Classic LFG is "banned" What about Gatherer?

[Niia-stormreaver (Niia)]

That is exactly how they worked… Innkeepers and Meeting Stones put you in a Q for whatever dungeon you wanted and then dropped 5 people into a group automatically. It did not check for rolls so 5 tanks or 5 healers could end up automatically getting put into a group. The reality was that it was almost always 5 DPS… This is why people did not use that function… when people did not use it… it is easy to forget how it worked or that it existed at all…

… so what you’re saying is they didnt work how the banned LFG addon functioned at all. No sh*t, sherlock. Thats the point.

[Malaw-feathermoon (Malaw)]

It is the initial contact and can/does spark conversations.

Not to mention that long trip to wherever you’re going.

I did few dungeons, but one that sticks out in my mind was my first run to SM. By the time we got the group together, got our bags empty, got our “snacks” and got TO the “venue”, we’d run out of time to make the run!

But it was a great trip - all of us making our way across dangerous areas to get to SM. Being that memorable and the fact that I remember that and NOT the run - means the preamble is more important than the main event. At least to me.

[Ðavyjones-tichondrius]

… so what you’re saying is they didnt work how the banned LFG addon functioned at all. No sh*t, sherlock. Thats the point.

1. its not banned weeks later when people realize that ClassicLFG is not bad it will be ignored.
2. The people are complaining about the automation that ClassicLFG is performing… when automated group finders were a part of Vanilla…
3. When shown this fact… they shift the goal posts, ad’hom or resort to fake trolling as a means of salvaging some sense of victorious retreat.

Not to mention that long trip to wherever you’re going.

I did few dungeons, but one that sticks out in my mind was my first run to SM. By the time we got the group together, got our bags empty, got our “snacks” and got TO the “venue”, we’d run out of time to make the run!

But it was a great trip - all of us making our way across dangerous areas to get to SM. Being that memorable and the fact that I remember that and NOT the run - means the preamble is more important than the main event. At least to me.

None of what you said is going to be changed using ClassicLFG.

[Hothwompa-coilfang (Hothwompa)]

It is the initial contact and can/does spark conversations.

Not to mention that long trip to wherever you’re going.

I did few dungeons, but one that sticks out in my mind was my first run to SM. By the time we got the group together, got our bags empty, got our “snacks” and got TO the “venue”, we’d run out of time to make the run!

But it was a great trip - all of us making our way across dangerous areas to get to SM. Being that memorable and the fact that I remember that and NOT the run - means the preamble is more important than the main event. At least to me.

Man, I had a similar experience. I ran a dwarf hunter to 45 up as my og main before switching to a pvp server and going horde.

But I was running with a rogue friend for a long time and he put a group for sm together. I remember the epic journey from wetlands, then arathi, silverpine forest, up to the tirasfal glades good times.

[Niia-stormreaver (Niia)]

1. its not banned weeks later when people realize that ClassicLFG is not bad it will be ignored.

… blizzard already confirmed they are breaking the functionality of this addon, have you been living in a cave?

ClassicLFG addon

We’ve been closely following the community discussion around this add-on for WoW Classic, as well as analyzing it to make sure we understand how it works. After careful examination, we believe the nature of ClassicLFG is incompatible with our social design for Classic. Thus, in an upcoming patch (in the weeks following launch), we will be adding restrictions to the Classic add-on API that will significantly limit this add-on and others like it. In line with what we shared at BlizzCon last year,…

[Hothwompa-coilfang (Hothwompa)]

Not to mention that long trip to wherever you’re going.

I did few dungeons, but one that sticks out in my mind was my first run to SM. By the time we got the group together, got our bags empty, got our “snacks” and got TO the “venue”, we’d run out of time to make the run!

But it was a great trip - all of us making our way across dangerous areas to get to SM. Being that memorable and the fact that I remember that and NOT the run - means the preamble is more important than the main event. At least to me.

None of what you said is going to be changed using ClassicLFG.

Yea it does, because the people in this story didn’t, and perhaps wouldn’t group with the lfg addon.

[Hatredstyle-darkspear]

These are nowhere close to being the same. Gatherer does not impact any social aspect of the game at all.

[Ðavyjones-tichondrius]

… blizzard already confirmed they are breaking the functionality of this addon, have you been living in a cave?

