Newb Observation: Pick Up Groups...do they exist?

2 posts · 2007-12-29 14:10:00 to 2008-01-11 11:12:00

#36300377737 12/29/2007 14:10 Newb Observation: Pick Up Groups...do they exist?
Hey there,

I've been basically solo grinding for about 7 levels now and am getting pretty sick of it. I'm a recent convert from City of Heroes and one of it's biggest features was the user friendly way in which to form a pick up team. From my experience thus far, two of the biggest reasons behind this lack of teaming can be attributed to two things:

1. Utter lack of Map Wide Broadcast Chat. I realize that there aren't different city zone instances so to speak but relying solely on faction chat or local chat makes it extremely difficult to find a team. Which leads to my next observation.

2. Futility of team search feature. While I admit to my newbness here and that maybe this search feature works for some people, I can never really detect anyone on. I'm sure this a direct result of the extremely low playerbase but man, is it that low that there really isn't an opportunity to form pick up teams?

I really want to like this MMO but, solo grinding the semi-redundant phone missions get's old real quick. The separation from WB must've taken a huge hit on the playerbase here. Unfortunate really.
#36300384773 01/11/2008 11:12 Re:Newb Observation: Pick Up Groups...do they exist?
Shinryu wrote:
Using a combination of /who and /tells can also be a very good thing, but only if they are polite and intelligent (I've received my share of "th1z g4m3 suXXorZ, l3Vel m3!!1!" tells and I rarely respond to them, but a "Hey there.  Would you mind missioning with me?" tell always gets my attention in a good way).

QFT.  I'm happy to help out people with levelling.  I'm on Recursion, and whether it's coding some abs, doing a HL tour, grinding missions, or farming, I'm usually able and more than willing to help out new folks - as long as they seem cool and friendly.  Feel free to ask around, the worst someone can say is "Sorry, I'm busy."  SMILEY

Also - there's a "find team" feature?  (Yes, I am the most newbish of all Beta players.)  Is it one of those shiny buttons in the team panel window?