The way I see it, the tells just need to have multiple categories just like an E-mail account. I think 3 categories should cover what's needed:

*Tells from people on your Friend list, Free Company and linkshells.

*Tells from "New Adventurers" (All existing RMTs are in this category)

*Tells from any non-New Adventurers that are not on your friend list, in your free company or your linkshells. (The reason is in case RMTs get wise and build their characters up in order to get around this feature.


The 3 categories can be added to the log filter as the player so desires notification sounds included. This way the tells can be managed into different tabs depending on who it comes from. Example: "General-Battle-Event-Junk Tells."

This way the blacklist and /busy status never needs to be used on RMTs ever again! It is also useful for people who want to receive tells after /shouting in Mor Dhona or some other place for events and don't want to have to take off /busy in order to see them. I know this feature is possible because and grouping system already exists in the game for the friend list.

So what do you guys think?