MrDummy_NL
I know many VRChat streamers / creators have own reasons do not suddenly accept a friend request. Same for me. Part of security reasons too. We have today people who misuse the friends system to attack others or crash, even you. Same for stealing stuff using you. That is why we all wait first and observe.
The current Friends Request system have some flaws and it makes also harder to use because there is poor feedback.
Big names on VRChat have own reasons to protect against sudden requests. They want observe first the person who send the request. But the problem: the feedback will lost and you forget already it's still in the list because you have so many friends, you don't even pay attention or remember who send you the request.
That is because there is no visual feedback. This is why i have 99+ in my list and i am not gonna delete it (i might miss some good people!) but i cannot observe this way. There is no any visual feedback. Heck, some requests are even made when i am OFFLINE.
I want ask VRChat devs to make it much easier for us. Not me, but also others who have so many friends and have also very large Friend Request list.
The feature improvements are:
  • add request date (when it's requested?)
  • add visual small icon at player name tags (it can turned off in Streamers mode)
  • show rank person (it was not visible in list!!!)
And also if i want permit request, this must possible at two ways:
  • find friend request in the list (i don't want do it, it's very large list)
  • just click on "Friend" button when i saw person with request icon visible -> this will automatic make it Friend because it's already send from other side. - MUCH easier.
But i noticed if i click on "Friend" button, nothing happens. That is because there is no code to compare both "requests" and should make it automatic both yellow. The person still must click on request list. Which is not smart way. Do you not agreed, if both clicked "Friend", it should automatic convert in yellow name at both sides.
With better visual feedback, i can search much EASIER to person who send me request - also in the busy world. Name tags can easy overlapped in the busy world, but the request icon is instant visible, then i can take a look and decide to accept request, wait a bit or cancel the request.
Cancel friend request should also done easier without using big Request list - when the icon on HUD is already gone for long time. Just click on the person, and click for example on "Unfriend" button - or - new button "Remove request". Unfriend is same way to remove friend tag, so it can also used for requests. It will then erase request tag, done!
Screenshots below explains the problem and the idea. The icon is always visible as long it's in your Friend Request list.
Can we not make the Friend Request system much easier and friendlier? Thank you.