This can perfectly be #1 once it's out, checking out the features this game has and the endgame content it will surely create a huge fan base, but people need to realize by playing it.

I just imagine for a second that i'm logging in with my clan to play, and we decide to take over one of the fortresses which is being controlled by the opposite faction, the fact that we don't need to look deep for pvp, the fact that once we beat the opposite faction we will be able to farm for great items in the abyss and the fact that the balaur may interfere making an epic battle out of a normal day. It makes me giggle.

As it is right now, these features do sound great, and that's what i'm trying to look while analyzing the new gen mmos coming in 2008, the daily agenda, something I'll be able to do with my clan every day right after logging in, people usually don't look into that and they only look at the surface, but imo, it's the daily fun what makes you stay in a game. Thats where aion wins for me.

There will be instanced parts of the game, like during certain quests and cut scenes, but other than that, ken choi said they are looking for a persistant world.

About dungeons with no interruptions, well, im not certain about this but I would not expect that, there is already too much peace by having 2 separated worlds.

During GStar devs introduced us to the portals concept, so cynthe is right.

In an interview, PlayNC representatives stated that there would be portals that would communicate both worlds in order to complete quests or slay the other faction.

Portals would open randomly during a short period of time and there would be some kind of announcement that would make everyone notice there's a portal opening somewhere.

During GStar's asmodians beta there were portals already, there are a lot of videos with elyos moving into asmodian lands and viceversa.

Portals look pretty much like purpleish twirls, and there are a lot of videos in youtube from GStar showing them, so hold your tears ^^.