For example, before I write a new message in a topic like this, I read everything I haven't read yet (even if it's 10 pages).
I, for example, don't like chat. It glitches, you can't post pictures (and if you do, it will glitch even more), etc. People don't write huge, interesting posts in chat. Mostly it's just:
%Username%: Hello
%Username2%: Hello, how are you?
%Username%: I'm fine, how are you?
%Username3%: Hello everyone.
%Username%: Hello
%Username2%: Hello.
(Half an hour passes)
%Username3%: :smile28:
%Username%: :smile28:
%Username2%: :D
And, as I wrote above, a "topic" like this is not an official chat :[br][/br]
P.S. I'm not saying that chat isn't needed; I'm saying that a topic like "Haven of Debauchery" or "Brewery at Haven" is necessary.