i think it's a great idea,but in a controlled environment because take this as an example:

say you want to be higher ranked. you can easily find a friend and keep winning him/her to be higher ranked.

problem is that it would be hard to tell if you are actually doing real battles with a friend or not and just trying to get higher rank. which is why i think it would be better in a controlled environment.

harry potter destroys all... just a flick of a wand and a word and BAM champion

Well, this is the original design. It is quite literally 48x48 pixels. I am in the process of changing and scaling it up. I figured I would go ahead and submit the basic design though.

GAH it's really hard to see your picture xd

Baka has informed me that their will be a mini-map on the GUI.

Everything else will be tested, or probably be an optional feature.

make sure there isnt a minimap for routes or caves! ^^

make em use a real map that just shows where you are NOT the way through a route or cave :p

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Well the screenshots don't show a mini map so I'm guessing no.....but though I think this is a great idea, it can help us find friends, NPCS, and quest related stuff

especially color codes would help find all kinds of NPC's!
ex:
enemy's
friends
rival (will there be a rival? xD)
 etc...

I think there should be a Mini map added to the client for TOWNS. it'll make it so much easier to find certain npc's all aroung the place.

why it should NOT be for routes/caves: Gives the way through the route/cave so it ruins the challenge.

I thought of an idea to tell which friends are AROUND you (same TOWN)
if not there should be one!

alrighty... say your at a town filled with people! and you look at the mini map and see there
too many people around to tell if your friend is there :\

well hows about making the dots of your friends a specific color (say green) to tell them apart
from the rest of the players hanging around there?

if you need me to explain more i can i think... xD

Example: (sorry for my good paint skills)

*green dots = friends!
*white dots = other players!

Banned for banning the guy above you! ^^