Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) As far as I know, the current Friend ranking system doesn't do anything, so I think a simple tweak to the Friends list that would make everyone happier would be setting varying levels of detail in relation to your online and server status according to what Rank of Friend they are. I think this would help people who do not want to have other people constantly knowing what server they're on, or what server you were last on. Plus, it would make the current ranking system more useful. Trusted Status: Can see if Online/Offline Server: Can see what server you're on, and what server you were last on if offline Last Connected: Can see when you were last online Friends Status: Can see if Online/Offline Server: Cannot see server you're on, or the last server you were on Last Connected: Can see when you were last online Contacts Status: Can see if Online/Offline Server: Cannot see server you're on, or the last server you were on Last Connected: Cannot see when you were last online Other Status: Cannot see if Online/Offline Server: Cannot see server you're on, or the last server you were on Last Connected: Cannot see when you were last online Thoughts? Edited March 19, 2016 by Xallo 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 19, 2016 -1 If you don't want someone to be able to see that you're online, or what server you're on, or the last time you connected..... don't have them on your friends list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 19, 2016 +1 I like people, I add them as friends Doesn't mean they should see exactly what I'm doing, where I'm going, and when I was last around.... I don't tell that to my RL friends either. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 19, 2016 not a bad idea, tbh not sure there even should be an 'other' imo +1 to the first 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 19, 2016 Trusted Status: Can see if Online/Offline Server: Can see what server you're on, and what server you were last on if offline Last Connected: Can see when you were last online Friends Status: Can see if Online/Offline Server: Cannot see server you're on, or the last server you were on Last Connected: Can see when you were last online Contacts / Other Status: Cannot see if Online/Offline Server: Cannot see server you're on, or the last server you were on Last Connected: Cannot see when you were last online Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) I see your point. But i would think trusted and friends can see the server your on. The contacts and others no(i dont see what the point of others is tbh) Edited March 19, 2016 by MikeHunt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 19, 2016 +1 It would be nice to have peeps in the friends list to keep contact with whitout them tracking u down all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 20, 2016 +1, though I am just as much in favor of simply having a choice before logging in to log in 'invisible' (as for the friendslist-functions, not for those immediately around). For those days when you just want to play quietly by yourself, we almost all have those now and then. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 20, 2016 7 hours ago, Xallo said: As far as I know, the current Friend ranking system doesn't do anything The 'trusted' and 'friend' categories are used in permission management windows. Without changing the topic, I feel that there should be a system of name-lists (for permissions management) which does not depend on the friends list. As for the system presented in the OP, would the privacy settings between the "friends" or "contacts" be mutually enabled? (considering how friend removal removes the names from both friends' lists) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 20, 2016 9 hours ago, Wargasm said: -1 If you don't want someone to be able to see that you're online, or what server you're on, or the last time you connected..... don't have them on your friends list. I need some help with this. How do you politely and without discomfort handle when someone throws up a friend request, you politely bypass it, and they throw it right back up again? Some of us are not good at handling people who don't take hints. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 20, 2016 Who sees what.. Player A has trusted friend Player B Player B has Contact Player A So which player sees what? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 20, 2016 7 hours ago, Tich said: Who sees what.. Player A has trusted friend Player B Player B has Contact Player A So which player sees what? That doesn't seem hard to answer, unless I am missing something... player B will see more about player A, then player A will get to see about player B. Another choice could be, that each player just sets the choices about who sees what (and can change that at any time in a dropdown/pop-up screen again). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) Bump. Edited September 18, 2017 by Xallo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2017 I would like to have the option to add Tags to friends. Maybe nothing more than a local list of tags on my computer so that I can more readily identify contacts and context for people. Tag types would be like what the forums allow. Wood, Stone, Dirt, Food, Enchants... so on. Let us define what is relevant for these things as opposed to a static system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2017 +1, theres a huge difference between having a friend, and knowing a sales(wo)man that you would like to keep in touch with. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2017 +1, just like Yiraia said I have some customers added just so they can see when I am online. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 3, 2017 Add "contact" so they can see if you're online. To be separate from friends. +1 xallo for the reasons to add this suggestion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites