I am currently in the process of developing a LFG addon for classic and I got the basic functionalities working. As I do want to create a tool that somewhat reflect the spirit of the classic community I want to reach out to you guys and get feedback or suggestions on features that should or should not be included. I know a lot of people are very sensitive when it comes to a LFG tool for classic and thats exactly why I want to try to work it out with the community. I will consolidate all the feedback and suggestions provided in this thread in the OP.
The following is a small summary of what features are currently planned and which are not:
Planned/Already implemented:
Parse chat messages for groups:
The addon checks all public messaging channels your character sees and tries to figure out if this message has the purpose of looking for people for a dunngeon. If such a message is found it will broadcast this message to other people using the addon. This means that the message of a player in stormwind that is looking for people to do deadmines with is going to be relayed to people outside of stormwind and vice versa. This enables people to actually go out in the world and do quests, farm, PvP and more.
The addon then shows this in a nice formated way in its interface. You can then just click on the group and whisper the leader to join them
Addon created groups:
This feature allows you to list your group in the tool with a button click and makes it visible to everyone with the addon. It also advertises for your group in a configurable chat channel of your choice, so even people without the addon are going to notice your group. People with the addon can just queue for your group and will show up in the list of applicants.
This does not only include dungeons, but also has a custom category for world events like: World Bosses, Stranglethorn Arena ect.
Ignore List:
Groups that contain people on your ignore list will not show up for you in the tool.
Not Planned:
- Making item level of applicants available to a group leader
- Automated matchmaking
If you want to try out the addon for yourself, a first release is available on the twitch app or curseforge. I really hope to get your guys opinion on this in a civilized way