Skype

[ivr56]

Xfire seems a bit cumbersome to me at times, and Steam is just pointless as anything other than a game launcher for games that you buy through it.

Both are great, I find Xfire more useful for game media reccording/MSN. I just Steam for the rest, in game chat (Steam bought or not) 1v1 or Group and voice. Works really well and I find much smoother interface then xfire.

Skype has become the standard as it provides a great deal. Without Skype I probably wouldn't know a good bit of the Brotherhood or RepEx members as much as I do now. Been using for 2 years with Freelancer proved very useful.
Group Chats, 1v1 Chats, Chat Logs, good quality voice, better organization overall when it comes to grouping/keeping tabs of chats (Not having to join numerous group chats with say Steam or Xfire) plus as a IM its instant and you do not have to rely on say forum messaging/waiting for email alert, or waiting till they are in game. Organize events with members so your on more. Or make fairer events.

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