Quote Originally Posted by Voidstorm View Post
because that's 1 drop slot entering as a group, or 6 drop slots as a group entering solo.

If everyone and their grandma needs dagger/cloak/both, may as well split up until several members' needs don't overlap and can team up w/o competing for the drops.
Yes, but you're clearing faster, thus there's more opportunities for the drop. Getting the merit points is relatively trivial, so I still see it as saved time.