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    Ardeth's Avatar
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    Is there a trick to getting groups in Bozja?

    So I literally just started doing the Bozjan Southern Front instance and I have been trying to kinda get my bearings and figure out what the heck you're even supposed to do in here. I learned through playing that it's basically FATE farming until you cap then doing something else I will surely figure that out when I get there.

    Anyway back to the topic at hand.

    So whenever I'm in Bozja and I'm by a group of players I ask for and invite or I've asked in shout chat. Like a good 20% of the time it actually leads to me getting a group. It's even worse in the critical engagement thingies. I've noticed there's no party finder and it has me scratching my head. Why would they do that?

    Anyway I'm ranting is there a trick to getting people to want to group with you? Is it because I'm too low level? As currently I'm only level 7.

    Anyway thanks for any responses I get in advance.
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    Astrid Arkwright
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    I think a lot of people only group up for CEs or cluster farming. It's not super difficult to get full credit on the fates so you shouldn't need a group although it does make the content feel really antisocial.

    For CEs I usually bust out the ol' "inv pls" in /say.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hobostew View Post
    I think a lot of people only group up for CEs or cluster farming. It's not super difficult to get full credit on the fates so you shouldn't need a group although it does make the content feel really antisocial.

    For CEs I usually bust out the ol' "inv pls" in /say.
    Ok so grouping is kinda pointless for the skirmishes then. Thanks for letting me know that. And yeah it absolutely does.

    Also yeah for CEs I'm saying "lfg" or "invite" please and even the tried and true "inv?"

    But it seemed really antithetical to group content given how many people were like allergic to the idea of grouping, but as you said you get full credit so there's really no point to it. I just found it frustrating to be playing Paladin and having all the agro and watching 3 separate healers let me die because they aren't paying attention to my health(clemency ftw) even though I have the agro. I just figured being in a party might make it more noticable. I mean we all have the like minded goal of FATE spamming but whatever.

    Anyway I'm venting lol. Thanks for the help.
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    Last edited by Ardeth; 03-16-2021 at 12:47 AM.
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    Nyr Ardyne
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    In CEs I'm not sure if there's been a shift in the last couple weeks or if I was always just lucky, but while getting groups for skirmishes was always hit or miss for me, getting groups inside of a CE was always reliable, as long as I got into it before the fight starts. When I pop in at the last second and the fight starts then it's much harder to get a group mid combat.
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    Astrid Arkwright
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    You can try using a healing lost action or that one essence that does +damage +life leech to help you stay alive. You can also try inviting others if you're not getting invites yourself to form your own group.
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    Oscarlet Oirellain
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    FATE or clusters farms: /shout saying you are lfg for fates or clusters, if that doesn't work say you are starting a fate or cluster party.

    CE: /say lfg, or start inviting others who say lfg.

    Castrum: When you've queued in, do /say lfg, or start inviting others who say lfg.

    DR: Just queue for it by talking to the NPC.

    DR Savage: Join discord servers that do it, or keep an eye on party finder in case someone setup a party for it.
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    Groups aren't pointless it's certainly easier to get full credit in a group but I do skirmishes for the most part by myself.
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    Player
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    Quote Originally Posted by LaylaTsarra View Post
    Groups aren't pointless it's certainly easier to get full credit in a group but I do skirmishes for the most part by myself.
    I'd rather be in a group, but you can only shout at clouds for so long before you give up on it if you know what I mean. And I get it maybe their group is full or maybe they don't want to play with randos, but I'd rather actually do the content with them. I know I'm also coming to this content late, but I just started playing again and I can see them doing what I need to do. So I just need them to...
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    Last edited by Ardeth; 03-16-2021 at 01:41 AM.
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    Olivia Steelheart
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    I have no idea why the devs didn't allow you to turn on LFG in here like they did in Eureka or anywhere else.. That was the first thing I looked for when I got in Bozja and was dumbfounded that it was left out.
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    Lee Keramory
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    As many said, just simply shout for a group vaguely and you'll get an invite. Theres a few things people do in there but they're all more or less the same... farming fates.

    Castrum will be a problem if you try and find a group in the zone. Create or Join one on your server's Party finder. Typically people will have an alliance fill and then join instances until they find an active or soon to be Castrum to join. I know you're new and probably don't get this yet, but you don't want to join a Castrum under 40 people. It's a waste of time and difficult enough if it's full and most people are new to it.
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