Why would Blizzard remove the find a group feature?

Why would Blizzard remove the find a group feature? : r/Overwatch

Supposedly, it was removed bc it put a lot of strain on servers, or something to that effect. Similar to how they changed it from 6v6 to 5v5.

Why was group finder removed? - Overwatch Forums

they want to alienate and depersonalize as much as possible so you inevitably click the shop buttons out of boredom. more time loading out your ...

Why was "Find a Group" removed in Overwatch 2? - Blizzard Forums

Anyway, Blizzard can't moderate or censor the in-game Find Group function as easily as they can the forums, so they decided to remove it for the ...

Why was the group finder removed? - Blizzard Forums

They just said it was removed. Honestly don't think it was used that much to keep around. Most players use Discord or other means to find groups ...

Group finder removal - Competitive Discussion - Overwatch Forums

I can't understand why blizzard would remove a feature that gives you more control of the way you play the game. Unfortunately now I cannot ...

"Looking For Group has been removed" - Overwatch Forums

I really enjoyed this feature, if I didn't want to solo queue and I wanted to play with a group of people so I could ensure communication ...

8 MONTHS LATER - Where is group finder? - Overwatch Forums

Majority of the playerbase wasn't using it. They determined it was a failed feature and didn't feel like making new OW2 UI elements for it I ...

Overwatch 2 devs reveal why LFG team feature was removed and ...

Members of the Overwatch 2 dev team revealed why the game's group finder, or LFG, feature was removed and likely won't return anytime soon.

Find Group Overwatch 1 - General Discussion - Blizzard Forums

Why did you delete the Find Group feature? It was the best feature available in Overwatch 1. There was no clear reason for deleting it.

Lfg removed … why - General Discussion - Overwatch Forums

So lfg was removed ….why tho, was generally such a good tool for ... is no LFG feature as ANY team based game needs that sort of feature.

Why remove LFG feature from OW1? - Blizzard Forums

Why, why why remove the LFG system from OW1. This was the only thing the game made to help and encourage players to form a team and play as ...

Why exactly was group finder removed? - Blizzard Forums

I'd imagine they're most likely going to bring alot of the Overwatch 1 features back over time, most likely because they simply weren't ready ...

Why was LFG removed - General Discussion - Overwatch Forums

We had a decent looking for group feature, so why was it taken away? ... Toxicity and bullying, rumours about selling of stuff… It only took a few ...

Can we get an Explanation why was LFG Removed?

So much in the backend has changed for OW2 that I imagine it would have taken a lot of refactoring to re-implement LFG, and they decided to ...

I brought back LFG in Overwatch 2 - YouTube

Overwatch 2 deleted many fan favorite features including Looking For Group. Today, Warn brought it back.

Can we get an Explanation why was LFG Removed? - Page 2

Just thought the same. It was basically impossible to find a group through LFG. How can a dead feature keep a game alive? :upside_down_face:.

Why is there still no lfg? - General Discussion - Overwatch Forums

Do the devs even realize they removed a team finding function that encourages teamwork? Like why is it taking so long to replace? Why remove ...

When are we getting the LFG back? - Overwatch Forums

If there's one thing that I want back from Overwatch 1 that the developers removed, it's not the borders, stat cards, lootboxes, etc.; ...

Removing "LFG" has completely ruined this game - Blizzard Forums

No I don't want to log into this forum to maybe find one person to group up with. Why was LFG removed? If the excuse was toxicity that's ...

When is group finder coming back? - Overwatch 2 - GameFAQs

Blizzard metrics showed them the real truth, and the community complained about it enough to the point where it got removed. Frankly, we are ...