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That depends on how you go about trying to find a team.|
Originally Posted by klaus_NA
Its just me or its alot harder to form groups in the villian side?
I play on freedom and idk if its only bad luck but finding a team in the red side takes alot more time then Heros side There is a real difference btw the 2 or its just me? |
Are you running around yelling 'LFT' in broadcast? This is generally the worst way to go about it.
I've found that if you use global channels, have an active friends list, and are willing to form your own teams, that there are no problems with teaming on either side, on any server.
Well i started playing 2 weeks ago, so i dont have any friends that play with me 
I use the Freedom channel aswell as broadcast, but at my lvl range 23, everytime i open the find list i find like 20 people and most of them arent looking for teams, at the same lvl range in the blue side i find more than 80 people wanting to team
Join a bad team [somehow] and /friend or /gfriend the only good player. Next time they're on ask what they're doing. Repeat ten times. Poof, friends.
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The "Looking for team" message defaults to grey/Not Looking. Most people never change it. Send a /tell to them, they may surprise you. If they say "No thanks", just shrug and move on. If they freak out at you for asking when they weren't looking, they should have set themselves to red/Not accepting, and you don't want to team with that sort anyways. Move along and ignore their snark. And of course, as mentioned before, Global Channels are your friend. If you intend on staying on Freedom, go to their server forum, down a bit from this one, and post there asking where to find a good channel. Make sure you mention your interests: Badging, TFs, PVP, Random teams, Redside, Blueside, etc. That way, they can suggest the channels most likely to suit your interests.
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Originally Posted by klaus_NA
most of them arent looking for teams
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@Roderick
Also worth note, the search window will only show a certain number of players, that doesn't mean thats the extent of the people that are on.
Specifically you have to look at the bottom of the search window to see how many are total online(keep in mind this is only people who are unhidden)
It really isn't that hard to have / make a team villainside. especially on virtue / freedom. Do you set your LFT status in the team window?
There is a difference between the two sides but Freedom is plenty busy for villains. Check out the suggestions others have posted and you should be fine.
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
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This has always worked for me. Even on 'low' population Protector, I can get a redside team going at almost any time, just by sending out politely worded tells to players that aren't on teams. Just look for the players whose names are blue on the team search screen. If their names are gray, it means they are already on a team.|
Originally Posted by Roderick
The "Looking for team" message defaults to grey/Not Looking. Most people never change it. Send a /tell to them, they may surprise you. If they say "No thanks", just shrug and move on.
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I rarely ever do it myself, but lots of players have good luck sending tells to other players that are already on a team and asking if they have room for one more. That's another potential option for those who just can't stand forming a team themselves.
Also villain side, Cap, Shark and Grandville are the best places to form a team, even if your missions are elsewhere.
But the best advice everyone else has said is to form the team yourself. Do not try to find an existing team, that is an exercise in frustration. Form one.
And don't wait to start the mission until you have 8 people. Give yourself a time limit and then jump into the mission with however many you have.
Better to be playing than standing around waiting for people to get bored and leave you.
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Yes im already on the Freedom global channel, i try to make up teams, and i send tell to everyone(99% just ignores it ) anyway, the only thing i think im doing wrong is that i only get people close to my level, i am lvl 23 so i try to get at least people from 20 to 25
maybe i should start inviting people at lvls 15+?
I would think with SSKing you should be okay at +/- 10 levels of you. Plus now we earn XP even when exemplared/malefactored so it's not like you miss out on that.
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
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Must be a Freedom thing.. I would guess I get about an 80% response rate when I send out tells, even if it is just to decline.|
Originally Posted by klaus_NA
Yes im already on the Freedom global channel, i try to make up teams, and i send tell to everyone(99% just ignores it
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the only thing i think im doing wrong is that i only get people close to my level, i am lvl 23 so i try to get at least people from 20 to 25 maybe i should start inviting people at lvls 15+? |
Remember: The only way to guarantee you're always on a fun team is to form one yourself...
Here's how.
No one is playing atm Jeez what do i got to do to get it through
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Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
No one is playing atm Jeez what do i got to do to get it through
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We know better.
