Instead of messing with the party search function they may as well just completely scrap it and give us a general search (/sea) based system like in FFXI. It's simple and it works amazingly well not only for building parties but also for keeping track of people and zone populations. All we really need is the ability to perform searches with conditions such as: "/sea all thanalan 30-40" or "/sea con gridania 15-25". Additionally, we need to be able to set up a a search flag that is not only visible on searches but also next to our character names. Finally, search comments could be set to explain what kind of group we're looking to join if we have something specific in mind.