Also to initiate private chat you must pay. If someone who has paid messages first, you can still respond.
But most people would rather start in the forums, and once you establish a connection they may be willing to private message.
Shhhhhhh! I wasn't gonna mention that. Makes the forum look bad, y'know.
*Lynx adopts a Brooklyn accent.
So, uh, yeah, we just don't use private chat that much, see? Just fugetaboutit.
Why not? Well, um... Look, we got our reasons, yeah? Don't worry about it.