FFXI search problem.

[Tobi]

I'm having problems getting the search function to work properly again on my main character. Everytime I go to search it ends up listing ALL areas instead of being able to search by regions, but I'm able to search areas by regions on my mule just fine.

For Example: Search > Area > Volbow > Kuftal Tunnel

That works just fine for my mule, but if I tried that on my main character it'd end up listing every single area I've been to on game. This makes it painful searching areas I'm trying to see how many people is in.

Is there anyway to fix this problem back to being able to search by regions on my main character?
Also, I've already tried Check files and Reinstalling, and it still does the same.

[Mistress Stowastiq]

I thought search areas available had to do with areas you have been to. My main gets different results (more on main) than my mules and it is less on a scale of how many areas each of my mules has been to. It is also important to use the right kind of text when entering the search parameters from the text box/chatlog.

From POL Q&A Help Page

Some exterior areas will not show up under "search." It may be possible to search in these areas if you are in the same area as the target. Note that the search function updates periodically, and may not reflect the current state of the World you are playing in.

Q: "Search" turns up so many results that it's not really useful.

A: Try refining the search results. After completing a search, press the confirm button or the [Enter] key on the keyboard to select "Search Results." This will allow you to refine your search results by restricting the search criteria. For example, you can search the "Area," then press the confirm button and refine the search by "Job," which will give you a list of all players in the current area with the specified job.

Q: What is the best way to refine my search conditions when using "Search" from the main menu?

A: If you have run a search using one search condition, you can further refine the conditions and search through the results again. Select "Search Results" and press the confirm button to display another list of search conditions to use with the results of the previous search.

[The Stig]

Tobi, when you get to the menu with the list of all zones, push whatever button you've assigned to which "focuses" on the search box (which is then usually followed by the confirm button to blow up the log to cover most the screen). This will toggle between region > zone/all zones.

[Tobi]

Thanks alot guys. It's back to normal now.