Finding Groups: The Everquest way a HOW TOO!

[loramin]

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

Overcomplicated. What would be useful is an updated list of populated group XP locations

It already exists ... it just requires people to edit the wiki and keep it up to date:

https://wiki.project1999.com/Group_Hunting_Spots

[zelld52]

Good stuff. Add a 7th hitch

7) Get used to hearing "No thanks." Especially this far in the server, far less people are reliant on groups to level - most of the population is on a 2nd, 3rd, 4th.... 20th character, and don't like splitting exp, or think they will be carrying a group. Might take a while and you might try all day and still not have any luck - but try again tomorrow.

[Lambparade]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Good stuff. Add a 7th hitch

7) Get used to hearing "No thanks." Especially this far in the server, far less people are reliant on groups to level - most of the population is on a 2nd, 3rd, 4th.... 20th character, and don't like splitting exp, or think they will be carrying a group. Might take a while and you might try all day and still not have any luck - but try again tomorrow.

This has not been my experience. Today I got a 6 - 8 steamfont trio mills group together. One with a new player and another with someone who had a main that was 32. Casual players/New Players still exist and are totally willing to group.

I literally did a Dread lands trio last week with a monk, a necro, and my cleric and fear kited mobs in DL. This group was also both randoms and I have grouped with the Necro already again this week for 40 minutes and tried to duo the frenzy room in guk.

The friends list method also helps stop the days of no randoms being able to group. I'm not saying everyday you're going to get a group in under 30 minutes but most days for sure.

[zelld52]

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

This has not been my experience. Today I got a 6 - 8 steamfont trio mills group together. One with a new player and another with someone who had a main that was 32. Casual players/New Players still exist and are totally willing to group.

glad it works for you. but try again when you're level 55+ and tell me how easy it is to find groups lol

[enjchanter]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

glad it works for you. but try again when you're level 55+ and tell me how easy it is to find groups lol

I would actually be cool if some of the cash camps started becoming pugged again.
I remember back in like 2015ish, you could go to seb and there'd actually be a group at king and you could have a shot to get in on that. Seems like for the past few years atleast there's basically nothing going on anywhere except KC.

I tend to hate grouping, but sometimes itd be cool to be able to go to seb on my bard or mage and actually be able to join a cash camp so it didnt feel like a waste of time.

[loramin]

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

I would actually be cool if some of the cash camps started becoming pugged again.
I remember back in like 2015ish, you could go to seb and there'd actually be a group at king and you could have a shot to get in on that. Seems like for the past few years atleast there's basically nothing going on anywhere except KC.

I tend to hate grouping, but sometimes itd be cool to be able to go to seb on my bard or mage and actually be able to join a cash camp so it didnt feel like a waste of time.

Yeah, I really miss this too. I think I got two Fungis from Seb pickup king groups on Blue (I did it a lot).

Then they changed it somehow (not clear on the details) from being a group camp to a trio camp. And once something's a trio camp, no one wants to "waste" twice as many people doing it (if they can even get it).

[Jazzy]

Im playing a ranger as my first character on green , started two weeks ago, and finding grouping is not a problem at all even as a class not in demand.

[enjchanter]

my favorite part of the grouping guide is that is cuts to the chase that grouping is not worth it.

[Jimjam]

Just dumbly melee their mobs until the follow button appears on your ui. Especially effective if wearing a robe.

[Goregasmic]

Started my first character on this server this january.

While leveling up I saw the following:

Always something going on in crushbone.

Usually a group in upper guk.

Unrest always had 2-3 groups going.

Mistmoore always had pond/graveyard/CE busy.

Splitpaw often had a group at DD.

2-5 groups in COM always.

Sometimes saw a group in solB/Lguk.

Went to velks for 5th shawl and there was always at least an entrace group with a couple LFGs.

Karnor usually has LCY/RCY/basement camped with a group forming up at entrance.

Even saw groups entering HS.

This isnt the classic grouping experience anymore but there are still a lot of spots with PUGs if you want to lazily go LFG and you can still make stuff happen in more remote dungeons if you put a bit of effort into it.