Why can't we add certain filters to "Additional conditions" in player searches?

[Rhymar]

This was possible in previous versions of FM. Say I want to create a filter that finds any player with at most 12 acceleration OR at most 12 pace OR at most 12 finishing. In previous FMs you could do this via the "additional conditions" section of player search filters, but in FM24 it automatically puts them in the top attributes pick section, where you can't use the or feature. Similarly, I can't add contract status as an additional condition, it forces me to use the "contract status" option in the bottom left; but this way, I can't set up my filter to find say players on youth contracts OR expired contracts. Why is this? Does SI have a reason for reducing the flexibility of player search filters? Scouting in this FM is extremely frustrating because of this.

[NineCloudNine]

This interface was presumably put in to simplify searching/filtering but as you describe it is less flexible. I respect the intent but it’s unintuitive (why are some things tick box, others drop down and others manually selected?). I suspect it was done in a hurry.

[phd_angel]

Agreed. Many variables (columns) are no longer available across squad or scouting pages. For example, on the player registration page, I can’t add the Ability (5 stars) column but I can add Potential. Why the latter is available but not the former doesn't make any sense whatsoever (I even opened a request in the bugs forum).