A long time ago, in a time when UO was young a gamer wrote an article on the progression of players through an rpg.

http://www.kaaos.com/rann/sixcircles.html
I know it was written for a Midieval RPG, but parallels can still be drawn.

He writes it is necessary for these circles to be present for a game to be long lasting. Do you feel that Vendetta should try to attain all the requirements of this circle? Actually, we probably have one of the hardest to attain: PvP as an artform. Yet, this is reached without the 3rd circle, or really even the 2nd.
I feel this is a good guide to what vendetta should involve.

Discuss.