How to use Party Search

The Party Search Function, released in the recent patch, is one of the most abusable features avaliable. There are 2 parts to the process, depending if you're looking for people, or wanting someone to find you. This must be done on the same map.

To access the party search, open the party window (Default Key P)

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From here, click on the Search Button, which opens this window to the side.

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This is the screen where you set the requirments for a party you want to join. You can not be in a party, or be the leader of a party or it won't work. Choose a minimum level and a maximum level. Your level must be within the numbers, so don't bother putting 30-40 when you're lv 110. When you're happy with the levels chosen, click on the Register button. And you're done. Now if someone searches for a party and you're within their range, and they're within yours, you automaticly join the party.

At the top of the party search window is the party member button. Click on it to open this window.

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You can only do this if you're the leader of a party. As with the Party button, you have to set a minimum and maximum level of the members you want to search for and even how many. As the level range gets higher, more classes appear. Once you're happy with the levels, you can specify the classes you want. You can be specific and make it all Bandits, or general, and pick anything. Once your options are set, press Start search, and it'll automaticly party you with anyone on the map who has registed party requirments in range with what you're looking for.

A person must register their preferences or the search won't pick them up.

This works really well for CPQ, which is the most obvious use for it, but also the new Ariant Challenge thing.

Okay, for the Ariant PQ, you don't need to be in a party, it's just random people that show up. Tonight I PQed with 4 other random people, no parties involved, and even if you are in a party, it is a free for all, no teams avaliable.

Oh, haha, yeah, I only played 1v1, so I didn't know if it had a party feature or not. However, it is still valuable for CPQ.

It's valuable for any PQ, or Pap runs, or if you just want to gather a party for training. Think about it, you walk into Ludi channel 1, and within a half second (Assuming you're registed for such a party) you're in a team with 5 other lv 100+, ready to Pap.