[imported_Sindern]

I think that it would have its uses if you were to limit it to only PVP hotpots. For instance, if you were to exit the pits to Occlo or Britain's Bridge, it might give a message for that, but not for every time someone goes to Britain. And you could spread the shard up into large areas that would reduce the number of times that the announcement happens, with a timer afterward to keep people from spamming the shard by walking back and forth across the bounding lines. The timer would also let people "mask" where they're really going by sending a fake message, then going to the place they really want to go to.

Plus, you can see how active the shard is at the moment by looking at the number of messages you get. That way, you can see if it's worth running around looking for people to gank or if everyone's macroing.

I don't know. It would have its upsides and its down sides and I'll let staff figure out what to do.