Why is there a limit to friends list - Guild Wars Forums

Chasing Squirrels · Sep 26, 2009, 02:36 PM // 14:36

Hey so why is there a limit to the amount of friends allowed on friend list? I had to start deleting old ones to add new ones

Valeria · Sep 26, 2009, 02:41 PM // 14:41

There is a limit?

Well who can remember more than 100 friends anyway...

Snograt · Sep 26, 2009, 10:07 PM // 22:07

The limit is actually 50 and there is a limit because there has to be a limit on everything. Server space is finite you know - and if anything ingame was unlimited, you can be sure somebody would find a way of crashing the server by overloading it.

Why the limit is 50 I don't know, but I'm sure that things like this are apportioned in some non-arbitrary way

Chasing Squirrels · Sep 27, 2009, 05:46 AM // 05:46

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Originally Posted by Snograt

The limit is actually 50 and there is a limit because there has to be a limit on everything. Server space is finite you know - and if anything ingame was unlimited, you can be sure somebody would find a way of crashing the server by overloading it.

Why the limit is 50 I don't know, but I'm sure that things like this are apportioned in some non-arbitrary way

So it was 50 I thought that a text name would take up like 1 kb or less space thanks though.

Dawgboy · Sep 27, 2009, 05:46 AM // 05:46

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Originally Posted by NiNjACASANOVA

I questioned that too. I'm more concerned about the ignore list.

You mean you've found more than 10 jerks worthy of your ignore list? Wow, you must be unlucky.

Actually, I never even knew the friends list had a limit.
I found the cap on the ignore list within a few months of playing. I think Anet was a bit over-optimistic on the number of idiots/spammers/racists playing; adding another 40 slots to the ignore list would make it a little closer to reality.

Sep 26, 2009, 02:36 PM // 14:36	#1
Chasing Squirrels Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2008	Why is there a limit to friends list Hey so why is there a limit to the amount of friends allowed on friend list? I had to start deleting old ones to add new ones

Sep 26, 2009, 10:07 PM // 22:07	#3
Snograt rattus rattus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2 Profession: R/	The limit is actually 50 and there is a limit because there has to be a limit on everything. Server space is finite you know - and if anything ingame was unlimited, you can be sure somebody would find a way of crashing the server by overloading it. Why the limit is 50 I don't know, but I'm sure that things like this are apportioned in some non-arbitrary way __________________ Si non confectus, non reficiat

Sep 26, 2009, 02:41 PM // 14:41	#2
Valeria Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Germany Guild: PaRe Profession: W/	There is a limit? Well who can remember more than 100 friends anyway...