Just getting a working server online, being able to 'walk' around the city and chat with other 'players' is flat out awesome.
I'd expect quality of life enhancements like travel powers and trains long before any mention of combat.
I'm guessing from what Leandro said in the MMO interview it maybe possible to have PVP towards the tail end of Paragon Chat development.
But I'd have thought that powers, combat NPCs will likely show up in a separate 'stage 3' project (if we count Icon as Stage 1 and Paragon Chat as Stage 2...)
I'm not expecting combat anytime 'soon.'
But in the meantime, we can bask in the glow of getting our community back.
Talk. Walk. A working server with CoH chat window. Loads of zones to hang out in. Zone tunnels working. A functional NPC tailor for costumes. A log-in screen for all your characters! Emoticons galore. RPG. There's half the game right there!
Just getting A working server 'back' online is seismic.
Can't wait for the patches to keep coming as they bring travel/trains and in due course, bases back online. Who knows, we may even get working doors!
Azrael.