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[Kissraven]

I feel like this post would be in the "Looking for Group" section, but on the DAMP forums it seems if the thread isn't under combat then it ain't cool. lol 

 

So, lately I keep meeting some really cool people through DAMP, which is a good thing. However, I can only game with 3 cool people at a time or maybe it is 2 cool people and a lama. (so confusing at times...j/k) So, I was just wondering how do others handle having more people on your DAMP friends list online than you can game with at one time?

 

Sometimes I feel hesitant to just send an invite to someone which is the quickest way to try and fill a free spot/s. Messages sometimes can be missed and joining a party while good can sometimes feel a bit intrusive if you do not know everyone in the party. It's times like these that I wish I was more like some Grumpy Britt I know...haha 

[Courtnehh]

I feel like this post would be in the "Looking for Group" section, but on the DAMP forums it seems if the thread isn't under combat then it ain't cool. lol 

 

So, lately I keep meeting some really cool people through DAMP, which is a good thing. However, I can only game with 3 cool people at a time or maybe it is 2 cool people and a lama. (so confusing at times...j/k) So, I was just wondering how do others handle having more people on your DAMP friends list online than you can game with at one time?

 

Sometimes I feel hesitant to just send an invite to someone which is the quickest way to try and fill a free spot/s. Messages sometimes can be missed and joining a party while good can sometimes feel a bit intrusive if you do not know everyone in the party. It's times like these that I wish I was more like some Grumpy Britt I know...haha 

Oh you're in a party with 3 other players? Jumps in and ask if everyone is playing together just incase.

 

Oh raven is on? and he's playing with his other friends? Nu-uh I don't think so.

 

I don't know what awkward feels like.

[Geth Supremacy]

I prefer to have a consistent group that I am with every time I get on.  Many times it doesn't work that way...especially if you're the new kid on the block, but I find that to me that is the way I prefer to spend my gaming time.  Having a group to people to pay with like clockwork cuts down on all of that and you just get on, group up, and go.

[K_A_Rnage]

I'm impressed that you can find friends. PS4 in Australia is almost empty so finding ANY game is hard enough. I invite all my friends playing ESO and none of them ever join DAIMP. How rude

[SpaceV3gan]

Do you always have more than 3 cool peeps to play with, at any given hour? That is extremely impressive. If you are on PC, please do not hesitate to friend request me.
I have always had 99-100 friends on my list, constantly removing inactive ones and adding more active ones that I come across. Still, I can only get a full squad going during the rarest of occasions. More often than not I end up doing trios and duos for hours. Pugging is not an option, thanks to the region-lock matchmaking.

[Kissraven]

I'm impressed that you can find friends. PS4 in Australia is almost empty so finding ANY game is hard enough. I invite all my friends playing ESO and none of them ever join DAIMP. How rude

 

Do you always have more than 3 cool peeps to play with, at any given hour? That is extremely impressive. If you are on PC, please do not hesitate to friend request me.
I have always had 99-100 friends on my list, constantly removing inactive ones and adding more active ones that I come across. Still, I can only get a full squad going during the rarest of occasions. More often than not I end up doing trios and duos for hours. Pugging is not an option, thanks to the region-lock matchmaking.

 

Guess I should have clarified what platform I am on, but the question still applies to any platform. I am on Xbox One, which while at times can have few people playing, but I feel that there is still a good number of people on during most peak times and recently I've added about 10-15 pretty consistent players to the other 3-5 I already had. So my question was mainly just to see what type of communication most players prefer, i.e. a party invite first, or game invite or leave a message. Also, if declining a request because you are already in a group in what way do you prefer to be told about it, join your party for a bit then go back to your group, a message or just ignore the invite.  (I tend to just send a voice message)

[Angelus_de_Mortiel]

Since I'm often hosting games, am already in a lobby hosted by someone else that may have friends on the way, or am playing solo to get video footage, I really prefer players to message first. I often decline most invites if I'm not messaged, and think it's rude to just join someone's lobby without asking first.

I try to respond to invites to apologize for declining and explain why, but sometimes it gets hectic trying to keep up with those in a match.

[Innarra]

I feel like I have a solid core of around 20 players I usually play with that are online regularly every day or so at different times, and they all know each other, most are on the leaderboards of PS3, and it's fairly easy to put a group together. There's 3 specific players that are my regular go-to team, we've been grouping up since the beginning of DAMP, and I'll drop what I'm doing if all 3 are online and we'll form up. Those folks are like family, and I don't think I'd be playing this game today if it weren't for them.

