Will Search Systems be Updated?

I don't recall this being mentioned, and feel free to swoop in and flame me if I am mistaken.

With the implementation of the Job system, will the Party Search and Player Search systems be updated to match?

Sure I know most will say "no one uses it," and rightfully so. Those that do however find the system quite useful. I don't use it often either as I tend to do most things in our LS, but it's nice to have options for those occasions where there's not a large amount of players online. I hope SE took the time to bring this up to date with the debut of jobs, and we are not forced to wait nearly 3 months for this to be added.

edit: feel free to flame anyway if you wish ;)

I think it will be updated to fit the new content and jobs, it would make sense, otherwise you'd have an partially useless system.

/sea all PLD 50

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SE needs to continually update this feature until it's where it needs to be. I try and promote it when forming PTs. I usually tell people to join through the Search Function instead of just inviting them. Most of the time I have to explain to people how to use it. Help people come together SE!

Jobs I think are hopefully going to be for party play (from what I gather thus far from reading).

So... one would hope that they upgrade it, only time will tell!

I agree, bring back /sea all <whatever> .. this was so handy in XI, especially when seeing if someone was online fast. /sea all <persons name>

They need that back IMHO.

I vaguely recall hearing that there would be a text command for Search in 1.21...

EDIT: I'm not crazy! It's from a recent Producer Letter:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...search+command

i think the search/party system is still a fail, not too much people use it, so few use it. I think if it isnt better to add a global channel so we can shout looking for party o members and players around eorzea can read it. People uses to shout in uldah but not everyone is there.

Please, add a global chat channel to look for party or members, it will be faster and maybe(?) easier to develop than still working on an UI feature that almost noone uses.

I would hope they update it yea.

I am still waiting for them to remove the old party menu (Recruit/Search) it no longer needs to be in the game.

As I requested in the Interface sub forum they need to make a tutorial for players when using the "search" menu, many new and old players don't know its there or even how to use it properly.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ial-for-Search

Looks they will be updating it according to REDace0's link.

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Addition of search conditions to narrows searches to those players who have unlocked jobs

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Originally Posted by Jinko

I would hope they update it yea.

I am still waiting for them to remove the old party menu (Recruit/Search) it no longer needs to be in the game.

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Funny you say that, I join parties using Party Search more than I use Player Search.

Thanks Red for the text command update, I had forgotten about that.

because player search is a tool to look for members (i dont care if you can see players in party too, i dont know what are they doing) and party to join existing parties? party UI needs a remake is the matter.

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Originally Posted by Khazar

because player search is a tool to look for members (i dont care if you can see players in party too, i dont know what are they doing) and party to join existing parties? party UI needs a remake is the matter.

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You can both look for members and seek for a party in search. (try clicking your name in the search menu)

There is no reason to look for a party, because the leader of a party would be looking for members.

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Funny you say that, I join parties using Party Search more than I use Player Search.

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Yup which is my point people are using two separate systems which don't work together.
FWIW you are doing it wrong :P

the problem is that there are a lack of leaders or party formers. The people like to JOIN not to start a party. Sure, it seems a nonsense but its the reality and they should work for a system that fits with that in mind.