Friends

How Friendships Work

Friendships are bidirectional. Sending a request creates a pending entry in the friend_requests table; when the recipient accepts, both players are written to the player_friends table as a pair of mirrored rows (you → them and them → you). When you remove a friend, both rows are deleted, so the link is severed on both sides at once. There is no such thing as a one-sided friend.

Your friends list and any pending requests are loaded into a per-player cache the moment you join, so friend lookups during chat and mining are instant rather than a database hit each time. When you log out, the cache is cleared and rehydrated on your next login.

Sending and Accepting Requests

1. Type /friend add <player> to send a request.
2. If you already sent one, you'll see Already Requested — no duplicate is created.
3. The target gets an in-chat notice with a ready-to-click /friend accept hint.
4. They run /friend accept <your name> to seal the friendship, or /friend decline <your name> to turn it down.
5. Once accepted, both of you are notified and the friendship is permanent until one of you removes it.

You can send requests to offline players too — the system falls back to the offline player cache, so a friend who hasn't logged in for weeks can still be added. They'll see the request the next time they join (use /friend requests to check).

Request Results

Every friend action returns one of a small set of statuses so you always know what happened:

Your Friends List

/friend list shows every friend you have, grouped into two buckets:

• Online — friends currently logged in, listed by name and count.
• Offline — friends who are not currently online, dimmed for clarity.

The total count appears in the header (Friends (12)), so you can see at a glance how big your network is. If your list is empty, the command suggests /friend add <player> to get started.

Join and Quit Notifications

Whenever a friend joins or leaves the server, every one of their friends who is online gets a short notification in chat:

• Join: "Your friend <name> just joined!"
• Quit: "Your friend <name> just left."

These alerts fire only for mutual friends and only to players who are online at the moment — they are not queued for later. It's a great way to notice when your mining crew logs on so you can coordinate a cell visit, a legion push, or a trip to the PVP Mine.

Friend Chat

Use /friend msg <player> <message> to send a private message to an online friend. The message is formatted as a two-way whisper so both sides see who said what:

• To you: [You → FriendName] your message
• To them: [YourName → You] your message

Friend messages are friends-only — you can't whisper a stranger, and the target must be online. Messages are sanitized of formatting codes before they're sent, so no one can inject colors or fake server messages. For longer offline correspondence, use the /mail system instead.

Removing a Friend

Run /friend remove <player> (aliases unfriend, del) to sever the link. The removal is bilateral — the other player is notified that you removed them, and they are removed from your list too. There is no confirmation prompt, so be sure before you hit enter; you can always re-add them with another request.

Command Reference

The base command has aliases /f and /friends, and every subcommand tab-completes player names from the online list for fast typing.

Tips

1. Add your legion-mates. Join/quit pings make it trivial to spot when your legion is online for a boost push or outpost capture.
2. Check pending requests on login. A request you missed while offline is waiting in /friend requests.
3. Use friend msg for trade talk. It keeps public chat clean and avoids advertising a sale to the whole server.
4. Offline adds work. Don't wait for someone to be online — send the request and they'll see it next time.
5. Re-adding is fine. Removed a friend by accident? Just send another request — there's no cooldown.