Undoubtedly, there are a lot of players who like it that way, especially in the wake of World Of Warcraft, but there's certainly a market for attracting others who want to be in charge of their world as much as the world is in charge of them. The Saga Of Ryzom went a little way down this route, with some success. Now enter Face Of Mankind from Frankfurt-based Duplex Systems. FOM takes place in Earth's 24th century, when population surges and intergalactic colonisation have left the world divided into various factions and organisations who continually vie for economic and military control.