Put a LFG tool in TBC, please - Page 2

Soygen · 09-13-2006, 10:34 AM

Err...wasn't the beta LFG "tool" just a /lfg flag that showed in a the /who window? I don't remember it being all that great, though anything is better than the current completely-lacking version.

Borzak · 09-13-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Soygen

Err...wasn't the beta LFG "tool" just a /lfg flag that showed in a the /who window? I don't remember it being all that great, though anything is better than the current completely-lacking version.

Yes it was just a flag, but because once you were flagged there were add ons that could filter that info for you. The LFG flag made it out of beta for a little while and I got an addon that would filter by class/lvl etc...

Remfin · 09-13-2006, 10:57 AM

You also could tell if people were grouped or not (very easy in your guild since it was one of the columns). Which means you could actually verify some people in say, Ironforge, weren't grouped, and you could send random tells that actually had a chance of catching someone interested who just didn't have their LFG tag up

Samflam · 09-13-2006, 11:13 AM

there was also a comment field at one point too, but that and the grouped flag got removed, and eventually they did away with the whole /lfg tag.

Etadanik · 09-13-2006, 02:06 PM

"Guild groups are the way to go." You do realize how much rarer guild groups are compared to PUGs when it comes to doing the instance you want to do, right? In a 50-man guild, much less the 25-30-man guilds in TBC, guild groups form about once every 2-3 hours and that's assuming you have a reserved spot in every guild group your guild fields. Is it that surprising that people don't want to spend 2-3 hours LFG every time they log on?

Nakilos · 09-13-2006, 02:26 PM

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"Guild groups are the way to go." You do realize how much rarer guild groups are compared to PUGs when it comes to doing the instance you want to do, right? In a 50-man guild, much less the 25-30-man guilds in TBC, guild groups form about once every 2-3 hours and that's assuming you have a reserved spot in every guild group your guild fields. Is it that surprising that people don't want to spend 2-3 hours LFG every time they log on?

Well consider even in raiding guilds how many people are login raid and immediately logout and are never on otherwise. Then there are some who are on a lot some days but not other days, and sometimes on all the time but guess what, 5 slots in a group and you don't really need say, 2 druids in a group or something. And of course any raiding guild with a stacked raid set up, someone is gonna have to lfg likely, or solo, though I haven't seen much info flat out stating people can solo just as easily to 70. I'm sure they still can, but I would hope grouping content would be worth it by now to not want to solo.

At this point not having an actually useable LFG function is just being lazy. Having a channel is not good enough, they are a total spam fest and EQ had better group finding functionality 4 years ago than WoW does today. Besides, like every game has a decent group searching system.

Zehn - Vhex · 09-13-2006, 05:10 PM

Plus there are those of us who are chronic twinkers and wouldn't mind having a /lfg system for the low level dungeons. The biggest pain is doing a "/who 25-29 mage" and sending a tell to each one when you want one.

The Hiram Key · 09-13-2006, 07:34 PM

I wonder if they have time in the schedule for this ? This is probably one of the biggest sore thumbs in Wow that I have seen. The global LFG definately helped some, but unleashing the bnet kiddies on a global stage is a great example of what not to do.

/crosses fingers

KennyG · 09-13-2006, 10:08 PM

There is no fucking excuse as to why they do not have a good LFG tool, as far as I am concerned they dropped the fucking ball on this one. GG fuckheads.

PS: i just dropped in to spread some HATE!

Mkopec1 · 09-13-2006, 11:09 PM

I enjoy laughing at the fucking idiots from time to time. Untill it gets annoying, then I leave.

Bison · 09-14-2006, 11:50 AM

I'm all up for a LFG system that doesn't suck donkey testicles. I'm leveling up a new character on a server that my main and guild isn't on because I wanted to play on a PvP server with a couple friends. I only have one of them that is the same level range as myself and the small guild (10 people, more of a chat room basically) we're in don't always have time/the ability to run someone through ZF or some mid level dungeon like that.

Grady · 09-14-2006, 12:08 PM

It'd be nice, but the global channel is fine, even with the retards that seem to inhabit it.

AladainAF · 09-14-2006, 03:51 PM

It really amazes me how easy this is to implement, the overall lack of it.

