Things that other games did right~

[KumaAkuma]

I liked the WoW pvp games. Capture the flag / control areas / conquer opponents base. It is a great way to create actual casual content and strengthen community bonds when you this in big raids. Not that I'm for more casual content over other content, it's just casual content that I actually like >.>

[Rau]

I'm surprised no one has broken the rules yet.... I applaud you guys.

EDIT: Well, some have "flouted" the rules, but I'll still give you points.

[Felis]

Ragnarok Online
Card system - similar like the materia system, but with more functions (autocast skills, +xx% dmg on [race/element/size] enemy, -xx% dmg from [race/element/size], card sets with set boni if all cards from the set is equiped)
War of Emperium - guild v. guild pvp to defend and conquer castles (2 days in the week each 2 hours)
Big dungeons - I wish something like Glast Heim in FF XIV, a dungeon with many levels where you can get lost if you don't know the way ^^

[Pralina]

Ragnarok Online
Card system - similar like the materia system, but with more functions (autocast skills, +xx% dmg on [race/element/size] enemy, -xx% dmg from [race/element/size], card sets with set boni if all cards from the set is equiped)
War of Emperium - guild v. guild pvp to defend and conquer castles (2 days in the week each 2 hours)
Big dungeons - I wish something like Glast Heim in FF XIV, a dungeon with many levels where you can get lost if you don't know the way ^^

I agree with Felis about Ragnarok Online ^^
Also I would add the drop rate . I know this may sound stupid, but I loved how hard was getting some cards and equipment. I ended up loving my char!

Dream Of Mirror Online
The social system.
The friendship link, where the player was able to use like an "emergency" skill to save the life of a friend, for example.

Aion
-PVP and PVP while flying.
-The world set
-Cute stuff
-The economy

Lineage II
I didn't played much, but I like how the PK (player killer) system works. (The names turned orange/red if you kill another player while not dueling, so the other players take revenge then, etc.)


PD: Forgive my English :P

[Isaveron]

WoW
-Decent amount of classes, decently balanced
-Atmospheric music
-Wide assortment of content for both raiders and non raiders

Everquest
-Challenging experience
-Tons of races and classes to be
-Vast open world to explore

Final Fantasy XI
-It has Chocobos.

[Brannigan]

Everquest did cool items right for a long time.

[Lucifer]

Ragnarok Online did so many amazing things.
First, it had an extremely big emphasis on elemental weaknesses and strengths.
You could not use certain magic on some monsters because they were immune to the element.
Crafting a Lightning Damascus to kill Mermaids with my thief--awesome. Seeing that double attack proc and all those sexy numbers appear above their head...HGNNNNNNNNNNNNGHhh.

The EXTREME variety in builds was perfectly done too. You could go through many different paths with every single job. Perfect Crit Assassin was my prize; back when crits would neglect armor.

[Jennestia]

Ragnarok Online did so many amazing things.
First, it had an extremely big emphasis on elemental weaknesses and strengths.
You could not use certain magic on some monsters because they were immune to the element.
Crafting a Lightning Damascus to kill Mermaids with my thief--awesome. Seeing that double attack proc and all those sexy numbers appear above their head...HGNNNNNNNNNNNNGHhh.

The EXTREME variety in builds was perfectly done too. You could go through many different paths with every single job. Perfect Crit Assassin was my prize; back when crits would neglect armor.

Sadly though, you had the variety but there was always 1 -2 builds everyone went after in each class, i.e CritSin or an Asura build for their Champion.

[Lucifer]

Sadly though, you had the variety but there was always 1 -2 builds everyone went after in each class, i.e CritSin or an Asura build for their Champion.

Well there was a build for all sorts of roles.
Perfect dodge, perfect crit, double dagger sin, sword and dagger sin,
Warriors with their spear builds, sword builds, mvp, wop, or tanking builds..
So much variety and so many items...
The amount of cards was insane...but the grinding was ridiculous. Grinding for items was definitely a chore...really skewed my thoughts on MMORPG. Made me believe that some items were meant only for the elite few. I still think this way, but those times are definitely behind me now.

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Gau was an awesome blue mage....

Gau was fabulous. Crazy near-shirtless boy strutting around the Veldt, learning how to do all those monster moves and shoot missiles out of his armpits.

Everquest did cool items right for a long time.

Those items had to be cool for what you went through to get them. Bard Epic around the Ruins of Kunark time? That thing was game-breakingly awesome, but suicide-worthy depressing to get.

@Tibian, thank you for your post, it captures much of what I wanted to say. I forget it now that I'm on page 2 (40 posts at a time), but here goes.

User Interface
World of Warcraft: Popular add-ons would be incorporated into the mainstream UI, such as multiple action bars, seeing target's cast time, see the target of a target, etc.
Lord of the Rings and Rift: Good solid intuitive user interfaces.

Stat Transparency
World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings, Rift, SW:TOR, others. Before getting into a fight, we know what we should expect when getting into combat against the average same-level mob in terms of damage/mitigating damage, how frequently we'll be parrying/blocking/evading/resisting/critical, how much we're going to heal for, how effective our debuffs or buffs are going to be, how long they'll last, etc.

Story/Quest-Driven Leveling Option
SWTOR, Vindictus, Lord of the Rings, Rift, World of Warcraft, Champions Online, Aion, some others.
Some had this at launch, others had to hone it more. For players that are story-driven, you could start quests that built upon the lore of the world, your purpose in it, take you to places, and side-effect of all that fun was leveling. The flow of the story isn't frequently interrupted with several levels worth of grinding or massive halts for not having funds to update gear or abilities, which depending on game style and retention, could result in a large gap between stories and broken plots. If you wanted to grind on monsters, you could.

Character Aesthetic Customization
Character-wise: Aion. Phantasy Star Universe (advertised as MMO even if lobby driven).
Gear-wise: Everquest 2, Lord of the Rings, Rift, Runes of Magic, DCUO, Champions Online.

I could... go on I'm sure others will make the points.