Is the dungeon finder broken YES or NO?!
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came across this problem myself recently dungeon finder has been taking hours upon hours to find people with no matches ever occurring. I have myself marked as tank / dps. never received a group as of late. Previously I used to find groups all the time. something is definatly wrong here if the group finder isn't paring groups for dungeons together.0 -
Julianos✭✭✭✭✭yes its broken i was vet and other 2 player were vet too and finder invited level 15 player to our party0 -
Peekachu99✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Clearly broken. Needs to be built again from the ground up and not just get a fresh coat of paint as with the console UI. I bet you its just as buggy on console--there simply weren't enough players to test it.0 -
NadiusMaximus✭✭✭✭✭Well, let's see.
Three gullies and I stood in a circle.
Each qued for the same dungeon, all normal vet level.
Each picked the roll we were built for. 1 healer, 1 tank, 2 dps.
None of us were picked up by others, or placed in a group that we were clearly ready for.
So, yah, it's broken. Want a video of it? Or are you guys gonna try it yourself?
I still think the version of the game being played and used to test in house at ZOS is different than the one that is live. It's the only way to explain what's going on between " it's not happening on our side" (zos) and, " This is broken and has never worked" (almost everyone else)Edited by NadiusMaximus on May 18, 2015 11:54AM2 -
Praxxos✭✭✭✭Enter the crown store, type into the coupon field #givemeaworkinglfgtool and you can buy it for 50.000 crowns. A Premium version of the LFG tool with instant group invites and if you are missing a player in the group, a ZOS employee will play a class/race character of your choice.Edited by Praxxos on May 18, 2015 12:04PM1 -
MissyMad✭pecheckler wrote: »For hours there have been arguments in zone chat debating between the group finder just being "broke" and it not working because "nobody uses it".
Which is it?
I have confirmed with nearly 15 people this evening that they have been queued for hours for veteran dungeons and not getting matched with anyone. The dungeon finder used to work great in the couple months after launch when I played previously. What has happened?
We cannot be expected to stand around in a town's zone chat manually searching for players. Such tediousness hasn't been part of MMO games in 10 years.
Edit 04/25 : Nearly a month ago I received a non-canned response to a customer support ticket regarding issues with the group finder taking hours to find players. Normally the response is just to them telling me to type /bug and report the issue then they close my ticket. This time I received what I consider actual acknowledgement of the problem and a request for more information. I'll let you be the judge (see spoiler). Note I did lots of testing with other players and replied answering the questions which were asked of me but then the next day when I received yet another identical copy-pasted response from a different customer service representative just asking me to submit a /bug report again instead of someone acknowledging receipt of my troubleshooting steps. Talk about some seriously horrible customer support.Response By Email (Lindsay) (03/31/2015 04:16 PM)
Greetings!
Thanks for contacting us regarding the issue you are encountering with the Group Finding Tool. I would be more than happy to provide you with some additional information regarding this feature.
Some players may experience an issue when using the Looking for Group function in which they never succeed in finding a group. This can occur when players either do not have a role selected when they begin the search or they start a search with one role but then attempt to change to another before the search ends. Players can bypass this issue by selecting their desired role before they begin a Looking for Group search and not switching to another role before the search completes.
If you're not able to form any group using the tool, can you please provide the following information so it can be submitted to the developers for the investigation.
What role(s) you picked
What activity you chose, and in which location if applicable
Your class and level
Were you queued for PvP at the same time
This is currently a known issue that our team continues to work on. We appreciate your patience while we work on this. If you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to let us know and we would be more than happy to help out with those as well.
Warm Regards,
Lindsay
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited Team
You can find information regarding The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited and tons more on our official support page at https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/ !
