I think i can solo all overland content.
With one more, we can do HM if a lot of DLC s.
The problem, why we do not go overland, is becouse it is simple and boring for us.
I can solo dragon in elsweyr.
I kill it 100+ times to get antique, and it becomes boring, so there are not a lot strong players in it.
They get some thing and go away.
Thats why, for those who play overland it looks hard.
People who do overland do not have some rare exp, that you can only obtain in DLC s when you try HM + in it.
So they look alcast and etc, and try to use META gear - that is good for raid runs in some group, that likes to play like this
But it is anchor for tham.
They think, that META is the best option, it is really not true
So they try not to learn and play like they like, but try to imitate others player play.
Copy is always < than original , so no progress.
So it looks hard. But if you try to stop use meta, do what you like, all will become more simple.
You will understand what to do. May be insome group by your own choise you will use the same sets as meta does, but it will be your own choise.
META is not META. It do not work in some situations. META is only good for 1 task, and one group, who made it. For all others it will not work It will not be META in that situation.
If for example some one can do better, than meta does, but can not find players good enough to play like this - yes it will be better META, but it will not work.
Because no players good enough to play it.
The same for current meta, it is not the best, but there are people who close some thing in it.
If you try to imitate it, may be you can do the same one day.
But if you do not, will you ? Yes. But in some different way you need to create.
Do you see a lot players kill solo dragons in meta ?
No. So it is not a meta for solo kill dragon.
But it is possible, all you need is just try
Change builds, sets and it will be easy for you 1 day.
Overland is really not as hard. So just try to do it from other point of look. And all be fine.
I will recite something I said during the IC event when threads where made complaining about 1 v xers.
"No one accuses the Irish farmer of exploiting as he farms potatoes. Can the farmer farm 10 potatoes? Yes, he is a potato farmer and has learnt all there is to know about farming potatoes!
Can the potatoes farm the farmer? No they are potatoes. Can a farmer farm a farmer? Maybe, how about 2 farmers? Most likely!
The moral of the story is it's better to bring a potato farmer to a potato farming event and don't be upset if you are potato being farmed at a potato farming event."
Most the time you are killing people far less skilled than yourself. These are easily found in a pug and even more so in an event.
To add to what others have said, I have found it is largely controlling the fight and most importantly where the fight takes place. If you are outnumbered you make them come to you where you can LOS on command. You kite them until you are killing one at a time, pick your targets so you are taking out the squishiest first.
Here we are again, a light wearing DK, spamming molten whip, and taking no damage from everything i hit him with. I'm wearing heavy armor, but still dying in less than 10 secs. This balance stuff is not balance.
How do you know they're wearing light? And so what? You can be tanky or squishy in light or in heavy. Who says a light armour DK isn't wearing Iron Blood or Pariah on their jewelry? Putting heavy armour on yourself doesn't entitle you to immortality, all it gives is a mundus-worth of resistance and a little extra healing.
Your gear and skills as a player might be rubbish, while theirs are good. Who says it's a balance problem?