Group Mechanics 2 (Source)
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We added two enhancements to groups in this morning's hotfix:
Groups
* When in a group, a waypoint to the nearest group mission is displayed. The nearest mission is the mission closest to the most people in the group.
* Group member status bars will continue to report position information, even if the player is on the other side of the world. If the group member is on another planet, the planet name is displayed in the status bar.