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Lost all my followings

Where did all the people I followed go? I was following around 300+ members and suddenly 3/4 of them disappeared...
Uh... I don't think you're ever supposed to lose all the people you follow. That doesn't seem right...
I know about the 300 limit but suddenly one day I saw that KC was playing but was not on my list so I took a look at my list and it had gone from 300 to 68 LOL

It'd be great if that bug was fixed and that I was allowed to follow say 3000 instead of just 300.
Having a limit isn't a bug, it's a design choice to prevent spam and ensure the server performs well when under attack by someone trying to exploit the limit.

The way the limit works might be considered a bug.
I would assume, but maybe it is not so, that when following someone they change their privacy settings to not allow being followed, that their name would be removed from someones list.
When I said "bug", I didn't mean the limit itself, but the drop in followers. I assume it's a bug as it has been stable at or around 300 for years and then over night, it suddenly dropped from 300 to 68.

Maybe it has something to do with me trying to follow more than 300 players? I never got any warning that I was unable to follow more than any number.
Yeah, even if it rarely happens it would upset fewer people to just disallow the 301st follow. Then sending an automated message pointing out the 300 limit and suggesting the member unfollow some of people they no longer interact with often from their list to make room for new follows.

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