good news, friend codes might not need to be a 2 way thing anymore.
I just added someone, and it said something along the lines of
"a friend request has been sent for approval"
SOOOOO... a friend code might only need to be entered by one person and approved by the other instead of both adding...
btw i feel this a good time to remind you guys that sea of thieves was made by rare, who also made DKC1-3 and DK64, alongside banjo kazooie and conker's bad fur day