See similar topics, I fiddled around enough to resolve this bug, however, keeping this open for anyone else with the same issue. Have to add friend to whisper.
Similar topics:
- Cannot whisper anyone in Diablo 4
- Can't whisper/reply to whispers unless person im trying to whisper is in my friend list
Also, the local and trade chat are nearly 100% empty, so empty that I don’t even know how trade works in the game yet. I don’t know if this is related.