Crime. I want to have radiant criminal-catching quests.

Im hoping there will be stores available in the city where i can purchase weapons, armor, ship parts etc... As well as mini games you can play with your friends, pike racing and such

An entertainment district in which you can participate in miscellaneous games and of course gambling e.g. slots I spent so much money on the slot machines is Borderlands 2...so worth it.

Hopefully as little filler as possible. Each feature should have its counterpart manifested in-universe. Likely the tower for mission select/ travel and spaceship customization, clan/faction hall for group contacts, armory and character customization, and finally an arena or some virtual training battlefield for competitive pvp. Fast traveling to and from these spaces should be an option as well as walking through the interstitial scenery, to overhear the usual NPC chatter or bump into players waiting for friends or not sure of what to do next. But putting a ton of work into a giant baroquely detailed space or russian nesting dolls of spaces where no combat happens is a waste and tedious to sludge through to get to the meat of the game. People say they want heaps and loads of details but end up complaining later when they realize the most enjoyable parts are buried in layers of clutter. It's not a matter of you guys setting your hopes unrealistically it's not recognizing game design principles. The City is somewhat of a replacement for navigating to game modes solely through start menus. Yes, it will be awesome scenery and immersive, but it will also need to be lean to serve its intended purpose.

I have this weird feeling that in the early stages of the game, we literally have to walk back to the city unless if we log off in an unsafe area we will log back in and all our things gone or we end up dead. I dunno just a feeling

Pike Racing, Gambling, PvP, trading, story telling.

A minigame that's just a pokemon clone.

some manly one on one unarmed fights in the cantina

casino, drugs, hookers, and my own house.

Great question...what do Guardians do to blow off steam? How about hitting up the cantina to play some cards? Trading some intel on a rival faction and hanging out at faction HQ to meet some new members

If we get a room in the Tower I'll go there and see what I can do. I'd modify weapons, upgrade anything I could, purchase things, explore the City, watch the sunset/sunrise, and many other things.