Guild Wars 2

So, I read last night that Dulfy has the transcript written down from the livestream yesterday. Reading through it, Colin stated they’d just recently tested out a LFG tool, and they’re liking it so far; stating it should definitely come out before the years end.

It appears we’ll finally have an in-game working LFG tool instead of having to use that site soon enough.

Colin is also wearing an I like Evon button in the live-stream too. Thought that was humorous.

I just hope they dont mess it up.

I want freedom to control the LFG (like on gw2lfg) but I fear Anet will go for the dumbed down version where you choose a dungeon and click a button then you get into a random group.

But I’m not really that worried. Assign the same person that coded the WvW queue system to do the LFG queue system and no one will ever get into a group anyway.

I think it will imitate the current gw2lfg site since it has been very successful. Why change something that works so well, right?

Im kinda curious if anything will be done in relation to the instance leader. If it pushes the group to a dungeon and someone leaves not knowing they’re leading, would everyone still get the boot when this change is made?

Dawdler.8521:

I just hope they dont mess it up.

I want freedom to control the LFG (like on gw2lfg) but I fear Anet will go for the dumbed down version where you choose a dungeon and click a button then you get into a random group.

But I’m not really that worried. Assign the same person that coded the WvW queue system to do the LFG queue system and no one will ever get into a group anyway.

It wouldn’t be such a bad idea if they mix and match pro players with the newer players at long as everyone is level 80.

Matching would not work. Imagine the issues with CoF 1.

I’d think some people would stick to the LFG site regardless for specific requirement runs.

WoW’s LFG tool was fantastic. The moment I never have to say LFG again, is the moment I’m in heaven.

From what they said on stream it sounds like its quite complex so i imagine it will have some pretty good filters and so on. So people can look for optimum group setups with it hopefully.

it’s probably going to be something where you click and join a random group, people will still use gw2lfg…

“It is absolutely going to come out this year.”
not equal to
soon-ish.

Zale.9645:

WoW’s LFG tool was fantastic. The moment I never have to say LFG again, is the moment I’m in heaven.

I havent said lfg in game since the gw2lfg site. Its fun in heaven.

Dawdler.8521:

Zale.9645:

WoW’s LFG tool was fantastic. The moment I never have to say LFG again, is the moment I’m in heaven.

I havent said lfg in game since the gw2lfg site. Its fun in heaven.

Heaven is not having to leave the game to find a run. Why should I use an outside site to do matchmaking?

Drakkon.4782:

Heaven is not having to leave the game to find a run. Why should I use an outside site to do matchmaking?

Its Heaven after all, every gaming cloud comes with 2 monitors and enough power to run the game in windowed mode… What, you dont have Ventrillo, TS3, Youtube, Dulfy, GW2 forum, GW2, GW2LFG, server events, WvW live map on your screens at once? How primitive!

Why would you use it? To not have to type LFG ingame, for one. To have a full group in less than a minute of self-joining players due to gw2lfg being seen by all server populations rather than just a single zone doesnt hurt either.

zerotwo.4731:

I think it will imitate the current gw2lfg site since it has been very successful. Why change something that works so well, right?

Cursed Shore’s ears are tingling. You might want to speak with it

Don’t hold your breath and don’t trust too much.
Remember this ? https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/colin-johanson-on-guild-wars-2-in-the-months-ahead/

Improving the “looking for group” tool to make it easier to find other players to play with in the game.

It was planned for the first half year 2013. It did not come out. Now it’s more likely to be in November/December.