I love the new search tool and have used it a few times, howerver am away from the game this weekend. That being said, I would still like the seeking party symbol to show up next to player names, I think that helps remind people that you can set yourselves to seeking party, and it helps people for pickup groups. If I could see another player with a seeking flag over his/her head, I'd be more likely to check, talk, and invite them to a party.

I think Yoshi said that was planned for 2.0 but I hope it doesn't take that long to add that one feature.