[Beo]

I don't know, I just about everyone I know uses minechat regularly. It's never really been an issue. Plus, everyone is always around on skype, and if you ask around, surely someone you know has a staff member's skype. There are plenty of times when people can't get online, and they kinda just deal with it. There have been other networks in the past such as teamspeak, but I've heard it didn't get used all that much. In my opinion, it's probably not necessary.