In-realm pugs only? - Blue Tracker

#1 - April 29, 2011, 3:58 p.m.

Since the new patch I have noticed that I have no longer been grouping with players from other realms. I am sure many would think this is a non-issue, but for those of us Gurubashi it is an issue.

When I queue for a random and end up in nothing but full Brazilian, non-English speaking, pugs each and every time it makes things quite a bit harder than they need to be.

Before Tuesday it was rare that I would group with another player from Gurubashi. Now it's all I see. Does the random heroic group system prioritize same-realm match-ups over other realms? If so can we change that possibly? Because right now it makes pugging as an English speaker on Gurubashi nearly impossible.

Zarhym

Community Manager

#10 - April 29, 2011, 6:04 p.m.

That isn't just a coincidence. Many players have stated since the release of the Dungeon Finder that they like the convenience of being matched for a group automatically, but they miss the feeling of community when they're paired with strangers from other realms with whom they might never speak again. So we made a slight change in the way the Dungeon Finder sorts through the queue matching players for a dungeon.

This was a late addition to the patch notes made yesterday evening:

The Dungeon Finder will attempt to place players from the same realm in a party together.

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2657803