So lately we have been putting together a lot of pick up groups so we can fight in the Planes. Mostly Nightmare, but sometimes the others. It's so hard, every time. Mostly it is hard to find a cleric, but until you have a cleric, most shamans or enchanters will not join. I wonder if I should have been a cleric- that would solve most of my problem right there. Is it too late to get one to 55? Probably. The other night I looked at my reply-to list, which is everyone I've spoken with in one session. It took up the whole screen, practically. I sent tells to 30 clerics.

And then there is the actual group management. Different classes seem to have archetypical personalities. Clerics have to be treated very gently. Enchanters want to be worshiped, especially when they manage to mez a couple of mobs. Shamans are very fussy about getting agro. Monks are always lying down on the job. And everyone is cranky when it's prime time and all the good camps are taken and we're not getting enough xp. Holding a group together is hard. It makes me tired.

Bianca