The Horror the Horror

[roninpvp]

Rember the fun in in beta?


Kittin Raid so thick they just bull dozed over everyone?



Sandstorms so thick you couldnt see your friend standing next to you



Wierd bugs like standing underwater



Ah memories of a nicer funner time

[basicart]

Always said beta was the game i bought into i loved it alot and always hoped the game would manage to recapture some of the fun back one day...

[svayvti]

* being able to effectively solo

* overpowered rather than underpowered forage exp

* forage mats that actually ... made sense to the storyline

* strategic fights (except for blind)

* The old magic animations

* the old magic amps

* a substantial sized player-base

* prime root mats that were always available (even supreme roots... which got a bit silly... but much less frustrating)

* No gank zones

[alexrowe]

Good old memories, Beta 1 and 2, were the best game I have ever played in my life, I had a blast playing those 2 versions, wish the real game was almost the same fun as those to games were .

[rob01]

beta was the game i bought into..

So, what were the main changes between the betas and release?

[roninpvp]

So, what were the main changes between the betas and release?

Ryzom Didnt Pretend to be a PvP game and the trash that drags in

[amcyr]

Oh wow! I'd completely forgotten about the sandstorms.
Thanks for the memories.

I also remember them opening up PvP for the last day or so of Beta.
That was no fun, particularly with people exploiting the invisibility bug.

[vguerin]

So, what were the main changes between the betas and release?

Open Beta 1 bordered on an arcade game feel, but it was hella fun... Bomb heals and bomb nukes, stuns that actually landed etc etc...

[swe999]

But it was beautiful and I loved it and I would play it forever.

[bobturke]

Ahh the rose coloured glasses are out. Yes OB1 was fun but don't forget:

* mages were even more unbalanced
* foraging was sooooo easy
* invisible walls
* slow combats
* inventory was even more chaotic than now
* even more stanzas that were useless or not functioning.
* exploits, exploits and more exploits (some would say just different exploits, remember the old mob pathing?)
* Super powerful magic staves that looked like the dog's stick
* remember the team window bug?
* mob special attack bug?
* bugs, bugs and more bugs
* etc, etc

It wasn't all bad, but it wasn't the nirvana some are remembering!