I think the Megaglest IRC isn't too noob friendly so a "Contact the players in chat by their full name" by the bot is a good idea since waiting for other players is half the game. You often have AFK players and one active player. The one active player(me) checks on the IRC once in a while but never gets to play, because the noobs don't contact the active players. The noob makes a lobby and expects us to join, which of course does not happen. They don't contact us so we aren't there to interact with them. This causes a loss of player base. Therefore, I suggest a chance in the IRC menu. In addition, a shout button could be implemented in-game. A person contacts another player, the player would be notified by a sound.
