New Players: Do not enter a quest before the group leader, except if...

[Lori]

So, DDO has this thing called public groups.
It's the switch on the bottom right of the "enter quest" dialog.
When it's set to the right and the group leader enters FIRST, that means
- a LFM (looking for more) will be set up (which you can view with pressing O)
- the level ranges will be set up correctly for full "bravey bonus", aka for maximum exp
- the quest name will be selected automatically
- in a certain grace period, group join requests will be accepted automatically, if requirements are met

Hosting a group is a pain in the ass. Don't make the group leader's life more miserable as it already is.
DO NOT ENTER A QUEST BEFORE THE GROUP LEADER DOES

In the past if you had the switch to "public group" and would enter a quest before the group leader did,
the group leader would receive a dialog asking if they want the group to be listed in the LFM list.
This is currently not working and hasn't been for a few months.
So, there is no reason for you to ever enter a quest before your group leader does.
Spare them the pain of manually having to set up LFM.

Exceptions:
- The group is already full, that means 6 players, not mercenaries, players.
Since the group is full, there is no need for it to be listed in the LFM list
and you can enter first.

- The group leader doesn't care to correctly fill out the LFM window and has a generic LFM set up,
where they accept join requests manually and tell people what quest they're on or don't.

When in doubt, DO NOT ENTER A QUEST FIRST.

 

[TavernTails]

I think it's fewer new players and more zergy mczergers. As a leader of public groups, I agree with you, but sometimes I am too poky to demand patience

 

[saekee]

Also: New players, if a vet enters your group, they will open the next one for you on R++ and have it halfway completed by the time you get to the entrance.

 

[Alternative]

People who use this automated feature could wise up a bit as well. There are chains with variable quest levels, like feywild, where people run half the chain with xp penalty, because the auto feature picked up some lvl 8 dude while they were running windmill or thornwright.