Random English Parties Using Search On Your Server?

[youth]

Do they happen or are they dominated by Japanese like on Cornelia. I envy their ability to form random leve link/nm pt's using /shout & pt search. I wish the same could be said of the English speaking population here, but I guess it's too small & LS centric. Perhaps it's better on a more balanced world?

[Evangela]

too bad, the party search system is not good enough at this moment. we need better party seeking system.

[Xatsh]

The Japanese use it fine on Cornelia. It has nothing to do with it not being good enough, it is the fact the player base refuses to use it.

If they add FFXI's party search like everyone is demanding it will actually be far far more limiting then the current system.

This is an example of a trait of us NA players... We are stubborn and very very resistant to change. The search would work perfectly if everyone uses it... but it does not work at all unless people use it.

There for the search is not the problem, it is the players.

[Chardrizard]

English community isnt small, just ignorant for the most part.

Party search system right now is good, it does what it does. But, its not good enough, though i will probably blame it because most players are too used to FFXI's search system.

[Evangela]

The Japanese use it fine on Cornelia. It has nothing to do with it not being good enough, it is the fact the player base refuses to use it.

If they add FFXI's party search like everyone is demanding it will actually be far far more limiting then the current system.

This is an example of a trait of us NA players... We are stubborn and very very resistant to change. The search would work perfectly if everyone uses it... but it does not work at all unless people use it.

There for the search is not the problem, it is the players.

first of all.... please let us have an access to the party search window in one button

[Xatsh]

>.> is 2 buttons really that difficult

[darkstarpoet1]

we don't use the system because we do not like the system. i party with my ls when i want to do things. otherwise i farm or craft. if i don't like a system i don't use it and it is really that simple.

[Xatsh]

That is your choice, but to claim the system does not work is false though.

As I said it is the NA population making it not work... not the design of it. People are selectivly choosing to refuse to use it.. then complaining it is not working.

The issue with only doing things in a linkshell is what happens when you are online in a time the linkshell is not. The game is horrible solo.... unless you just like solo grinding. There are countless people who quit due to lack of partying... around 30 of the people who quit my linkshell that was the primary cause... 10 of my people from my shell on XI went back to Paradox on XI for that simple reason. It is a massive game breaking problem square cannot solve for many many people, yea alot of SE's primary mmo fan base likes party based leveling... hard for some people to believe I know.

And until the community stops the "We are making a statement" and just starts to use the tools given to us in the game in this respect the game will continue to degrade. There is a reason the party search is way way back on the back burner... because the one we have simply works fine.

[darkstarpoet1]

That is your choice, but to claim the system does not work is false though.

As I said it is the NA population making it not work... not the design of it. People are selectivly choosing to refuse to use it.. then complaining it is not working.

The issue with only doing things in a linkshell is what happens when you are online in a time the linkshell is not. The game is horrible solo.... unless you just like solo grinding. There are countless people who quit due to lack of partying... around 30 of the people who quit my linkshell that was the primary cause... 10 of my people from my shell on XI went back to Paradox on XI for that simple reason. It is a massive game breaking problem square cannot solve for many many people, yea alot of SE's primary mmo fan base likes party based leveling... hard for some people to believe I know.

And until the community stops the "We are making a statement" and just starts to use the tools given to us in the game in this respect the game will continue to degrade. There is a reason the party search is way way back on the back burner... because the one we have simply works fine.

you blame the players for not using a system they do not like as the reason it does not work? it does not work because it is not convenient to use and this is a game and a game is meant to be fun not work to get a party.

as far as doing things with my linkshell i am on at different times of the day and night and if i want a party i get a party. that is a non issue for me. i never said i solo i said i farm. there is a difference between trying to level up and going to copperbell to get a few stacks of drake scales to use to rank my alchemist or going to nawana to get cotton bolls.

until the game becomes more fun the community will continue to not use systems they do not like. this game continues to degrade because the thing they forgot to add into the game was the fun factor. if it is a headache to set a search then wait for hours to fill a party then people will not use it.

you are right we are selectively choosing to not use a system we do not like and that is our choice.

edit: btw you keep saying people say it doesn't work....look back through the thread you were the only one that mentioned it at all until this post. i only stated it because you did so. the system does work, but it is not efficient and it is not convenient so people do not use it.

[TonyMontana]

Hey guys lets get a party together for leves, lets make sure everyone has the same leves and are in the correct level range and plan to stay for the whole time...wait how do i type that in the party search tool again?