This many have been talked about before if so - please send me the thread. I am new here so my apologies if I am repeating stuff. But it would be cool if there was a way to incorporate a 7th group member if each of the 6 people had an ability or maybe only 2- or 3 - whatever there needs to be to keep a balance in the game etc...The idea is its kind of a bonus to take on bigger challenges but also - encourages people to want to join up. Just a thought...On the flip side I can see how it could all go wrong. People only want to group with those that can complete the requirements to have a 7 person group etc...now that I think about it maybe there are more cons than pros.... Corrected my typos - I was thinking like some kind of skill that gets unlocked maybe for only a limited time, or like a 1 time group expansion Potion, buff etc...not a consistent 7th member for a group - I do agree 6 is the perfect #. But then again if things are like the Original EQ days - I remember having to go loot my corpse (I miss that) brutal but it really made you think about what you wanted to do LOL. Then the 7th member thing is a mute point. I do appreciate all of you all's feedback!! thanks all.
You could say add another to any group size though. Playing DAoC I always felt 8 man groups were too big. 5 or 6 seems about right and forces players to really have to make hard decisions about what they can and want to do. Higher group counts I think should be reserved for raiding.
6 would be the perfect number for me. Pretty sure I heard VR say that they are pretty set on a 6 person group at this point as well (but I could be wrong on that). A 7th member just seems gratuitous, especially if this is going to be somewhat EQ1-style in that you can always have people outside of the group buffing, healing, etc
Groups of 6 with 4 main roles in the game is good. It makes the options and choices for the last two slots much more meaningful.
It has been discussed over the years. A few threads below.
https://seforums.pantheonmmo.com/content/forums/topic/5597/group-size
https://seforums.pantheonmmo.com/content/forums/topic/2672/group-size
https://seforums.pantheonmmo.com/content/forums/topic/2883/raid-size-group-size
I would guess you have 6 friends and relatives you plan to play with and do not want to put any of them on the bench ? That's all I can guess as a reason to ask for a bigger group, that or allways willing more that what is established.
At some point, too many is just too many in my opinion.
My thought was some how (and it would be REALY hard to get) you stumble across a scroll or a potion that for one time allows you to add 1 7th member to your group for like 6 hours then it ends. So you in a place where you can almost take the mob but you kjust need a bit more help. This would be that one time thing. It would have to be like a really RARE drop. But again I can see how it might break the balance...