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.

[Asap]

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

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.

Pretty much this. starting at early levels, Paladins and ShadowKnights rarely have trouble holding aggro, even when the group starts nuking at 99%.

I've played a warrior into the late 40's, and aggro generation never really got better. It's proc dependent, and not the greatest until epic/VP weapons

[Jimjam]

Warriors just need a bro to root for them.... and no one to nuke until the mob is near dead [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].