Little was known of this before E3. The economy in Shadowbane may be more detailed than most role-playing gamers are used to, though it all starts with players going out and fighting monsters. A city will always need some players at the base level, killing monsters and bringing in new monies. Siege combat, perhaps Shadowbane's most unique feature, was also shown. No other online role-playing game has attempted to do something like this to date.
Guilds erect war tents outside of cities they wish to attack.
Inside these tents, siege engines such as the trebuchet and catapult are made. Players then use these siege engines to actually destroy parts of the city. Guild leaders and their inner circle are able to manipulate this tree to heal parts of the city such as the gate, walls, buildings, and so on, as the siege is happening. A griefer is someone who plays online games for the purposes of having fun at other players' expense. Such players will go out of their way to abuse the rules of the game and make sure you have a bad time.