What's the goal of AC?

[hamolton]

With all the treads with huge flame wars about every aspect of AC, this should be a thread you can reference to back up your arguments about stuff.
I'm kinda a noob here, but it seems the goal of AC is to make the best open source game possible while being simple, taking place in realish environments, having fast & arcade gameplay, and being playable and downloadable over dial-up.
The goal of AC should not be being AC; changing gameplay for the better should be acceptable.
What do ya'll (I feel so texan) think the goal of AC should be?