Dungeon Finder

The Looking For Dungeon

Dungeon Finder is the Looking for Dungeon system Blizzard has introduced in patch 3.3.0. It is only used for 5-man dungeons, not raids or groups in general for high-level quests. LFD selects players to form a party from all servers in the battlegroup, so there need not be a full group of players on one specific realm.

The first screen players see shows the role selection toggles and the type of dungeon desired. By default, the selection is for a random dungeon. This can be changed via the Type dropdown to such options as Random Lich King Heroic, Random Burning Crusade Dungeon, or Random Classic Dungeon. Running a random dungeon confers additional rewards in the form of emblems and gold.

Note that it is not possible to queue for dungeons outside of the player's level bracket or expansion level; i.e. level 80 players cannot queue for classic or Burning Crusade dungeons.

Selecting a specific dungeon or dungeons can be accomplished by choosing the very first option in the Type dropdown. The UI changes to show a list of dungeons, all of which are selected. To narrow the list, click the checkbox next to the category line to select/deselect all dungeons in that category. Players can also collapse categories of dungeons by clicking the +/- box just to the left of the category checkbox.

Previous incarnations

Previously called "Looking For Group" or simply "LFG" chat channel is often used by a player character when not in a group who wants to join a group, usually to pursue a quest. At time of writing, this is deactivated by default. To join this channel, you have to actively be LFG/LFM using the Looking For Group interface pane.

Queuing for a specific dungeon example

To tell the UI that you only wish to run Pit of Saron in 5-player Heroic mode:

• Patch 3.3 LFD step 1.jpg

  Step 1: Choose the "Specific Dungeons" type

• Patch 3.3 LFD step 2.jpg

  Step 2: Collapse the first category

• Patch 3.3 LFD step 3.jpg

  Step 3: Collapse all other categories

• Patch 3.3 LFD step 4.jpg

  Step 4: Clear all visible checkboxes

• Patch 3.3 LFD step 5.jpg

  Step 5: Reopen desired category

• Patch 3.3 LFD step 6.jpg

  Step 6: Select desired dungeon(s)

• Patch 3.3 LFD step 7.jpg

  Step 7: Make a role selection

• Patch 3.3 LFD step 8.jpg

  Step 8: Find a group!

• Patch 3.3 LFD in queue.jpg

  Step 9: Wait in the queue

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  Step 10: There's enough people!

• Patch 3.3 LFD ready check.jpg

  Step 11: Is everyone ready?

• LoadScreenPitofSaron.jpg

  Free teleport to the instance if all ready

Looking for more

So the tank left, or a healer disconnected, or a DPS got kicked. How does the party add a replacement member?

1. The party leader opens the LFD frame
2. The leader selects the dungeon the party is currently running (See the previous section)
3. The other party members confirm their roles
4. The party joins the queue
5. When a fifth is found, the ready check window appears. Everyone should hit "Yes"
6. The new member will be teleported to the instance entrance

Rewards

Depending of the type of the dungeon, and on character's level, there are varying rewards:

The Daily item rewards depends on the Dungeon type:

• For a Random Classic Dungeon and Burning Crusade Normal you receive a Satchel of Helpful Goods.
• For a Random Burning Crusade Heroic Dungeon there is no reward.
• For a Random Lich King Normal Dungeon you receive 2 [Emblems of Triumph].
• For the first Random Lich King Heroic Dungeon you receive 2 [Emblems of Frost]. For each additional Lich King Heroic you do afterwards, you will get 2 [Emblems of Triumph].

The Daily money and XP rewards depends on the character level:

