Only 100 friends?

CaiWenji · April 2017

Last night met a dude who was trying out PS version of the game and need a crafter. I made him blue set gear and food and everything and at the end it wouldn't let him add me as a friend. He said it said, This character reached the max friend limit. I checked and was at 100. So I deleted 6 people yesterday that have not been on in 1-2years and accepted and am already back at 99 today, talking, dueling, and did a vet dung fg2 and added someone. I can delete 13 more people to get it to the friends who have not been on in 3 months. But why such a small limit? And why a limit at all?

What do you guys think of this?

CaiWenji · April 2017

CaiWenji wrote: »

Last night met a dude who was trying out PS version of the game and need a crafter. I made him blue set gear and food and everything and at the end it wouldn't let him add me as a friend. He said it said, This character reached the max friend limit. I checked and was at 100. So I deleted 6 people yesterday that have not been on in 1-2years and accepted and am already back at 99 today, talking, dueling, and did a vet dung fg2 and added someone. I can delete 13 more people to get it to the friends who have not been on in 3 months. But why such a small limit? And why a limit at all?

What do you guys think of this?

PC* version he was from ps4

Tabbycat · April 2017

If you have that many friends, maybe you should consider forming a Guild.

Then you could have 500 friends.

Cêltic421 · April 2017

100 enough more isn't necessary. You allow to be in 5 guilds of 500 people so that's about 2500 people you can use as a friend list. But really 100 is more than enough. Not like you play with all the people on your friends list.

LordGavus · April 2017

Tabbycat wrote: »

If you have that many friends, maybe you should consider forming a Guild.

Then you could have 500 friends.

This is a good idea.
The problem is you only get 5 guilds though.

IronCrystal · April 2017

Do you truly need all those people on friends list? I mean I know a few people who have a lot of people on friends list but its not because they are close friends, just different raiders wanting contact with each other because they aren't in the same guild.

After narrowing down my friends list of people who don't play/I didn't know well, I have about 35 friends.

Maybe I'm different, but those people who randomly friend you after doing a dungeon together generally don't mean much to me.

IcyDeadPeople · April 2017

CaiWenji wrote: »

Last night met a dude who was trying out PS version of the game and need a crafter. I made him blue set gear and food and everything and at the end it wouldn't let him add me as a friend. He said it said, This character reached the max friend limit. I checked and was at 100. So I deleted 6 people yesterday that have not been on in 1-2years and accepted and am already back at 99 today, talking, dueling, and did a vet dung fg2 and added someone. I can delete 13 more people to get it to the friends who have not been on in 3 months. But why such a small limit? And why a limit at all?

What do you guys think of this?

Yes, I think most who played since launch have to constantly delete people to add anyone.

Would be nice if they increased this limit.

CaiWenji · April 2017

I see what you guys are all saying but I still. Many people I meet, I talk to often. Some people may remember stuff and check their friends list along time later to catch up or reminiscence or group up again or if they need something or I need something. Not like everyone can be on all the time so the more friends you have the more chance you'll have online ones.

If I start deleting more old friends they may thing why did @PangTong delete me? Was it something I did? Is he mad? Sad? Doesn't wanna be friends any more? You know? I hate deleting people and even people 2 years ago. With Morrowind coming out soon, I can see ALL of them coming back online.

And as for the guild suggestion? That's all good and well but when most the guilds I am in are little guilds, helping out friends start up their guilds many people decline to join because they have maxed out trading guilds famous and rich, with traders in main towns. Biggest guild I am in is my PvP one. The rest are tiny sized ones where we do everything. From dungeons to delves. World bosses to dolman farming. Crafting to decorating and Alliance war to dueling. And don't forget questing and playing the /lute!

So yeah, I would like to meet more people and talk more often but how can I do that when the game has a cap on a friends list? I heard the PS4 has no cap because its PSN names and bet xBox is the same but why do consoles get that privilege? Especially when the game was out on PC first!

CaiWenji · April 2017

IronCrystal wrote: »

Do you truly need all those people on friends list? I mean I know a few people who have a lot of people on friends list but its not because they are close friends, just different raiders wanting contact with each other because they aren't in the same guild.

After narrowing down my friends list of people who don't play/I didn't know well, I have about 35 friends.

Maybe I'm different, but those people who randomly friend you after doing a dungeon together generally don't mean much to me.

haha I like Bender's motto though! "Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold." Would you really throw away silver?

AcadianPaladin · April 2017

I didn't realize that the friends list had a limit so I learned something. Though my list is only 15 long and includes all 6 of those of those in my one guild. Lol. So I clearly don't need more but for those who do I say it is a fine idea. If there is some technical / performance reason not to, it would be nice to know that.

Shadzilla · April 2017

100 max friends is ridiculous. I have to delete 5-10 people weekly to make room for more. In all honesty I have a massive amount of people that sell me mats, ap and tel var ect... Usually on a daily/weekly basis. It's been at this kind of point for years. I guess in an "MMO" 100 friends is supposed to suffice, which it clearly does not. Have heard tons of people complaining about the cap.

