Party

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A party (a type of group) is a collection of Player characters that can communicate amongst each other privately (see chat), share XP, and manage the distribution of loot from any mobs party members kill.

Controls and limitations

A party can only have up to 5 characters and only 1 can be the leader. The leader cannot keep a member in the party if he wants to leave but can remove a member.

Leadership

You can identify the leader of a party by the small crown icon () by their portrait.

In a party created by manually inviting, the leader of the party can invite new members to the party, uninvite current members to remove them from the party, or promote another party member to be leader. The leader can set the settings and quality threshold to control how loot gets distributed.

In a party created with the Dungeon Finder tool, the party leader is instead the "Party Guide", with less powers. He cannot change the loot distribution mechanism, and cannot unilaterally remove members.

As with any party member, the leader can also leave the party. In this case, another player will be chosen at random to become the new leader.

Communication

Party members communicate with:

/party <message> or /p <message>.

Invitation, removal, leaving and promotion

Anybody can form a party (thus becoming the leader) by inviting some who isn't already in a party.

How to invite

The would be leader can invite members to a party with:

• /invite <character_name>
  • /inv also works.

– OR –

• Right-click the character's portrait and select Invite.

– OR –

• Right-click the character's name ([<character_name>]) in chat and select Invite.

How to remove

A party leader can remove (also known as "boot" or "kick") members from a party with:

• /kick <character_name>
  • /u, /un, or /uninvite also work.

– OR –

• Right-click the character's portrait and select Uninvite.

– OR –

• Right-click the character's name ([<character_name>]) in chat and select Uninvite.

How to leave

A party member can remove themselves from a party with:

• /script LeaveParty() OR –
• Right-click the character's portrait and select Leave party.

– OR –

• Right-click the character's name ([<character_name>]) in chat and select Leave party.

How to promote

A party leader can make another member the leader with:

• /promote <character_name>
  • /pr also works.

– OR –

• Right-click the character's portrait and select Promote to leader.

– OR –

• Right-click the character's name ([<character_name>]) in chat and select Promote to leader.

Experience

A way to increase XP gain is forming a party of three to five players (the bonus does not apply to two-man parties). A multiplied amount of XP is shared by members in the same area when a mob is defeated by a member, the factor increasing with each additional player in the party. The division of XP among party members is an unknown calculation based on the various levels of the party members, the level of the mob, and other factors.

Party loot rules

Main article: Loot#Looting while in a party

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2007-03-13): Party members should now see pet health bars update properly. This hotfix will take effect after a realm is restarted following the hotfix's deployment.