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Why "Random" dungeon finder isn't giving rewards to all members of the party...

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I've figured out why, when queuing for a "Random" dungeon as a party of 2 or 3, some members are NOT getting the rewards for the random. And it all comes down to where that crown goes after you've queued... here is why, @ZOS_GinaBruno - please pass this information on so it can be fixed.

1) Queue for Random Dungeon solo - get reward 100% of the time (unless the group auto disbands, which is a feature of the broken group finder tool)
2) Queue for Random Dungeon as 2 OR 3 people in group and the crown remains with YOUR party leader - get reward, the "activity" is considered to be a RANDOM dungeon for both of you.
3) Queue for Random Dungeon as 2 OR 3 people in group and the crown does NOT remain with YOUR party leader but instead is with one of the "strangers" you've joined - Reward will likely NOT be given, depending on THIS factor - did the "stranger" also queue for a Random? If they did, you will get the reward. However, if they queued for a SPECIFIC dungeon, the activity is considered a "SPECIFIC" dungeon and the ONLY person to get credit for a Random would be the original leader of YOUR party who queued for the "Random" dungeon.

I hope this makes sense... basically, the game programming is punishing anyone trying to run a random in a pair - you're better off getting into a group of 4, or queuing on your own. This kind of sucks, because its a huge deterrent for husband/wife playing combos like my wife and I. It's basically making us run TWO dungeons, whereby we both queue as crown each time, to get the job done.
  • Loc2262
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    According to Monday's patch notes, this should have been fixed. I take it it hasn't? Are you still experiencing this bug?
    Kind regards,
    Frank
    PC-EU, 12 chars, 900+CP
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    Loc2262 wrote: »
    According to Monday's patch notes, this should have been fixed. I take it it hasn't? Are you still experiencing this bug?

    Wasn't fixed. Still broken. Had to do 3 dungeons last night with my wife until she got credit and we worked out exactly what was happening with the programming (as explained above).
  • Trinity_Is_My_Name
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    You may have found a new reason why it isn't working but that is not what we experienced in my guild. We don't PUG Random dungeons. What we do is after doing all the Pledges we often do a Random Vet or a Random Normal or both if all members have time. The Crown simply selects Random Vet or Random Normal and off we go.

    So the group is the same group as before and now we simply do a Random for extra XP/Premiium rewards. We haven't run a Random since the "fix" yesterday but this is what was happening to us before the "fix".

    Whatever is causing this issue surely needs resolving.
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    The auto-disband problem is still alive and kicking too - just experienced it. I'm not sure they've done anything to fix problems if I'm honest.
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