Thus, in an upcoming patch (in the weeks following launch), we will be adding restrictions to the Classic add-on API that will significantly limit this add-on and others like it.

They did not ban it… and it will be weeks after launch… IE after people realize the add on is not killing muh socials!!

These are nowhere close to being the same. Gatherer does not impact any social aspect of the game at all.

The point is that changing the API will break other add ons that these people crying about ClassicLFG ruining the social interactions dont want broken…

[Kuyahandwa-hyjal]

We’re still whining about the removal of the LFG addon?

[Ðavyjones-tichondrius]

We’re still whining about the removal of the LFG addon?

Nope, pointing out hypocrisy and the potential unintended consequences of this change. Since you did not read my posts I could care less about ClassicLFG. I wont need it because I will be in a large guild leveling up with them. What I do care about is ActiBlizz caving in to forum carebears, you know what they did that ruined WoW to begin with.

[anon22126762]

Well we still have LFG with the innkeepers. It literally does almost the same function as the LFG addon. So should we get rid of meeting stones also? Based on this new precedent that is.

[Kuyahandwa-hyjal]

I could care less about ClassicLFG

I believe you mean you “couldn’t care less.”

[Zlain-kiljaeden]

Purists are never going to be happy first of all. Secondly there were Quest tracking mods, dps mods, swing timers, gathering, etc all these mods existed if it wasn’t for that whole “learning” thing and bug fixing and writing it out they’d have been available day 1 instead of weeks/months in to the game.

This specific request to break gatherer though is hilarious.

Also, Classic LFG was a thing that was even attempted but never got off the ground during classic and was what lead to the creation of the RDF in WoW to begin with.

[Bimlo-emerald-dream]

Gatherer is a petty target, and after all there will soon be full nodes databases to import, no need for communication in game.
Dear fanatics , here’s your new target : what about CT_RaidAssist ?
CT_RaidAssist uses channel communication to allow raid leaders to check characters for items in their inventory, resistance level or durability of their gear.
This replaces player interaction and trust by cold computing, on a much worse level than a stupid gatherer if you compare the act of gathering some node versus looting epics.

[Jona-bronzebeard]

Well hopefully you don’t play the game, you seem awful upset about LFG not being in classic. Thanks for your streeeetch post though, enjoy bfa.

[Ðavyjones-tichondrius]

I believe you mean you “couldn’t care less.”

No I mean I could care less about it… But it could cause all of those problems I listed after I said that… problems that are far worse then bringing people together to clear Classic Content…

This specific request to break gatherer though is hilarious.

You miss the point of the post… it is not a call to ban gatherer, it is showing people calling for the ClassicLFG to be banned what other add ons are going to get banned if Blizz messes with the API…

Also, Classic LFG was a thing that was even attempted but never got off the ground during classic and was what lead to the creation of the RDF in WoW to begin with.

Right… Blizzard did a bad job of auto matching groups with Innkeepers and Meeting Stones…

Well hopefully you don’t play the game, you seem awful upset about LFG not being in classic. Thanks for your streeeetch post though, enjoy bfa.

Go play BFA logical fallacy…

Well we still have LFG with the innkeepers. It literally does almost the same function as the LFG addon. So should we get rid of meeting stones also? Based on this new precedent that is.

I dont think they left that function in Classic. But it was in Vanilla. I will need to test it this week.

[Voltagebaus-black-dragonflight (Voltagebaus)]

Doesn’t matter because thats how it exactly was going to work in classic.

[Akyirns-farstriders]

Did you download the Classic version and test it? Because I did and there was no automatic fill option.
Someone posts misinformation and you guys all go on a feeding frenzy. Herd mentality at it’s finest!

[Bluspacecow-muradin (Bluspacecow)]

You miss the point of the post… it is not a call to ban gatherer, it is showing people calling for the ClassicLFG to be banned what other add ons are going to get banned if Blizz messes with the API…

Won’t matter as data syncing between players isn’t a feature of the main Gatherer addon and will work fine with it.

Can’t say much about it’s offshoot tho.

Did you download the Classic version and test it? Because I did and there was no automatic fill option.

Are you using the one written by Norganna’s team or the one some random uploaded to github ?

[Racenxrawr-eredar]

what exactly do you think the LFG addon does?