Grouping can be a very enjoyable experience. In addition to having someone to talk to while exploring, also having someone to help you fight. Grouping with people of different classes means you can somewhat balance out some of the class differences. The following are the commands for starting a group, talking to group members and disbanding the group.
Follow:
The first part of grouping is to decide who will lead. The
other members of the group type "follow [leader]". This means that when you are
standing and the leader walks, you will follow. Some things may prevent you from
following, such as not being able to fly, not being able to pass door or the
room the leader went into is private.
When you want to stop following your leader, but want to
remain in the group, you may recall, sleep, rest, sit or walk away to another
room. If you want to stop following your leader and leave the group, type
"follow self". Never follow a person without permission! It is considered very
rude. If a person asks you to stop following them, stop following them
immediately. Continuing to follow someone after being asked to stop is
considered harassment and will be treated as such.
**NOTE: You may only follow a person who is either lower in level then you or is
no more then ten levels higher then you are.
Group:
The group command is used to start the group, check group
members report and to disband the group. When someone follows you, you can add
them to your group by typing "group [follower]". You may only group with people
up to eight levels above you or eight levels below you.
To see the members in your group, type "group". Any person in
the group may type "group" to see their own and their group members hitpoints,
mana or blood points, movement and total experience to that point.
To remove someone from your group, simply type "group
[follower]" again. This does not stop the person from following you though.
Disband:
This command allows the leader to disband his group (members
will stop following and are ungrouped). To disband the group simply type "group
disband".
**NOTE: If you "quit", the group is automatically
disbanded.
Expel:
Sometimes you may lead a group when a member goes linkdead,
and you do not want them to continue to follow you. You can 'expel' them.
If you do not want them to leave the group, but would rather not drag them
around linkdead, you can move to a room where they will be safe and recall. Make
sure you do not enter that room again or they will start following again.
Gtell:
You can talk to your group with gtell or grouptell. To use
type "gt <message>" or "; <message>". This channel is seen only by those in your
group and you are able to use grouptell in noterooms and other quiet rooms.
Who Group:
This is a command that will show you a list of players
currently online that are grouped or that are looking for a group. To put
your name on this list, type config +groupwho.
*NOTE: Deadly characters and peaceful characters are not able to group together.
*Information as of July 28, 2005