Why is it always so hard to find a group!

[Laok]

As a bard with a pretty large XP penalty, I rarely run into issues with finding a group. I've never had anyone decline me because of the XP penalty. I guess I got lucky.

Most of the time, the groups tank is a knight. Up to level 50 (my current level) I can probably count on one hand the number of warriors I've grouped with. Fact is, knights are just better at agro generation. If I am the slower and a warrior is tanking, I might as well be the tank. A lot of the problem lies in people not knowing their classes, especially in the classic era. A warrior needs to rely on swinging his weapon and procs for agro generation. Put down those 2handers guys, 2 weapons means more swings means more agro, even when he misses a warrior is generating hate. A knight has spells.

Learn the mechanics of tanking (positioning, breaking mezzes properly, turning mobs, etc) and people will send you tells to join them because they know you're good.