Party Search: Additional filtering options

This is straying a little from the simple need for a filter, and is probably out of the scope of the party search functionality. Buuuuut, I can dream :P

One possible way to expand the trade system, would be to firstly make seperate "Trade: WTB", "Trade: WTS" options. But secondly, give sellers the option to drag the items they are trading into their description. Then, buyers could expand the trade parties and be able to browse the items on sale. Here's a mocked up screen of how such a system might work:

Current Party Search:


How my idea might look:

^ Interesting, I like that idea greyf0x_f0x

EDIT: I forgot to /sign!

/signed

Heh, I came here to make the same suggestion, but I guess ya beat me to it.

I think that allowing a sort or filter ability would increase functionality of this search system. It would allow people to find what they're looking for even faster and with greater ease than they can now.

greyf0x_f0x, if anet did that, I would have to consider this feature the single best feature since the release of GW. :P

I like this idea. One suggestion I'd like to make is for people to be able to drag the quests they have into the menu as well... it'd save some typing at least.

Maybe even a guild recruiting or looking for guild options would be doable in the future.


EDIT: Another suggestion would be LF or NLF such and such classes.

EDIT2: Maybe the mission option should be disable in non-mission towns or in mission towns were you don't have access to said mission yet (and you shouldn't be able to see the mission ones if the later is the case for you).

/Signed for greyf0x_f0x's idea in post #21 hopefully as long as it doesnt take up too much bandwidth/server load for the items display.

/signed -- add some way to sort please.

/signed for greyf0x_f0x's idea

It shouldn't increase server load. The details of all the items and such are stored on your local machine, and the network should only be sending you the unique-id of the item to be displayed, I suppose.

/signed
shouldn't be too hard, though I can smell the WTS spam going to the mission groups ;(

/signed

I was just in Kamadan and noticed there were people making parties for recruitment and such under the quests and missions. Might want to add that too.

Filter would be a perfect addition to an already great thing. It was just messy looking through all of the groups at once with descriptions like "looking for girlfriend" and "WTS Perfect Mods" together at once.

-Kod

already signed, but /signed again for greyfox_fox's idea. top stuff.

Although I think this suggestion is really useful. What will end up happening is that the traders will just put their trades under mission.

Its exactly the same phenomenon as the "Trade Channel" and "Local". Its already happening.

excelent idea greyf0x_f0x, just the same id like

Arrgh, don't wanna sound like I don't appreciate what we've already got but I gotta sign this.

/signed.

Thanks though Anet, wuv you.

/signed and triple-signed for greyf0x_fox's ideas

greyf0x_f0x idea is nice, with one caveat. It must only be available if you're got trade selected.

With the filter, and yes a big whopping /signed on that one. We're starting to see something very nifty and the drag and drop items is a nice carrot for getting people to use the trade and not spam mission with that kind of crap.

Adding another suggestion.

Make trade the default, rather than as now mission.

Simply put most of those spammers are lazy gits, it won't cut out all of the people spamming trades using the mission, morons will always try and get around things but it'd hopefully catch enough of them that are just to lazy to change from mission to trade to make things bearable.

Add TABS. One tab for missions, one for trade and so on, or ...

This feature could be very similar to a trade house, just need some upgrades. ArenaNet could even make a totally different (new) window just for trade, and remove trade for the Party Search.

And ... change that "Hunting" word and put "Farming" ^_^

/signed. At its current state it is very annoying to try to find exactly what you are looking for. Be it mission,hunting party,quest or trades. Far too much clutter. Otherwise the idea of the Party Search feature is great.

Most is said /sign

Should be a easy fix to change the interferance.

/sign

tradespam is one reason it is difficutl to find a group in town as it is. For the love of everything holy, please make it go away from the otherwise greatly appreciated search window.

Oh....yeha, the yellow is very oww.