Groups and Experience

[Noliperus_]

As I sit here staring at my terminal and lamenting the lack of groupmates I got to thinking, why not have sort of a diminishing penalty for working alone as you get up higher in the ranks? I know this is a multi-player game and the whole point is socialization in some form or another, but what with the small playerbase it's increasingly hard to find a group once you get up into the 40s. So, what does everybody think?

[Slade]

It doesn't have anything to do with working alone. When you are at those ranks, it is practically impossible to solo your levels unless you have truly endless time and patience. I mean go take your guy and try solo'ing and see what happens. Its not feasible.

Rather its a few things: one, there just aren't enough (active) people at those ranks in general.. everyone is either lower or 50 already. Two - most groups are pointless or just too slow without the right classes (healers, shamans, a decent tank, etc.), and three - you will be stuck there awhile to notice it because even when you do get a group, ranking is too low at those levels in general between mediocre exp gains and a ton of exp to get per level by then. Surges help some but its a short window and even then you aren't guaranteed a group.

[Noliperus_]

So we've got one on board. Anybody else feel the same way?

[Davairus]

If you're talking about ranking an invoker, I suggest turning up one hour before every surge and hope to "third" for a desperate group.. joining a cabal also helps get ineffective characters ranked. There will be no changes to exp formula, monster potions and surges are pretty good already.

[Noliperus_]

Yeah, true neutral invoker from Seringale. Since you blasted Mystics, which cabal am I supposed to join again?

[Davairus]

Well its been gone like, 5 years. You could have made a Justice or something, or picked an alignment. Not every character has cabal options open to them, so it isnt a solution for everyone. A neutral invoker is eligible for just heralds.

[Noliperus_]

Doesn't it strike you that not being in a cabal really gimps a character is indicative of something wrong? Shouldn't non-caballed people be able to enjoy the game?