Have you noticed. -Squigvicious

Did you notice that the more experienced you are the longer the wait time on random dungeons is? It is true. That is...until you reach 80.

Another surprise hit me yesterday. I maxed out my lockpicking skill. I wasn't progressing in my skill and I was wondering why. Then, after asking in trade, turns out lockpicking works like weapon skills. Makes sense. I am so relieved to hear this. Now, as long as I pick 5 locks per level, I'm good!

My engineering and mining skills are falling behind. I think I might need to farm 'em next time I'm out. I've gotta find some mithril, though. And I'm starting to get to areas that have thorium, and dark iron.

Anyway, I've been grinding real hard gaining experience. I'm now at level 51. I'm hoping to reach 80 by the end of the year.

So, way to blow a dungeon. We're in Blackrock depths. The tank goes into the area with all the dogs and guards. He pulls the first group, then the next, and the next. Naturally, he dies. I'm running for my life, trying to turn invisible and failing. So, I leave the party, hoping that this will take me out of the dungeon before I get torn apart by a hundred angry dogs. It doesn't. So, I'm dead, and groupless and still in the dungeon. So, I've gotta get rezzed and run back. And now it's saying that I can't get into another dungeon for 30 minutes. Talk about a long wait. Because, once you ditch the group and have to wait that amount of time, you've got to wait even longer to requeue for another dungeon. So, learn from my mistake, don't leave the party. But, it didn't matter that much since I had quests to do and locks to pick and plenty to do. Yeah, don't leave the party unless you got stuff to do or want to let someone else have a go (i.e., switch to another character).