[aran_lesai]

This is a great idea. Everything remotely related to AOL sux (is a virus), so I don't use AIM. Plus having it as a seperate program (and on a seperate server) would cut down on lag, and allow you to chat with other Graal players even if you're not playing the game. Although, that's kinda what ICQ is, but having a Graal-specific one would be cool NE way.
One thing for sure, is PMs in the game give me ungodly lag. For example, they had a trivia quiz/contest a few weeks ago, and before i could even see the question, the answer was already given. Not that this particular instance means anything, but I guess I'm saying that this would really be good for those of us on slow modems.