Every patch that doesn't have a LFG tool is costing you players

They DO!!!

Go into game. Press O. Type in "50" at the top of the box. Use eyes to scan the people LFG. Invite.

The tool exists. But like any tool, it's worthless if people are too lazy to pick it up. The first thing I do upon logging in is setting a LFG message with pertinent information, then talking to friends where my majority of groups originate. Sometimes I get hijacked out of the LFG tool before that occurs.

these games are fantasy worlds where people go to get away from all that.

or did you forget?

when real life challenges make their way into my mmo, I simply opt to go out and deal with the challenges that exist in my real life and forget about the mmo.

On paper the WoW-style LFD system looks good, but I'm not really convinced. It was convenient up until you grouped with a jerk who ruined the experience (and could hold you hostage through your timers). And I don't care what anyone says - as a career tank, I promise you, there are plenty of jerks.

That thing was the beginning of the end of social gaming, effectively. People became disposable, thus no one felt obligated to act as a team (outside of guilds).

I canceled my sub last night so it does not really matter but this has to be the dumbest things I have ever heard.

1. If you are looking for a sense "community" .....it's a video game.

2. How does it make people mindless jerks? If I search in general chat or have the tool look on my server for others, how does the actual process of forming the group change people? I search general on my dead server for hours and find 3 others to run with. Now let's say the LFG tool puts me with those same 3 people but it only takes 20 minutes. How does the process of us coming together change our behavior?

Why not give users the choice? Some use it, others don't. You can run with your guild, run with friends, or run with the LFG tool? If you have so many "community friends" you will never use the Tool anyway so why do you care?

Apparently you missed my point. I'll slow it down a bit for ya, try and catch up. =)

When you can just sit and queue for dungeons all day, 1-49 there is no need to be out doing other things. Now you can queue up in fleet and catch the exp train to 50 and the only thing you really need to focus on other than dungeon queues is your class story.

Sorry kid, that $15 a month you pay only gives you ACCESS to the servers. Thats it!

There is already a lfg tool in the game.

So because you are lucky enough to play on a high population server (and probably play Imperial) means that a LFG tool isn't needed, because those people who play Republic or play on lower population servers (or both) where there are 50 people on the fleet during prime time and 10-15 people on each planet tops don't matter. Got it.

LFD is not a massive fix like everybody is claiming. During my leveling in WoW, I would sometimes have to wait 30 minutes while the tool was active.

Even with the tool, it is not instant. It could take less than 5 minutes, it could take 30 minutes. So the excuse of it will ALWAYS be faster than finding a group does not hold.

I sometimes forget about my group quests until somebody says something in chat, then I am like "Oh yeah I have that too, I will join you!".

Then perhaps you should pick an easier gaming genre.

perhaps farmville?