Auto-Grouping

Ebonheart1111 · October 2016

I think automation is a very real future for MMOs in that streamlining will become a priority. Putting players who are in close proximity at public dungeons or overworld boss areas automatically in a group to receive exp buffs would be a very simple way to cut some of the trouble of someone having to initiate a group and add others to it. In my opinion this would be an incredible feature in the future - and ofcorse an option to automatically opt-out for the lone wolves.

Skcarkden · October 2016

There was a game i used to play, Champions Online. When doing world bosses or other such public activities there was also a button "auto group" you could quickly press and it would group you up with other people doing the same activity in the area who also clicked the button.

Ackwalan · October 2016

If I remember correctly Rift also had something similar to this. You had to opt in to auto group.

LaiTash · October 2016

OMG
NO

RAGUNAnoOne · October 2016

Sounds like more lag as it will have to do a constantly updating proximity scan and add more "ifs" for whether characters are already in group or not and limits I am not a programmer but even I can tell thwill cause problems in the current environment and lead to more bugs CTDs, and lag in those areas. Too much work and too much extra code running in the background for next to no benefits so please no.