Screw the tool, just LFG on and being able to /who lfg is fine. Its either on or off. A simple database toggle. This isn't that difficult, on any level.

Aris · 09-14-2006, 04:10 PM

EQ's LFG system seem pretty good to me. You open up the UI, type in a comment what you're LFG for and you're gtg.

People looking for members will open up their UI, see the people listed along with their class/lvl and can send a tell to them.

The channel spam sucked in '99, it still sucks today. As good as WoW is, it's retarded to force people to use this archaic method to find groups outside of guilds. You'd think this would be a fundamental basic that they'd thought was necessary from the get-go.

Itzena · 09-14-2006, 04:19 PM

I'm telling you, the retard rocks must be the pet idea of someone high up at Blizzard.

09-13-2006, 11:13 AM	#19 (permalink)
Samflam That must be very tiring Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toe-rawn-toe Posts: 1,350	there was also a comment field at one point too, but that and the grouped flag got removed, and eventually they did away with the whole /lfg tag. __________________ Ridiculous

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Mkopec1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit Posts: 5,221	I enjoy laughing at the fucking idiots from time to time. Untill it gets annoying, then I leave. __________________ When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.

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Aris I farm or family dies. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cali Posts: 20 +0 Internets	EQ's LFG system seem pretty good to me. You open up the UI, type in a comment what you're LFG for and you're gtg. People looking for members will open up their UI, see the people listed along with their class/lvl and can send a tell to them. The channel spam sucked in '99, it still sucks today. As good as WoW is, it's retarded to force people to use this archaic method to find groups outside of guilds. You'd think this would be a fundamental basic that they'd thought was necessary from the get-go. __________________

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09-13-2006, 10:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
Soygen 100% Pure Soy Monk Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 7,448 +107 Internets	Err...wasn't the beta LFG "tool" just a /lfg flag that showed in a the /who window? I don't remember it being all that great, though anything is better than the current completely-lacking version.

09-13-2006, 10:57 AM	#18 (permalink)
Remfin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 526 +0 Internets	You also could tell if people were grouped or not (very easy in your guild since it was one of the columns). Which means you could actually verify some people in say, Ironforge, weren't grouped, and you could send random tells that actually had a chance of catching someone interested who just didn't have their LFG tag up

09-13-2006, 02:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
Etadanik Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,643 +0 Internets	"Guild groups are the way to go." You do realize how much rarer guild groups are compared to PUGs when it comes to doing the instance you want to do, right? In a 50-man guild, much less the 25-30-man guilds in TBC, guild groups form about once every 2-3 hours and that's assuming you have a reserved spot in every guild group your guild fields. Is it that surprising that people don't want to spend 2-3 hours LFG every time they log on?

09-13-2006, 05:10 PM	#22 (permalink)
Zehn - Vhex Lord of the Dance Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 8,802 +166 Internets	Plus there are those of us who are chronic twinkers and wouldn't mind having a /lfg system for the low level dungeons. The biggest pain is doing a "/who 25-29 mage" and sending a tell to each one when you want one.

09-13-2006, 10:08 PM	#24 (permalink)
KennyG Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 193 -18 Internets	There is no fucking excuse as to why they do not have a good LFG tool, as far as I am concerned they dropped the fucking ball on this one. GG fuckheads. PS: i just dropped in to spread some HATE!

09-14-2006, 11:50 AM	#26 (permalink)
Bison Shapeshifting Healbot Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 264 +0 Internets	I'm all up for a LFG system that doesn't suck donkey testicles. I'm leveling up a new character on a server that my main and guild isn't on because I wanted to play on a PvP server with a couple friends. I only have one of them that is the same level range as myself and the small guild (10 people, more of a chat room basically) we're in don't always have time/the ability to run someone through ZF or some mid level dungeon like that.

09-14-2006, 12:08 PM	#27 (permalink)
Grady Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 92 -4 Internets	It'd be nice, but the global channel is fine, even with the retards that seem to inhabit it.

09-14-2006, 03:51 PM	#28 (permalink)
AladainAF Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,934 -42 Internets	It really amazes me how easy this is to implement, the overall lack of it. Screw the tool, just LFG on and being able to /who lfg is fine. Its either on or off. A simple database toggle. This isn't that difficult, on any level.