Give me a legitimate reason to NOT have a LFD tool.

Now you have 100% of the playerbase using it. I really hope you understand why it's not optional. It's an indirectly forced system, you can't refute that in any way.

That's what a guild is for.

Do you start up conversation's at bus stops? take down phone numbers there?

That's what a guild is for.

Do you start up conversation's at bus stops? take down phone numbers there?

sorry, i'm choosing to ignore those responses just like the people who ignore the community argument against LFD.

so, let's talk about community.

Logically if you don't need the tool now you have a sound method of getting groups that you're happy with.

If that method is endangered with a cross server tool then it is only because people prefer to use it over your method.

So your argument becomes "Have fun my way or the high way, there can be no optional lfg tool"

And if it surprises you that people argue against that. Then I don't know what to tell you.

Keeping in mind that my belief and indeed experience of community in mmo's is found and developed within guilds if at all.

A fully automated cross server LFG tool that acts just like WoW will not be used because it is better. It'll be used because it's the path of least resistance. Because no matter how much gamers claim they want better, how much they claim they want challenge, how much they claim they are "hardcore" they'll always look for the cheat, exploit and the easy way out.

Take Ilum for instance. They will kill trade and look for the easiest way to get valor then complain that they're bored. that World PvP is dead, that there's no challenge. Yet they avoid it like the plague.

What I find interesting is you all claim you want to find parties easier and yet you wish not to entertain a server only option. Every game is different. Some people come here because they're bored or disgruntled about how things were done in another game. So why do you expect a server only LFG to fail off the bat?

Let me ask this. If a server only LFG Tool allows everyone to find parties easier EVEN on low population server/facrions will that be cool with you?

i only do when me and the hobos have to take down a few dragons.

otherwise i ninja thier old crow and half smoked gpcs for my companion.

LFD tools means everyone will stand on the fleet and level 10 to 50 in one spot.. enough said.

Let me ask this. If a server only LFG Tool allows everyone to find parties easier EVEN on low population server/facrions will that be cool with you?

I'm ashamed that we have the same avatar right now. Leave Shae alone.

Why on earth would I want to talk to random people and look through a /who list when a fully automated grouping system can do just that for me? In a faster and more convenient manner moreso?

I can just go to whatever planet I'm leveling on at that time, do my quests, craft, chat or whatever. All while I'm in the queue. How is that bad?

Please stop using electricity. Stop using your telephone. Stop using your car. Stop using everything that saves you time - I seriously don't care. Go ahead and live in the stone age. But don't force others to do the same thing just because you like doing stuff your way.