CaiWenji · April 2017

Shadzilla wrote: »

100 max friends is ridiculous. I have to delete 5-10 people weekly to make room for more. In all honesty I have a massive amount of people that sell me mats, ap and tel var ect... Usually on a daily/weekly basis. It's been at this kind of point for years. I guess in an "MMO" 100 friends is supposed to suffice, which it clearly does not. Have heard tons of people complaining about the cap.

Yeah I never knew it was so little. Thought maybe it was 1000 or at leeast 500. One time I requested someone in alliance war but I got this message that his list was full. I never said anything but yeah, I just figured he new a bunch of people. Just found out yesterday its only the max was 100.

Marabornwingrion · April 2017

Ugh, am I the only one who have on friend list only small group of people who are active everyday, we are talking and playing very often and I'm close with them...? I don't see a point keeping there 100 strangers who are inactive since 1-2 years...

Shadzilla · April 2017

Astrid_V wrote: »

Ugh, am I the only one who have on friend list only small group of people who are active everyday, we are talking and playing very often and I'm close with them...? I don't see a point keeping there 100 strangers who are inactive since 1-2 years...

I have to delete people that go inactive past 7 days off my friends list. I'm also like an ESO pawn shop though.

idk · April 2017

IronCrystal wrote: »

Do you truly need all those people on friends list? I mean I know a few people who have a lot of people on friends list but its not because they are close friends, just different raiders wanting contact with each other because they aren't in the same guild.

After narrowing down my friends list of people who don't play/I didn't know well, I have about 35 friends.

Maybe I'm different, but those people who randomly friend you after doing a dungeon together generally don't mean much to me.

The answer is clearly no. He had friends that had not logged in for a year and 2 years and that is not even considering those on the list he has not talked with in that long, but still play the game. Probably can do some serious house cleaning on that list.

failkiwib16_ESO · April 2017

BAAAH I HATE THAT LIMIT SO MUCH x_x

I do have about 30 offline old friends I keep on my list, and the rest I recycle when they decide to return to ESO. I hate it though, because I am a guildmaster, and new guildies often send me an auto invite, and my list is limited to 100.

Aside from my own guild, I do have other friends in ESO and I'm not in guild with them, it's hard for me to delete people

Duiwel · April 2017

Agree OP I constantly have this problem.

Many of the people are friends from my country and what I end up doing is hope they don't come back and then I just print screen the name ( knowing I will never look it up again ).

One of the people who have not been online in 18 months started playing again this week. (Glad I didn't delete him)

disintegr8 · April 2017

Astrid_V wrote: »

Ugh, am I the only one who have on friend list only small group of people who are active everyday, we are talking and playing very often and I'm close with them...? I don't see a point keeping there 100 strangers who are inactive since 1-2 years...

I have 3 friends............. and 1 of them is my other account

NewBlacksmurf · April 2017

PC limit is 100
Console differs however, the ingame friends list and trying to add on PS4 may work under different circumstances as I'm on Xbox one now. When I was on PC, it's only 100 regardless

When I moved to Xbox one, the friends were erased and we upon trying to add a friend will either go to the Xbox one profile and that allows up to 1,000 but there is also an add friend UI in the game and that doesn't work usually for me as I have over 100 so it lets me select it but doesn't add them so if you or they are on PS4, I'd suggest to go to the Sony interface and add them vs ingame.

If you or they are on PC you'd need to delete someone first
*problably why on Xbox one and PS4 our friends list disappear in game for weeks or months at a time.

Vipstaakki · April 2017

Only if the ignore list gets expanded to 500 as well.

CaiWenji · April 2017

Vipstaakki wrote: »

Only if the ignore list gets expanded to 500 as well.

Lol why don't you just play while hiding the UI? It's an MMO of course there may be people you disagree with, but you can't just block everyone out of your life. Although you could play the other Elder Scrolls games, but you might not like some NPCs in those either! Lol.

ViciousBunnii · April 2017

Yea, I seem to be meeting at least one person every other day or so that is 'friend' worthy. People to run dungeons with, some to grind with and some I just chat with, etc. I have a crazy schedule, so I meet people from all different time zones. Seems the 100 cap will be hit soon at this rate. I am sure there are a couple to remove, but I add these people because we had a good run/convo and to become friends with and play with, not to remove just because I hit my friends' limit.

CaiWenji · April 2017

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

IronCrystal wrote: »

Do you truly need all those people on friends list? I mean I know a few people who have a lot of people on friends list but its not because they are close friends, just different raiders wanting contact with each other because they aren't in the same guild.

After narrowing down my friends list of people who don't play/I didn't know well, I have about 35 friends.

Maybe I'm different, but those people who randomly friend you after doing a dungeon together generally don't mean much to me.

