Progression (Price of Admission)

[Hoofhurr]

Are you trying to tell me that socialism should replace individualism as the motivating force in a virtual world? That's almost heretical! Seriously though, I agree that a very large segment of your gaming population is going to need something closer to personal advancement to keep them playing everyday. Any sort of perceived contribution towards one's own faction is usually fairly limited and not a strong motivating factor for most. Whether that's because ultimately no single individual has a large impact on the game or the feedback mechanism informing the player about the significance of his/her impact is simply inadequate, I'm not sure.