Guild Wars 2

anytime i try to search something, i get zero to few results.

No and Anet say can not fix because do not work with company make it any more.

Here is what Gaile say

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/Forum-s-search-feature-doesn-t-work-A-tip/first#post4612877

The problem is deep within the technology behind the forum structure itself. Yes, we had a search engine in the beginning, but it was broken by our forum contractor in the course of working on other things. We no longer have a relationship with that contractor or his company, and someone else is not able to step into the system and fix the search engine because (1) our programmers are tasked with other essential work, (2) the forums run on a web framework with which most of our programmers are not familiar and (3) we’re investigating other options for forums and it would not be prudent to pour money into hiring someone to fix this as a short-term solution.

Best idea use Google. I use this page some person make for forum search of Google. It work ok.

http://www.palingenesis.webspace.virginmedia.com/Tim/GW2/GW2ForumSearch/GW2ForumSearch.html

No, it’s broken and they can’t fix it because they no longer have a business relationship with the contractor who designed it (and who broke it before he left).

Try the advice in the red stickied post above or try using this site: Tim’s GW forum search

Also see Gaile say in my quote they think about new forum software. Number 3 in quote. I hope they still look for that because I hate where most Anet post are on reddit. Hope they make new forum where Anet can post again and not blame on format of current official forum.

The search box is forever broken, and you can’t even see the year that a post was posted in.

Naus the Gobbo.5172:

The search box is forever broken, and you can’t even see the year that a post was posted in.

Actually as someone taught me recently, you can. Go to the “2 years ago” on the individual posts in the just-closed swimsuit thread and mouse over it. You get an exact date.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

No, it’s broken and they can’t fix it because they no longer have a business relationship with the contractor who designed it (and who broke it before he left).

Try the advice in the red stickied post above or try using this site: Tim’s GW forum search

You are correct they can’t fix what the contractor did, but they could replace the forums. Anet or NC have chosen not to spend money and have a working Official Forums, which seems to be the the standard for every other game, both professional,indie etc.

all excuses.
reminds me how EA made excuses for f- up SimCity.
typical corporate bs.