I completely agree with you Estellios. The current system isn't all that bad... once you watch a tutorial video and figure out how the hell it works. Sadly, you have to watch a video to figure it out in the first place. There's a place for comments and such. You can, in fact, "put your flag up" but since no one understands how it works or how to properly search, it fails.

It doesn't need an overhaul as much as it needs some streamlining, some small revisions, and there needs to be a VISIBLE "flag" up like in XI. I want people to KNOW I'm searching for group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOp-7DCmBs

That video explains it well.

"Seek Invite" DEFINITELY needs it's own section or "button." I also enjoy the fact that we can set our party to searching (and others can search and see what we need, how many of them, and what we're going to be doing). THIS is an amazing feature. If only people knew how to use it.