I imagine so they can always have the decision to make you pay for a expanded friends list later
Comment on im frend :(
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 day agoWhy are friend list size limits a thing? Except for UI, it shouldn’t be a problem. And a simple search feature fixes the problem
dickalan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 day ago
Apart from Steam, which platform does that?
CXORA@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Cap the storage space required.
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 day ago
It should be negligible anyways
buttnugget@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I wonder if there is an explanation on their site or something.
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 day ago
There isn’t help.steampowered.com/en/…/1902-2D54-E445-59DD
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Maybe to limit account theft. One account with 10,000 friends gets compromised and thats 10,000 people who can get phished, each if whom might have thousands of friends
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 day ago
That’s a better explanation, but Steam still allows for much bigger friends list if you craft badges, so pay