Obvious, people are going to use this game for rp sometimes, so I'm suggesting an rp gamemode with no pvp and just pve and boss farming, it should be available to people with Shonen Red, and could work as a private server feature (I don't have shounen red just yet but this is good marketing trust)
Custom breathing would allow the game to be more diverse in who you're fighting, and sword arts can tie into this. For example, your stats (if you are adding a stat system) make your character. So, i.e.: All attack + no defense = glass tank, heavy attacks and breathing abilities are boosted at low health, All speed + no attack = fast moves but bad damage, extreme precision, etc.