valid Revolutionizing the Friend List - Offline Direct Messages and Instant Map Invites

[Mr.Blitz 60]

Dear Community and Developers,

I want to propose a simple yet essential feature that is critically missing from TO: a fully functional Direct Messaging (DM) and Invitation system for our Friend List.

Right now, having someone on your friend list feels almost useless.. We have a public chat, but we lack a proper way to communicate privately and coordinate our gameplay. To fix this and significantly improve player retention and teamwork, I propose adding two major features:

 Offline Direct Messaging (Inbox System)
Players should be able to send private messages to their friends, regardless of whether that friend is currently online or offline. If a friend is offline, the message should wait for them in a private inbox on their profile.. When they log back in, they can see the message, read the strategy or proposal and reply. This allows players to schedule times to log in and play together.

 Direct Map and Lobby Invitations

We shouldn't have to rely on the server matchmaker to accidentally throw us into the same battle once every hundred years. There should be a direct "Invite to Battle" or "Invite to Squad/Lobby" button next to every active friend's name.

 

Why this is vital for TO:

Tanki is a team game, but currently, social interaction is severely limited.. Implementing these features would drastically elevate the quality of team play. People would socialize more, making it much easier to form clans and teams, while boosting overall engagement. It’s a standard feature in modern gaming, and it’s high time TO brings its social UI into the modern era.

 

Thank you for reading, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and support on this.

Edited August 19 by Mr.Blitz

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