Global OOC In Game vs. IRC Channel

[fauxreigner]

Uh, guys, why don't you just set up an IRC channel for OOC and log into that whenever you're playing? Isn't there already an IRC channel for R99 that you could effectively use for this purpose? Is it incredibly important for this feature to be integrated into the game itself instead of using an IRC client?

If I'm missing something, please let me know. Just trying to help out.