New Player Here... Some questions

[kelarc]

Hi everyone, I played this game back in beta and forgot about it, but I was browsing MMORPG.com the other day in an attempt to find a new MMO and everyone seemed to say good things about SoR...

Anyway, I was looking at the roadmap thing, and it seems like it ends after chapter 4 gets released.. I also read something on the main site saying that the release of Ryzom Ring will "bring the saga to a close"

What does this mean exactly...? What are the plans once Ryzom Ring and chapter 4 get released? Do the developers plan to stop releasing new content and the like and just let the game run as a player created society (ala neverwinter nights) ?

How exactly will Ryzom Ring work? I can't find any real information on it as far as what will and won't be allowed. What's to stop players from making absolutely horrendus areas with absolutly outlandish items that can then be used in PvP?

What exactly is the future of Ryzom, from the Dev's point of view? Is it even worth it to start playing now? I've noticed that there really is no end-game content either, just pvp which from what I've read ont he forums, a lot of people are unhappy with.

Lately, how many people are normally online? I know there's only one server for english speaking players, so I'd hope that there's a decent number of other players to interact with once you get out of the newbie area...

What exactly is there to do in this game besides grind skills? What makes Ryzom special (aside from the soon to be released Ryzom Ring)

But mainly, I'm just worried about what's next... can a developer please shead some light on the subject?

[katriell]

I also read something on the main site saying that the release of Ryzom Ring will "bring the saga to a close"

I've never seen that...can you post a link to where that was said?

Is it even worth it to start playing now?

I think it most certainly is worth it. If a developer or GM replied, I doubt their response would be much different.

What exactly is there to do in this game besides grind skills?

Ryzom is a great game for roleplaying. There are live events, both official and player-run. There's also plenty of room to explore. Even after a year, I haven't seen everything - there are countless unique little places to be discovered.

What makes Ryzom special

- Unique. From the science-fantasy genre with a living planet, technology, sap-powered magic, homins, etc., to a very unusual (among MMOs) and dynamic story.
- Complexity. Ryzom has a rather steep learning curve in some ways. This is because it is a complex, interesting game that does not coddle or hand-hold.
- Beautiful. I love the graphics. Unlike many MMOs where drab colours supposedly equals realism, Ryzom's Atys is a vibrant world with verdant forests, bright beaches, shining blue lakes, etc.. Characters are well modeled and smoothly animated. The weather system is very nice.
- Community. Even though we have a few bad threads break out in the forums sometimes, we have a very helpful, friendly, and mature community.

[kelarc]

I'm trying to find that link from you, it was a little spurt about Ryzom Ring on one of the pages...

c'mon now, 33 views and only 1 reply? You all are a quiet bunch.

[jamela]

The original roadmap for the Saga was supposed to last at least 8 years. I'd guess that almost 2 years after release we're nowhere near 2 years down that road, so no I am quite sure that Episode 4 is not the end of the saga, merely the end of Epsiode 3. This roadmap certainly doesn't suggest that the devlopers will cease to take any part in the future of Ryzom after the introduction of Episode 4, it just doesn't hint at what is planned then.

Regarding Ryzom Ring, anything available to Ring Riters for their scenarios will be consistent with mainland Atys, naturally. No "outlandish items". The only items allowed to be taken out of a Ring scenario would be those that the Ring Riter took into it from the mainland in the first place, I believe. Even experience points cannot be earned in the Ring, although there may be XP catalyst rewards that will allow something equivalent. Nevrax are surely not going to adopt as permanent a scenario that isn't consistent with the rest of the world.

The number of people online depends on your timezone quite a lot. European timezones are certainly not crowded. Regions with towns or popular hunting / digging grounds are pretty well populated, others can be empty. There is far more player interaction than I witnessed in a very much busier game.

[acridiel]

Oh, I´m sure Nevrax has more than enough in store for us.
In an Interview David once said that there are about 20.000 Pages of still unused Background waiting to be implemeted. *high hopes*

I play on the German Server and even here it´s got its more crowded times.
That´s the one trouble you get if there´s just one international server.
Playtimes differ...

CU
Acridiel

[kibsword]

Welcome to Atys! *huggles*