most of the time when I search for something it comes back too vague no matter what I search for, have they addressed this issue anywhere yet?
Pawain suggested to me in a separate thread to "exclude items on Felucca". Maybe try that?? (It''s under misc)most of the time when I search for something it comes back too vague no matter what I search for, have they addressed this issue anywhere yet?
I agree! For me anyway, the MORE vague I make my search, the better results I have (not getting the "search is too vague" default). I can look for an item that is 1) not brittle, 2) not cursed, 3) not antique, and end up with "search is too vague". I can then "take out" the not cursed, and not antique, and get items to look at. Or, if, say, I want a Legendary scroll of anatomy, sometimes I get the "vague" message. If I then take out "Legendary" it will show them all. I think the term that applies is "bassackwards". LOL @Bleak @KyronixThe more vague your search is, The less chance your results come up too vague.
Perhaps try your second search criteria without the word "artifact". Legendary should be sufficient to search for legendary leg pieces.Neither way works for me, below are two examples from ATL...
If I logout and log back in on LS, both searches work - in seconds.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the search function may need some optimizing or the database searches could use caching.
First using just Item Name, as I cannot remove 1. Non Auction Item and 2. Price: Low to High
Second using Item Name, Equipment Piece, Not Brittle, Not Antique.
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True and that's actually funny that ended in showing me results instead of criteria being too vague.Perhaps try your second search criteria without the word "artifact". Legendary should be sufficient to search for legendary leg pieces.
I think they stick to the uo.com forums.Where does mesanna usually post a reply at to this sort of thing? I myself am also still waiting on hearing about the upcoming idoc changes. Is there someone somewhere in cjarge of like letting the players knpw whats going on?
Non-cheerleaders need not apply. lolThere is no Community Liaison if that's what you meant, sometimes they seem to not tell us things for the fun of it, or maybe they just forget to tell us, it's difficult to say....there was meant to be a discussion about IDOC changes, ideas for people to give their thoughts on. All we actually had was player threads that all ended up getting locked because the wrong people posted with the wrong opinions....
I feel a bit bad for them. Kyronix clearly tried to engage with the community. But everytime it got hostile, he was pretty much by himself. Mesanna never really showed up there or showed her support. How can you expect your developers to constantly take all the piss because everyone in charge is hiding? Maybe Kyronix does not mind it at all, but it feels he posted more often last year.The devs rarely post unless they have something positive to report.
When you tag him now at the official forums he has all but stopped replying. I'm not sure I blame him though.I feel a bit bad for them. Kyronix clearly tried to engage with the community. But everytime it got hostile, he was pretty much by himself. Mesanna never really showed up there or showed her support. How can you expect your developers to constantly take all the piss because everyone in charge is hiding? Maybe Kyronix does not mind it at all, but it feels he posted more often last year.
I was actually looking for the discussion on the idoc changes as well and then all of a sudden i see the changes hit test center and im like... Well... Guess it was rubbish when they announced that they listened to player feedback and were going back to the drawing board?There is no Community Liaison if that's what you meant, sometimes they seem to not tell us things for the fun of it, or maybe they just forget to tell us, it's difficult to say....there was meant to be a discussion about IDOC changes, ideas for people to give their thoughts on. All we actually had was player threads that all ended up getting locked because the wrong people posted with the wrong opinions....
What IDOC changes came with this publish i did not read about any ?I was actually looking for the discussion on the idoc changes as well and then all of a sudden i see the changes hit test center and im like... Well... Guess it was rubbish when they announced that they listened to player feedback and were going back to the drawing board?
It certainly feels like they implemented their own string compare that's actually O(2^n). Must be rocket scienceIMO. the problem with VS is with Auction Safes. Auction Safes are constantly changing and updating so this forces Search to constantly update. Even though you may not be searching for Auction Safe items, VS is still updating on them. With the number of Auction Safes now, VS updating every minute or so is not uncommon.
The vague response you get is due to a wording problem corresponding with VS. The less words you use in the name, the better. Using long names brings up too many responses as its searching VS for each word separately so you get the vague error.
Copy/paste the last comment someone @'d a dev with, that was a comment nasty enough to warrant being ignored by a game developer.To be perfectly honest, over the years I've seen some real nasty feedback to our dev team. I don't know if people think they're being funny, or if their emotions are getting the better of them. Generally speaking, acting like a jerk to get what you want doesn't usually work out.
On the other hand the devs shouldn't be surprised cause that's the way the a lot of people act on the internet, right... If I were a dev and someone @'d me with a nasty comment, they'd simply be put on ignore. Don't let a couple jerks prevent you from socializing with the community that plays the game you work on. There are many people out here that appreciate what the development team does for us.
...the punching bag at idocs...