The problem is that a majority people A. Don't use it at all or B. Don't even know about it - from my experience. I've run into a large number of players - vets even whom have apparently played for some time that were unaware of the option.You stink of death my friend, I salute you.1 -
starlizard70ub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭It's broken to the point that it's just so much easier and faster to ask in zone chat if anyone is interested in helping you do dungeon X or dolmen y, usually only takes 10 mins or so to get a group that way."We have found a cave, but I don't think there are warm fires and friendly faces inside."0 -
pecheckler✭✭✭✭✭I'm switching to console for one reason only and that is a fast effective group finder. I hope the console version group finder is added to PC just like controller support is going to be.End the tedious inventory management game.0
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Yasha✭✭✭✭✭Imo it doesn't work properly.
There seems to be a few problems with it, one thing I have experienced a few times is the finder getting stuck on 3 people for ages, then as soon as I find a fourth player in zone chat it immediately puts a fifth player in from the finder. It doesn't just "work" like similar tools in other mmos I have played.0 -
pecheckler✭✭✭✭✭Good evening Zenimax,
Please publicly acknowledge this issue or publicly correct the statements made by your support staff confirming the group finder is not working properly. Continuing to ignore this major problem has lead to many arguments by players and of course continued disappointment. This week's reddit thread on the topic is split nearly 50/50 on belief whether or not the group finder is broken.Edited by pecheckler on May 20, 2015 10:41PMEnd the tedious inventory management game.0 -
Alphashado✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭The whole thing is a giant cluster f***.
Honestly it doesn't matter why it's not working. It doesn't matter if it's broken, not being used, not being used correctly, or all of the above. What matters is that it's not putting groups together on a consistant, reliable basis. Period.
This is on ZoS no matter how you spin it. There is no excuse for an MMO in 2015 to have a disfunctional grouping tool.
If it IS working properly (despite what CS says), then ZoS needs to give us some RA RA pep talks including a video of it working properly and large, loud announcements encouraging everyone to use it.
if it is NOT working properly, then ZOS needs to make a formal announcement to at least formally acknowledge that it's not working properly and loudly ensure everyone that the matter is being looked into and they are addressing it as soon as possible.
The fact that they haven't said a WORD about it for months and months, despite overwhelming negative feedback is amazingly poor customer service, and bad PR.
What I am secretly hoping is that they are testing a complete LFG tool overhaul with consoles and their plan is to convert PC to the same system if it works correctly.Edited by Alphashado on May 20, 2015 11:34PM2 -
ArchMikem✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Whenever I attempt to use the Finder, it puts me into a group. Sometimes it says someone declines, sometimes it takes me over a half hour because I queued as a DPS. But it inevitably finds me a group.
Therefore by definition, it's not broken.CP2,100 Master Explorer - AvA One Star General - Console Peasant - Khajiiti Aficionado - The Clan
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Artim_X✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Whenever I attempt to use the Finder, it puts me into a group. Sometimes it says someone declines, sometimes it takes me over a half hour because I queued as a DPS. But it inevitably finds me a group.
Therefore by definition, it's not broken.
^ this also gd necros grrr I hope the guards lock them all up!(AD) Artim X/Xirtām/Måtrix |PC/NA| Casual staff wielding vampire sorcerer/templar/arcanistElectric-Stunhttps://media.giphy.com/media/Av0zcKH3i2BkaY1GXW/giphy.gif/https://c.tenor.com/jQHdFftrgwMAAAAC/tenor.gifElectric-Pets- Roleplay Damage Dealing Build.
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (infused/shock enchant), and Kinras's jewelry (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused/flame/weapon damage enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Boundless Storm, Mages' Wrath, Lightning Flood, Shocking Soul (Shock damage, Class Mastery Signature Script, and Empower), and Power Overload.
- Ability-Bar 2: Storm Pulsar, Streak, Shock Reach, Unstable Wall of Storms, Shocking Burst (Shock Damage, remove 1 negative effect, and interrupt) and Thunderous Rage.
Solo: Use Kinras's chest, replace Mora with Ring of the Pale Order, and use a heavy Slimcraw piece for max critical.
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNHVjemwxZHI2ZmQ2bTg1ZG0xOTZ3b2QwajBzNGxmaHh6OXRpN3p6YSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/eBgWizk5dmZRS/giphy.gifElectric-Heal- Stress free one bar pet build .
