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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5436910" data-attributes="member: 82106">Yeah, frankly I am not all that up on even using solos. I WILL now and then, but given their large amount of hit points they are really mostly useful as very specific monsters. I use them when the monster is the focus of an adventure and defeating it is the big goal. I wouldn't and don't make anything a solo simply because it is a 'boss'. Most bosses are elite monsters, especially humanoid type ones. The dragon you are questing to kill and spend half of paragon tier going after? Yeah, he's a solo. The guildmaster of the thieves' guild? That guy is an elite. He may have great plot significance and be a significant opponent, but he's still just a normal guy in a fight. His significance is who he knows, what he can do, and the forces he commands. Of course this will vary a lot depending on your play style and such. A really optimized team of PCs may not find monsters less than solos stick around long enough to really impact the encounter enough.</blockquote>