I justed started playing EQII about 2 weeks ago. Have been having fun exploring and getting familiar with the game interface. I've made it up to a level 27 soloing and doing some quests.
I have a newbie question - are there some quests that can only be completed if you are grouped? I find I'm getting frustrated trying to finish some quests in certain areas - Blackburrow for example. All the monsters are grey to me, but a lot of them are grouped and I'm dying a lot and slaving away for absolutely no XP! It seems bizarre that I can kill a blue out in the "real" world no problem, but then in dungeons I'm being slaughtered by greys. Does this mean that I left this area too late? Although if a lvl 17 monster can kill me now then it would have destroyed me a few levels ago! It's really frustrating that I seem totally unable to defeat certain monsters even when they are 10+ levels below me. Why is this? I don't think I'm ever going to be able to kill those stupid Blood Saber Proficients in Vermin's Snye... :(
Are these areas designed for groups only? Is it better to avoid them as a solo player?