I'm experiencing this as well. I'm still using 10.04 LTS on my work computer and Empathy 2.30.3.
The other end I've been having most problems with lately is on Windows 8 and uses the default Win8 Messaging App for MSN.
I see him as offline all the time, he sees me online, but often misses messages I send and some of his messages seem to drop as well.
I'm experiencing this as well. I'm still using 10.04 LTS on my work computer and Empathy 2.30.3.
The other end I've been having most problems with lately is on Windows 8 and uses the default Win8 Messaging App for MSN.
I see him as offline all the time, he sees me online, but often misses messages I send and some of his messages seem to drop as well.