Got something even better (I think!) that we've been working on. I think one thing the game is really missing is a way to chat easily to other players. We've been working on a chat section which will also work on the world map page (note you'll be able to turn this off in preferences too).
This will also have notifications when people log in and join the game etc. so I think it will help build the game community and also allow new players to ask questions and get help with the game much easier and quicker 
There will be notifications when accounts are created and when people log in... inside the community-wide chat? Remember what IRC looks like when it's very busy?
Player1 has signed on
Player2 has signed on
Player3 has signed off
Player1: Hey guys what's up?
Player2 has signed off
Player4: Not much here.
Player5 has signed on.
You get the idea... Now multiply it by oh say 900 players online at once. 
I'm all for being able to communicate better, but part of better communication means actually being able to talk to people and read responses before they fall off the top of the page. 
Also, if you do put it on the world screen, make sure you put in a preference to turn it off as soon as it's available (rather than "We'll put in an option to disable it next week."). Many people, including myself, do not want to be bothered with anything when hunting, and a community-wide real-time chat box would be a nightmare.
I can see the community-wide chat getting taken over by nonsense, and then new players would not be able to get help efficiently, if at all. So I have a suggestion, and that is to have a free-for-all chat, and then have a separate one for new players and mentors. The only players who would be able to access that chat would be players under a certain level and players who have marked themselves as mentors.
Along the same lines as community chat, when can we get some improvement to our Guild Chat? For starters, the line where you type your message is so short! So many times I have to pull up a notepad to type a long message, just so that I can compose my thoughts properly, since the small box on the guild chat page doesn't let you see but a few words you've written (unless you want to arrow over backwards through the whole thing, but I prefer to be able to glance back up at something I've written, and then continue writing). Also, the notification at the top telling you that your message has been sent is really annoying. I know I sent a message; I can see it right there on the top. And then if I want to get rid of it (as I do, because I keep guild chat open, and refresh for new message), I have to remove the "&m=1&chat_type=0" from the URL, and reload the page. If we're going to keep a "message sent" notification, can it be changed to be like the Auction House message when you place a bid? It stays there for a moment, then goes away.
Thanks for the game improvements.
