Summary
AWorld of Warcraftfan just discovered the interface window for the Group Finder in the Classic Era Season of Discovery servers. While the feature doesn’t actually do anything, the fact it can be opened in the retroWorld of Warcraftservers in the first place could mean something big for the future ofClassic WoW.
Recently,World of Warcraftlaunched the Season of Discovery, its most ambitious twist on theClassic WoWformula yet. Players can discover brand-new quests, engrave powerful Runes that unlock abilities and roles never seen inWorld of Warcraftbefore, and challenge a 10-man raid version of the iconic Blackfathom Deeps dungeon. However, the Group Finder feature that enables players to seek out party members and randomly match for dungeons is not available in the game.
That said, it seems some fragment of the Group Finder still exists withinWorld of Warcraft ClassicSeason of Discovery.WoWfan and content creator MrGM recently discovered the window for the Group Finder could be pulled up onWorld of Warcraft ClassicEraservers by running the custom script “/run PVEFrame_ShowFrame()” in the chat window. The Group Finder window does not work, so it is most likely leftover code–but it could meanWorld of Warcraftis considering implementing the feature in some fashion inthe future ofWoW ClassicSeason of Discovery.
The History of the Group Finder in World of Warcraft
The Group Finder tool was not added toWorld of Warcraftuntil 2009, about halfway through the original run ofWrath of the Lich King. In modernWoW, the Group Finder–and especially the Dungeon Finder subfeature–is an invaluable quality-of-life feature for the community and is a staple tool for social interaction within the game. On the contrary, the Group Finder onlyrecently came toWrath of the Lich King Classicto much dispute, and it is still unavailable on Classic Era and Hardcore servers, which seek to preserve the originalWoWexperience in their own ways.
In all likelihood, MrGM’s discovery of the Group Finder window inWoW Classicwas a meaningless fluke, especially considering how divisive the subject is. Though many players would love having the modern social tool on the Classic Era servers, just as many would be vocal against its inclusion. Even so, the fact the Group Finder window can be pulled up inWorld of Warcraft Classicat all is a noteworthy discovery–even if it is nothing more than an entertaining scrap that slipped out from behindtheWoW Classicdevelopmentcurtain.
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