The Eyes on Final Fantasy Chatroom is a nice place to get to know the folks at the forums in real-time. Currently run and operated by some dedicated EoFF members, namely Arche (aka crono_logical or cl_out), Loony BoB, and Roogle with the help of Del Snizz, fire_of_avalon (foa), o_O, and rubah (allie), the chatroom can be accessed on the java version below.

Some recommended IRC clients:
mIRC(Win);
X-Chat(Win, Linux, Mac[?]);
KVirc(Win, Linux, Mac[?]);
Chatzilla(Firefox add-on).

Details for connecting using your own client are below. When using the java client, you are asked to download a file before you enter, choose "Yes" and check the box "Always trust content from WebChat". Enjoy the chatting!

Server 1: (default)
Server: irc.eyesonff.aexoden.com
Port: 6667
Channel: #eoff
Alternate ports: 6669, 7000
SSL-enabled port (for encrypted connections): 6697

Server 2: (preferred)
Server: irc.calindora.com
Port: 49233
Channel: #eoff
SSL-enabled port: 49243