I have setup a channel on irc.enterthegame.com it is called #qt3. The server that the chat here was pointed to was down more than my IQ after reading a Bill Huffman post.
The chat here still points to the old crappy server but if you have an IRC client (Trillian even has one) stop by irc.enterthegame.com and hang out. It would also be a great place to setup friday night BF1942, DC, and Vietcong matches.
– Xaroc