First impressions of Ryzom

[fisherqueen]

Hey all.

I started playing Ryzom a few days ago and I must really say that I am enjoying myself a lot. I decided to summarize all my first impressions in a blog post over at our gaming mag's international blog, thought that you guys might be interested in reading it.

http://www.gamereactor.eu/text.php?id=61

Remember, I am a complete noob so be nice if I've managed to get anything completely wrong. I will continue to blog about Ryzom as often as I can, I would really love this game to get the attention it deserves.

[piquedram]

nice to give the game some attention, i'll take my time to read through it.

[acridiel]

Maybe this helps a bit

A bit outdated in some respects but still OK to read I guess

Welcome
and CU
Acridiel

Edit: Very nice and fair review Thanks!

[iceaxe68]

Be sure to read some the beginner information linked from here.

The post is old, and some of the links are no longer good, but it's still a good starting point.

I think the time may have come to gather a new list of available information.

[eshay]

That's a nice fair review, but I'm not sure it gives the right impression on why Ryzom is so special as opposed to other games. I guess what I'm saying is that it's a very technical review but doesn't mention what's really amazing about the game, it's interaction with other people.

In all my 4 years of mmo gaming (I know it's not that much ) this is the first game where I am wholly at home in an entirely new world and place, where people say hi, ask questions and get intelligent responses, even if it's to say read the tutorial ^^. People joke around, help each other at every turn, it's a very pleasant atmosphere that I've yet to encounter in other games. Usually you have to be in a nice guild to get this treatment, but here it seems to be game wide. And with that I have to say I am totally charmed, it might seem like a big chat room to some people, but to me that's all an MMO is anyway. I'm a big soloer or prefer small groups, and I'm tired of missing out because I lack a certain level or piece of gear or mission I haven't done yet. The appeal to me so far is the freedom of choice and that my actions are really my own.

Oops I went on a bit of rant there, sorry lol. But anyway enjoyed the review and hope there's more to come.

[fisherqueen]

eshay - I'll get there. As I've said, I've only played for a few hours spread out during several days. I will be sure to mention stuff like that in the future, right now I needed to get a bit technical to explain to people who have never seen the game before how the basics (as far as I understand them) work.

Thanks for the nice words, everyone!

[vrixy]

I read your review of Ryzom and for only 5 hours of playing time id say youre Hooked! You made some very good points in it , nice to see it getting such attention .
Silan is a bit un-polished yet and the ML is different ,once you are able to explore and enjoy the beauty that exists there you wont want to log off

The community is the best around of any MMO in my opinion and im glad you got a taste of it and Eshay as well (nice rant BTW) . Enjoy Atys and all of its wonders and beauty