I'm using the new consolidated app and I'm really happy with it but what bugs me is how the search behaves. The results in mobile app differ a lot from what you get on the site. An example:
I was searching for the Ranger (Monster Hunter)'s Supernatural Defense description. When using the site I'm typing in "Supernatural Defense" and my first result is Monster Hunter, a ranger subclass. Not exactly the exact hit (I was expecting to get a direct link to the feature) but a good one nonetheless.
What I got in the consolidated app, though was, listed: Bracers of Defense and then a bunch of stuff from different sourcebooks, none of them even being close to the Ranger feature I was looking for. I looked into "filters" and found out there is a specific filter for "Class features". So I toggled that on and got, in order: War Magic (Wizard Feature), Goblin (race), Arcane Archer (Fighter Subclass) and then Monster Slayer, also a non-direct hit, maybe DDB just doesn't support searching for the features. But then, just below that result, I saw Aura of Alacrity (Paladin Oath of Glory Class feature). Scrolling down I've found a whole bunch of different class features for different classes/subclasses, but still no Supernatural Defense. I think there's something wrong with the way the app handles queries...
Dunno if this is a bug report or a feature request but at least, could you tell if is this the intended behavior?
Hi,
I'm using the new consolidated app and I'm really happy with it but what bugs me is how the search behaves. The results in mobile app differ a lot from what you get on the site. An example:
I was searching for the Ranger (Monster Hunter)'s Supernatural Defense description. When using the site I'm typing in "Supernatural Defense" and my first result is Monster Hunter, a ranger subclass. Not exactly the exact hit (I was expecting to get a direct link to the feature) but a good one nonetheless.
What I got in the consolidated app, though was, listed: Bracers of Defense and then a bunch of stuff from different sourcebooks, none of them even being close to the Ranger feature I was looking for. I looked into "filters" and found out there is a specific filter for "Class features". So I toggled that on and got, in order: War Magic (Wizard Feature), Goblin (race), Arcane Archer (Fighter Subclass) and then Monster Slayer, also a non-direct hit, maybe DDB just doesn't support searching for the features.
But then, just below that result, I saw Aura of Alacrity (Paladin Oath of Glory Class feature). Scrolling down I've found a whole bunch of different class features for different classes/subclasses, but still no Supernatural Defense. I think there's something wrong with the way the app handles queries...
Dunno if this is a bug report or a feature request but at least, could you tell if is this the intended behavior?
Thanks a lot,
leonelle
Agreed completely. The search function in the app is basically unusable in its current form.
Thank you for this feedback and examples. Improving search is on our roadmap.