Global LFG channel -- What the deuce

[Kasonic]

Implement three global LFG channels; 55 and below(BRD and below), level 60 dungeons, and raid content(UBRS/AQ20/ZG), as well as one for battlegrounds and one for world questing.

Done.

[Cuppycake]

Originally Posted by Kasonic

Implement three global LFG channels; 55 and below(BRD and below), level 60 dungeons, and raid content(UBRS/AQ20/ZG), as well as one for battlegrounds and one for world questing.

Done.

I hope that was a joke. An LFG system would make a hell of a lot more fuckin sense and would be much more functional.

[Turzem]

I liked EQ1 and EQ2s LFG system. Make it an ACTUAL CHARACTER FLAG that I can search for with specific delimiters. Make a channel for each age range that is global and used for LFG. I recall very little spam in the global EQ2 channels for LFG stuff.

[Duppin]

I guess it's a sign of how far the b.net mentality has pervaded everywhere, including these boards, that people are actually defending this implementation and spouting "it's fine lrn2play lolz!"

News flash for you e-toughguys: everybody understands that leaving any sort of general chat channel, especially in WoW, is for the most part a good idea. But that doesn't mean that a) implementing the laziest possible LFG solution is a good idea on Blizzard's part or that b) it's acceptable that the intended use of the channel is almost entirely lost in the deluge of people taking Barrens chat to a whole new level.

We get it; you're h4rdc0r3 (or however you do that properly) and people making Chuck Norris jokes drowning out legitimate use of a LFG channel doesn't bother you. And, in the main, you're right; this is a fairly small thing in the overall scheme of the game, especially considering that the readership of this board will usually not need to make use of such a channel.

It doesn't mean that this was in any way, shape, or form a good design decision.

[Sheaf]

Originally Posted by Cuppycake

I hope that was a joke. An LFG system would make a hell of a lot more fuckin sense and would be much more functional.

Of course it would, but it seems to be too large of a step for Blizzard to take. Having multiple channels should be easy for them to code and would improve the situation a lot.

If I'm 60 and actually looking for a group, I don't want to get spam about level 20 instances.

[Cuppycake]

Originally Posted by Sheaf

Of course it would, but it seems to be too large of a step for Blizzard to take. Having multiple channels should be easy for them to code and would improve the situation a lot.

I'm not so worried about what is easy for them to code. I'm worried about what I fucking want, which is something where I am not inundated with LFG spam..I can bring up the window, search for the instance I want, or search for the class and level I want...etc.

Its getting kinda lame that people have so little decent MMO choices that they're willing to settle for subpar shit from a company that is making billions.

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I bet they're talking in circles and trying to come up with a 'better' or perhaps more WoW-ish method to handle lfg that would be 'better' than the time tested eq /lfg tag and /who all function.

Nothing beats just being able to go /who all lfg cleric 60. No amount of menues or shinanigans has worked better for me when I just want to get a group started. They need to stop dicking around and stop trying to re-invent the wheel and just do what eq has done years ago.

[Akileese]

Originally Posted by Kasonic

People fail to realize that it's now almost impossible get groups actually using LFG with so much useless spam. Which sucks a fucking lot for someone leveling a new character like me.

At the very least they should restrict it by continent.

I sign on at 8:47
10 seconds after signing on /leave looking for group.

Yeah. Whoever desgined this deserves to be killed.

[Ennya Dragonslayer]

http://www.curse-gaming.com/en/wow/a...s-lfg-mod.html

CallToArms (CTA) has three main features:

1. Find players and groups
This feature shows the user a list of all players who are looking to join a group and groups who are currently looking for more players. This is a global list that shows players and groups from all over Azeroth.

2. Flag yourself as LFG
Using this feature, the player enters a short description of the desired quest/instance etc. that s/he would like to do. This information is placed on the same list that is viewable by all other users globally.

3. Find more players for your group
CTA lets group leaders create a profile of their group. This profile includes a short description, the maximum size of the group and the level range of the group members. Group leaders can even set the class distribution of the group members. This finformation is posted on the global list so that other users can view it.

CTA also has a blacklist feature which is a list of players that are not allowed to join your group. The blacklist also acts as an extended ignore list.

For more information consult the README file in the CallToArms folder after installation or see an online version of it at http://hub1.netfirms.com/wowui/cta/cta_readme.html

[Cuppycake]

Quick question on the Call To Arms mod. Dose it require that all those people have the mod installed? Or is it just parsing from the lfg channel?

[Ennya Dragonslayer]

Originally Posted by Cuppycake

Quick question on the Call To Arms mod. Dose it require that all those people have the mod installed? Or is it just parsing from the lfg channel?

It works w/o anyone else in CTA channel, but you dont gain the benefits of CTA beyond seeing the LFG/LFM messages displayed in a more intelligent way. I fact, that screenshot is of specifically non-CTA users.

Pre-world LFG, CTA users woudl forward LFG/LFM messages to the CTA channel so if you used it you could see a lot of the channels from anywhere, but now with the world LFG you dont need it. (You will still get LFGs from zone specific channels if they are forwarded, however, so you may get more than just in the LFG channel.)

It's nice even w/o peopel using it. It's awesome with them using it.

[softwillow]

There are possible reasons Blizzard doesn't use the EQ style LFG:

Technological limitations (highly doubtful)

Server usage issues (possible)

Hubris (most likely)

[Ukerric]

Originally Posted by softwillow

There are possible reasons Blizzard doesn't use the EQ style LFG:

A severe case of NIH syndome (Not Invented Here).

[Bizanich]

I hate to say this, but I kind of like just hanging in the LFG chat and seeing what might be available without having to put up a flag.

Yes, I know, it's lazy and I should die in a fire.

[Nakilos]

I'm glad I'm in a raiding guild and only group with people in my guild. If it wasn't for that, I'd definately quit if I had to sit through the retards spamming lfg channel.