Remove Yellow Search Button

TB_

TB_

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

The party system has failed, so why is the yellow search button still there on an already cluttered party window? Remove it.

[DE]

[DE]

Hugs and Kisses

Join Date: Oct 2005

Scars Meadows

Whether or not the party system has failed or not is debatable.

Personally I enjoy it. It allows me to keep local/trade turned off at all times and still find the things I want.

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

Already cluttered window? It's in the same spot that the "enter mission" button is in Tyria.

Kai Nui

Kai Nui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Behind you with a knife

Celebrity Gangsters [FamE]

Me/

I don't see why they should go through all this trouble just to remove it after having it temporarily. If you don't use it, then don't use it. It's not covering half the screen. Quit being so stupid.

legion_rat

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

/notsigned

I like the search. I can grab henches with out having to hunt them in town. I can also switch heros as I want. So no I dont think they should take them away, thank you sir and good day sir.

~the rat~

Angel Netherborn

Angel Netherborn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Lower Ward, Sigil

Goda Vos

You do realise that you only get to even see that button only when you're in town right?

Laenavesse

Laenavesse

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Shadow Tower

A/

what they all said, and i even help people on some quests that are listed if i'm bored and i can multi-advertise items into other districts.

people just have to use it more and they need to make the text length longer

Fallen Hunter

Fallen Hunter

I Saw That

Join Date: Mar 2006

The bushes

D/R

I think the party search feature is useful, and a lot of people use it in the more active towns. However, it tends to be neglected in mission outposts. I think more reason needs to be given for it's use. For example, making it the only way to invite human players would mean more people use it AND players who are not there for the mission will not get invitations from all directions.

TB_

TB_

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Party Search was there before the button, they only added it to try and get people to use it, which they dont... so there is no need to have the button.

Laenavesse

Laenavesse

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Shadow Tower

A/

what do you mean by that? Do you mean the whole "LFG" spam in the chat channel? o.o or something else that I must have missed?

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

Cluttered party window?

Hardly! 8 player names, a kick, leave and search button. Wow, thats cluttered! How ever do we manage.

The search feature has been around a grand total of a month. FFS give it a chance to get going. You cant expect 2 year long players to change their ways in just a few weeks. It will take new players to come in and start using it, to incourages others.

If you move between all 3 campaigns, you'l see some places are using quite alot. It isnt doing any harm being there. It can only be a benefit. If you dont like it, then dont use it.

Anet needs to get a system in place to train people to use it, during the training sections. Then it will get used too.

Taala

Taala

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Meh, looks like trolling to me.

Redfeather1975

Redfeather1975

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Apartment#306

Rhedd Asylum

Me/

I hope in the future the party search is made a little more advanced.
I remember in Everquest 2 we had the ability to search all over for specific professions and levels.
I'd often get tells(whispers) while I was putzing around my inn room for a group out in the middle of nowhere asking if I wanted to help out. (I was a healer, so a lot of tells asking for help! :O)
It was cool to be able to search all over the world for people to help by choosing specific categories for what you are looking for before pressing search.

First the devs would need to add /lfg as a title to display showing you are looking for group and the search results would only show /lfg tagged people after you selected the profession, level range and type of adventuring you were going out to do. From my experience in EQ2 it is a very good system that Guild Wars should adopt. It makes looking for groups very easy and productive.

Eli Rela

Eli Rela

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

N/

Party/Trade search could be more useful if more characters per line are allowed. As of right now it is what, 30? Thus people are using old way so they can advertise in detail and more then one item.
Otherwise I think it is a great feature.
And again, if somebody does not like it, do not use it :-)

Hyper.nl

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

E/

It can be useful for trade. But make the button text white instead of yellow. Then it fits better into the theme colours.

Anarion Silverhand

Anarion Silverhand

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Denmark

None

Is the button really THAT annoying? I hardly even notice it... And don't give me the "People don't use it".. Have you asked every single person looking for a group if they use it?

