I think my biggest frustration with EA version right now is regarding the friends list and not being able to see someone's true availability, plus the difficulty in making myself visible to them as available. This is particularly an issue when trying to play someone who is still using the flash version.
But although I can see my friends list in EA and the 'invite to play' tag by those who are online, it doesn't mean they are green and indeed there is no way of being able to tell whether they are already playing or currently waiting to play. It only means they are logged in and not invisible.
I am very much hoping this is somewhere on the long list of things for WGT to address before the final switchover happens, but I have my doubts.
Nigel.