Originally Posted by
Stryker1112
Im syre EF is great for those looking for reward seats, but so far it really hasn't been very useful to search for fares, especially if there are all these random rules that can not be sorted out.
They're not random rules. They're just rules of which you were previously unaware - we've all been there at some stage. Every day is a learning day.
EF basically provides to the public information which was previously the domain of expert travel agents. To get the most out of EF, you therefore need to learn much of what an expert travel agent knows. The word "Expert" in the site's name points to that. Like everything in this business, there are no easy shortcuts.