This has probably been suggested before, I was too lazy to do a search on the topic and I just quickly scanned the first page... but anyway, here goes:
Would it be difficult to develop a global chat in addition to the current studio chat?
As it stands now, there is almost zero interaction between players outside of studios. We fight, compete in the temple, vote for films, but never get to banter, congratulate each other, praise someone's creative film title and/or cover work, or simply get to know each other and have fun.
Sure, there is the messaging system, but it's cumbersome, slow, and it's only you and one other person. And then there are these forums, but they're not within the game proper and used by what, 1-5% of the population?
I feel a global chat would make new players stick around longer, get them more involved and invited into a studio more quickly. Of course we'd have to have a way to deal with spammers and other such jerks, but a simple ignore function would fit the bill.
Global chat could share the same tab as studio chat (and should be accessible to people who aren't in a studio), and you should be able to join/leave the global channel, as well as mute/unmute (or block/unblock, ignore/unignore) players. We already have a /studio command, so imagine a /global command - that's about the gist of it.
With a studio chat system already in place, the technical groundwork has already been done, so I wouldn't think this to be a complex addition to the game.