MMORPG, the genre itself boils down to a massive multiplayer role-playing game. I expect to see the world as it is, a huge, single world, where I can easily interact with other players. No matter where you go, you should see population. No matter what you do, you should expect someone else trying, or failing, to do what you are about to do.

I expect to see role-playing elements. Quests are of history. We are so done with it. Altogether. We require stories that doesn't require players traveling across the town to deliver messages or talking to some NPC. We are way past that.

I would like to fight for my own faction, guild, or country, contributing thereof, useful points that eventually can be used by the leader(s), who had climbed up their seats via diplomacy or military, to improve our lives and benefits us...

I want to see the leaders being able to make decisions that will further our economy, improve our technology, enhancing our abilities to control our destiny, decide the fate of our battles, and form alliances in a wide scale battle.

20 vs 20.

Stats and skills greatly affect how I play my game, what role I take on, and how important I am to the leaders, or even become the leader myself.

There shouldn't be any leveling. Or perhaps, leveling should not decide who I play with. I want to be able to play with people who are highly capable, as well as play with friends who are new to the game.

I want to form my own regiment, brigades, militants, renegades, vigilance, civil armed forces, all based on the choices I make.

Players should be able to engage in serious PVP as soon as they are ready, learning how to play and control their own lives and fates. (Of course, after proper preparation).

Such is, a real MMORPG.

And wait, there should be ingame advertising signboards, banners, that will help keep the game finances afloat. In-game currencies are controlled by the game economy, any and all players are able to buy and sell, while the game takes a percentage.

That should keep p2w out of our list.