Forum Search Always Negative

Hello, everyone!

I know the system for the Forums is still new, and there are some problems. However, I wanted to check with the community to see if anyone else is having this problem.

I have tried using the search feature both signed in and not. No matter how I configure the item I'm searching for, the results are always negative. I've tried simplifying the search, and I've tried using the "*" as a hot key. Nothing I do makes any difference.

I'm trying to find references in the Defender section for /Rad. Entering that as a search request gives me nothing. If I set the post listing by name, and scroll down, I do find Topics and Posts with /Rad in them. Why then does the search fail?

I'm sure there are reasons the Forums were changed, but the old search feature was much easier to use, and much more intuitive.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.



Thanks!


Stormistress

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'Mirage on Infinity
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Unfortunately, "rad" might be too small of a term to search for. I ran into a similar issue the other day while searching for a specific "ill/rad" thread. It gave me an error saying the search terms were too small. I tried again just now and it simply says no matches.

You might have to search for "Radiation" instead, and hope somebody used the full word in their post.

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Thanks for reply.

Given the popular use of short hand to decribe items and powers in the game, it seems quite limiting to require a minimum number of characters in the search. Also, anyone reviewing the history of posts in the forums can see what type of terms people use.

If there is an inherent limit, then it would be helpful to have an instruction set for using the search tool. I didn't recieve any type of error saying that the search string was too short. It simply said that nothing was found. Something I was able to disprove.

I'll send a support ticket when I can. Perhaps I can get an official response on this problem.




Stormistress

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'Mirage on Infinity
Stormistress on Infinity
Dragonspawn on Protector
Plasmacore on Liberty

Just an update for those of you looking at this.

I tried the search with the word "radiation" and got 208 hits just in the Defender section of the Forums. So, the search tool does work, and you can limit the range of the search using the Advanced features.

I still find it somewhat combursome compared to the prior search tool. I can't see a way to check only primary or secondary powers. You get everything related to the topic regardless.

I found it particularly useful in the past to see what people had to say about combinations of powersets when only one primary or secondary is considered. The comments about synergy always gave me interesting tips.

Guess this one is just the way things are.

Thanks for the input. Peace.



Stormistress

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'Mirage on Infinity
Stormistress on Infinity
Dragonspawn on Protector
Plasmacore on Liberty