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Come up with some actual FACTS instead of saying "I don't see anyone, so therefore I conclude that no one is playing."|
Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
No one is playing atm Jeez what do i got to do to get it through
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I could say: "The last 3 scrappers I saw were all Shield Defense, so I conclude that no one is playing anything except Shield Defense" and it would carry just as much weight as what you keep saying.
But....since apparently no one is playing, those 3 Shield Defense scrappers were clearly a figment of my imagination.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
To be fair, a majority of villain players prefer to solo most of the content.
Active VGs help alot as well. I cannot speak for everyone but in most every VG I have been in where there are several people active, you can almost always find someone to help. There you will also have a pool of people with alts probably around your level that then can bring to enhance the team more than just another body.
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Actually since you are writing it, it would carry a lot more weight than that other poster. You'd still be wrong but I'd have to stop and consider what you wrote. |
Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
Come up with some actual FACTS instead of saying "I don't see anyone, so therefore I conclude that no one is playing."
I could say: "The last 3 scrappers I saw were all Shield Defense, so I conclude that no one is playing anything except Shield Defense" and it would carry just as much weight as what you keep saying. But....since apparently no one is playing, those 3 Shield Defense scrappers were clearly a figment of my imagination. |
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
The few times I've played on red side, as I really don't like the concept of being the bad guy, I never have a problem forming a team. I've had toons on Virtue, and one on Freedom.
Most teams seem to be looking for players.
What I do blue side is either form a team or ask to join. I don't broadcast. Nothing good can come of that 99% of the time and I have learned that blind invites are from people who don't know how to play [but sometimes being part of the train wreck is cool. No one stays on suck teams for more than three missions anyway.]
Do the find and see the grayed out names. /t one of them and ask "Hey, is there room for a Lv23 katana/wp" or whatever. I don't send out more than two of those at once, sometimes only the one. If they don't respond, maybe they have SS as their travel power or are getting their butt kicked, maybe just getting a drink.
After about a minute, hit seach again. The list will have changed as teams will come out of missions and some will go in.
I find standing still with my team thing set to any works also.
And if you see a team on the street, stop by it and say, "Got room?" and hit an attack button so your flames/sword comes out. If there's room, even if it's 20 levels above me, I usually get invited.
I've been in Peregrin Island to get a raptor pack from FBZ and have a 10 get invited to radio missions. It's because the teams need players. Are there places in Villianland where teams need players? Go there, even if it makes no sense.
Some days when I'm marketing, I'll decide I'll accept any invite. I play on a turd team or two, but usually only have 20 min of marketing between. I craft, and that's not much time if I have fast sells.
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This has always bothered me. I think they should change the default to "Looking for Missions" at least...and then people can change it at will from that.
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Originally Posted by Roderick
The "Looking for team" message defaults to grey/Not Looking. Most people never change it. Send a /tell to them, they may surprise you. If they say "No thanks", just shrug and move on. If they freak out at you for asking when they weren't looking, they should have set themselves to red/Not accepting, and you don't want to team with that sort anyways. Move along and ignore their snark. And of course, as mentioned before, Global Channels are your friend. If you intend on staying on Freedom, go to their server forum, down a bit from this one, and post there asking where to find a good channel. Make sure you mention your interests: Badging, TFs, PVP, Random teams, Redside, Blueside, etc. That way, they can suggest the channels most likely to suit your interests.
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In order of most active teaming: Cap, Shark, Grandville.
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Originally Posted by Postagulous
I've been in Peregrin Island to get a raptor pack from FBZ and have a 10 get invited to radio missions. It's because the teams need players. Are there places in Villianland where teams need players? Go there, even if it makes no sense.
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"Hmm, I guess I'm not as omniscient as I thought" -Gavin Runeblade.
I can be found, outside of paragon city here.
Thank you everyone at Paragon and on Virtue. When the lights go out in November, you'll find me on Razor Bunny.
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funny I was always under the impression that in the search when people are Grey it's because they are already on a team. light blue is when they don't have a team but haven't set their LFT flag, Red is not looking and I forgot the LFT flag color...
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Originally Posted by American_Angel
This has always bothered me. I think they should change the default to "Looking for Missions" at least...and then people can change it at will from that.
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Its just me or its alot harder to form groups in the villian side?
I play on freedom and idk if its only bad luck but finding a team in the red side takes alot more time then Heros side
There is a real difference btw the 2 or its just me?