Group Quest Finder

Find players for the open-world group quests you actually have, without constantly watching LookingForGroup chat.

I made Group Quest Finder because I had several group quests sitting unfinished in my quest log. Layering makes it surprisingly difficult to find other players with the same quest: people can be in the same zone but on different layers, while LookingForGroup moves quickly and is mostly filled with dungeon and raid groups.

Group Quest Finder watches the chat for you and only gets your attention when a search matches one of your active quests.

Chat Watch

The addon monitors supported chat channels even when they are placed in a hidden or inactive chat tab.

It recognizes common search phrases such as:

LF, LFG, and LFM Numbered variants such as LF2M any, anyone, and any1

Open-world group quests are watched automatically. You can also manually watch any other active quest when you know it is difficult or players commonly ask for help with it.

When a matching search is found, Group Quest Finder can:

Show a small notification popup

Play a quiet, rate-limited sound

Save the complete original message in History

Open a whisper draft when you click the notification

The addon never sends a whisper or group invite automatically.

QuestPing network

Group Quest Finder also includes an experimental, completely optional network for open-world group quests.

Press Search next to an eligible quest to notify other connected addon users who currently have the same quest. Players without that quest receive no notification.

The network:

Sends nothing until you manually press Search

Never publishes your complete quest log

Only supports open-world group quests

Excludes dungeon, raid, and PvP quests

Is not intended to replace the dungeon or raid group finder

The QuestPing network is still being tested and becomes more useful as more players install the addon.

Notifications on your terms

Popups and sound can be controlled separately. Notifications can be suppressed while:

In combat

Already grouped

Inside a dungeon

Inside a raid

Quiet mode saves matches to History without displaying a popup or playing a sound.

Searches from ignored characters and players already in your current party or raid are filtered out completely.

History

Relevant searches remain active for five minutes and are stored in History for thirty minutes.

Each entry includes:

Quest name

Sender

Source channel

Complete original chat message

A button that opens a whisper draft

This lets you check missed searches after combat or when returning from being AFK.

Getting started

Click the minimap icon or type /gqf to open Group Quest Finder.

Type /gqf test to test the notification.

Use Chat Watch to select additional active quests.

Open Settings to configure popups, sound, quiet mode, and the optional QuestPing network.

Questie is not required

Group Quest Finder uses World of Warcraft’s own quest log and quest information. Questie is not required, although compatibility handling is included for quest links formatted by other addons.

Development status

Group Quest Finder is currently in active early development. The ordinary chat watcher is already being used successfully, while the optional QuestPing network needs more real-world testing, especially between players on different layers.

Bug reports, feedback, and testing help are very welcome.

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