Guide: How to stick with a successful PUG/fixed group, without the friend list.

[Ellyidol]

This technique is pretty easy, some may know it and use it, some don't. This is for those that don't.

You do not need to be on the friend list to successfully re-join a good group.


Situation

You find yourself a good group, whether PUG (Pick Up Game) or a fixed group but you are the odd one out. You want to join them again when they remake. You do not need to add any or all of them to the friend list, I know some, as well as myself, who don't accept random friend requests.


So How do I re-join them?

Easy. Use the very friendly commands and features of the game.

1. /hostinfo - This tells you who the host of the current game is (the group of people you want to join again). Personally, I keep this handy.




2. Once you find out who is the group leader, chances are that the same person is remaking the next map. This is how it would look when you type in /hostinfo in a hosted game.




2a. However, some games are not hosted. They can be hostless. If they are, when you use /hostinfo, this will appear:



If it is hostless, your best bet would be asking the group if they want to remake and stick together. You may even decide to host the game yourself for everyone, and hopefully they use this technique.

3. Okay, so you've established who the host is, if any. Let's say you were in my game, I'm the host. Ellyidol. Once the game finishes, go to your 'Join Game' menu where you can search for games. Use the filters, they actually help!

Let's say I'm hosting Nuri's Hallows maps, we know the campaign. When somebody hosts a game, the game name becomes 'Hostname's Game'. In this case, since I am the host, 'Ellyidol's Game'. Filter the game name to contain my name only, Elly, and you get this.





You can now rejoin the group the fastest way possible.

Tada! You can only see my game, therefore rejoin as quick as possible without using the friend list. Chances of committing error in this is zero, unlike the friend list which jumps back and forth.

Important:

1. Sometimes, a host responsible for remaking maps lags or very rarely crashes when creating a new map. Remember to use the refresh button when your desired game to join isn't coming up on the list. If after a good amount of time the game is no longer there, which means the host is not remaking anymore, it would be best to move on and find another group to stick with.

Keep this in mind! I personally use it when I am the odd one out or the 'new guy' in some runs. If the game gets locked and you don't know the password, well, move on

Note, this works for any camapaign. I just use my own character and Nuri's Hallows as reference

Good luck!

[Archey]

Good thread ive noticed this too. And have you found 61 shield xD

[Ellyidol]

Good thread ive noticed this too. And have you found 61 shield xD

Good! I know some players have a hard time rejoining because they don't know this exists, or they don't know how to use it well.

And no, no luck. It's not implemented yet so I don't think I'll find it no matter how hard I try

[Kakatoa91]

Now everyone in here will spam you and try to join your game

[Ellyidol]

Now everyone in here will spam you and try to join your game

I actually find that really polite and respectful of them, especially if I'm hosting a locked but not full game

I'd rather you message me first to ask if you can join when you see my game in the list, rather than just jump in and ignore comments on the game being full

[Trollee]

I actually find that really polite and respectful of them, especially if I'm hosting a locked but not full game

I'd rather you message me first to ask if you can join when you see my game in the list, rather than just jump in and ignore comments on the game being full

I always PM you and ask if I can join because for some odd reason you qon't accept my friend request >.> ....

It's okay... I understand =/

lol

[Ellyidol]

I always PM you and ask if I can join because for some odd reason you qon't accept my friend request >.> ....

It's okay... I understand =/

lol

And I reply that it's full

If not, that's what my second chat hotkey is for.

[Trollee]

And I reply that it's full

If not, that's what my second chat hotkey is for.

Yeah I know... your not in the wrong.
Good guide btw =]
I only learned to do this just the other day lol

[Zaltiar]

the secret is out! lol i remember once, using this way, i got into the map before the host

[Whirlzap]

I usually just use "/h" whenever I join a map and find the party decent enough.

[darkfussion]

I find it so much easier this way, even If I have the person added I still use this method

[Register]

Cool! I always do that too lol...But I stopped with one group because random people joined the game really fast...So the next run I added....

[Whirlzap]

The problem with adding is when even a friend makes a game, when they are on the running man loading screen to load the stage, their name will disappear as if they logged out and then when the loading finishes, they will appear in the correct dungeon for you to join.
This is sometimes very frustrating and causes me to join slow.
What you may want to add, Elly, is that sometimes there are those really slow hosts and you might want to keep pressing the REFRESH icon until a map with Players: 0 or so pops up.
Since the last update, you can now join a map before the host if you have a faster WIFI.

[drewcapu]

Since the last update, you can now join a map before the host if you have a faster WIFI.

Hmm... this deserves some testing as it could have some other possible "side effects".

[Coltona]

Hmm... this deserves some testing as it could have some other possible "side effects".

Lol like what, and my wifi almost never lags, it's loading maps that acutally sux. Lol

[PatsoeGamer]

Nice guide Ellyidol! I liked your auto reply to PM too!

[WoundedEagle]

Nice Elly!

[Ellyidol]

The problem with adding is when even a friend makes a game, when they are on the running man loading screen to load the stage, their name will disappear as if they logged out and then when the loading finishes, they will appear in the correct dungeon for you to join.
This is sometimes very frustrating and causes me to join slow.
What you may want to add, Elly, is that sometimes there are those really slow hosts and you might want to keep pressing the REFRESH icon until a map with Players: 0 or so pops up.
Since the last update, you can now join a map before the host if you have a faster WIFI.

Thanks! I'll add this to the first post.

Nice guide Ellyidol! I liked your auto reply to PM too!

Nice Elly!

Thank you!

[Zaltiar]

This shouldn't be just in the PL thread! goes for SL too

[Ellyidol]

This shouldn't be just in the PL thread! goes for SL too

It's there, luckily sticky'd too