Quote Originally Posted by Misha View Post
Tanaka... xD Being different (From 11) just for the sake of being different. Instead of taking what worked and improving on it ...
I don't think it's that.

A party search function is a party search function is a party search function. Having a party search feature is not being unusual or eccentric. It's not a case of being different, it's a case of not being functional.

They tried to improve the FFXI search feature but it just isn't functional the way they chose to do it. Well, it might be functional but it certainly isn't user-friendly.

The way it conveys information is so backward.

There should be a way to "search all" and then narrow down the search with different paramaters/filters. That would be the way to go. Currently you have to put in a parameter/filter first in order to begin a search. it's so retarded.