Floreum · Jul 16, 2007, 12:10 AM // 00:10

Hey guys, I got a question, why doesn't anybody ever use the search feature?
It's quite stupid how no one can seem to find that golden text "Search" I think another rule needs to come and use the search feature because no one seems to know what it is, or maybe Arenanet could make a tutorial to show people how to use it?
I'm tired of copying and pasting, and not getting heard because many others are spamming. "LFG LFG LFG GLF GLF GLF!!!!!11one"
Hope you can answer my question guys.

I Might Avenge U · Jul 16, 2007, 01:03 AM // 01:03

Because they are new, much like yourself, and it takes a good 2-3 weeks before the average human decides to actually see the utilities that are place in front of him. Anet doesn't run this Forum, so I don't actually see how they would write a tutorial on a small detail to something "related" to the game they make/run. Finally there is no point in flaming about the search button, as Ironically flaming is also (yep you guessed it) "against the rules"..

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HuntMaster Avatar · Jul 16, 2007, 01:11 AM // 01:11

i use the search feature. and i dont spam. so put me on the Good Guy list!

Stormlord Alex · Jul 16, 2007, 01:14 AM // 01:14

Avenge, I believe he was on about the Party Search feature in-game

In which case... for trading, it blows. The character limit kills it for people hawking their wares.

For missions and questing... Who uses people nowadays?

Also, I don't believe Party Search was *ever* mentioned in-game anywhere. There's probably a fair number of people who don't watch Game Update notes like a hawk, and never find out about the Search feature.

I Might Avenge U · Jul 16, 2007, 01:25 AM // 01:25

Ooohh! Now it all makes sense.. This Line:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Floreum

I'm tired of copying and pasting, and not getting heard because many others are spamming. "LFG LFG LFG GLF GLF GLF!!!!!11one"

Was really throwing me off..

Anyways, lets be more specific next time kk OP?

As for the Question: Nobody uses it, because it is generally much easier to find parties, trade, and for parties via general & trade chat...

BUT, why aren't you using the search button? wouldn't it make your life easier to use it for the resource of finding a party?

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Charr · Jul 16, 2007, 01:37 AM // 01:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Floreum

Hey guys, I got a question, why doesn't anybody ever use the search feature?

Because they suck ass???
Another reason is probably because most people think that is they spam LFG they will be noticed sooner then other people, and thus get selected sooner then other people (which is kinda true).

Floreum · Jul 16, 2007, 05:02 AM // 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Might Avenge U

Ooohh! Now it all makes sense.. This Line:

Was really throwing me off..

Anyways, lets be more specific next time kk OP?

As for the Question: Nobody uses it, because it is generally much easier to find parties, trade, and for parties via general & trade chat...

BUT, why aren't you using the search button? wouldn't it make your life easier to use it for the resource of finding a party?

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I'm hardly new to guild Wars, i've been playing for a year now, and I do use the search feature, i even waited an hour. Nobody uses it.

MisterB · Jul 16, 2007, 05:55 AM // 05:55

I use the search feature all the time to add my heroes and henchmen to the party. It's quite convenient....

I honestly think it is a far more efficient PuG system than LFG spam in all chat, but this is PuGs we're talking about after all.

Kook~NBK~ · Jul 16, 2007, 06:10 AM // 06:10

People don't use the Party Search for lots of reasons:

1. People don't know about it.
2. People look at it and see very, very few posts in there, so don't see the point of the thing.
3. Traders don't realize how many people actually DO look in there (especially in the trade cities), so they don't post anything in there.
4. The lack of space for posting in there makes it hard to advertise weapons - Can't fit all the stats in there. (but for Greens and mini-pets and dyes, etc., it's got plenty of room)
5. People have been doing their group forming using all-chat since the very beginning. It's a good system for getting groups formed and the PS feature didn't really improve on that. Besides, old habits die hard, especially since there are so many people out there that don't look at/use the PS window.

bilateralrope · Jul 16, 2007, 06:49 AM // 06:49

Also the fact it clears your message on district and town changes makes it useless for the traders that hop around to find someone to trade with.

