Join your server's global chat channels.
Don't ask to join teams, form them.
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MA: nope, nope
Missions: works but nope.
Soloing: no comment I hate soloing.
Global channels are the answer to the rest of your questions. Head down to your server's forum and check out what global channels they use.
One somewhat annoying thing about this game is that, being heavily instance-based, most teams will just be inside doing a mission instead of being in-zone in range for your broadcasts.
Global channels somewhat mitigate that problem, and I am pretty sure every server had a dedicated LFT channel, but even then I found that saying you're looking for a team won't have you fare that much better.
It's basically like Dechs said. If the mountain won't go to you, you have to go to the mountain. As a side effect of the stuff I mentioned, there's a lot of unteamed people just waiting for you to invite them. Taking the initiative yourself makes a world of difference when it comes to teaming.
Thanks all. I did not know about the global channel - that rocks. I usually used to form my own groups in the past so that's not an issue. I wanted to make sure I was using the best method and the right server etiquette.
Thanks again.
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There is a mission architect channel, it is server wide; don't know how popular it is for team forming.
Be aware many like to use AE for farming; just make sure that if you join a farm team it is not farming an exploit.
If you go to www.paragonwiki.com/wiki/Timeline it lists when what issue went live with links to the Issue Notes - good way to catch up on what you missed.
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I virtually never broadcast for teams, and I virtually never form teams myself, although I'm certainly capable of doing so. I'm in a large Super Group, so I join teams that people are forming there, or if several friends are looking for something to do we'll come up with something. I'm a member of multiple global channels, those are always good for finding teams. I sometimes join teams when they're broadcasting for members. But on the whole, if I don't find a team, I find something to do with myself, and frequently something more interesting will pop up soon. I keep my LFT flag on, some people still pay attention to such things.
Case in point: This morning. I wanted to level my fire/kin from 37 to 38. It was early morning, not many people on, nothing going on in coalition chat. My fire/kin needs most of the Freedom Phalanx TFs so I considered forming a Citadel or something, but instead I just decided to run the Freakshow Wars arc via Ouro. I haven't solo'd much with my fire/kin, and I wanted to see how well I did. Finished in 1 hour 12 minutes, which was very good considering I paused partway through to make breakfast. 
(Another good reason to be playing solo, heh.)
After that I had 48 merits, not quite enough to convert to a hero merit. I was trying to think of something I could do to earn a few merits, and while I was doing that I wandered around Atlas collecting all of the new explore badges. Bingo! 5 merits for the accolade! Oh, duh! I should do a little more of this!
So I spent a few minutes collecting explore badges, and then I get a tell asking if I wanted to join a Synapse Task Force. Hey! Sure I do!
It was a great team. ^_^ We finished that in 1 hour 37 minutes. I hit level 38 too. Afterwards I finished up my badge collecting and converted 50 merits. I also joined a SG mate for a bit to help them out with the Trapdoor mission. I got another tell about joining a team after that, but I was ready to log off, so I declined.
That's usually how things work for me. Waiting for an invite like that takes patience of course, and some nights nobody is looking. Forming your own team is a much better option if you A) Have a specific task you want to accomplish, say a specific task force or entrance to the Midnight Club, and B) Have a limited amount of time to play and/or aren't interested in badging or marketing, or doing anything that is not actually teaming. Standing around doing NOTHING but broadcasting for a team -- no thanks.
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I just returned after an almost 2 year break. How do people form teams these days? Specifically:
- MA: If I want to get into a Mission Architect mission, do I stand in the Atlas Park MA zone and just say I want to team? Are the MA's linked in chat or should I move to one appropriate for my level?
- Missions: Should I go to a level appropriate zone and just ask to team in Broadcast?
- Soloing: My main is a Fire/Kin (44) who I play 90% in teams because it is more fun, but now and then I like to solo a mission. What are the tricks of missions difficulty and some of the new sliders now? Also, I completely forget how to repeat missions - newspaper I think? Or is it better to just follow contact based story arcs when I feel like soloing.
Thanks so much.
Mash
When you see yourself in a crowded room / do your fingers itch,are you pistol-whipped
Will you step in line or release the glitch / can you fall asleep with a panic switch