How do you know which Heroic monsters are safe to solo?

codexia

I got killed by a gray in the woods, but killed 3 blue ones in the Down Below =/ how do you know which ones are really nasty and which ones arent?

xminator

Only the true explorer will know Try!

moonfog

Have a look at your "spells", are they grey as well? Sounds like you need an upgrade on armor and spells.

Elnator

Errr... Did they just SAY "Heroic" or did they have the jaggy () that look like they have swords coming off them? The ones that just SAY "heroic" can be solo'd if you're good. The ones with extra jaggies on the () are for groups.

codexia

Ah, so that jaggy swordy thing does mean something :P Thanks.  And no, none of my stuff is Gray right now except Taunt...and I don't feel like upgrading taunt until I go into a group.  Don't need help holding aggro when I solo, lol.

Dremvek

Also, count the arrows that appear when you have them selected - Heroic with no arrows isn't too hard to kill. Heroic with 3 arrows pointing up means you should ahve a full group to attempt if it's at the same level as you.

anarchyart

A good way to tell is target them and THEN hover your mouse cursor over the target gump (window). There it will say "You are not fooled by it's appearance, this baby would have your balls for breakfast!" or something like that or else "Yawn, you should be able to defeat this chump with ease."

This is how I judge it.

moonfog

Consider Information

*We have improved the information provided when considering an NPC's level of challenge by expanding upon the previous system to make it clearer and more precise.

Arrows in the target window indicate the challenge of an opponent:
3 down arrows = very weak opponent
2 down arrows = weak opponent
1 down arrow = below average opponent
no arrow = average opponent
1 up arrow = above average opponent
2 up arrows = strong opponent
3 up arrows = heroic opponent
3 up arrows plus X2, X3, or X4 = epic opponent intended for 2, 3, or 4 groups in a raid

When using the Simple (Frames) option, there are brackets around the NPC's name that indicate the following:
Swords under target name = weak opponent
Simple brackets = average opponent
Fancy brackets = challenging opponent
Fancy brackets plus banner = epic opponent

The number of levels your target will fall within a given con color range (other than white) have been adjusted.
Levels 1 to 19: 2 levels per color
Levels 20 to 29: 3 levels per color
Levels 30 to 39: 4 levels per color
Levels 40 and higher: 5 levels per color
Note: At levels 10 and below, there is only 1 level of green con.

Or read here

xminator

My guess is that he have the "easy" con system enabled. Change it to advanced, and you'll see the arrows/heroic/epic stuff we're talking about. I never liked the sword thingy myself.