Nobody uses the search function still?

[Mychael]

I don't disagree with text commands being faster. They don't exist in this game for that function though. Just because it's something people would like doesn't mean they should ignore a current function that is more than adequate for their purposes.

Well I hope text commands do change things. They probably won't but I see people taking the past of least resistance. It takes 10~30 seconds to put up flag with all of the clicks/keypresses, vs. the 5~15 seconds it should take to type a message, and the second here and there it takes to send it again to Ul'dah. Also the X seconds it takes to view Ul'dah shouts, vs. the 15+X seconds it takes to open up the search function (X being however long it takes you to read), choose "Seeking Party," (not accidentally hit "Reset"--Grrrr!--) fix the level range, begin the search, and wait for results.

On the contrary, a text command should be as fast as typing a /shout and will be faster than scrolling up through /shout, so maybe people will start to switch.. but I still doubt it. :/

Sure, but players not even educating themselves on the systems of a game is more to blame if you ask me.

I think it's just hard to teach an old dog new tricks. And frankly, when someone asked, "How do I put up party flag" in XI, I said "/inv."

In XIV, I have to respond, "Go to the search option on the main menu, click your name, then click online status and change it to seeking party. Then choose your classes from the list and close." Is it hideously complex? No.

But which is clearer?

"/inv"

or

"Go to the search option on the main menu, click your name, then click online status and change it to seeking party. Then choose your classes from the list and close."