I miss the shuttle being shot down when I made a new character when AI first came out. Why did they ever remove that? IT WAS AWESOME! It put you right into the action as soon as you log in. Think you're safe inside that shuttle, going to your new home city? Think again, this world is at war with more then just it's self! Anyone besides me remember being inside it as the whole place shook, the radio panic, and the alarms going off? You had to swim to the beach rather then spawning there by default. At least that's how I remember it. It gave me more of a reason to want to kill the aliens. I wish it could be put back in, even if it's a opt-in only thing, though I doubt it will. Another thing I miss is the arrival tunnel / huge portal room in jobe from early beta. Those were the days. Though those things don't make/break the game, and are purely aesthetics, It really made AO stand out. More scenes like that need to be put in.