Hey guys,
Thanks for your feedback about the new announcement feature. I've already fed your comments and requests back about the ability to remove the icon from the buff bar/message center, as well as the possibility of the message center being expanded, so the announcement thread doesn't take up valuable message real estate.
Thanks also for this. I'll look to try and make the announcements a little more informative in future. In truth, one of the main reasons the announcement tool was used was for us to test the functionality across our live servers, not just the Beta where it has been for a couple of weeks. The announcements themselves will always be 'short and sweet' in nature, but I agree that more information could have been imparted with this particular announcement.
Thanks,
Richard