in Eastern Wastes
/tell Tadhg Hey, want to group/duo and kill some frost giants with me?
You tell Tadhg, 'Hey, want to group/duo and kill some frost giants with me?'
(You can get any sort of reply, but generally I give two different kinds depending on what I'm doing, as shown here)
Scenario 1: Tadhg tells you, 'Sure!'
(Commence meeting up with me for some fun giant killing times. You can also ask the others on the list the same thing and get a real group going.)
Scenario 2: Tadhg tells you, 'No thank you, I can't tonight. Good luck!'
(Commence asking the others on the list, search farther afield with /who all 30 40, or relocate to a zone that's easier to reach and try again.)
Some people might be rude about it or they simply never answer. Just ignore the rude ones (or /ignore if you never want to talk to them again) and consider those who don't answer to be actively declining your invitation unless they talk to you later (but don't sit around waiting for them).
Maybe it seems weird to go out of your way to send tells when you're advertising in OOC, which everyone in the zone can see, but I've noticed with most players you're more likely to get a response if you speak to them specifically. Occasionally I see two people calling that they're LFG in OOC and for some strange reason, even if they're in the right level range, they don't form a group on their own until one of them takes their fates into their own hands and contacts the other.
Once you have another player, you can hit OOC and say 'Giant fort looking for more/LFM' and name a type of class if you need that specifically, ie 'healer', 'tank', or 'dps'. People will go for the idea more often if you already have a group going.
TL;DR Be proactive! Decide your own grouping destiny.
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