Party Search

[CoolBlitz]

I disagree on saying is broken, is working perfectly fine, is just that it need to change the way of searching. <_< please... rephrase ya words...

Noone says it is broken. I was just saying the party search function sucks and want SE to make improvement on it.

[Aldarin]

The party search feature actually works, I use it all the time ^^. It could stand to be better, As in add LFG for single players looking for a bigger group rather than form their own, so they can be invited by those that are forming their own group. That addition will perfect the current party search feature.

This.
There does need to be better clarity on party roles desired, though that can be done in multiple ways.

[Delmontyb]

This.
There does need to be better clarity on party roles desired, though that can be done in multiple ways.

Agreed.

I would like:

1. Party search - (aka Recruit) to allow me to set my group as open, so players can join if they wish (what it is now)
2. Looking for more - allow me to search a list of players who have set them selfs as looking for group.
3. Search - with lots of options, from class, role, rank, level, location, name, etc that I can search anything I need to find what I'm looking for.

[ChiefCurrahee]

I would like to see a combination of FFXI and FFXIV party search functions.

Allow a PT leader to set amount and type of people to join the "public" PT (FFXIV)

and then allow players to seek PT listing multiple jobs. (FFXI enhanced)

[Kaedan]

I would like to see a combination of FFXI and FFXIV party search functions.

Allow a PT leader to set amount and type of people to join the "public" PT (FFXIV)

and then allow players to seek PT listing multiple jobs. (FFXI enhanced)

This. I like this idea very much.

Btw, OP... you should really change the title of the thread to include a Dev tag.

[Feldt]

Please fix the broken mess that's called a search function.

It simply isn't broken... it's just that people don't know how to use it, even now you will meet people that even don't know that something like that exists there... even when they discover it they appear to be stupid to that extent that they aren't capable of getting to know how to use it... I, myself personally knew from the first day, also I see this kind of a system in place in various games and it is usable there, all players are using this... Seriously all i can think about this now that people are to fricking dumb...

for the rest i won't explain... i just say one last thing, back in 2011 year when I've created a party rec. ppl joined. Now they even don't bother to look there... (I'm talking about the ones that know about it or not... though it's true that most of the ones that knew how to use this have left, so there are maybe 5~10% of people that know how to use party search, and about 95~90% that don't...)

I'm of the opinion that an enhanced FFXI system would benefit more than anything else..

First and foremost a party flag and a /sea command.

FIRST OF ALL, NO FRICKING COMMANDS! This is a game, not Linux that you need to remember XXXXXX commands to operate, Gui window through menu/option, so you can fill it with info, or nothing else.

I repeat again, NO COMMANDS.

PS: I almost forgot... there are some people... that doesn't get the idea of them advertising themselves as a leader... also there are some that are afraid of being a leader thus they don't create recommend.

This system is more in favor:

1) You are a party leader.
2) You are searching for ppl to your party, not vice versa.
3) You are recruiting ppl to your party, not other parties recruit your character.

Some can't comprehend that logic...
Seriously this pissing me off...

[Grit]

FIRST OF ALL, NO FRICKING COMMANDS! This is a game, not Linux that you need to remember XXXXXX commands to operate, Gui window through menu/option, so you can fill it with info, or nothing else.

I repeat again, NO COMMANDS.

Commands are much more efficient for some people over navigating through menus. As long as you have an option in the GUI somewhere to perform the same function, text commands are awesome. That's especially true when you get into more advanced forms of searching.

/sea all 22-36 GLA /s

^ Search for all gladiators level 22-36 who have their party seek flag on. And for those of us who can remember such commands, this is 10 times faster than using a GUI to enter the information.

[Feldt]

Commands are much more efficient for some people over navigating through menus. As long as you have an option in the GUI somewhere to perform the same function, text commands are awesome. That's especially true when you get into more advanced forms of searching.

/sea all 22-36 GLA /s

^ Search for all gladiators level 22-36 who have their party seek flag on. And for those of us who can remember such commands, this is 10 times faster than using a GUI to enter the information.

If done in dual, eg. GUI option and command it would please both sides. I would certainly be using the visible option. I'm always quiet fast with navigating with this kind of things on screen (faster than writing the command xD)

[CoolBlitz]

Feldt,

Please go away. You are defending a system on 5% of people using it. Other 95% of people want changes or improvements to be made here.

[Reika]

Feldt,

Please go away. You are defending a system on 5% of people using it. Other 95% of people want changes or improvements to be made here.

Sorce?
/10char