Originally Posted by
Herpacleese
Wihthout the possibility to message friends, searching for them seems pointless. As far as messaging goes, while the mainstream players would use this function as an asset, I think the vast majority of your received messages will be from ♥♥♥♥♥♥-off pre teens who haven't learned how to handle defeat yet. I, for one, would not like to spend any time deleting and blocking future rants from these players. If, rather than blocking, messages can only be sent to friends, then the abuse issue will be circumvented.
Edit: I do see the use for searching for a friend in order to join his clan, so yes, with this I do agree.