At the moment, there is an option in the chat log to turn on FC member notifications. With this enabled you can see when a FC member logs in and out. However, I am perplexed why this option does not exist for my friend list. I would like to be able to see when my friends log in so I can know they are available and message them.

It's easy to miss when your friends come on if they're only available for a short time and otherwise annoying to have to keep bringing up your social tab. Sometimes you just want to be reminded if someone logs on. If I'm busy doing something in game, it won't always occur to me to check my friend list to see if someone is on.

It would be nice if this feature extended to linkshells as well. I feel it's useful to promote a community feel in the ls but not as necessary as it is for friend list notifications.