Big wins for casuals! Dual Spec - Cross server

I too will be leaving if they bring this feature in. My main issue is that it turns the game 100% about loot acquisition which is not what a game should be about. We all understand that loot is part of the game, but it's not THE game. WoW made it THE game and it's fallen apart since half way through WOTLK. Server only LFG would be so sweet. Cross server breaks the magic formula. If I can't find a group to run a flashpoint with then that's ok I'll do other stuff - on the assumption there is other stuff to do. But each to their own: if you only play the game for loot then cross server LFG will be great for you.

/edit: and if they do bring it in it will plant the perception firmly in my mind that BioWare have no ideas about how to keep a person with a level 50 character entertained for a long time. I hope this isn't the case.

To me, MMOs were worlds that you helped create. I started with UO and thats what i like and enjoy.


Now these "AAA" , big budget MMOs are nothing much more than a lobby with a queue to instances.

There are MMOs that survive without your "quality of life" features, as crazy as that sounds.

I too will be leaving if they bring this feature in. My main issue is that it turns the game 100% about loot acquisition which is not what a game should be about. We all understand that loot is part of the game, but it's not THE game. WoW made it THE game and it's fallen apart since half way through WOTLK. Server only LFG would be so sweet. Cross server breaks the magic formula. If I can't find a group to run a flashpoint with then that's ok I'll do other stuff - on the assumption there is other stuff to do. But each to their own: if you only play the game for loot then cross server LFG will be great for you.

/edit: and if they do bring it in it will plant the perception firmly in my mind that BioWare have no ideas about how to keep a person with a level 50 character entertained for a long time. I hope this isn't the case.

So you're quitting because of the LFG Tool? How pathetic, to say the least. This is like saying you're quitting your job because the new boss' face is ugly.

This is what I don't get. People like you (who are against the LFD system) don't see the real problem here. You look at the LFD tool and claim that it goes against creating a community on the server. That's just not true at all, instead you should ask yourself, what can BW do to gather people around at specific places? - socialize as you call it.

Numerous suggestions have been made in the 'suggestion' forum e.g. card mini-games, expanded cantinas, an actual functioning Casino at Nar Shaddaa.

THESE are the things people like you should be complaining about and not things that might potentially ruin someone elses game because they choose a server that is now a low-pop server, or people who want's to get the most out of their playtime.

It's just plain wrong to say that a LFD tool will ruin the community. If anything I think it'll make it will bring the members of various guilds together because they now have an easier time playing together.

Additionally I must be completely honest and say that I've NEVER made a 'friend' because of an instance (WoW) or a FP. I usually get my friends from doing heroics/2p+ quests and if BW were to implant social features as the above mentioned I'm fairly certain it would be act as a good way to make new friends.

So tell me, is the LFD tool the real problem or is it in fact the lack of actual features that gathers people in certain areas?

Have you ever heard the phrase Time / Risk * Reward?

Actually, it would be more like him saying that he is quitting a GAME because it has turned into something he doesn't enjoy.

Turning Star Wars into a lobby game cesspool is what would be pathetic.

If they copied WoW's dungeon finder, that's exactly what this game would become. WoW has tons of subs... great. McDonalds sells tons of hamburgers, but they're crap. Definitely not the best food on the market. I played WoW from launch until about a year ago. The dungeon finder is great for lower level stuff, but for high level heroics it's just plain awful. It became either completely boring, because everything is tuned to a random group, or completely frustrating getting stuck with clueless people. Toss in the nice little feature that has a lot of people acting like complete ******s because they're anonymous, and "fun" is definitely not how I would describe it.

I love this game and I don't want to see it copy the worst parts of a game I won't ever play again.

Actually, it would be more like him saying that he is quitting a GAME because it has turned into something he doesn't enjoy.

Turning Star Wars into a lobby game cesspool is what would be pathetic.

If they copied WoW's dungeon finder, that's exactly what this game would become. WoW has tons of subs... great. McDonalds sells tons of hamburgers, but they're crap. Definitely not the best food on the market. I played WoW from launch until about a year ago. The dungeon finder is great for lower level stuff, but for high level heroics it's just plain awful. It became either completely boring, because everything is tuned to a random group, or completely frustrating getting stuck with clueless people. Toss in the nice little feature that has a lot of people acting like complete ******s because they're anonymous, and "fun" is definitely not how I would describe it.

I love this game and I don't want to see it copy the worst parts of a game I won't ever play again.

MMO W/O something like cross server LFD = Big friendslists, good players recognizing eachother and playing with eachother on a regular basis, friendly in game atmosphere with the exception of a few who come from cross server games and don't get it.

MMO with something like cross server LFD = Small friendslists, carrying bads and or disrespectful people almost every dungeon run you do, group content nerfed untill its suitable for ages 5 and up, extremely hostile general chat in game.

Cross server LFD is the worst decision these guys could make. Its a bandaid for a bigger problem and wont stop the bleeding, just like it didn't with Rift. No amount of development or content ever keeps people playing games like these. Long term subscriptions are people who have just as much of an investment in the people they play with as they do their own characters and cross server LFD takes all that away.

Welcome to mediocracy bioware.