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants. No chest piece), 1 medium Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, medium, Max Mag Enchants), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant ring and necklace (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant), Oakensoul ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)
- Ability-Bar: Daedric Prey, Summon Volatile Familiar, Bound Armaments, Unstable Wall of Storms, Summon Twilight Matriarch, and Greater storm Atronach.
https://media.giphy.com/media/5ibGIHneWS6ek/giphy.gifElectric-Ward- My Healer Build.
- Gear: 5 Spell Power Cure (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (Charged/shock enchant), and Infallible Aether jewelry (arcane with spell damage enchant)/restoration staff (Powered with absorb magicka enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Power Surge, Boundless Storm, Blessing of Restoration, Energy Orb, Twilight Matriarch, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Dark Deal, Overflowing Altar, Elemental Drain, Blockade of Storms, Twilight Matriarch, and Aggressive Horn.
https://media.giphy.com/media/Wa0TGmtDvwW3e/giphy.gifElectric-Vamp- My Meme Tank Build that uses high resistance and variety of wards.
- Gear: 5 Brands of Imperium (All body pieces except Head and Shoulders, with Divine trait, and with Prismatic Defense Enchants), full Iceheart (1 light and 1 medium. Divines and Prismatic Enchant), and Combat Physician jewelry (bloodthirsty with Prismatic Recovery Enchants), Combat Physician restoration staff (Infused with hardening enchant), and combat physician ice staff (Infused with crusher enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Bound Aegis, Deep Thoughts, Boundless Storm, Healing Ward, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Silver Leash (Elemental Drain if healer isn't running it), Bound Aegis, Frost Clench, Blockade of Frost, Empowered Ward, and Temporal Guard.
https://media.giphy.com/media/ukDQiYZzRAxMZKcK86/giphy.gifDawnfang- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (medium chest and body pieces light. All Impenetrable with Prismatic Enchants). Gaze of Sithis and 1 light Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton (light shoulders, and impenetrable with Prismtaic Enchants). Knight Slayer (Swift with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused with oblivion enchant)/restoration staff (infused with oblivion enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Structured Entropy, Boundless Storm, Soul Splitting Trap, Radiating Regeneration, Healing Ward, and Life Giver.
- Ability-Bar 2: Drain Vigor (Elemental Susceptibility), Race Against Time, Rune Cage, Radiant Magelight, Regenerative Ward, and Shatter Soul.
https://media.tenor.com/ogWfvDdsqBIAAAAd/anime-black-clover.gifDuskfang- My casual one bar heavy attack Templar build that primarily utilizes Aedric Spear abilities.
- Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Puncturing Sweep, Aurora Javelin, Toppling Charge, Blazing Spear, Radiant Ward/Breath of life, and Crescent Sweep.
https://media.tenor.com/Jo8aG_ouy_oAAAAd/ac-odyssey.gifEye of the Queen- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Radiant Oppression, Race Against Time, Aurora Javelin, Breath of Life, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/44/1c/fd441c8242af6ec35ada94496feb0901.gifEye of the King- My casual one bar heavy attack Arcanist build that primarily utilizes Herald of the Tome abilities.
- Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Pragmatic Fatecarver, Cephaliarch's Flail, Rune of Displacement, Inspired Scholarship/Evolving Runemend, and The Languid Eye.
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOTAzdjV1eTgwbDFmM3lrZmxuMXRqdDR3Y3h1ZDRpajR0M3VjZzQ3NSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/zXmbOaTpbY6mA/giphy.gifPvE Starter Gear- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Race Against Time, Rune of Uncanny Adoration, Evolving Runemend, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
https://media.giphy.com/media/6CovzgyTig7M4/giphy.gifRace- Gear: 5 Law of Julianos (heavy chest, gloves/belt light, and the rest can be light or 1 medium piece if you're not wearing medium anywhere else on your body. All in training if grinding for XP or divines), Armor of the Seducer or Magnus' Gift head, shoulder, and staves (light with 1 medium piece if you are not already wearing 1 medium Julianos piece. All in training or divines. The staves should be training or infused), and 3 purple Willpower Jewelry with Arcane trait (can be bought from trading guilds for relatively cheap.
