I have to say that just in general, I hate not having the /sea command. Sometimes you just need to see if someone is online, or you wanna specifically find and ask certain people that meet a set group of standards, because when left up to a potential candidate for a party spot or quest spot, they may not know the opportunity is available as they're not going to know to search for it. The leader needs to be able to hunt and ask people. Plus that degree of interaction makes people more likely to join than if they have to check if any groups are already doing what they want.