Arcane_Penguin · Jul 16, 2007, 06:51 AM // 06:51

Dunno where your looking, but I always see 1-7 people/groups searching for parties/or trading when ever I look in there (When ever I myself need a party I look.)

Buzzer · Jul 16, 2007, 06:59 AM // 06:59

It's not used because it's not used. It has no momentum, for lack of a better word.

Anet needed to let the community know better.

Operative 14 · Jul 16, 2007, 07:49 AM // 07:49

Okay, several reasons for me;

1) It is way to small to put an actual advertisment in there for an item you're trying to sell

2) If I'm trying to sell something, I want to sell it as quickly as possible. That means as much advertising as I can get. I don't spam towns, but I do give one or two little "WTS/WTB..." messages before I switch districts, and always after my last message diappears. So on average, I probably spend about one minute or less in each district. Point is; I would love to use the search function, but, as has been pointed out earlier, there is no way to fix a message when you travel. Even in the same town between districts. Let's see.... *Holds up hands in a balancing motion* Make a woefully understated message in search and then spam one district for half an hour until it sells or I get bored OR Travel between multiple districts of multiple towns reaching a much, much greater populace in a shorter time, limiting my spam to one or two messages in each district.. hmmm....

3) As far as partying goes, you're either going to get one in a few seconds... or your not. Personally, I don't want to wait in a town long enough for a party that my search message would even be noticed.

I think the main problem with search is that it just doesn't have enough popular momentum behind it. For nearly two years, players didn't have it, so they never got the into the reflex of using it. New players don't see a lot of people in there, so they think, correctly or not, that there isn't very much exposure for it.

Hyper.nl · Jul 16, 2007, 08:42 AM // 08:42

I tried used it, but since it did help me any further I stopped using it. I now use the WTB/WTS/LFP which usually gets me to what I'm trying to get.

Why does the search button not work?
1. The message size is too short.
2. You cannot quickly repeat your last message when hopping between towns.
3. Is anyone looking at this anyways?

Pupu · Jul 16, 2007, 01:22 PM // 13:22

becuase its about as useful as a wooden leg.

populationcontrol · Jul 16, 2007, 06:00 PM // 18:00

i think because in certain towns, especially temple of the ages when we dont have favor. theres a lot of competition, not everyone has a scroll or the money to buy one hence using the search feature risks not beeing seen. teams need 1 ss 1 tank, so not advertising in all chat might represent a longer wait to go into fow or where ever. i think in some places lfg spamage is something you have to bear.

Jul 16, 2007, 12:10 AM // 00:10	#1
Floreum Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2007 Profession: Rt/R	Why does no one ever use the search feature? Hey guys, I got a question, why doesn't anybody ever use the search feature? It's quite stupid how no one can seem to find that golden text "Search" I think another rule needs to come and use the search feature because no one seems to know what it is, or maybe Arenanet could make a tutorial to show people how to use it? I'm tired of copying and pasting, and not getting heard because many others are spamming. "LFG LFG LFG GLF GLF GLF!!!!!11one" Hope you can answer my question guys.

Jul 16, 2007, 08:42 AM // 08:42	#14
Hyper.nl Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Defending Fort Aspenwood Profession: E/	I tried used it, but since it did help me any further I stopped using it. I now use the WTB/WTS/LFP which usually gets me to what I'm trying to get. Why does the search button not work? 1. The message size is too short. 2. You cannot quickly repeat your last message when hopping between towns. 3. Is anyone looking at this anyways? Last edited by Hyper.nl; Jul 16, 2007 at 08:46 AM // 08:46..

Jul 16, 2007, 01:03 AM // 01:03	#2
I Might Avenge U Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Profession: R/	Because they are new, much like yourself, and it takes a good 2-3 weeks before the average human decides to actually see the utilities that are place in front of him. Anet doesn't run this Forum, so I don't actually see how they would write a tutorial on a small detail to something "related" to the game they make/run. Finally there is no point in flaming about the search button, as Ironically flaming is also (yep you guessed it) "against the rules".. ------------ URL: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10171204

Jul 16, 2007, 01:11 AM // 01:11	#3
HuntMaster Avatar Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Around Guild: Pillar's of Earth [ROCK] Profession: W/	i use the search feature. and i dont spam. so put me on the Good Guy list!

