Ok I know its being worked on to a degree, but its a major bug at least to us. This is a MMO afterall therefore grouping with friends is one of the main reasons for playing
We simply cannot reliably group, or at least not without spending a LONG time trying to do so. Then even if we do so, we are then split again entering an instance for example.
This means we have generally given up trying to do so, its simply too painful. I dont think Anet you perhaps appreciate how painful so let me give you an example
The other night, we decide to do the lvl 30 instance. Heres how it went:
Create the group, go to the same area.
Some in overflow, some not, click join member on one member, 2 managed to do this, other 2 nothing happens when clicked.
2 members that couldnt do so, relog.
2 members try again to join the other 3, one doesnt have the option, the other doesnt work
person with no option relogs, person 2 keeps retrying eventually gets to the party.
relogged person retrys for about 10 mins, leaving party, rejoining party etc eventually whole party together! (about half an hour has elapsed by this time)
ok, person 1 enters instance, 2 other members get prompted to enter, other 2 do not so they just go through the entrance.
1 person is alone in one instance, 1 person cannot get into the instance, 3 people are together in another instance
ok solo person leaves, person stuck outside relogs.
2 outside enter again, they are now in an instance on their own, other three are in another instance
2 people leave, try ‘join person’ cannot do so
i shall not continue but we end up back outside multiple times, split up again over overflows, in wrong instances, cannot join party etc etc. it took us about 1hr probably more to just get the group in the same instance. At which time we were all at the point of saying this just aint worth it and giving up
Thought i would point out just how bad it is out there……. i am sure others have the same or even worse experiences.
