Guild Wars 2

(Wasn’t entirely sure if I should put this in this section or the ‘Players helping players’ one. If it needs moved, feel free to move it!)

Currently, there is actually a LFG part of your ‘contacts’ for people nearby who are looking for a group. It doesn’t provide detail, nor does it actually function all that well.

This system needs a massive overhaul, and it could be something as simple as a separate channel in the game’s chat for LFG. Currently, map/local chat become flooded with things like ‘LFG AC STORY’ or ‘LF3M CM Explore’ and I know that for others in the zone, this is just a nuisance, so something really needs to change here.

I agree, an LFG channel would be nice

I would also support a server only LFG tool like a Dungeon Finder in WOW. Across all servers no, but your server? Yes def.

A channel would be ok for now but I think I’d prefer something like the party system in GW1. Where you could put up what you’re looking for (questing, mission, etc.) then a short description. Basically just so if you’re looking for a group you can just look there and see that there are X amount of groups looking for more people.

I don’t even know how the hell the LFG feature works. I noticed it, poked at it for about five minutes, and then quickly gave up on trying to figure it out because none of my poking seemed to do anything.

Nethelli.4023:

I don’t even know how the hell the LFG feature works. I noticed it, poked at it for about five minutes, and then quickly gave up on trying to figure it out because none of my poking seemed to do anything.

Exactly my thoughts. After tinkering with it, it has SOMETHING to do with saying ‘LFG’ in either map or local chat. Not sure of anything beyond that.

I BEG you ArenaNet do not ruin the social aspect of this game by putting some kind of automatic LFG tool in the game like WoW did. The dungeon finder in WoW made instances feel totally robotic and removed any social aspect required to form groups and parties for dungeons.

An LFG chat channel would be ok but please I’m begging you to not turn on automated easy mode and ruin the old school vibe dungeon/ party building has currently. Instances in WoW started to feel like you were just running them with some NPC’s because the dungeon finder was so automated.

diabluz.2860:

I BEG you ArenaNet do not ruin the social aspect of this game by putting some kind of automatic LFG tool in the game like WoW did. The dungeon finder in WoW made instances feel totally robotic and removed any social aspect required to form groups and parties for dungeons.

An LFG chat channel would be ok but please I’m begging you to not turn on automated easy mode and ruin the old school vibe dungeon/ party building has currently. Instances in WoW started to feel like you were just running them with some NPC’s because the dungeon finder was so automated.

I agree with this, a chat channel’s really all that we need. The social aspect of this game is immensely important, and auto-finding a group would just take away that section.

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