The Frontlines Premade issue has not been fixed.

[_Azura_]

I don't see why premades are getting all this negativity when Maelstrom basically does the same thing with less steps. Frontline standings show Mael as the dominating GC because word gets around that "if you know how to pvp, queue Mael". Mael is basically a premade without pre forming a group. Even players that freelance and match into another GC may give up because they aren't on Mael.

Why blame premades when the lack of skill and compliance is the issue? Most 72s have entire parties without healers and people that refuse to switch to much needed roles that just end up feeding points, there is people that go AFK for easy rewards, players that are botting, people that go off solo, alliances that don't pay attention to the score and tunnel the losing team just because they are closer in proximity.

I've had friends kicked from the duty for PvPing even though our team was winning, the party just wanted to "guard the node" in Seal Rock. I've had friends reprimanded and verbally harassed because they tried organising objectives for our party playing with PUGs.

Unfortunately, players with these mindsets are far too common which drives players that want to win and want to improve to form a premade. But most importantly, the best part about playing with a premade is playing with your friends, why keep limiting party sizes in an MMO?

[IzamiIza]

^ This. Premades are not the issue it's the community I've played with several different premade ive never been in one that was just playing to crush pugs. Imagine complaining about people playing with friends in a MMO it is like this on Feast as well players complain cause they cant have it easy there has been so much demand to release rewards that were limited. If you are losing get better improve its that simple. Second VC is not the end all be all the ranked team mode I've played without VC amd stomped teams of good players within the community that were using comms and vice verse I've used comms and lossed. Same in FL I've beaten premade with comms without and with as well as lossed with and without. You dont need VC to communicate well this point is proven even further by the feasts limited options to communicate we cant even talk in the game mode lol. Let us play our game modes and stop trying to take it away from the people that truly love the PvP in this game.