What do you look for in a game ?

[WoodyDoody]

I would like to create the basis of a game, but in order to do so, I need the community's opinion. In this thread, I invite you to share with us the things you enjoy about a game whether it is mmorpg, fps, rts, hack n slash ... name it, I want to know what the majority of us live for.

Example:
I appreciate mmorpgs with:
1. Character customization.
2. Balanced classes.
3. A lot of skills.
4. A good story line.
5. Interactive environnement.

*Feel free to leave some feedback (could be 1 thing or more, up to you). Anything you'll say will be helpful.

Thank you in advance to all of you who will post. I'll be watching over this post daily.

[Phenoca]

High Playerbase
Sponsored PvP
How many friends are playing
Beta release
Rewards for participation in Beta
Korean graphics
Active (6+ hours a day) players
Guild vs Guild
Active GMs
Responsive Devs
Orchestral music
Fluid combat-animations
Incorporation of physics into PvP-mechanics
F2P
Hype

I'd rather hear about it from my friend than from an ad. That alone states whether the game's competitive scene is sustainable.

[phatpaid]

weapons and armor variety. old as it is anarchy online has tons of gear and weapons. Same with diablo 1/2 Im a loot whore and love finding gear on just about everything.

Races and classes .... the more the better I say. there's decades of rpgs around yet i see most games only support 4-5 races and 4-6 classes tops.

Skills sets and moves. The more I can work with the better.

solid crafting systems. if I can take gear and make better gear. and it's not poorly made or you need to go thru tons of bs.

enemy aI that doesnt stand around while a fellow monster is getting beat down 2 ft over.


those are big things for me. games that cover stuff well that I tend to enjoy alot more then games that limit stuff.

[CaveOfInfinite]

+How many players
+Active players
+Weapons and armor variety
+Races and classes
+Enemy AI
+Music
+Character customization and
+Skills

these are what I look for when signing up for a game.

[Pemuler the Pemuler]

What I really enjoy in a game is lots of character customisation. Specifically I like a game with tons of classes and races - I don't know why, but having that choice of a whole ton of variety of different skills feels good. Having lots of classes/races gives you that oppertunity to have both a Heal spell and a Berserk spell in your hotabr, which is a rare thing to get in an RPG.

[Tevrion]

An open world and great writing. Storyline is key--I hate games that think their player base is stupid.

Also, I cannot stand instanced games.

[Bacn]

An intro that doesn't fill me with apathy or frustration.

[supersonix9]

Replay value.

[agentorange]

All mmo games pretty much have the basic stuff, quest, pvp, character customization and the list goes on.

As for me, I just like the once with very cute graphics, examples are, lucent heart, dragon nest and audition global :P

[Heartly24]

a good story lines, easy map locations.. cool features system and items..


also a lot of events where cool prizes as takes.. and before i forgot.. gm's are always there for the guide us.