Level	Money	XP	Level	Money	XP	Level	Money	XP	Level	Money (Normal) (TBC Heroic)	XP (Normal) (TBC Heroic)	Money (WotLK)	XP (WotLK)	Money (WotLK Heroic)	XP (WotLK Heroic)
1	—	—	21	35	310	41	1 30	825	61	6 20	1600			—	—
2	—	—	22	35	310	42			62					—	—
3	—	—	23	35	310	43			63					—	—
4	—	—	24	35	310	44			64					—	—
5	—	—	25			45			65	3 10	1100			—	—
6	—	—	26			46	F: 1 65 N: 85	F: 1250 N: 825	66	3 10	1100			—	—
7	—	—	27	70	470	47	F: 1 65 N: 85	F: 1250 N: 825	67					—	—
8	—	—	28	70	470	48	F: 1 65 N: 85	F: 1250 N: 825	68					—	—
9	—	—	29	70	470	49	F: 1 65 N: 85	F: 1250 N: 825	69					—	—
10	—	—	30	70	470	50	F: 1 65 N: 85	F: 1250 N: 825	70	8 80	1900	F: 14 80 N: 7 40	F: 33100 N: 16550	—	—
11	—	—	31	70	470	51	F: 1 65 N: 85	F: 1250 N: 825	71					—	—
12	—	—	32	70	470	52			72	8 80	1900	14 80	33100	—	—
13	—	—	33			53			73					—	—
14	—	—	34			54			74					—	—
15	35	310	35	1 30	825	55			75					—	—
16	35	310	36			56			76					—	—
17	35	310	37			57			77					—	—
18	35	310	38	1 30	825	58			78					—	—
19	35	310	39			59			79					—	—
20	35	310	40			60			80	F: 19 86 N: 9 93	0			F: 26 46 N: 13 23	0

Other remarks:

• For Random Classic Dungeons you must be at least level 15.
• For Random Heroic Wrath of the Lich King Dungeons you must be at least level 80.

History

At the launch of the game, there was only the LookingForGroup chat channel. This channel was available in all zones, but it was not a linked global channel. This was problematic since zones of the same level range are spread out thruoughout Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. At this time, many players relied on their guild, friend's list, or even whisper to find groups. Otherwise, they would travel to Orgrimmar or Ironforge respectively, find a group, then travel back out to the site of the dungeon, making dungeons far away from these cities very unpopular. As a result, warlocks were also very popular at this time, as they played an important role in forming groups. Blizzard eventually added a queuing system related to the Meeting Stones in front of the instances, but it was rarely used, and was generally a failed feature. In Patch 1.9, the LookingForGroup channel became global, although it was restricted to the major cities.

With the release of the Burning Crusade expansion and Patch 2.0.1 came the release of the new Looking For Group interface pane as well as the conversion of Meeting Stones from a queuing system to a summoning mechanism. At this time, the LookingForGroup channel was completely removed, since the interface was intended to replace it. Instead, players began to use the Trade channel for LFG, guild recruitment, and general global chat. Blizzard responded by hotfixing a rate limit of so many messages per minute. However, this was eventually lifted, and Trade channel continues to be a mixture of trade and other uses even today. After much community feedback, in Patch 2.1.0, the LookingForGroup channel was restored, although it was only available while actively using the Interface Tool.

In Patch 3.1.0, after the release of Wrath of the Lich King, the Looking For Group panel was improved to include the role which your currently logged character is able to fulfill (tank, damage, or healer), specify leadership, and identifying groups or individuals via the Looking for More pane.

At BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard announced that a Cross-Server LFG system will very likely be released in Patch 3.3.0. This is the second Cross-Server feature Blizzard has added to the game, after Battlegrounds. Cross-server features are generally used to help users low-population realms find groups, which was previously nearly impossible any time other than peak hours.

Patch changes

• Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Looking for Group has been renamed to Dungeon Finder
  • Supports 5-player instances
  • Designed for PUGs
  • Reward System (Source)
    
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Class roles (i.e. damage, tanking, healing) have been added to the Looking For Group feature. Class roles will be displayed when sorting through the Looking For More section.
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Players will now be able to access the Looking For Group Channel by joining the Looking For Group/Looking for More tool.

  LookingForGroup channel is accessible only when using the interface pane.
  

• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): A new Looking For Group tool designed to assist players in finding groups for instanced dungeons and quests will now be available. This interface gives players the option to be added to a pool of other players also looking for a group, as a means to expedite the process. In addition, players will also be able to search for additional members in situations where they have a group and are simply looking to find more players. For a complete overview of this new interface, please take a moment and read the information contained on our comprehensive Looking for Group preview.
  http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/lookingforgroup.html

  LookingForGroup channel was removed.
  

• Patch 1.11.2 (2006-07-11): The Looking For Group channel is now defaulted off. Players will need to join the channel to access it. (/join LFG)
  
• Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): In addition, the "Looking for Group" and "Trade" channels have been unified among the corresponding cities, meaning, for example, that you can trade your goods or look for groups in Ironforge while in Stormwind.

  Previously, these were not global (cross city) channels.
  

See also

• How to use the LFG/LFM interface

External links

• World of Warcraft Community Site New Interface Preview, Looking for Group
• World of Warcraft Europe New Interface Preview, Looking for Group