| I won't talk about game mechanics, that has been talked about ad naseum, and I would expect you folks are pretty smart to know what works and what doesn't. However since you're looking into game engines right now and that can lead to what you're capable as far as graphics, here's my opinion. I'd like to see EQ2 and VG's art style be the last game that uses them. The plastic, unreal, shiny and awful texturing be gone.
Best enviroments to date, in my opinion, have been LOTRO's. All character modeling in most of the MMOs have been average, however I've always liked GW's for some reason. | 