Guild Wars 2

As many people may already be aware, dungeons (and particularly explorable mode) are one of the only end-game options for the PvE oriented level 80. This in itself, is not too large an issue, at least as far as I’m concerned. The problem however, arises when attempting to find groups to run these wonderfully crafted dungeons, and it seems a real shame that many will never get to experience this content simply due to an inability to find others to do them with. “Get a guild you casual” some might say, but I must point out, that even with a guild, most people would be hardpressed to convince four other individuals to constantly run a particular dungeon if they are not personally interested in that dungeon’s armor/weapon skins.
This is not the first time this sort of problem is arisen in an MMO and will certainly not be the last. While I personally feel that much could be alleviated internally by reworking the sorely lacking in-game LFG system, I place more stock in the ability of like-minded players to actuate change than Arena Net with corporate bureaucracy dictating their every movement.
As such, I would like to point to a wonderful website that was established for World of Warcraft’s Rated Battlegrounds as an example. BattleMasters.net allowed players to log on a simple IRC chat and look for groups from a global server pool in real time. With Guild Wars 2’s remarkable cross-server capabilities, this same system could be implemented with relative ease to the great benefit of its burgeoning dungeon diving community. A similar network is already in place for PvP tourney grouping via #GW2Ringer, and a quasi-official IRC for dungeon grouping would be of tremendous help to those currently locked out of PvE content due to a lack of local server interest.
Then again, it may be that such a system already exists, and if so, please feel free to point it out to this ignorant soul.
Thanks for your time.

TLDR; Groups hard to find on local server to server basis, make IRC where everyone from every server can simply post LFG, LFM for X content, etc.

I think this is a great idea.

There are several dungeons I would like to run at night after I get off work. Unfortunately, that usually means I need to be on the same map as the dungeon in order to find try and find a group. If nobody in the guild is interested, that usually results in bouncing from waypoint to waypoint trying to find a group for one of the dungeons. It is bearable when you have hearts, vista’s or skill points that still need to uncovered on the map but if you have 100% of the map it can get pretty boring.

I know you can flag yourself as LFG under the contacts menu but I don’t believe anyone actually uses it.

Nope, the devs will insist that its because people don’t know about the feature, but to be honest , even the people who know about it, don’t use it, simply because it accomplishes next to nothing. Even if you’re in LFG its map specific, and dosn’t even tell you what exactly you’re in LFG for, which is pretty silly. But I digress, this post is about a PLAYER movement, to create an IRC community, because I’ve all but given up on ANet being able/willing to help facilitate this highly reasonable, highly sought after change.

Sad part is that I went thru this less than a year ago with SWTOR. Same ‘LFG’ system (or lack there of), same arguments from both their devs (“we are not gonna do it”) and a vocal portion of the player base about how much it destroys MMOs (regardless of the fact that 2 of the most financially successful MMOs have this feature).

Anyway, there are also LFG ‘guilds’ that invites anyone and don’t do anything else other than provide a unified chat for people that are just LFG.

I absolutely love this game. But lately, when I want to do a dungeon, I log into ‘that other game that shall not be named’ and satiate my dungeon needs there.

The problem you’re having to find people grouping can be your server population.
Maybe is on low, so not so many players are 80 and farming dungeons.
I’m on High, and i read people grouping even on LA.
Yes obiouvsly the most is next to the dungeon, it’s coherent.
So if you want to do a dungeon, just map next to it, you will find easily a group, or lead one, people will whisp you to be invited. If not, change server.

An external chat linked to the internal group system could be a far future, not impossible. We are still on the stage where we cannot use the so claimed guesting, and NA not connected to european players too. So, how can you even ask today something like this? Open this thread again next year