- Check tamrieltradecentre.com for the best deals if you're not using a price checking addon).
https://media.giphy.com/media/sdEkeWpiaGz0A/giphy.gifMundus Stones- High elf, since you will not have issues with sustain, but other mag based races are also fine so this is more of a personal choice.
https://media.giphy.com/media/cT3wMhLGQWdKU/giphy.gifCurrent Champion Points- PvP: The Steed for speed. Gotta go fast!
- PvE Healing/Damage: The Thief for decent crit rate.
- PvE Tanking: The Lady to get close to resistance cap.
https://media.giphy.com/media/l4FGDAx6u3hthMhgI/giphy.gifFavorite Foods and Potions- DPS: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Exploiter, Weapons Expert, Fighting Finesse, Master-at-Arms, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Healer Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Hope Infusion, Weapon's Expert, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Tanky Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Ironclad, Enduring Resolve, Reinforced, Duelist's Rebuff, Bastion, Ward Master, Rejuvenation, Fortified.
- PvP Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, Occult Overload, Arcane Supremacy, Bastion, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- PvP Temp/Arcanist: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, From the Brink, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
https://media.giphy.com/media/3otPoTggaYFNd1FdAI/giphy.gif- Parse Food for PvE:(DPS) Ghastly Eye Bowl (increases Max Magicka by 4592 and Magicka Recovery by 459 for 2 hours).
- Gold/Purple Food for Sorc PvP and Meme Tanking:(PvP) Clockwork Citrus Filet (increases Max Health by 3326, Health Recovery by 406 [useful if stage 1 vampire], Max Magicka by 3080, and Magicka Recovery by 338 for 2 hours). Witchmother's Potent Brew (Increase Max Magicka by 2856, Max Health by 3094, and Magicka Recovery by 315 for 2 hours.
- Trash Potions when feeling cheap: Regular CP150 Essence of Magicka pots that I obtain frequently from playing the game or Crown Tri-Restoration Potion obtained from dailies.
- Crafted Potions: Essence of Spell Critical (Bugloss, Lady's Smock, and Water Hyacinth). Without magelight this is my primary means of obtaining Major Prophecy on my Sorc, which increases my Spell Critical Rating. This also heals and restores magicka. Essence of Immovability (Columbine, Corn Flower, and Wormwood). I use this in PvP, since this gives me stealth detection, knockback immunity, and restores magicka (better to use it when competent allies are nearby, since it might reveal that you are surrounded by multiple players in stealth and you will not have an emergency pot available after use). Essence of Invisibility with only 2 ingredients (Blue Entoloma, Namira's Rot, Nirnroot, or Spider Egg). I use this in PvE content that requires stealth and if I need more speed I'll use Rapid Maneuver before using the potion. Essence of Invisibility with 3 ingredients (Blessed Thistle, Blue Entoloma, and Namira's Rot). Very useful in PvP alongside the vampire Dark Stalker passive, since you'll be invisible, ignore movement speed penalty while in Crouch, and you'll have a 30% movement speed boost from Major Expedition (I always have this slotted when riding from point A to B in PvP land, since gankers are always lurking). My templar/arcanist will mostly use Essence of Health (Tri-Stat Potion) Ingredients: (Mountain Flower, Columbine, and Bugloss).
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dazee✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Yes. This isn't even a question.Playing your character the way your character should play is all that matters. Play as well as you can but never betray the character. Doing so would make playing an mmoRPG pointless.0 -
ArchMikem✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭God this goes back to ancient times
Oh thank you so much for suckering me into a necro. The Group Finder is still such a hot topic these days it never occurred to me this was an old thread. I just thought someone else was complaining again.CP2,100 Master Explorer - AvA One Star General - Console Peasant - Khajiiti Aficionado - The Clan
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