Ok, so this works. It seems like it has some good things.
My suggestion to Counter Social.
Fewer things in the user's vision to start. Allow users to turn them on.
It's just too busy on here.
Also, when you can, get a designer to make this look less like a 1998 video game chat room.
@pochita Well, that may be so, but it also might be that CS wants to appeal to a broader group than nostalgic PC gamers?