radient wrote:
The issue I am having is with the community. I play some games that have really immature gamers, and I deal with it. But I deal with it by making a note to myself what they are like and not expecting anything better from them.
Now I see posts about how great the community is for SoR, but so far I have only been exposed to the island
I have found the GM's to be great. Also there are some experienced players on the island who really seem to be good people. But..... OMG.... I have only played one other game with worse people to be around then are on the island.
I can only blink in amazement at this post. I have played Guild Wars (1 year or so), SWG (for over 2 years, cancelled the day of NGE), and COH (2+ years now). I have never seen a more mature, literate, articulate, and helpful community than that of Ryzom, and like you, so far I have been
only on the newbie island. I have been playing a lot of hours too... basically since the day SoR re-launched after the 4-day down time. That'll be 3 weeks this Thursday. I've logged in every day... usually twice a day (mornings for an hour before work, evenings for 2-4 hours depending on schedule and such). I have seen no evidence of immaturity at all. I know you don't say exactly what the "OMG" is in reference too but your post strongly implies you are seeing somehow far more "immaturity" in SoR than in other games. Honestly I can't imagine what you are talking about.
Are you referring to regional chat? If so, I have not seen any immaturity at all on regional chat. Regional chat generally is used to help people ("Where do I find Zun Amber?" "Is there a trick to killing Yelk?", and so forth). Sometimes people ask of the impressions other players have of the game as well ("So how do you find PVP?", "How close is the mainland to the island?" and the like). Once in a while (as I would think is inevitable in a trial area) there will be long discussions of other games (usually, WoW or SWG, though I participated in a somewhat shorter one about COH).
I really am at a loss here. The Ryzom community, including what I have seen on the newbie island, is the best I have yet to come across in any MMORPG. The people chatting in regional use actual English in their posts -- I don't think I have yet once seen any actual "leet speak", and even abbreviations seem to be kept to a minimum. There is a much higher degree of literacy and "typography" in the Ryzom community, including people generally typing full (or nearly full) sentences, with proper spelling (apart from the occasional typo), and grammar, and the like. This strikes me as symptomaic of a mature and thoughtful audience, not an immature or childish one.
The other players are generally helpful. I have seen no flames, no arguments, nothing like that. I have witnessed largely good humor, cooperation, and friendliness. I have seen no evidence of immaturity at all... There is FAR more immaturity in the GW, SWG, and especially COH communities than I have seen on newbie island in Ryzom.
So I am not sure what you are talking about... To me this is the best and by far the most mature community I have ever seen, even on newbie island.
C
