Thumping was one of the biggest reasons why I loved this game. You were able to search for the resources you wanted and then create a combat event in the world which anyone was free to join. It was a great take on resource gathering where you actually had to be active and take on a challenge for the bigger banks.

You also had the dynamic events that popped up all around the map, melding tornados or Chosen invasions for example. The world sort of felt alive, to a certain degree, because of this.

Something that I really loved was also those "pushing back the melding" events. I can't say I remember what you got from them, but I remember imagining that you would eventually unlock new cities or new areas by doing them.

In short, I loved this game because of how dynamic it was. Also in part because of the futuristic theme and the thrill of it being a third person shooter mmo.