The answer is clearly no. He had friends that had not logged in for a year and 2 years and that is not even considering those on the list he has not talked with in that long, but still play the game. Probably can do some serious house cleaning on that list.

Yes, 6 in total did you understand what I said in the first post? Deleting merely 12 more now will put my longest inactive friend at not logged in 3 months ago. And idk about you but I've taken 1 or 2 breaks that long.

Totes-Bode · April 2017

I only have 77 on my list and it won't allow me to add more. Previously I had 90 could not add more, so I deleted people who have not been online in over 3 months and still can't add past the 77 that are still on there.

Vipstaakki · April 2017

CaiWenji wrote: »

Vipstaakki wrote: »

Only if the ignore list gets expanded to 500 as well.

Lol why don't you just play while hiding the UI? It's an MMO of course there may be people you disagree with, but you can't just block everyone out of your life. Although you could play the other Elder Scrolls games, but you might not like some NPCs in those either! Lol.

Congrats. You are on my ignore list. Deal with it.

CaiWenji · April 2017

Vipstaakki wrote: »

CaiWenji wrote: »

Vipstaakki wrote: »

Only if the ignore list gets expanded to 500 as well.

Lol why don't you just play while hiding the UI? It's an MMO of course there may be people you disagree with, but you can't just block everyone out of your life. Although you could play the other Elder Scrolls games, but you might not like some NPCs in those either! Lol.

Congrats. You are on my ignore list. Deal with it.

No biggie I don't even know you. And why would I want to? A pessimistic person who ignores everyone he disagree with. Like irl do you cover your ears running through office like Jim Carrey in Liar Liar?

ProfesseurFreder · April 2017

I have exactly three friends, and I don't know any of them and I've never seen them again since I friended them, so ---

Waffennacht · April 2017

Vipstaakki wrote: »

CaiWenji wrote: »

Vipstaakki wrote: »

Only if the ignore list gets expanded to 500 as well.

Lol why don't you just play while hiding the UI? It's an MMO of course there may be people you disagree with, but you can't just block everyone out of your life. Although you could play the other Elder Scrolls games, but you might not like some NPCs in those either! Lol.

Congrats. You are on my ignore list. Deal with it.

Lmao, I can see why you want it expanded now!

CaiWenji · April 2017

ProfesseurFreder wrote: »

I have exactly three friends, and I don't know any of them and I've never seen them again since I friended them, so ---

Play a little longer! I started with one, my brother. All it takes is one or a few great people to keep you playing. As you keep playing that list will grow indefinitely. Just last night met a play who came over from WoW. I never played but she mostly nothing so me and another one of my friends grouped up with her. Got her blue set gear. Asked her if she had a horse yet, she was saving and had 3K to her name. So we took out 10k and was she authentically happy. Finally a mount she can ride with not paying any cash. We gave her many tips and added her to our guild. I was on a new lv 12 bow DPS my older friend on a new healer, and my new friend, she is a DPS sorc with lightning destro. We were queued 18 mins( lol where all the tanks at?) while doing a delve and killing spiders and spriggans in the field. Then we just decided to walk to banished cells 1, left the queue, and completed it as 3 amigos. Wasn't bad at all only time we died was the fire daedra lady that summons a clanfear boss. The boss is easy but at first it's guarded by lots of ice mage skeletons. Anyway it's people like these 2, that I love adding, chatting and grouping up. Ryv's old friend funny and a power sorcerer on her main. Iza is our newest friend and guild mate and I look forward to helping her learn this game all it's fun features!

max_only · April 2017

I decline all friend requests because I don't like the system where you are friends with the entire account.

I'm used to choosing one character to be social and helpful and then logging off to be on another character to have some solitude and peace. I don't want people messaging me on my solo main asking for help.

Eh, I feel bad declining all friend requests but until it changes, I have to keep it empty. Now if they had friend CATERGORIES that would be different. Set privacy options so , say, only 3 people can see when you're online but the other 97 are there mostly so you don't forget their names/ acquaintances lists.

CaiWenji · April 2017

max_only wrote: »

I decline all friend requests because I don't like the system where you are friends with the entire account.

I'm used to choosing one character to be social and helpful and then logging off to be on another character to have some solitude and peace. I don't want people messaging me on my solo main asking for help.

Eh, I feel bad declining all friend requests but until it changes, I have to keep it empty. Now if they had friend CATERGORIES that would be different. Set privacy options so , say, only 3 people can see when you're online but the other 97 are there mostly so you don't forget their names/ acquaintances lists.

I could see how that could be useful. When I'm on Darla Gratch lv 12 DK 2h sword just want to kill NPCs in town in peace! (Lol irony) but yeah. Can only go all hidden or nothing. One thing is if you are hidden on friends list you can still group people well if you are not already in a dungeon or something. In your group menu you can make long distance chats and travel to them still and vice versa.