It's surprising to me how there aren't really any online fighting games around. It's a genre with a lot of potential.

Yeah, I've noticed that as well. Gwabs will definitely change that ;) I thought the Battle Axe Island idea could also add more variety and bring more to the table than the standard fighter.

I'd find it interesting if, as you stated, As you attack with certain attack that quality will go up but other qualities will go down. Like if you never grab and just keep kicking your enemy your Kick will be very powerful but your grab would suck. This would help keep the characters balanced while they are molded to each player's unique fighting style.

Another way to keep characters balanced would be strength vs agility. For example if your character carries heavy weapons and uses lots of heavy armor, they will have stronger attacks and stronger defense, but low recovery time and slow movement speeds, while the lighter characters will move much faster and be able to dish out more attacks at a faster speed (each of those strikes would of course do less damage as an attack from a stronger chracter, but combined with the number of attacks they can do at the same time as one strike from a strong character, the total damage would be about equal).

This sounds really good. Like Cory said, there aren't a lot of online fighting games around, and this would definately be great with the MMO aspect. I have some ideas I'm willing to share if you want to hear them, plus I've started working on the UI.

Would the island have a fable like touch to it ( if you have played fable) a fable like arena like you challenge them and then when you travel to and enter the arena the battel startes. like th arena on fable. or would it be like you chalenge them and the battel startes right there with the envirment in the background but you are emersed into a arena invorment. or somthing your smart brain though up that my dull teenager brain hasent

When you challenge an opponent, the battle starts immediately, creating a new instance of the surrounding environment (within certain limits) in which you battle in, as long as programming permits. Otherwise, it will create an instance of a battle environment that uses the same elements of your surrounding environment, but doesn't use the actual environment you were in when you challenged.

thats sweet sounds like you have it all planned out man. can't wait to get it rolling

Yeah Phil!!!

nice game :D

we did it through first round