Seems to me the only ones who benefit or can at least make
somewhat satisfactory amounts of exp are the midbies/highbies
/oldbies who already have a bunch of either exp, eq or
knowledge, or maybe all of them. I don't see much point in doing
many of the areas meant for small newbie/lowbie parties. And if
it was hard to get party members to come with you, now it is
even more difficult.
Of course people want to get the best rate and all, but the
result of this is that all those lowbies who could be partying
with each other rather party with people sometimes on a much
higher level than their own. Yeah, that's cool, people have
friends and shit but I think us who don't have the possibility
to actually organize proper parties and tend to run around with
only a couple of party members aren't getting much out of the
game these days.
One used to be able to do some of the areas with a few members
and get a somewhat reasonable rate, now you either have to solo
to not make the rate drop like hell or gather a gigantic party
and run around the world slaying things ensuring they wont have
the same name as the latest monster so that you'll actually get
some exp.
And I really really do wonder what is up with some of the
monsters I have not killed in months that are in only a mediocre
or actually a horrible tune.