Having to knock off an old inactive friend to fit a new one in hurts me a little. Sure they've been gone for months if not years but like... at one point they were a friend.

I am against this because that would be a lot more data to store.

ArchangelIsraphel wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

I am against this because that would be a lot more data to store.

Agree. It they're deleting our character data to free up storage, then they won't be expanding the friendslist.

In fact at this rate they're probably more likely to delete your friends list =_=;

This is the very reason why the suggestion will not be considered at this time.

Also, I’d expect Zenimax to look at how many people have actually maxed out their friends list to see if it’s an actual issue big enough to consider.

You can have my cap, I got 0 and I plan on keeping it that way. I love the solo lifestyle TBH.

Although if they are thinking of increasing a cap I could do with quite the few more on my blocked list as it seems to be full.

Toxic_Hemlock wrote: »

You can have my cap, I got 0 and I plan on keeping it that way. I love the solo lifestyle TBH.

Although if they are thinking of increasing a cap I could do with quite the few more on my blocked list as it seems to be full.

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LoneStar2911 wrote: »

I think increasing the friend list and ignore list would make a lot of players happy.

That may be true but it is not necessary.

The friends list is for friends, not every player we ever have a random encounter with. I seriously doubt that anyone maintains an active friendship with 100 players.

As far as the ignore list, we don't need to fill it up with every player who once said something in zone that we didn't like. The few I have ignored I removed within a few hours and never ran into them again. Just clear out the list every week and chances are you won't ever see them again. Or turn off zone.

SilverBride wrote: »

LoneStar2911 wrote: »

I think increasing the friend list and ignore list would make a lot of players happy.

That may be true but it is not necessary.

The friends list is for friends, not every player we ever have a random encounter with. I seriously doubt that anyone maintains an active friendship with 100 players.

As far as the ignore list, we don't need to fill it up with every player who once said something in zone that we didn't like. The few I have ignored I removed within a few hours and never ran into them again. Just clear out the list every week and chances are you won't ever see them again. Or turn off zone.

Oh, I completely agree with you. I have around 20 people on my friends list and 4 people on my block list (crown scammers).
BUT… I consistently hear from others that they would be so happy to hear the ignore list limit went up. And I know some players, especially streamers, would love more room for their “friends” list.

It would be a QoL change for a lot of people. For me? Probably not. But I’m all about QoL implementations, even if it may not really effect me.

They could easily raise the limit, so sure. But it's a very low on the priority list of the dev "to do" list, I'm sure. So ya

LoneStar2911 wrote: »

I think increasing the friend list and ignore list would make a lot of players happy.

yea,on the ignore list i think i have about 6-10 people since the game was released (& those were players that really did me wrong in most cases,so I guess i have high tolerance & don't push the ignore button often) I have not included nor considered that for orginal post (probably because that doesn't apply to me personally)while i could have,but sure raising the friendlist/ignore capacity could go hand in hand maybe. (or maybe if they add like a slider that allows you to convert friendslots into ignore slots or vice versa like splittting stacks of resources ingame-assuming data capacity & server load really is an issue as some think here- I don't believe it tbh)
For the ignore list,it doesn't apply to me & i'd gladly convert them into friendslots too .It seems like many people think that something isn't a problem (or not necessary) if it doesn't apply to them personally.
Believe me,if you play since release,for about 8years, 100 friendlist cap is very low considering all the people you interacted with ,met & played with over the years.
For me ,in eso it is enough if I want to stay in touch with player & enjoy my game session(s) with them that I add them to the friendlist.

I guess everyone has different standards when it comes to friends & lovers etc & you can never be sure,even if you think you know someone for 15 years ,in restrospect you can still discover it wasn't
such a good friend after all. Whichever standards you have for considering /allowing someone as friend; it says nothing about the authenticity of a friend.So the argument "you just have to be more selective
so you have enough with the 100 cap"
doesn't hold for me. & that's actually also quite sad about the 100 cap;it limits your ability to connect with others to 100 in a world like Tamriel that is huge & where you constantly meet new people every day ...you might remove a friend that hasn't logged on for 9 months or so to make room for one,but you can never be sure if person
you boot is a better friend than the one you add.It can be ofcourse.But there is also a chance you remove someone that would have actually been a better friend in the long run,returning to the game at later point. (so the limited 100 cap is also a damaging issue when you consider connections & community building;the ability to stay in touch is important in mmos.Regardless if you are a loner or not-that is your personal choice & you have every right to play that way.But then ofcourse this doesn't apply to you.Would be cool if you could give friendslots away then )
So yea,someone you add can turns out to be a disappointment compared to the one you deleted to add him/her to your list.
& then you'd grow sad about the 100 cap management & poor choice you made. The constant dilemma about the low 100 cap shouldn't be a thing.It shouldn't potentially cause sorrow either.
For new players this probably is a non issue,but for longtime players it can be a different story.Each time I meet nice people along the way now that I decide I want to stay in touch with, I must make the heartbreaking decision to remove an old friend.
(To be fair there were people I didn't remember & removed-so i was able to manage it for a while,but now i've gotten to the point where all 100 are people I don't want to remove-so i guess i'm past the selection stage within that 100 limit)

The 100 friendlist cap is therefore a hinderance,not just a quality of life issue(for me at least) And probably as you become an elder player you'll get to deal with issues like this.So instead of a quality issue it might be more of an "elder player issue".
It would be like if you're constantly 1 slot away from being out of bagspace & often have to delete items from inventory,constantly interrupting the flow of your game experience.
But in this case the hinderance you constantly get confronted with is rather of a heartbreaking nature.(and a social one)

meekmiko wrote: »

I mean... if you want 500 friends why not just make a guild to use as a friends list? It has 500 slots and everyone can talk to each other all the time if they want.....

I don't think many people are willing to sacrifice a guildslot just so it can function like a friendlist extention.
I'd feel flattered if people would sacrifice a guildslot just to stay in touch with me though. Neither do guilds have same purpose& functionality as friendlist.For example, it doesn't notify you about the friend coming online or going off.Only if leaving the guild or joining.Different purposes.

The friendslist is big enought. This is not a Instancegrame or f*ckbook celebery game. Guilds are good for large groups and that needs to be increased to 1000 or more.

Mr_Stach wrote: »

Huh.

I don't have 100 friends that I play with, but I wouldn't mind if it was increased for the people who do. Just because something doesn't directly benefit me, doesn't mean it shouldn't be added.

If it adds more data to be managed it could be detrimental to the game. That alone ís reason to not do it.