kijthae Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) Today I realized i cant search things which has less then 3 characters. I can search for "might armoring" but i cant search for "might armoring 12". This seems an intended change.They probably aim: *Discourage players making millions of credits from GTN *Courage players to use trade channel and secure trade instead of using GTN thus subscribe However it harms GTN user experience.It seems like a flaw rather then a smart move. I suggest you totaly remove GTN to let players trade with each other in a marketplace close to capital cities like dromound kaas or make it work properly. Edited February 18, 2013 by kijthae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewFromPhilly Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 That's like being annoyed because you have to put gas in your car, and then deciding the best solution is to just roll it off a cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) They have no aim. It's "Ready, FIRE! Ugh I missed" with this management team. There are alternative ways to search. Try one important keyword, the right category, the right attribute, and a level range. Yeah, it's a lot harder than just typing an exact name if you know exactly what you're looking for but apparently the jokers programming at EA think they're Google now... LOL! Edited February 18, 2013 by DarthTHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTexas Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Devs replied in this thread that's up to 230 posts: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=596886 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankyn Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I can search for "might armoring" but i cant search for "might armoring 12".You can, however search for "might armoring" that's in the level range of what you're looking for and you'll see all those 12's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Nala Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 You can, however search for "might armoring" that's in the level range of what you're looking for and you'll see all those 12's. I know right? Folks are freaking out because they might have to look at another page or so of results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) I know right? Folks are freaking out because they might have to look at another page or so of results. People are disappointed because at one time you could type in "Resolve Hilt 17" and get every single item whose name had ALL that text in it. Then EA thought they'd Google-ify the search interface. Problem is, they haven't 1% of the talent Google defecates out every day so they screwed it up. Edited February 18, 2013 by DarthTHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shwarzchild Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 There are filters that easily take the place of typing in the exact number like 10,11,12,13 etc. Just use the level range. If you're level 44, start at level 44 and end it at 44. Then, select the options in the next set of filters...usable by YOU, and then select your base stat you're looking for. It's actually a really easy system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlon_Nabarlly Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I understand why they made the change the did, but the problem people are complaining about is somewhat legitimate. It would be nice if they did any of the following: - Change it from 3 characters to 2 - Make is so numbers don't have a character restriction, only words do. - Add a 0 to all the item names so it's Might Hilt 022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stressfire Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 If you're searching schematics, you must also now put in a colon Otherwise you might be under the mistaken impression that you have found a very rare schem...until someone whisps you to ask why you have a 50k price tag on a 2k item:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianDavion Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 is it that big a deal? so you might have to also look at the might 26 hilts on sale as well.. OHH MY GOD! WHAT A DISASTER! it's not like there are mountains of might 27 and 26 hilts out there even with boith of them you're still gonna get maybe a page and half tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarbNull Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 You can, however search for "might armoring" that's in the level range of what you're looking for and you'll see all those 12's. I have to agree. This is the best suggestion. Selecting the level will narrow down the results to give you all the ones that you are looking for. Its not really a big issue not being able to select the exact number of the mod someone is looking for. They will really only be getting a bit more result. People are disappointed because at one time you could type in "Resolve Hilt 17" and get every single item whose name had ALL that text in it. Then EA thought they'd Google-ify the search interface. Problem is, they haven't 1% of the talent Google defecates out every day so they screwed it up. People really shouldn't compare a games In-Game Search to something like Google. Google has hardware and software that is solely designed for that single purpose, where as Games are running off a Game Engine that is focused mainly on the game itself. That is why you see many games use character limits for there search systems to improve stability of the system itself. It is not just games that do this as well. Many websites do this as well. It is all about making there systems more stable. I personally do not see an issue with the character limit. I can still find the mods I am looking for and the system has a bit more chance to be stable with a character limit than it does without it. That is my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSchmo Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 That's like being annoyed because you have to put gas in your car, and then deciding the best solution is to just roll it off a cliff. Lol nice. But the more appropriate analogy would be check engine light is on so you push it off a cliff. Cause it's not working right, but still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capetoider Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 another aproach to the problem: why dont you add a 0 (zero) before the numbers? instead of "armoring 27" it would be "armoring 027"... with this, all would be happy right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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