Jul 16, 2007, 01:14 AM // 01:14	#4
Stormlord Alex Grotto Attendant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island Guild: Soul of Melandru [sOm] Profession: W/E	Avenge, I believe he was on about the Party Search feature in-game In which case... for trading, it blows. The character limit kills it for people hawking their wares. For missions and questing... Who uses people nowadays? Also, I don't believe Party Search was ever mentioned in-game anywhere. There's probably a fair number of people who don't watch Game Update notes like a hawk, and never find out about the Search feature.

Jul 16, 2007, 05:55 AM // 05:55	#8
MisterB Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy Guild: [ban] Profession: W/	I use the search feature all the time to add my heroes and henchmen to the party. It's quite convenient.... I honestly think it is a far more efficient PuG system than LFG spam in all chat, but this is PuGs we're talking about after all.

Jul 16, 2007, 06:10 AM // 06:10	#9
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	People don't use the Party Search for lots of reasons: 1. People don't know about it. 2. People look at it and see very, very few posts in there, so don't see the point of the thing. 3. Traders don't realize how many people actually DO look in there (especially in the trade cities), so they don't post anything in there. 4. The lack of space for posting in there makes it hard to advertise weapons - Can't fit all the stats in there. (but for Greens and mini-pets and dyes, etc., it's got plenty of room) 5. People have been doing their group forming using all-chat since the very beginning. It's a good system for getting groups formed and the PS feature didn't really improve on that. Besides, old habits die hard, especially since there are so many people out there that don't look at/use the PS window.

Jul 16, 2007, 06:49 AM // 06:49	#10
bilateralrope Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Zealand Guild: Xen Of Onslaught (Xen of the Pacific division)	Also the fact it clears your message on district and town changes makes it useless for the traders that hop around to find someone to trade with.

Jul 16, 2007, 06:51 AM // 06:51	#11
Arcane_Penguin Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Land Downunder Guild: The Shadowheart Vanguard Profession: R/Mo	Dunno where your looking, but I always see 1-7 people/groups searching for parties/or trading when ever I look in there (When ever I myself need a party I look.)

Jul 16, 2007, 06:59 AM // 06:59	#12
Buzzer Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia	It's not used because it's not used. It has no momentum, for lack of a better word. Anet needed to let the community know better.

Jul 16, 2007, 07:49 AM // 07:49	#13
Operative 14 Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona, USA Guild: [OOP] Order of the Phoenix I	Okay, several reasons for me; 1) It is way to small to put an actual advertisment in there for an item you're trying to sell 2) If I'm trying to sell something, I want to sell it as quickly as possible. That means as much advertising as I can get. I don't spam towns, but I do give one or two little "WTS/WTB..." messages before I switch districts, and always after my last message diappears. So on average, I probably spend about one minute or less in each district. Point is; I would love to use the search function, but, as has been pointed out earlier, there is no way to fix a message when you travel. Even in the same town between districts. Let's see.... Holds up hands in a balancing motion Make a woefully understated message in search and then spam one district for half an hour until it sells or I get bored OR Travel between multiple districts of multiple towns reaching a much, much greater populace in a shorter time, limiting my spam to one or two messages in each district.. hmmm.... 3) As far as partying goes, you're either going to get one in a few seconds... or your not. Personally, I don't want to wait in a town long enough for a party that my search message would even be noticed. I think the main problem with search is that it just doesn't have enough popular momentum behind it. For nearly two years, players didn't have it, so they never got the into the reflex of using it. New players don't see a lot of people in there, so they think, correctly or not, that there isn't very much exposure for it.

Jul 16, 2007, 01:22 PM // 13:22	#15
Pupu Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Left gw..yawn Profession: W/N	becuase its about as useful as a wooden leg.

Jul 16, 2007, 06:00 PM // 18:00	#16
populationcontrol Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: USSR Profession: D/	i think because in certain towns, especially temple of the ages when we dont have favor. theres a lot of competition, not everyone has a scroll or the money to buy one hence using the search feature risks not beeing seen. teams need 1 ss 1 tank, so not advertising in all chat might represent a longer wait to go into fow or where ever. i think in some places lfg spamage is something you have to bear.