So this is a long shot and I know it is a double whammy but I would love for the game to have a diary system of sorts, for lore and to help with adventure styled servers but also for more hardcore players that do not use the map or have a mod to make the map a physical object. Something like a book is fine but for the earlier ages a wax tablet/wood carvings and or even cave painting. (symbols and flora/fauna) and in the later stages stone/ metal slates?
This might be a quadruple whammy by the looks of it but I think this would all really enhance gameplay.