I was working with several people at once today and found it very tedious to have to msg each one individually and i didn't want to use global. Which leads me to my idea; Island Chat. Set up a command like /chat island so when you type in chat it just shows up to people on the same island as you. Msgs should still be shown though. maybe /chat global to switch back to the main chat. Let me know what you think. =)
Errmmm.. Don't Know If Net Has This, But There's Something Called Local Chat. Do /chat and Only Players Near You or On Your Island Can See Your Messages, While You Can Still See Global Chat. Hopes This Helps. EDIT: Ok, Just Checked, Net Doesn't Have This. I'll Support, Or Just Add In /Chat for Net. :chicken