Notes were introduced around New Years, they have been subject to an overhaul recently and now all registered players have been included in this open beta testing the new features such as live notifications, hiding and basic sorting.

How do I send a note?

If you already have friends, it's bleeding easy. Just press your name in the navigation bar, mine looks like this:

Once your panel has loaded, just press notes

Who is the note for? Start typing one of your friends, we'll fill in the rest. Pressing enter adds them to the list, keep typing, you can send a note to as many friends as you want (if you're sending spam, you might find you suddenly have no friends, just a warning to those would-be spammers out there)

Fill in your message and press "Send." Notes are a great way to extend your friendships with players to xbox or instant messaging with information you don't want to share with everyone on the forums. It's advisable not to share passwords or stuff like that, because it's still the internet and not everyone is who they say they are.

When you receive a note you will see a notification in the navigation bar, it will look like this. Just press it and you will see a list of all your new notes!