Traditional massively multiplayer games have usually involved one or more of the following: elves, creating a persistent character, fighting monsters in a persistent online world with thousands of other players, and scraping together enough copper coins to buy a rusty dagger. Mythic's upcoming game Imperator will follow suit with a persistent online world, just without the elves and the whole rusty dagger thing. Instead, the game will pose the intriguing question: What if the ancient empire of Rome had never fallen, and had instead become a world power that persisted into the space age? You'll live out this sci-fi theory in a futuristic version of Rome as one of its elite citizens, destined for greatness above even the ranks of the Imperial guard. Note that this information is based on a very early playable version of the game, and all of it is subject to change.