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Booty wrote: The time lost in approaching a target, locking on and hitting it when killing with others versus by yourself is so great that, at least in my case, one advances at half the rate.

That's not a problem in monster crowded areas, such as the cave filled with snakes (often called "the snake pit" or "the hatmaker's dungeon"). It's very hard to survive in there without a team. Low level players can do the same thing in the bat cave, for example.

Your dexterity will also make a difference. If the others hit the monsters while you miss, of course team work will not help.