WoW Global LFG Chat

Posted in Blizzard, Games, Spam, Warcraft by Elliott Back on June 30th, 2006.

The WoW 1.11.0 patch introduced a new global looking for group (LFG) channel. Now, anyone on the same side of the battle (Alliance / Horde) will be able to talk to anyone else on the game server. Before, people could only chat with people in the same sub-region, which made the LFG channel a great place to actually find a group. Now, it’s being infected with spam. I’d like to show you some random examples (screenshots) of the new LFG channel:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Oclavionus]: LFG Gnomer
[4. LookingForGroup] [Dorminose]: LFM VC
[4. LookingForGroup] [Poslullio]: LFM DM WEST
[4. LookingForGroup] [Fydin]: LF2M WC
[4. LookingForGroup] [Fuubarr]: LF mage and warrior for scholo
[4. LookingForGroup] [Octavionus]: LFG Gnomer
[4. LookingForGroup] [Infamousant]: LFM STOCKADE
[4. LookingForGroup] [Namine]: LF2M for gnomeregan need a preist.

This is exactly what a LFG channel should be for–finding a group for your quest. However, it’s not always like that:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Rathrora]: dude, you know what, petmetoo, you are a f*****ng tool, just stfu
[4. LookingForGroup] [Koriz]: nana
[4. LookingForGroup] [Wreckless]: me and petmetoo have our reporting badges.
[4. LookingForGroup] [Infamousant]: LFG STOCKADE
[4. LookingForGroup] [Petmetoo]: ya
[4. LookingForGroup] [Alliancesuck]: thats got be 5 v/eeks there

Often, the LFG channel has turned into a banning/reporting frenzy as people fill it with various kinds of spam and profanity.

[4. LookingForGroup] [Falkrigina]: shut the h**l up
[4. LookingForGroup] [Novite]: omfg, guys, by trying to be funny with “reported’
[4. LookingForGroup] [Jerc]: reported -50dkp
[4. LookingForGroup] [Kammie]: d*mn it
[4. LookingForGroup] [Onestrike]: LOL
[4. LookingForGroup] [Creamcorn]: petmetoo reported for asking to be petin the LFG CHANNEL! OMG

It’s like there’s now a global bunch of 13 year old AOL users:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Nito]: u didn’t say that?
[4. LookingForGroup] [Sublivien]: dude I just looked in the mirror and realized my p***s was as small as my sisters
[4. LookingForGroup] [Twisteddeath]: >.>
[4. LookingForGroupj [Furay]: what the h**l

It just keeps getting worse, with racism for fun:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Bootycall]: what do you call a black man flying an airplane?
[4. LookingForGroup] [Erituj: how many emos does it lake to screw in a lightbulb
[4. LookingForGroup] [Chozin]: a pilot
[4. LookingForGroup] [Bootycall]: a pilot, you freaking racists
[4. LookingForGroup] [Skorne]: you couldnt, they pussied out

Finally, a discussion of religion–immature style:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Tasheey]: lol
[4. LookingForGroup] [Quierodinero]: passive detect traps
[4. LookingForGroup] [Eritu]: no jesus
[4. LookingForGroup] [Eritu]: invented blink
[4. LookingForGroup] [Adroadus]: LF tank fro ZF and v/e go
[4. LookingForGroup] [Eritu]: and vanish
[4. LookingForGroup] [Moopless]: im inviting jesus to my birthday party

All considered, I strongly recommend either including intelligent police bots on the global channel(s), or removing them and going back to the old system.

This entry was posted on Friday, June 30th, 2006 at 4:39 pm and is tagged with jerc, kammie, random examples, eeks, lookingforgroup, preist, game server, omfg, aol users, horde, profanity, mage, lfg, nana, badges, rea, frenzy, channel 4, lol, mirror. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback.

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Jason 2 years ago 1 point
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hahaha, i deal with this all the time. im a heave World of Warcraft player and it is just kinda funny to sit and read when you have no questing or grinding, but yes when race, religion or sex is involved it needs to be stopped.

-Jason
(Valmir on Perenolde)

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fat jimmy 2 years ago 1 point
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Global LFG was genious and spam is just funny, all those whining pussies need to realise: 1. it makes finding a group so much easier 2. you can leave the channel if you want 3. if anything offends you ignore it pussy 4. it makes the world a more intresting place (after all dont you want some kind of social life while you play?)

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Sarrsari 2 years ago 1 point
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fat jimmy you actually believe that? Okay, since you're a tool I'll restrain from explaining furhter how the name LookingForGroup doesn't exactly go hand in hand with having people looking for a group leaving the channel, whilst morons that spam the shit to pieces get to stay. There is absolutely NOTHING, nothing good about the subjects players discuss in LFG. They always end up the same way, and frankly nobody ever gets banned.

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sunshine14 2 years ago 1 point
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hi i'm rola from lebanon..... my age is 14 years old... i like to make many friends .... my hobbies are swimming,,listenning to music, sports,dancing...etc ok and my e-mail address is cutie_patooti9@hotmail.com,if u want to know me more just ask me and i'll answer thanx for all ......bye

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The Internet 2 years ago 1 point
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I dont know about you, but I find the global LFG channel hilarious and much better entertainment than the boring as fuck game that I'm playing while reading it. This is especially true during those lonely nights of farming gold for overpriced, needed items.

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Daniel 2 years ago 1 point
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I have no problem with the immature people on LFG if they want to waste their time talking about how Chuck Norris can destroy the world with one roundhouse kick so what? I think all these super anal retentive people that are always using their playing experience to worry about the chat of others need to lighten up. Sure there should be no racist jokes, or foul language, but there will always be people of a different religion on there so if someone makes an off color remark about your particular religion, don't start hitting them with the bible, Qur'an, Book of Mormon, or whatever book you use. I guess what I am saying is LIGHTEN UP PEOPLE!!!!

Just my rantings.....
Daniel A.K.A. Stubz on Bloodhoof

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Johnny Boy 11 months ago 1 point
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yeah Stubz is right those lil kids or immature ppl need to stop tlking crap lol

that was johnny boy A.K.A Satryiasis on Dethecus

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The broke gamer Jolt 10 months ago 1 point
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What is it peeps...I think that you should all send me 5$ each so that I can afford a nice computer to play WoW on and thus be able to comment on these situations and what not. I think it is racialy, ethnically and religiously unffair that I am unable to play WoW and have to hear about it from ppl like yourselves on posts and the like. I luv to play rpg's but my computer is so ancient it was almost on the Antique Roadshow. Help a RPGer out yo...

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Gregg 8 months ago 1 point
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1. Get a job.
2. Save money for computer.
3. Buy computer install WOW.
4. Dont forget to go to work yo.

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