Can't add friend - Page 3

07-26-2010, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeBlaszczak

That's by design. You must wait for the ignore response to expire.

And how long exactly does it take to expire?

I have the same problem. Double invite = ignore, and the other person can't add me either (steam tells him to buy some games before he can add anyone)

if it helps, my ID - skyner101hp, my friend's ID - john_dorian111

please help.

amishbass · 03-14-2011, 03:39 PM

Bump for some possibility of a solution.

I added my friend but he didn't get my invite, so I deleted the invite and tried sending it again, only to receive the message "There was a problem adding <name> to your friends list."

choruminho · 03-15-2011, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amishbass

Bump for some possibility of a solution.

I added my friend but he didn't get my invite, so I deleted the invite and tried sending it again, only to receive the message "There was a problem adding <name> to your friends list."

same problem here

sparksalot · 04-02-2011, 11:10 AM

I've just run into this wall too, any solutions?

06-03-2011, 07:08 PM

I also deleted the "Awaiting Confirmation" friend invite and tried again.

And now its telling me the same thing it was telling these people. Kind of silly.

krunsh · 06-26-2011, 08:34 PM

Same here. Tried to add 3 friends that got steam with no games in it so they can't add people.

First one it worked just fine, the other two they said they missed it and couldnt find any request... Then I deleted by invite and sent again and it gives me an error.

It's kind of a pain, not being able to invite your people in your tf2 games... Please fix this.

07-06-2011, 07:13 PM

Has anyone found a solution to this problem?

(sry, google tradutor)

07-07-2011, 06:15 AM

I'm getting the same problem.
Ever since Valve went to the orange box css i've had nothing but problems with my server from every update Valve release.

Back on topic.

I can't add a new friend,

every time I try and add them useing there steam I.D. I get the same error message,

"There was a problem adding <steam i.d.> to your friends list".

My friend trys and adds me useing steam i.d. and also gets the same problem. I'm in AU and friend is in RO.

I tried the reset IE settings like user Chekote said in another post, and that did nothing. I've never used IE on this pc, only firefox.

Can anyone, maybe a Valve rep tell us how to fix this error?
Or has Valve washed there hands of this problem just like they do with server problems after each update (no help at all).

08-02-2011, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krunsh

Same here. Tried to add 3 friends that got steam with no games in it so they can't add people.

First one it worked just fine, the other two they said they missed it and couldnt find any request... Then I deleted by invite and sent again and it gives me an error.

It's kind of a pain, not being able to invite your people in your tf2 games... Please fix this.

Same thing here after i deleted the invite button and resent the invitation. My ingame id is Ceph and my friend's id is kronikrules.

08-20-2011, 10:40 AM

It's good to see/read that I'm not the only one encountering problems with adding friends on steam.

Every time I add someone it tells me that they're in my friends list but yet it won't display their user name in the friends list.

Spiderm4N · 08-20-2011, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DexterM

It's good to see/read that I'm not the only one encountering problems with adding friends on steam.

Every time I add someone it tells me that they're in my friends list but yet it won't display their user name in the friends list.

maybe the person is offline?
check if its not selected "show online friends only"

08-22-2011, 12:09 PM

Already tried that, if showing all friends via steam was that easy to fix thur wouldn't be all these threads about fixing the problem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiderm4N

maybe the person is offline?
check if its not selected "show online friends only"

Impoxdragon · 09-13-2011, 05:49 PM

Same with me. I deleted someone by accident and then I tried to re-add but says that message. Also happened when I tried to Steam Trade. I added and deleted by accident.

Impoxdragon · 09-13-2011, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyner

And how long exactly does it take to expire?

I have the same problem. Double invite = ignore, and the other person can't add me either (steam tells him to buy some games before he can add anyone)

if it helps, my ID - skyner101hp, my friend's ID - john_dorian111

please help.

I found out it expires after 1440 minutes or 24 hours.

MikeBlaszczak · 09-13-2011, 08:22 PM

Actually, there's no fixed limit.

09-13-2011, 05:49 PM	#43
Impoxdragon Join Date: Aug 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 30	Same with me. I deleted someone by accident and then I tried to re-add but says that message. Also happened when I tried to Steam Trade. I added and deleted by accident. Last edited by Impoxdragon: 09-13-2011 at 07:47 PM.

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03-14-2011, 03:39 PM	#32
amishbass Join Date: Jun 2009 Reputation: 377 Posts: 767	Bump for some possibility of a solution. I added my friend but he didn't get my invite, so I deleted the invite and tried sending it again, only to receive the message "There was a problem adding <name> to your friends list."

04-02-2011, 11:10 AM	#34
sparksalot Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 8	I've just run into this wall too, any solutions?

06-03-2011, 07:08 PM	#35
Azgamer Guest Posts: n/a	I also deleted the "Awaiting Confirmation" friend invite and tried again. And now its telling me the same thing it was telling these people. Kind of silly.

06-26-2011, 08:34 PM	#36
krunsh Join Date: Jan 2009 Reputation: 7 Posts: 66	Same here. Tried to add 3 friends that got steam with no games in it so they can't add people. First one it worked just fine, the other two they said they missed it and couldnt find any request... Then I deleted by invite and sent again and it gives me an error. It's kind of a pain, not being able to invite your people in your tf2 games... Please fix this.

07-06-2011, 07:13 PM	#37
mgaedke Guest Posts: n/a	Has anyone found a solution to this problem? (sry, google tradutor)

07-07-2011, 06:15 AM	#38
vtdc Guest Posts: n/a	I'm getting the same problem. Ever since Valve went to the orange box css i've had nothing but problems with my server from every update Valve release. Back on topic. I can't add a new friend, every time I try and add them useing there steam I.D. I get the same error message, "There was a problem adding <steam i.d.> to your friends list". My friend trys and adds me useing steam i.d. and also gets the same problem. I'm in AU and friend is in RO. I tried the reset IE settings like user Chekote said in another post, and that did nothing. I've never used IE on this pc, only firefox. Can anyone, maybe a Valve rep tell us how to fix this error? Or has Valve washed there hands of this problem just like they do with server problems after each update (no help at all).

08-20-2011, 10:40 AM	#40
DexterM Guest Posts: n/a	It's good to see/read that I'm not the only one encountering problems with adding friends on steam. Every time I add someone it tells me that they're in my friends list but yet it won't display their user name in the friends list.

09-13-2011, 08:22 PM	#45
MikeBlaszczak Valve Join Date: Feb 2007 Reputation: 4590 Posts: 5,067	Actually, there's no fixed limit.