Ugg I am so frustrated. I can honestly say that over 3/4 of the groups I get leave me with debt and/or nothing. Am I the only person having trouble getting into a GOOD group? I can understand getting newbs when your level 1 to 15ish, heck maybe up to 20.
Anyways today I am in TS and I get invited to a GOOD EXP group. They wouldn't say what they was going to hunt, only that they was in the griffon fields. So anyways I join and to make it short other members are dieing left and right trying to get to the griffon fields. Then one of them (after dieing once all-ready) pulls 2 ^^ amazon hunters and then dies. Then the tank starts to run and the thing goes after the healer...healer dies. In the mean time I have my pet on one of the ^^, the other chased the tank off. Well after a few minutes I solo the hunter and boom there is a nice big chest. Well funny enough the tank pops back in and opens the chest and takes 2 out of 3 items in the chest. I guess a spell and nice BP is his reward for running away like a coward? Anyways after gaining about 8% debt and seeing the healer disband and one other I disband myself.
Now I go solo for abit and then get a invite to a ROV group. I was excited I love that zone and have plenty of quests to complete in there, so I say Im in. Well I was in the Griffon Fields still so I tell them I am OMW. Well after about a 8 minute journey of constantly talking to the group leader I get inside ROV. I send the group leader a tell and he tells me Sorry to waste your time, but a guild member logged on and I am giving them your spot. I can surely understand the need to put guild above others, but this is just stupid. So I say whatever thanks for nothing and I leave. Well a few minutes later I get another tell from another group member. They said they decided to go ahead and take me. Well at this point I was a good distance away, and I was frustrated and about to log. So I tell them its ok to go ahead and take the guildie cause Im a long ways off.
Then I get another tell from them telling me what a a%^hole I am and they are glad they didn't get me. Heck I was trying to be cool at this point.
Anyways I have never had such a hard time grouping in my MMORPG days. Sure on EQ1 you got a bad group here and there, but seriously Id say over 75% of the groups I get end up with newbs who can't control agression, people dieing trying to run through a reasonably safe area, casters trying to pull adds and tank them, etc etc.