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No Cross Realm LFG tool please!

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Andryah
03.19.2012 , 10:46 PM | #771
Quote: Originally Posted by Touchbass View Post
Cause it needs to have the parameters build first like in WoW through the use of X-PvP. Next will come X-LFD. More people want X-LFD then those who don't want it :P
Nonsense.

Bioware has already said they are concerned about the negative community impacts on servers from cross server LFG for PvE, so no cross server LFG for PvE.

I'm sure they will revisit it in the future, but for now no cross server LFG.
When you find yourself surrounded by hostile Clowns... always go for the "Juggler" first.

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Andryah
03.19.2012 , 10:48 PM | #772
Quote: Originally Posted by Nitewolfe View Post
Oh and good luck finding a game WITHOUT a cross server lfg system!
We are playing in one right now.
When you find yourself surrounded by hostile Clowns... always go for the "Juggler" first.

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Kaititiro
03.19.2012 , 10:50 PM | #773
Quote: Originally Posted by Nitewolfe View Post
LMFAO it will happen here it is just a matter of time..

Oh and good luck finding a game WITHOUT a cross server lfg system!
When everything goes free to play pay to win, you might wish you didn' t ignore the writing on the wall. You can play farmville now, not sure why everything has to be the same thing with different graphics.

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Nitewolfe
03.19.2012 , 10:50 PM | #774
Quote: Originally Posted by Andryah View Post
Nonsense.

Bioware has already said they are concerned about the negative community impacts on servers from cross server LFG for PvE, so no cross server LFG for PvE.

I'm sure they will revisit it in the future, but for now no cross server LFG.
Actually in a recent interview they did state that cross server was some thing that was on the table and being looked at.
Way back they said that they didnt want to do cross server pvp ether. But you see now they are already putting that in game.
Every game is coming out with cross server lfg systems. its just a matter of time before BW does also!

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Nitewolfe
03.19.2012 , 10:51 PM | #775
Quote: Originally Posted by Andryah View Post
We are playing in one right now.
enjoy while you can. It will happen here.

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Kaititiro
03.19.2012 , 11:21 PM | #776
Double post please ignore. Darn cellphones.

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ConradLionhart
03.19.2012 , 11:30 PM | #777
I feel like I've stated this numerous times, but I feel the need to keep stating it.

LFD is fine as long as it is on your own server, and it doesn't port you to the flashpoint instantly (no point because currently all flashpoints are located in the Republic Fleet).

Already I am encountering the same people to do flashpoints with, and eventually some of them joined my guild.

You want community? No cross-server LFD.

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Toxen
03.19.2012 , 11:37 PM | #778
This game has become an experiment on "how much can we NOT give the customers' what they want". If we want to get this game moving, we the players have to keep demanding the features we want until they finally give in. Otherwise, ppl will just take their $15/ month elsewhere.

I think the only thing keeping this game alive right now, is the loyal fans who wanted to love this game cause of KOTOR and the fact that it's a better Star Wars game than SWG. But that will only last for so long until folks have had enough.
"Peace is a lie, there is only pancake."

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NotDonnaReed
03.19.2012 , 11:54 PM | #779
Quote: Originally Posted by sensiblepoast View Post
Frankly I don't understand why everyone thinks bioware would copy a LFD design without addressing its shortcomings. At any rate your worst case scenario is certainly better than spamming for 2h, not finding anyone and just giving up.
I hope you're right. It concerns me that WoW was unable to fix the problems with their LFG tool for three years. Every time they implemented a fix, such as the votekick, people found a way to circumvent or abuse it, so determined were they to grief other people.

I believe destructive behavior increases with perceived anonymity. That's why big schools have more disciplinary problems than small schools and why big cities have higher crime rates than small towns. People will do all kinds of things if they think they can get away with it.

Maybe the creative geniuses at BioWare will come up with some innovative solution to this problem, and we can roll it out worldwide.

In the meantime, here are some ways you can get your flashpoints done.

--Offer to help people with 2 man heroics and add them to your friends list.
--Create an LFG channel on your server, and invite everyone on the Fleet to join it every time you're on the Fleet; yes, people really do use those channels.
--Check the Who list for everyone within range of the flashpoint you want to do (e.g., 27-32) and send them a private message asking if they want to come.
--Gear up one of your companions so it can fill the 4th role in a dungeon group. I know a couple of guys who 2-manned everything up to Colicoid.
--Look up the strats for the boss fights in advance, and offer to lead the group. (This is a strong selling point in the more complex flashpoints like Colicoid which are impossible if you don't know how to do them.)
--If all else fails, RP. "Master Satele urgently needs my assistance! Can anyone help me defeat the Mandalorian Raiders?!" Sometimes 50s run through old flashpoints for fun, and they may be so impressed by your moxie that they offer to bring you along or run through with you on their alt.

The bottom line is you don't have to wait for someone else to fix this for you; you can fix it yourself. Everyone on my server has been complaining that there's no PVP at level 50. The warzone queues just never pop. So I contacted every guild on both factions and invited them to a scheduled PVP event. We got the queues to pop for the first time in months, and it was a lot of fun, so now we're going to do it every week.

People seem to want things handed to them instead of making it happen for themselves. A guy in my guild jumped ship a week after he turned 50 because he said we hadn't invited him to any hard modes. Mind you, the first thing he did after he turned 50 was create an alt. He didn't finish his class quest. He didn't do any dailies. He didn't craft any epic gear. I guess he expected us to just carry him through some hard modes, and we probably would've tried if he'd bothered to sign up on our raid calendar. I'm sure he wants an LFG too.

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Moricthian
03.19.2012 , 11:59 PM | #780
Quote: Originally Posted by ConradLionhart View Post
LFD is fine as long as it is on your own server, and it doesn't port you to the flashpoint instantly (no point because currently all flashpoints are located in the Republic Fleet).
Porting you to the FP is critical actually. If the LFG doesn't port you then you'd have to interrupt your questing and travel through all the speeder bikes, spaceports, orbital stations, personal starships and load screens. If the lfg does not port you to the fp than it still wouldn't be worth doing flashpoints more than PvP. We need a system thats just like the PvP que but with flashpoints instead. Seeing as how the PvP que system has not destroyed the community, there is no rationale as to why we should expect a different result with PvE.