The dark side side of the LFG tool…

Since the last version of the blizzard looking for group (LFG) tool, it is really easy to find groups for the 5 man instances.  On my priest (level 44 when writing this), I already have done 65 instances.  Never have done so many instances when leveling before.  On the other benefits, you don’t have to run the instance when using it and it get you get where you where when it is done.

To allow easier instances setup, it can match you with players from other realms.  This is indeed good to allow faster group set-up, but it is also where its dark side reside.  Before, you where able to make yourself a name, a reputation, when doing instance.  It was helpful to have a good name when you where looking for a guild.  But now, since most of the time you don’t have someone of your server in your group, you don’t really end up building yourself a reputation.  It will be very rare that you will group with the same players.

With all the instances I did with my priest, nobody knows him on the server.  Meaning no one could be interested in offering me a spot in his guild based on his experience in previous instances.  To solve that problem (if we can call it a problem), I’m considering looking for a leveling guild. This should allow me to queue up in the LFG tool with guild member and making myself a name.  Those members may later join raiding guilds and then pass good words about me when applying.  It is already really hard to find a good casual raiding guild.  It is even worst when no one know you.  Again, joining a bad leveling guild can stick on me their bad reputation…

My addons

Here a list of the addons I use. Links still to come

AckisRecipeList	Scans your tradeskills and tells you which recipes you are missing, along with information on how to obtain them.
AlwaysLFG	Joins the LFG channel automatically.
Auctioneer Advanced	AuctioneerAdvanced, An addon to help keep track of items values. You must at least enable a statistics extension (like Auc:Stats:Simple) to start tracking stats.
AuldLangSyne	Friends list improvements: notes, remembering the information of offline friends, friend list syncing and backups, and a fubar plugin for it all
AuraCheck	Reminds you if no aura or crusader aura is active when engaging combat in an instance
AutoBar	Dynamic bars with buttons that automatically add potions, water, food and other items you specify into a button for use. Does not use action slots.
AutoRez	Automatically accept player resurrection requests.
AutoTurnin	AutoCompletes Scryer, BC, ZG Coin, PVP, Felwood, and other quests.
AzCastBar	Casting Bar Mod
Baggins	Inventory Management with virtual bags divided into sections.
BankItems	View bank, inventory, mail, equipped and guild bank contents from any character anywhere!
BankItemsFu	Adds BankItems to FuBar
Bartender4	Simple and Advanced combined
BigWigs	Modular, lightweight, non-intrusive approach to boss encounter warnings.
BunchOfBars	Modular and lightweight party/raid frames.
Cartographer	Addon to manipulate the map
Cartographer_QuestInfo	Quest library for mob location and other information
CastYeller	Announces to your party/raid important spells you cast.
ClearFont2	Funky font switcher
Clique	Simply powerful click-casting interface
Decursive	Affliction display and cleaning for solo, group and raids with advanced filtering and priority system.
DrDamage	In-game theorycraft. Calculates actual damage/healing based on gear, talents and buffs.
FishingAce	Simple right click casting.
FuBar	A panel that modules can plug into. Version 3.5
FuBar_ChatAlertsFu	Toggles sound and text popups for incoming chat, loot and system messages.
FuBar_DurabilityFu	Keeps track of durability and pops up a dialog to repair when you go to a vendor who can.
FuBar_FuXPFu	Lightweight XP Bar
FuBar_GarbageFu	Drops the least valuable item in your bags to make space.
FuBar_MCPFu	Enable/Disable addons for your character in game
FuBar_MoneyFu	Keeps track of current money and all your characters on one realm.
FuBar_OutfitterFu	FuBar support for Outfitter
FuBar_QuestsFu	Keeps track of quests.
FuBar_ReagentFu	Keeps track of your reagents for buffing.
FuBar_RecZone	Displays the zone level ranage of the zone you are in and also gives you a suggest zone and instances to be in.
Gatherer	Gatherer, displays stuff you gather in your minimap and world map
HeadCount	Manages tracking of raid attendance, loot, and more.
LittleWigs	Boss warnings for Lich King 5-man dungeons.
MBB	Cleans up minimap buttons and makes them accessible through a pop out menu!
Mirror	Compare equipped inventory items with items in your bags/bank and item links.
Multishot	takes screenshots on boss kills, achievement and level ups
Ogri’Lazy	Memory span of a goldfish + Apexis Relics = No problem!
Omen	A lightweight, flexible, multi-target threat meter.
OmniCC	Cooldown count for everything
oRA2	A CT_RaidAssist alternative
Outfitter	Clothing and weapon management and automated equipment changes
PallyPower	Raid/Party Paladin buffs
Postal	Postal: Enhanced Mailbox support
Prat-3.0	A framework for chat ehancement modules.
ProfessionsBook	Shows learned recipes of all characters.
QuestHelper	Calculates an optimal route for you to follow while questing.
RaidCharms	Raid Target manager for Raid/Party Leaders
ReagentRestocker	Automatically restocks your reagents, arrows, etc. when you visit the appropriate vendors or your bank.
Recap	Displays the damage and healing of all participants in combat
Reputation	Automatically shows the reputation bar for the faction you just gained reputation with.
SellFish	Lets you view sell value data about items from anywhere
SendSelf	Adds your alts to your mail autocomplete automagically
Skillet	A replacement tradeskill window
SmartBuff	Cast the most important buffs on you or party/raid members/pets. Use /sbm for options menu.
SpamMeNot	Attempts to identify and ignore all chat from commercial spammers.
TinyTip	Interacts with TinyTip modules, either integrated or standalone, to provide extra centralized functionality. Required for an in-game options menu and some other features. Comes with different modules by default, all of which can act by themselves as separate addons.
TrinketMenu	AddOn to manage trinkets
WeaponQuickSwap	Function for quickly swapping between 2 weapon sets
Whats	Show item source info in tooltip
XPerl	Replaces the normal unit, party, target, pet frames and adds target-of-target.
zimGreed	Automatically greeds all BoE greens.