Follow player

[micheljung]

Allow to follow a player; if a player joins a game, the user joins the same game.

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[Cheyans]

maybe we should form groups instead and it opens a separate chat channel for them

[micheljung]

Groups (or as they're commonly called, "Parties") would be nice, however they'd need server-side support. Following a player is almost the same and we can do it client-only (for now). People can always create new chat channels, if desired.

[Cheyans]

Softly is working on the matchmaker, maybe we can work with him to create a party system that will work in both custom games alongside the matchmaker http://forums.faforever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=11400
Also following a player may require some server support too as there is a good chance people will request to be able to block players from following them if they are foed.

[micheljung]

Good thought, however you can't really prevent it since the information which game you're in is always shared.

[KaukaHan]

I think this can be closed. TMM is going to solve this. As for custom games: if a friend joins a game you get a notification and can join that game either by clicking on the notification or rightclicking in the chat tab. i regularly play with a friend and dont feel like this is a problem right now and even less when TMM is expanded to more than 2v2s.

[Sheikah45]

I agree