Looking for Group is not really a LFG experience...

OP, this has been discussed since the board was introduced and the first WTS/WTB parties popped up. If you are wondering about the kind of replies you are getting here: there are already countless threads about this topic, all with the same run and it got old ages ago (the forum has a "search" function, too btw - left of the [new thread] button ;-) ).

Yes, those parties can be annoying and most people want to see them die in a fire but they are a valid use of the board feature. That's why there is no moderation and never has been. If you want to search for a party, use the keyword filter. If you can't find one, make your own. :-)
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Alysma wrote:

they are a valid use of the board feature


No. It is one of those "GGG wishes you didn't do this, but we won't ban for it". It is not valid anymore than remaking instances is valid and summoner snapshotting was valid.
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It is not always about you. Use forum trade section. Party board is for PARTY. And not for your silly trading. General chat is for general chat. There is no LFG chat.
I gotta admit I stopped using the boards because 90% of the entries are these stupid trades.

Banning might be a little too much, but restriction from using boards might work.

And as others have said - trade being bad is another cause of this. : /


Your right it's not about me it's about what GGG allows and what the community finds to be most useful. The community has chosen that the "Party board" is for both silly trading and for parties. Why? Because there isn't a good place for trading. GGG has made it clear from inaction and from not simply making a "Trading board" that it is just fine to use it for both.

I wasn't the one who decided this, heck for weeks I kept wondering why people were selling stuff and just browsed until I found the party I was looking for. I will however use it for both because if you are given a tool that is great for doing two jobs it would be foolish to just use it for one because it is labeled a certain way.

Just because he and possibly you don't like that many people use it that way doesn't mean GGG should go banning a mass of people to satisfy the few. Like it or not most of the posts on that board are for trading not for partying.

A separate tab sounds like such a more even handed solution for everyone then throwing the ban hammer for using a tool the developers made. Especially when it is still pretty easy to find the ones for parties pretty easy. ok it takes 3 seconds longer your right ban everyone so the game is empty and there are no parties...
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"Who are you? Why would game cater to you in the first place?" oh yes it is really difficult to think on this dumb reply. A game is at it is... there will be never ever be progress and the programmers are always implementing features they like without informing what is needed by most of the users.


Talking about dumb replies.. then posting dumbest reply ever. Good work !
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the theme of this game is "options and choices"

There are multiple options and choices for trading.

That some of those choices are more irritating to you than others inevitable.

I think trading is fine the way it is. I dont seem to have any bad experiences trading. Public partying, otoh, has been a nightmare since CB ended.

To an earlier comment of the OP; should there not be games that cater to 'advanced' gamers? Should games only cater to you and your preferances?

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How hard is it?
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mazul wrote:
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Alysma wrote:

they are a valid use of the board feature


No. It is one of those "GGG wishes you didn't do this, but we won't ban for it". It is not valid anymore than remaking instances is valid and summoner snapshotting was valid.


Source?



http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/780247/filter-account-type/staff
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CliveHowlitzer wrote:
If they just created another tab for trading and another for party LFG, it'd solve most of the complaints.

I'd say that this would be redundant to have, if GGG is planning to actually upgrade trading system in general. (many others have suggested that)
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