I think this is a cool feature. If there is someone in my guild who get's pissy b/c I cannot answer something in guild chat when I am not online playing the game - well they need to get a grip! No worries on that front...

With all the mention of facebook integration and stuff not too long ago, this is not surprising. I believe the very large community of WoW is being pushed along a path of these other social network sites. And just like those, you opt in or out. I remain thankful that they have removed the threat of exposing people's real names on the forums and all that (not meaning to get into that again) - and we will be able to use this functionality to be as connected as we want to be to our WoW friends without handing out our facebook accounts and such.

I have met some people on WoW that I would consider a friend - not necessarily to the same degree as other people I have known for years outside the game. But still, this is a way to chat when I want even if I cannot get online.

GJ Blizz....!

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