A lot of online gaming companies are banging their heads to come up with new and innovative features for the latest MMORPGs. No one wants to be another “cookie cutter” or another WoW clone.

Let’s face it. A lot of MMORPGs out there look the same. Except for a new “theme”, new monsters, or some subtle changes in gameplay, it’s not that all different. Go to a quest, kill a monster, get good item, level up. This evil cycle repeats itself ad nauseum.

Some games spend advertising money to harp about the better graphics and how real the light and shadows are. But do the real gamers care?

Meanwhile, I decided to come up with an informal poll on which features of a game would make one play. The choice is yours…

Help me out, guys!

To you, what would be the best feature of an MMORPG? The thing that would really make you play (and eventually pay). Choose one (or a couple) below

• Graphics - self explanatory. Do you like a game that really looks cool? Even if it pales in gameplay and other features?
• Gameplay – This would be the sum totality of how easy is to understand the game, the skill trees, the game system, the AI and the game interface too
• Item Mall design – for F2P games, this is crucial. A game may have good graphics, good gameplay but the item mall may suck. Is this on top of YOUR list?
• Story – is a good background, milieu or storyline important to you?
• Community features – things such as chat interface, guilds, email “gifting”, and party system are just example of community features.
• Regular Content – this would mean patching of new stuff… so that things don’t get boring.

If you were to choose, what would it be?

Comment below and let yourself be heard.