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Based on the proof-of-concept and my known plans for it:

Trisphee chat would have a dedicated page, not loaded on every page. It would load quickly and not include more than a few minutes of history unless you explicitly ask for more. It will integrate with your user profile so that it uses the same login, but it would not integrate with your friends list (that would slow it down). It MIGHT be loaded (optionally) on games pages so that players can talk about what they're doing in the games. Maybe. It won't provide aurum whatsoever.

A sidebar of active users is an open question whether or not I'd include it.

It would not provide notifications of any kind -- no alerts on non-chat pages, no private messages. No integration with the achievements system.

I'm not sure about it stealing traffic from the forums. I think forums and chats fill different niches, and communities I've moderated for in the past that offer both chat and forums were healthy in both places. That said, we'd want to have ways to encourage going into the forums from the chat. In the end, I think that more traffic for Trisphee is more valuable regardless of where it takes place.