"And that communications between countries is needed because?" You have friends on all sides, want to ask "how'd you do that", poke them with a stick, etc.
You could still PM or direct text with them and chat with them on 200 as long as both of you were subscribers.
"Let me be clear. I have seen over the years a number of good people doing stupid things on 200. Cyber bullying, belittling, ridiculing." Welcome to the world of online annonymity - it happens everywhere.
I think it drives away new players, it has to hurt HTC’s bottom line.
"I’ve seen new player give up because of it." Then they are too thin-skinned to play online games - or games in general.
That’s your opinion and again it’s got to hurt HTC’s bottom line.
"I was just suggesting that perhaps the new player might not be able to tune 200 or if necessary any of the country to country communications channels." The fact that HTC allows FULL ONLINE ACCESS to everything in the game for a two-week trial is one of the best things about the game. Would you buy a new car if the salesman only let you drive it around the parking lot?
Would you buy the car from him if he called you a idiot and the worlds worst driver. That you had no business trying to drive one of his new cars, that perhaps you needed to read the owners manual completely before attempting to drive any of his cars, that you have no skill at parking and should just leave now.