It is very important that you set these up before you set out in the online game

A nice feature that has been put into the game is the looking for a group flag. You can use it two ways. You can flag yourself as looking ROM Gold for a group, and others looking for group mates will see you when they do a search.

Or you can do a search for groups or individuals still looking for members and then do a /send to them to join up with them. This is a nice system for helping people get together.

If you are a group leader, you can even specify the type of class you are looking for. I suggest that whenever you get into a group, you go here and bring up the mini window. 

In the Left Upper Corner, you will notice a set of 8 blank boxes. These are where you put your hot keys for easy access during battle. 

There are 8 sets of 8 boxes for you to use. It is very important that you set these up before you set out, since these can make a battle much faster and easier. To set a spell, skill or specialization here, you need to click and drag it from the character information screen. 

I would suggest you immediately hot key any spells, specializations and combat skills you have, as well as the sprint ability.