i think the search/party system is still a fail, not too much people use it, so few use it. I think if it isnt better to add a global channel so we can shout looking for party o members and players around eorzea can read it. People uses to shout in uldah but not everyone is there.

Please, add a global chat channel to look for party or members, it will be faster and maybe(?) easier to develop than still working on an UI feature that almost noone uses.