Guild Wars 2

So, its been 6 weeks since pre-launch (nearly as long since retail release), and Arenanet has been doing an excellent job on several fronts.
However, I’m still sorely disappointed in the lack of many simple features.
I’m hoping this post might get a developer reply, but would love anyone who knows an answer to speak up as well (or just bump it because you want to know too).
So first, the thanks for the features we DO have:

• New upcoming arenas and paid tourneys for sPvP.
• Cool guild upgrades
• Excellent game viability at level 80
• Nearly bug/hack free WvW that doesn’t absolutely require max level.

So what about all the other features, many of which are simple and/or common to other online games?
Are they ‘on the radar’? Do they have someone working on them? Are the a “will not be added to GW2” item?
Features I’m talking about:

• Officer chat
• Trade or LFG channel (to lower /map chat saturation)
• Custom creation of chat channels
• Ability to change color of chat channels (very helpful for anyone who is color blind)
• Last-login information for guild members (or at least a guild leader)
• slash whois command (so you can figure out what class that guy who just whispered you is)
• Differentiation between ability to invite members and promote them (rank privilege)
• Right clicking on players in guild/chat/etc while in WvW
• Member notes (guild feature)
• Cash on Delivery
• Improved in-game information for condition damage (not just the little mouse-over with your total)
• Information presented in-game for handling the minimap and waypoints

There are even more simple features out there I’m sure, but those are the ones I’ve specifically noted.
Anyone (especially Anet staff) have any word at all on these? I had thought that they’d be put off in lieu of bug fixes at the start, but still seeing none of them show up is starting to worry me.

I think you have posted this in the wrong section and in the wrong format. First off all, this is the players helping players section (might have been moved by a mod, they sometimes do that without any good explaination).

secondly, by talking bout features we are all used to have in other games, make sure you know what your talking bout….. many of your features where not in GW1, this being GW2, that should be your benchmark and not any WoW or WoW-wanabe clone.

Secondly, I advise you to instead of ‘demanding’ a reaction (wich you will not get, they are working on things as recently stated in an inteview, but they are never telling on what) make a suggestion, by just requesting these features.

This is done at the same forum but under the section suggestions. First off all, for each of your points, pls search if others already have suggested it. If so, somment in that thread that you support the suggestion and get it off your own list. When done, make your own thread and post the remaining ones. Please make sure that for every point there is a briefly description why that would be important for you (even if it seems self explaining to you).

Arenanet does listen to the players and in my opinion a lot better then most company’s but they never go into deep discussions. So we can make suggestions and they can feel free to use to suggestions or trash it in the wrong suggestion bin. but they don’t give feedback.

So I understand what you want, but advise you to reconsider the method in trying to accomplish it (and many of your suggestions are things I would welcome in the game, though some not….).