i really do enjoy the lively discussions on brainport, i think we all are high-spirited to see the game improving again after so many years of waiting. unfortunately i can't agree with some or most of the proposals here, since i'm always checking for "is this making the game just easier - or more exciting"? you're guessing right: i want the game to me more exciting. it's easy enough for vets, and newbs are getting tremendous support from the great neocron community. so:
since i've been asked for a positive statement (thank you, Sorin) i' going to tell you my firm conviction: What Neocron needs most (besides constant bug-fixing) is a new chapter in the background story. What's with the factions that "fled" from the collapsing dome, who is really ruling over pepper park, what's finally going on in Tech Haven and the Canyon, what's with the tension between Next and CA (and Proto!), Tangent and Biotech, Fallen Angels and Crahn/Dragons, who is behind those ceres remnants hiding in underground storages and why are there gatehouses located in the far north, built into the mountain slopes as stone-sculptured promises to lead to new, uncharted territories?
right now you would make an new char, get frustrated from slow grinding to woc, get frustrated from missing chances for PvP, and get frustrated on the forums cause Torg repeatedly dislikes your ideas. All this has to change, and the answer is: Give us an RP-backstory or give us death (and synaptic impairment).