I've always been a big fan of turn-based strategy games. Being raised with X-COM, Jagged Alliance, Laser Squad Nemesis, and every flavor of tactical RPG under the sun, I grew to appreciate the finer subtleties inherent in a game that rewards strategic thinking over quick reflexes. I always wondered, though: what would happen if you crossed a well designed turn-based strategy game with the kind of community and potential for competition found in an MMO? What if you made a massively multiplayer online strategic combat game?