You post. You get replies. You add people. Everyone says "down."
And then nothing happens.
That's not a you problem. It's how Reddit LFG works.
1. Reddit is built for posts, not play sessions
Your thread gets a few hours of visibility, then it disappears. You aren't matching with the best-fit teammates. You're matching with whoever happened to be online at the right moment.
2. There's zero trust or accountability built in
Anyone can reply "I'm down" with no track record and no consequences for ghosting, rage-quitting, or being toxic. You're forced to manually vet strangers in DMs and still end up rolling the dice.
3. Scheduling is the real boss fight
Adult gaming groups don't fail from lack of interest. They fail from calendars. Reddit doesn't match on recurring overlap, so you collect "cool people" you never actually queue with.
4. Reddit creates one-offs, not squads
Even when a session happens, there's no system to keep the same group together or reward reliability. Next time you want to play, you start from scratch.
The fix
If you want a consistent squad, you need matching that prioritizes:
schedule overlap → game → vibe.
That's what we're building with PodUp: weekly pods for busy adults who want co-op, not chaos.