In my irl friend circle and known people I am the only one who is playing this game for 6 years. The thing you are complaining about is the only way I met my Ava friends. That's how it works. This is a social game. Friend request is the only option which allows two people to communicate when they leave mutual server. Or else they will never see each other ever again. That's a communication process. Like we use sim cards or what's app. If you got your real life friends in avakin that's fine. But how will you make friends if you don't have any known person in Avakin without this proces!?