Why did the search button go? - Guild Wars Forums

afya · Jun 25, 2009, 10:42 PM // 22:42

I remember the search was located at the brown bar up there ^
but today i can't find it
is it relocated or just me remembering wrong

shouldnt be my browser's problem cuz both ff and opera dont have that.

zelgadissan · Jun 25, 2009, 10:44 PM // 22:44

It's listed at the top of every screen...

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Search is Disabled

The Guild Wars Guru forums have been having some loading difficulties the past 2 days as you are all aware. While the forums and posting seem to be working wonderfully right now, this is a result of us disabling our Search function for the time being. This is just temporary and will be back shortly as we look over and try to find out what's happening. We'll give updates as we have them in our Site Feedback forum.

Edit: well, you might have site notices disabled or something. In that case, my apologizes for what could be intended as rude, but really wasn't (I swear)

afya · Jun 25, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50

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Originally Posted by zelgadissan

It's listed at the top of every screen...

ty for the quick reply
still dont see the message anyway tho, lol

HuntMaster Avatar · Jun 25, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50

This site was lagging so much that it made it pointless to even try and participate here. Now that the search is disabled, there is no lag.

Bob Slydell · Jun 25, 2009, 11:57 PM // 23:57

Yep. The site was sooooo slow that whenever I posted it would return saying you can't post for 30 seconds blahblahblah try again and then I'd wait and post again and turns out it tried to double my posts by itself, I wasn't even hitting the submit button multiple times. Just once. I'm assuming the site was actually crippled to the point it just kept timing out and kept tryin to resubmit my request until it caught on.

For a "dying" game like I hear about GW everyday, one single forum community for that one "dying" game sure is populated to the point the server can't handle it.

IronSheik · Jun 26, 2009, 01:35 AM // 01:35

If it keeps the lag away, I'm happy with no search.

HuntMaster Avatar · Jun 26, 2009, 01:53 AM // 01:53

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Originally Posted by Chrisworld

For a "dying" game like I hear about GW everyday, one single forum community for that one "dying" game sure is populated to the point the server can't handle it.

I chuckled at this and had to give you a nod. Good point.

I don't think GW is dying at all. As I'v said before, there are only so many people in the world that play video games and plenty of games to be played. Most people don't play only one game. So we have gw players who "live" gw and only play gw. We have gw players who play GW daily for a few hours. We have gw players that play once a week and we have GW players who play for a continuous period of time, then take a break and come back, in cycles.

Many games have a larger initial playerbase when it first comes out and then the regular population lowers as different people move on to different games or play at different times. Not everyone is as addicted once they beat the game or grow tired of the norm.

The biggest mistake "gamers" make, is holding others to their personal standards (views) of gaming. To one "gamer", a game played by 20,000 players on a daily basis is doing very well. But to another "gamer", a game with less than 1,000,000 daily players is dying. Its all personal opinion.

Guildwars still makes money for a semi-older game.

If guildwars is really dying and all these people have really quit, yet continue to post here, I can think of only three reasons why.
1. They are waiting for a reason to return to the game.
2. They have nothing better to do and like to complain.
3. They enjoy the community (forum) which generally leads right back to choice 2.

Hanging Man · Jun 26, 2009, 01:57 AM // 01:57

I kinda like the fact the search button is gone.
the lag on here was brutal

Helix Dreadlock · Jun 26, 2009, 02:40 AM // 02:40

Lag ftl xD

If it helps the lag....keep it off....lol

WestWarrior · Jun 26, 2009, 02:49 AM // 02:49

yea, the site is a bit faster

Jun 25, 2009, 10:42 PM // 22:42	#1
afya Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: Mo/Me	Why did the search button go? I remember the search was located at the brown bar up there ^ but today i can't find it is it relocated or just me remembering wrong shouldnt be my browser's problem cuz both ff and opera dont have that.

Jun 25, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50	#4
HuntMaster Avatar Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Around Guild: Pillar's of Earth [ROCK] Profession: W/	This site was lagging so much that it made it pointless to even try and participate here. Now that the search is disabled, there is no lag.

Jun 25, 2009, 11:57 PM // 23:57	#5
Bob Slydell Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2007	Yep. The site was sooooo slow that whenever I posted it would return saying you can't post for 30 seconds blahblahblah try again and then I'd wait and post again and turns out it tried to double my posts by itself, I wasn't even hitting the submit button multiple times. Just once. I'm assuming the site was actually crippled to the point it just kept timing out and kept tryin to resubmit my request until it caught on. For a "dying" game like I hear about GW everyday, one single forum community for that one "dying" game sure is populated to the point the server can't handle it.

Jun 26, 2009, 01:35 AM // 01:35	#6
IronSheik Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wolfenstein: Goldrush Guild: Zombies Go Nom Nom [Nom] Profession: N/	If it keeps the lag away, I'm happy with no search.

Jun 26, 2009, 01:57 AM // 01:57	#8
Hanging Man Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the Shire	I kinda like the fact the search button is gone. the lag on here was brutal

Jun 26, 2009, 02:40 AM // 02:40	#9
Helix Dreadlock Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Imperial Sanctum Guild: Legendary Drunken Masters [DUI] Profession: E/Me	Lag ftl xD If it helps the lag....keep it off....lol

Jun 26, 2009, 02:49 AM // 02:49	#10
WestWarrior Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Leader - Legendary Survivors of the Wolf [MaNa] Profession: W/Mo	yea, the site is a bit faster