In all honesty...if you can't find groups for FPs and HMs...you shouldn't play MMOs.

I don't know if WoW has just pacified people or what but I can run HMs anytime I want because I was smart. As an MMO veteran in games such as Final Fantasy XI which required a 6 person group to do 99% of the game's content, I know exactly how to find groups...so I am going to help you WoW players out who are pacified and do not understand how MMOs work.

Step 1:
As you play, and group up for heroics and FPs while leveling, be sure to add everyone to your friends list. Bioware has implemented a great post-quest add-friend feature to SWTOR. Be sure to use it.

Step 2: Hit 50.

Step 3: Whisper people on your friends list who are also 50 (your list should be gigantic at this point) to do a HM FP. The majority of the time they will say yes. If they need further convincing, stroke their ego and say you are asking them because you have played with them in the past and remember that they were a skilled player.

Step 4: Run the instance

Optional: A cheap ventrilo server to communicate for the more intricate HMs such as False
Emperor.
Benefits: By making friends on your server, and becoming well known to other players, soon you will be getting invites for things such as operations because other players have played with you and know you are skilled player as well. This opens up your chances further to see more content, while making more friends, the essence of an MMO.
Side Benefit: By helping other players, you can always call in a favor later.


It is not hard; you just have to play smart. Good luck.

It does take a bit more work, but maintaining a friends list ultimately leads to more entertainment while doing group stuff as well. Knowing who you're running with will almost always make things go smoother, and most importantly you know you're not inviting jerks who are going to waste everyone's time being rude.

easier said than done. not every server is the same way

He's not lying, if you can't find groups and what not for FPs and HMs you shouldn't play [this] MMO.

Exactly. I don't know about everyone else but as someone who has cleared all the HM FPs at least twice, I wouldn't want to pug (via a built in auto-group feature) anything other than BT. The coordination required is too high. I think the system is fine the way it is...people need to just make friends and get a tight knit group to run these things with.

try it republic side, with 43 people in the fleet in prime time.....go on then come here and post your ********.

Haha! lower population means more opportunity to be united as a community, sir.

Hm, usually make 'friends' by grouping up to do some content out in the world. Don't see that many players out on my journeys though. Funny though, how EVE has trained me to be suspicious of anyone whispering me.

You don't want people to be able to play on their own schedules, ok got it.

I and many others do all those things and still don't get to run flashpoints. Talking in absolutes doesn't change reality.

/thread