The missing question in the Dungeon Finder tool

The Dungeon Finder asks you two questions:

1. What role you would like to play?
2. What instance would you like to run?

I wish there was a third question asking me

• How do you want to run it?

What I mean by this is that I think there are different minded players with different expectations on how their dungeon experience should be. Some people are result oriented, wanting a smooth daily run for loot and badges. Some people are content oriented, maybe learning a new class on an alt and would prefer a slower pace just to get a grip with things. Expectations can naturally shift depending on mood and current character played.

I got the idea when I did the Library in Scarlet Monastery recently in a PUG on my warlock. It was a very different experience from running it in 2006 on my druid. I realize heirlooms and skills have changed the game but I don't find much fun in pulling 3-4 groups at once all the time and just going AoE on the place. There was no room for finesse, just mob slaughter with patrols and runners all over and no control, no need for control. Perhaps you're not like me at all but I think it's more fun when you play and need to pay some attention to details. Regardless that our gear was good I would have liked to go a bit slower even though we obviously could destroy the place like we did. It's just a matter of what style I prefer.

My idea for the "What kind of run do you want" could have possible choices like the following (obviously the phrasing needs some polish):

• I don't care about how it's run, I just want to run it.
• I prefer a slower pace and would like to use some cc.
• I'd like a fast run where we nuke and aoe the place, I'm after the loot & badges.

If you don't choose an option then you could belong to the same pool of players who don't care either but if you choose the slow style then you won't be grouped up until a slow group can be formed. I see stuff like appreciation for quests, lore and content on one side and appreciation for quick execution and speed on the other. Maybe it's casual vs elitist, slow vs fast, CC vs AoE. Whatever it is I'm sure a group will be happier if all members are on the same side of the expectation scale and choices like this in the Dungeon Finder tool would likely improve the experience for most members in a PUG.

There could be choices for preferences on the social interaction as well.

• Gear score means everything and I'd like lots of abuse in the run.
• I don't care if people talk or not during the run.
• I don't mind rude people as long as the run is smooth and people play well.
• I'd prefer some friendly banter while running the instance.
• I think it's important to be patient and polite.

Just a thought. It's almost like a friend finder service, you put a few details on your dungeon profile and you're matched with people you're more likely to have a good time with.