Silkroad Online Grouping Tips

If a tank is missing, then you do what we affectionately call "buff splitting". Generally you have two tanks and four ints. Each tank can fully buff two ints himself with fence, quota and protect. If you have only one tank, its harder to keep track of who has what. Generally you keep the quota on the higher level int and fences for the the lower level because damage return (quota) for low level/less defense is higher. Instead of keeping track of two players, the tank now has four to watch. Help him by politely reminding him when your buffs run out. You can replace that missing tank with a rogue. He may not be able to tank a large group of mobs, but he can pull mobs short distances. A skilled warlock can also pull mobs short distances. You will lose some damage but consider taking on a Chinese Blader. The Petal Dance series can work just like the European tank skill "Shout" for pulling. They also can't buff your ints or keep aggro like a European tank but if you are closer in level to the mobs you are fighting, this shouldn't be too much of a problem.

The cleric is irreplaceable. You need some kind of healer. A Chinese healer would have a very hard time keeping up with a European based party but a skilled player can do it. A lot of people will have cleric as a secondary class. It may not be up to level but it can work short term. The bard is also irreplaceable. You may not absolutely need two but the wizards and cleric are going to keep one bard very busy with mana healing. You could replace the second bard with any class at all for damage, tanking, pulling, etc. but having that dance really increases damage.

Making parties work well takes a good party leader, one that can keep track of who is coming and going in the party, what classes are available or waiting in line for a party. These skills are learned over time so at low levels, it's harder to keep parties running long term. We suggest using your friends list to keep track of players that can potentially form a party in your time zone. Use that to check if they are online. Another good way is to use the party matching system. Put a level limit on your party and use the title area to advertise for the class you need and/or what mobs you are training on. Be proactive! If you cannot find a party, make one!