* The ability to attack anyone. (All npc's are available targets, although they eventually respawn)

* The ability to take anything from anyone any time (having a pick pocket skill will allow you to take items from players and npc's alike)

* Anti-Power leveling (The game isn't just about who is level 89244002 with the Sword of Splosions)

* Blended Time Lines With reason (Swords and Guns kinda thing. Both are used because of bonuses. Think of the way our military carries guns and knives, and up the knife)

* Smart-Skills (Skills level up on use, not when the character levels up)

* Smart Level (Players attributes increase from past experience. I.e.: Get hit a lot? Your constitution increases, allowing you to take more damage. Use melee weapons a lot, but never use ranged weapons? Strength up. Dodge a lot? Dexterity up. Craft a lot? Dexterity and Intel up.)

* Interesting Enemies (Not all enemies are "Hit it till it ded!". Some enemies require certain strategies to kill. I.e.: Goblins are immune to all damage unless Magical or a weapon made from Cold Steel. Zombies can only be incapicated, and then must be burned before they rise again. Some enemies (human for the must part) can be slashed or shot to death, but not all enemies can.)

* Players Finally have Real effects! (Ex: A lot of crimes in a kingdom? In time, guards will increase, as will fines for crimes. When crime decreases everything returns to normal, but the next time crime returns to that high level, the guards are much more faster acting, so guards come slightly faster. Ex2: You ambush a caravan going between 2 cities, delivering weapons. The city does not recieve it's shipment, so all the shopkeepers raise their prices (slightly, so that not everyone raids caravans to raise the prices. Caravans would also be highly guarded, requiring a coordinated attack by players.

* Not-so-much Button Mashing Combat (attacks have a cool down time before using them again, but players have many special combat abilities, allowing combat to be fast paced, but not repetative)

* Players Make Cities (Parties can grow into guilds, which grow into crews, which grow into villages, which grow into town, which grow into cities, which grow into kingdoms. When the party has made a city, they begin gaining npc's that they can use to help them. Ex: A blacksmith comes to the player's village, giving them a 5% discount, and being in the player's village for easy blacksmithing needs, so the player's don't have to go into town. What kind of NPC's that come are random, so not everyone with a town has a blacksmith, tailor, and gunsmith. The more expansion a town has, the more things are available. Eventually, towns can hire mercenaries to protect it, which can become permanent police, which are under the player's beck and call. These police can be upgraded to better enforce the town's laws.)

* Fully Customizable Players (You choose everything about him/her. The way you play your character builds and improves him, so you're not just waiting to get the ability at the end of a quest, or to level up, or to get 5 more gold to train. Using Psychic abilities often will grant you more abilities. Using the same weapon throughout the game will grant you bonuses with that weapon, as you get more familiar with it's weight and power.

* Non Leveling Weapons (When you use a weapon, you don't use it until you reach level 10, and then get a better one. Every weapon in the game, from the weapon you start with, from the weapons found in quests, have their bonuses and drawbacks. Why use a longsword when you have a claymore? Well, a longsword weighs less, allowing you to carry more. It's also faster swinging, so you can attack more. Why use a claymore then? Because a claymore has more power, and the blade is wider, allowing the player to put more runes to enhance it. Why use a pistol when you have an assault rifle? Pistols are faster reloading, and lighter. The ammo for a pistol also weighs less, allowing you to carry more. Why use the Rifle then? A rifle carries a higher clip, so you don't have to reload as often, although when you do, it may take a while. The rifle also does more damage. However, rifle bullets weigh more, and so not as many can be carried. Every weapon is usefull at every level and power.

* All Original Source Code (I've looked at libs and demos, but only that. There is not a single piece of copy and pasted code. All that's in the game is my own, or help from the forums. Anyone who has helped me with my code problems has been added to a list of credits. Thanks A LOT guys.)

* Atmosphere (The npc's aren't so much static dialogue. Recent events will have them gossiping. The whole world is dark and gritty feeling, giving the game the "Cyber-Punk" feel, but also a good "Fantasy" feel as well.

And Finally...

* Non Repetative Quests (Every 3 days, a new quest will be added, removing the previous one. Each player that goes through the quest will recieve a completely unique item, with a unique icon, unique stats, and unique abilities. Therefor, this prevents the multiplying "Sword of Eternity" problem that other games have. Each quest brings a treasure, not a copy of a treasure. The quests will continue as long as there are players. I'm running the server on another computer on my connection, so that it will always be up, and, unlike this one, I won't have to reboot near or close out.)


This sound alright? How many people can I expect to play this? I fully intend to do all of this, and have already gotten a good start. I'm not setting my sights too high, because I'll persue this until it's done. I have all the time I need.