I am very disappointed to hear that Tera is adding a cross server LFD tool.

I used to really enjoy another major MMO namely WoW that implemented a LFD cross server tool. I felt that totally killed the game. People didn't care what they did in a dungeon because the chances of running into you again were very slim. It also destroyed the server communities. I made less friends after the LFD tool was implemented because if you played with someone cool they were usually from a different server and the chances you ever see them again were virtually zero.

Anyways this is just how I felt things went and one of the major reasons I left that game. Also as a side note because of this I am debating now if I want to cancel my preorder which is disappointing because I was enjoying the combat style in this game. Which isn't meant to be a threat just how I feel personally about cross server LFD tools in MMO's.

As a long time World of Warcraft player, and an avid PvP'er, I have to say this is the worst idea En Masse has announced since I started following TERA.

So far, TERA has provided some of the most fun I've had on an mmorpg since WoW first came out. This game is new, fresh, beautiful, and just plain fun! I love every aspect of the game, both PvE and PvP.

As the IMS may be a great addition for those who like to instant queue into dungeons, and never leave major cities, it is an AWFUL idea for the PvP community.

Take Blizzard Entertainment's complete destruction of their World PvP for example. The day they introduced the Cross-Realm Instance Finder was the day I stopped enjoying the world PvP. Once you attain level cap, you will no longer have a need to leave a major city, aside from doing a daily quest, or "Nexus Event". This means that finding your way to a dungeon has no threats involved what so ever.

Not only will this take away from the level cap experience. It will take away from the low level PvP as well! Again, using WoW as an example, once this system was put into effect, at least 80% of the community switched from "Questing" to level, and started spamming the instance queue for easy leveling. This means 80% less random PvP encounters. 80% less FUN in the game!

I know that someone who only PvEs will have a different view on this, as it does make their lives easier, and even more fun as this means more times fighting in dungeons rather then looking for groups, but this mistake has already been proven by Blizzard Entertainment to truly ruin the World PvP experience.

I will definitely give the game a shot with the new system in place, but I'm sorry to say I will have to begin my MMO search anew if history repeats itself (which it usually does).

To En Masse entertainment, I highly recommend reconsidering the introduction of the Instance Matching System.

Duelz

But you're trying to refute a fact of what happened in WoW.

When people queued for dungeons, all they did was stick in towns, unless I'm misunderstanding your point about that? First hand experience, plenty of my friends just alt tabbed until an instance was found. There was no low level PvP at all after the finder was introduced.

In TERA, running to instances such as SB and SM give plenty of opportunities for the open world PvP. For CR, there is no Open World PvP in the slightest. You can claim that it's such a short walk to both SB and SM, but in that short distance plenty of fighting happens nearly every single time. You can pick and choose what instances to give a case by case basis, but the majority of them provide Open World PvP. It will be destroyed if you allow the teleportation to happen.

Your comparison of the With/Without tool is just plain wrong. It makes me wonder if you've actually played TERA.

No one is forced to stay in town when putting a group together, you should know this if you've played the game. The LFG chat channel is server wide. The LFG tool, not instance matching, allowed application based grouping that could be used any time from any where.