>From: John Kim <kim@...>
>
>On Mon, 17 May 1999, John Robertson wrote:
>> > > Unfortunately, too many people seem to think that this is
>> > > the UPPER limit as well.
>> >
>> > By definition, the upper limit has to be the same as the lower
>> > limit, since a L40 grouping with a L31 (-9 levels) is also a
>> > L31 grouping with a L40 (+9 levels).
>>
>> I must not have been clear, I mean that the lower threshold for people
>> grouping together seems to be 3 levels of difference, and that some
>> people, unfortunately, think that it is also the upper limit, meaning
>> that 3 is always the greatest distance between party members allowable.
>> Which is, of course, not the case.
>
>Ah, I see. Correct. Also, there is *no* limit to grouping,
>only for sharing experience. I have often grouped with people
>5-10 levels below me (e.g. L5 and L15) to let them benefit
>from my healing song while I wait around to heal.

But, there are outside limits, as has been pointed out to me too many times.
=) Some dungeons, gukbottom being a prime example, are arranged so that
different areas are for different levels of chars. For example, in
gukbottom, the bedroom area to the gargoyle room is lvl 30-34, the area
around the tower base is lvl 35-39, etc.

This does NOT mean that a party of 35-39 lvl could not bring a 30-34 lvl
char with them to the tower base, but the healer of the group would be
spending a lot of time and mana healing the lower level char.

Linako Lindenlyre
Mithaniel Marr