[coldflame]

Wow, people still play DAMP? I am impressed. Just checking out the new MEA forum and thought I'd come by to say hello.

[Lil Mantis]

I do my best to send a message back to those who send party/game invites if I'm unable to accept.  If I'm already in a party, I prefer a message sent first as others have stated.  Though I know the invite may have come from within game and it doesn't show that someone is already in a party vs inviting from friends list.

[Brewskin]

Lazer, you rock!

 

Cookies n Crème Crew all the way!

[Kissraven]

Thanks to all the posters. It seems that unless you are part of a static group or really close the best thing is to message someone to see if they want to join rather then just send an invite. Also, fine to reply with a message declining an invite if already in a party if you are not close to the person inviting. 

 

I do see a lot of people in parties, and typically these are open for other to join. I still kind of look as these as being private since I may not know everyone in the party well enough to just jump in, but if you do then I'd say of course this is faster and acceptable to most. There will probably always be a few times when things don't go so smooth, but I am trying to get more comfortable with inviting players I enjoy gaming with even if I do not know them all that well still. 

 

Thanks again for the replies!

[Silversmurf]

I'm impressed that you can find friends. PS4 in Australia is almost empty so finding ANY game is hard enough. I invite all my friends playing ESO and none of them ever join DAIMP. How rude

 

Add me (same PS4 name) and jump in my games if you see me.  Always welcome.

 

Time difference might suck a little but you never know.  I'm in UK but played FFXI and someone from Australia was in our LS.

[Alan Drifter13]

I'm impressed that you can find friends. PS4 in Australia is almost empty so finding ANY game is hard enough. I invite all my friends playing ESO and none of them ever join DAIMP. How rude

 

Same here (PS4 UK). I hardly ever find people playing when I'm playing. I don't think I've ever played with a group of friends only. I have no chance but to PUG pretty much every time.

[Kenny Bania]

Hide offline. Problem solved.

[Rundagutz]

If i'm running with a group of friends, i will stick with them even if stronger friends invite me.  With PUGs, if they're cool, I will stick with them for a few more games as well.  However, if the PUGS just don't want to play team, I will finish the game, then leave to join my friends.  I will never just abandon a team and people I group with are the same way so they understand and will wait.

[ParthianShotX]

join me at any time -- 27 friends online right now, none playing DAIMP.

[Ispan]

Party up etiquette is tough for me because I have several groups of friends I enjoy playing with but very little time to actually play so I end up having to decline most of the time Saying no is hard to do, too   Luckily the people on my list are very friendly and nice and continue to invite me anyway.

 

There's only one person on my friendslist whose games I'd hop into without asking, with everyone else I'd message to ask if they'd like to join up before sending an invite or trying to join theirs.  I used to have someone on my list who would jump into games without asking and ended up taking a spot from a player who had blackscreened in a private group.  Not a fan of that at all.

[Rundagutz]

Party up etiquette is tough for me because I have several groups of friends I enjoy playing with but very little time to actually play so I end up having to decline most of the time Saying no is hard to do, too   Luckily the people on my list are very friendly and nice and continue to invite me anyway.

 

There's only one person on my friendslist whose games I'd hop into without asking, with everyone else I'd message to ask if they'd like to join up before sending an invite or trying to join theirs.  I used to have someone on my list who would jump into games without asking and ended up taking a spot from a player who had blackscreened in a private group.  Not a fan of that at all.

Must be Banx!  you don't need to apologize all the time Ispan.    

[Ispan]

Must be Banx!  you don't need to apologize all the time Ispan.  

 

Sorry, I'll try to apologize less

[posvic]

I play on the PC with a controller (couch/big screen set-up).  As I'm far to lazy to drag out my keyboard to ask if a seat is open, when I join a friend's game the first thing I do is ask if the seat is already saved for someone.  All three of my friends are laid back and don't mind such behavior.  And as I mainly PUG, I encourage such behavior from them.

 

Honestly, until this thread, I was unaware that this would be considered inappropriate behavior by many. 

[Brewskin]

I think it's just polite to ask if there is room before joining a friend's session, never know when someone may have just DCed, or something.

 

Granted, there are some friends who always have a standing invite, Cookies n Crème FTW.

[sabreracer]

I have regular friends that play between certain times fairly consistently so that's an easy one.  

 

When it comes down to invites I (and most of my friends) will message first.  Something along the lines of "got a slot?", "wanna join us?" or if it's starting fresh "want to play some?"

 

One of my scheduled play times started like that.  Kinda knew each other vaguely but after playing with mutual friends again added each other and now we play pretty much every day