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Get rid of the Menu button too! [/sarcasm]

Seriously, it's a small button on your party menu. What's so bad about it?

Lydz

Lydz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cape Town, South Africa

The Crazy Dragons [TCD]

E/Mo

I certainly use it and can recall countless times where it's helpe me. You must obviously thing the world of yourself if you think no one uses it!

Stormcloud

Stormcloud

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Oregon, USA

If you dont like it, hit "P" on your keyboard and that whole annoying box disappears.

Again lets please have A-net focus on important issues.

PS. I like how you think the party system has failed and that based on your sole opinion that something be changed.

PSS. I dont see a suggestion here, just a demand based on bad information.

Hoyt

Hoyt

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

VA,USA...for now.

/unsigned
*shrugs*
I've had nothing but success with it. For both trades and PUGs it works exactly as it was intended. Maybe people aren't flocking to use it like they did when the mats storage was added, but as far as I see the only people that might not want it available are trade spammers & blind/random inviters. And if those folks find it annoying...well, ummmm, bummer for them.

Tempy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Oregon

DOH

/not signed

Yet another show of how the world revolves around a few. The search feature is new and people are getting used to it...and yes it has some bugs...don't like it change your interface.

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

i love the search button
i hate being out of henchies range and have to all the way across Kaineng nd go pick then up, also, LA Dis1..the trade channel is ussualy in the 20's

so it does get used in some places.

ForgeWhelp

ForgeWhelp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

TGW

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by legion_rat
/notsigned

I like the search. I can grab henches with out having to hunt them in town. I can also switch heros as I want. So no I dont think they should take them away, thank you sir and good day sir.

~the rat~
I agree with this!

TB_

TB_

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

So far all of your arguments are about something quite unconnected.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by TB_
So far all of your arguments are about something quite unconnected.
You're quite good at discussing things...

Seriously, they've all brought up pretty vaild points and this one vague sentence is all you have to say to try to make us look at your point of view.

You should try explaining things a little better.

Ayumi

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by onerabbit
i love the search button
i hate being out of henchies range and have to all the way across Kaineng nd go pick then up, also, LA Dis1..the trade channel is ussualy in the 20's

so it does get used in some places.
I agree, it saves alot of time looking for henchmen in outposts, plus, it reduces the spam. Example: Warrior LFG in the Mission section, this is another message less per 3 seconds, as most people tend to spam, Warrior LFG LFG LFG LFG and then rage because no one wants a WHAMMO.

/NOTSIGNED

-Ayumi

Kool Pajamas

Kool Pajamas

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Maryland

Mage Elites [MAGE]

Seems the OP has trouble explaining himself in many other threads also.....

I Phoenix I

I Phoenix I

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Elite Lords of Chaos [LoC]

R/

Just because you believe that the Search System is a failure doesn't mean everyone else does...


/notsigned

legion_rat

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TB_
The party system has failed, so why is the yellow search button still there on an already cluttered party window? Remove it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by TB_
So far all of your arguments are about something quite unconnected.

Ok lets try this then. You say that the system has failed? You do not mention how you believe it has failed, so we can only assume that you mean a total failure. We on the other hand have shown why we believe the exact opposite. The system has NOT failed. So how sir is it unconnected?
The system which may not be perfect works. Many of us are happy with it. And judging from the number of /unsigned I have seen so far your thread has failed. So here is my petition to have it closed.


/signed

~the Rat~

edit: Are you saying that the small yellow 1/4 or so inch button is to much for you to handle? Does it hurt your feelings or something? So is the Quote button here to much for your system? Thank you sir.

Alfrond

Alfrond

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

The United States

Boston Guild [BG]

Mo/Me

/notsigned

The party search button may not be used a whole lot, but it is a cool idea, if only for the ease of adding henchies and heroes. I hope people will grow to use this feature a lot more.