Great Idea! It does take longer looking for them on the map- especially chaotic things like besieged >,< While we're at it, have their MP show up too (at LEAST) It'd be great if everyone had a small TP bar too... (incentive to skillchain more, SE?! CMON!!)
As a Red Mage, I often have to set up a Refresh/Haste cycle in my party. However, because the party list shows the entire alliance (and not in any order) I'm forced to look through a list of 18 people for the 5 others in my party.