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Cross-server Flashpoint finder -- Still very badly needed

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Cross-server Flashpoint finder -- Still very badly needed

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AeonWeapon
01.21.2012 , 09:25 AM | #1
I'm getting tired of trying to find teams for flashpoints and having to spend a half hour or more in general chat repeating LFG LFG LFG LFG every 5 minutes before finding a group. So many times lately I'm finding I just don't want to waste time doing it so I log out and do something else with my time. I have limited time to play, about 1-2 hours at the most in a weekday, and I don't want to waste that time. I want to just get in and be playing the mission I want to play within 5-10 minutes.

Additionally, this is more a problem lately, because server population is light since the first month ended. I knew this would happen. Too many servers were made because everyone was crying for early access and then queues, but then so many players didn't play beyond the first month that came with the game. Now we're left with the player base scattered far across so many servers. Also, after the initial new game excitement wears off and people get it out of their system a bit and settle in, even subscribers generally play less each day.

We badly need a LFG tool to quickly get teams together for group content.

And now people are going to say a bunch of nonsense crap about how this would kill community, but there's little community anyway. So many people are antisocial and don't want to team up with anyone for any missions but flashpoints. So many don't bother with heroics, people only team if they have the same mission because there's no incentives, the level 50 flashpoints aren't even bothered with because people don't care about the stories and just want to leap into hard mode at 50 for gear gear gear gear. Everyone jsut wants gogogogogogogo for more gear, more creds, more xp, spacebar through everything, stop chatting, let's gogogo. Most people don't bother even turning in missions together and sharing dialogue for social points when they do team with you, they just go "k thx bye" *left team*. There's little community, and what little community there is would be helped by a LFG tool, not harmed.

TL;DR = There's less players now, we're all spread out on alot of light population servers, takes too long to find a team, ruins fun, we badly need a fast cross-server tool to find groups for flashpoints.
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Mormack
01.21.2012 , 09:26 AM | #2
No.

On Server Flashpoint Finder I'll take but Cross server, no. Too early to kill the community. People need to group with other people on their server so they can build friends and ignore lists.

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Bainwen
01.21.2012 , 09:27 AM | #3
You do know what happens to people who spam LFG every 5 minutes on general chat?

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Grantdawg
01.21.2012 , 09:27 AM | #4
It is so not. Join a guild, make new friends and learn about those other pixels on your server. You'll be happier for it.
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Mormack
01.21.2012 , 09:27 AM | #5
Also,

Servers are not light load since Free month Ended. I never see a light server during peak hours....On EU or NA.

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thecoffeecup
01.21.2012 , 09:28 AM | #6
We don't need that. But we would benefit from server merges/character transfers and a server-only group finder.

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Osmaht
01.21.2012 , 09:28 AM | #7
No.

This like weaning someone off heroin: unpleasant for them but it must be done.

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JediKier
01.21.2012 , 09:30 AM | #8
Go sit in your corner.

Also they are adding an LFG tool soon. (not cross-server thankfully)

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SamuraBob_Fl
01.21.2012 , 09:31 AM | #9
Cross-server LFG is a bad thing.

Yes, you get groups faster, but you end up stuck with the worst players.
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AeonWeapon
01.21.2012 , 09:32 AM | #10
Quote: Originally Posted by AeonWeapon View Post

And now people are going to say a bunch of nonsense crap about how this would kill community, but there's little community anyway. So many people are antisocial and don't want to team up with anyone for any missions but flashpoints. So many don't bother with heroics, people only team if they have the same mission because there's no incentives, the level 50 flashpoints aren't even bothered with because people don't care about the stories and just want to leap into hard mode at 50 for gear gear gear gear. Everyone jsut wants gogogogogogogo for more gear, more creds, more xp, spacebar through everything, stop chatting, let's gogogo. Most people don't bother even turning in missions together and sharing dialogue for social points when they do team with you, they just go "k thx bye" *left team*. There's little community, and what little community there is would be helped by a LFG tool, not harmed.
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I'm hot and you're not. I'm on Tattooine, you're on Hoth.
"Red thingy coming towards the green thingy. Wait, I think we're the green thingy!" --Galaxy Quest
Give us LFG tool & gear appearance customizing please-or I'll blast the Wookie!