Chess.com should not restrict who you are allowed to play

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blitzboi2
One of my friends is active on chess.com and I like playing games against him. We don't care about the fact his rating is much higher than mine. All of a sudden chess.com has decided I am no longer allowed to play him unless I get more material. If I try to start a game I get a warning about his rating being too high and then I cannot actually start a regular game. This is annoying as we are working together on creating an opening/theory database using our games. Anyone else experiencing this issue?
blitzboi2

Weirdly I am also unable to play a regular unrated game with him. That would've solved the problem but it doesn't work unfortunately.

Vossie_YT

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