(Weird, I thought I posted something in here before.)
The problem with groups is that unless the group is coordinated with a specific strategy, each person should fight a monster one-on-one. (Groups tend to be less coordinated when they're too large.) Also, monsters are less predictable with people around; if you're alone, you'd expect monsters to act a certain way all the time due to the simplicity of the AI.
That and the exp gain is divided. Ciar goblins only give ~100 exp each, which isn't all that much. (Pirate skeletons in Rundal give ~600 exp each.)
I exclusively did Ciar for around 3 months and thought that I wasn't skilled enough to do any of the harder dungeons. What personally helped me was running a dungeon as a pet. I started off as a level 1 fox in Rabbie and went off from there. At low levels and with a high exp rate, I wasn't afraid to die a ridiculous amount of times. Eventually, I learned how monsters moved (the hard way). Since then, I die less often and do other dungeons other than Ciar.
A lot of people are still a lot better than me in combat, but I'm satisfied enough with my current level of ability.
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