/signed.
The original AoC that they pitched pre-launch was epic. To this day, even after years of layering on more traditional content and with few players remaining who remember the prelaunch days, I still think the game coasts on those expectations. E.g., when your amazingly animated, nude bear shaman just decapped five Picts in a beautifully detailed jungle at the behest of a fully voiced NPC, it's tough not to hear terms like "siege" and "guild cities" and "FFA PVP" in chat without your mind wandering to the possibilities. They did swing big, and one has to wonder if, for all the disappointment of 2008-2009, it still wasn't worth the try.