Soloing is getting old - want to learn to group

[hunh08]

I have been playing mostly solo since the f2p launch, mostly because I don't have a lot of free time, don't have long blocks of playtime, and my few attempts at pugging were painful. I have leveled a fighter to 10 and have a cleric6/fighter1, and have had a great time. I suspect there are others out there like me - would like to run in groups and learn tactics and strategies, but don't have buddies or a guild to run with.

Are there other casual solo players on Argo that would like to get together and learn the cooperative aspect of the game? I'm up for running mid-level content on my existing characters (I have plenty of adv packs and TP for more), or starting fresh on the island with a different class. A little about me:

I'm a "mature " player (played 1st edition AD&D)
A year of DDO is the extent of my MMO experience, so online gaming is still a bizarre concept
I play 1 or 2 evenings a week (west coast), most Fridays.
Sleeping family means little or no voice chat (I can listen, but keep my mic off)
I absolutely love this game - exploring new content and first runs of new quests are the most fun

I have dabbled in other games, which gave me even more appreciation for how great DDO is. Please let me know if you are interested in some informal group questing.

[BoolZ]

Dude I'm right there with you. I started in July of last year, F2P, found the forums a day later, and went VIP like 2 days after that. Loved the game.

Due to time constraints, my mic being littered with a three year olds constant questions and Wow Wow Wubbzy, obscene time windows to play with the family asleep, and a horrendous first PUG I've solo'ed to lv18. Figure Shroud would be nasty on a solo melee character.

My advice. Bite the bullet and join an lfm. I did the other day, Shroud flagging, and it's really not that bad. Send a tell to the leader or announce first thing that you're new to grouping, and then welcome the advice some poeple will give. Find a guild or create you're own lfm and just jump in.

About the time issue. I'll say this about my very limited group experience. It all flies by so fast that I swear I spend half my time equipment a different weapon set of the new mob and the other half looking at all the pretty lights that still going off after the mobs been dead and everyone's moved on.

Anyway. I've got a lvl8 Warforged Wizard named RedBullIcon. If you see him on I'll group with you, but probably not the best guy to show you anything about tactics or stratagies.

[MarDeRoam]

But have taken care of it myself!

PM send to both.

[hunh08]

Thanks for both of your replies. I will look for RedBullIcon in game. I play Sowrdust Elf 10F and Steerpyke Human 7C/1F.

[goodspeed]

eh whats the worst that can happen by joining a lfm. Usually just from the way the group acts right before you can tell if you need to jump ship or not.

For example, joined a group that said they were doing proof is in the poison. Alot of people fail at this quest. The fact that 1 person left as I joined told me that the group didn't know *** they were doing and I saved that 15 min of wasted time and horrific death.