hi not a hate thread as i do love this game and it seems so good. these are just some questions i have about the game tho as i cannot find any info on them. (sorry for doing numbers but easyest way)
1) firstly server pop. i have made 4 chrs all a dirrent race and took them to there main lands . i did the /who command in each region along with the /who commad in the noob lands. i did this over the space of one hour. i counted a total of 243 players all over the game. is the normal server pop of this game (taking into account if all players could meet each other) only 250ish? i must be doing something wrong as even games which are 5 years old like asherons call have server pops of 500-1k players , other big games like AO have pops over 3k players at least. does the /who command not list all people in your region? or do alot of people now hunt in the prime roots? or is this now a real problem of the game? free trial has ended so people dont play anymore
2)items/loot/crafting etc.
i have noticed that there is no rare drops or intresting items. you have normal mats dropped from mobs which are not worth crafting for as harvested parts are way better nore do you come accross anything intresting droped from mobs. i havent noticed any quest items or cool items .. is the game simply about upgrading your weps via a crafter every few levels for one which looks the same? or is there quests / intresting things so i can get a rare wep or simply one wich isnt the standard graphics for each race?
3) lore.. i havent noticed this ingame. in the way of quests or anything other than some kipee walking around and the fact you can select your title as refugee.. can somebody help me with this.
4) high level content. i cannot see if there is anything fantastic to work towards. normaly in games you think to yourself "got i want to get to lvl x because then i can enter x place to kill the big x."
is there anything other than lvling to just being able to use higher ql items and kill higher lvl monsters?
please somebody help me with these questions. i dont mind playing a unfinished game which this is (as there is alot of conent sill in the dev stage) but i would like to have a good idea of what to expect along with dates etc.
some questions i have but cannot find ansers.
Re: some questions i have but cannot find ansers.
/who is area specific, ie, in Zora if you do a /who in Min-Cho you will only see players in Witherings. I personally think that this game may peak at 800-1k people at peak times.lordzren wrote: 1) firstly server pop. i have made 4 chrs all a dirrent race and took them to there main lands . i did the /who command in each region along with the /who commad in the noob lands. i did this over the space of one hour. i counted a total of 243 players all over the game. is the normal server pop of this game (taking into account if all players could meet each other) only 250ish? i must be doing something wrong as even games which are 5 years old like asherons call have server pops of 500-1k players , other big games like AO have pops over 3k players at least. does the /who command not list all people in your region? or do alot of people now hunt in the prime roots? or is this now a real problem of the game? free trial has ended so people dont play anymore
No uber loot here. Go EQ for that.lordzren wrote: 2)items/loot/crafting etc.
i have noticed that there is no rare drops or intresting items. you have normal mats dropped from mobs which are not worth crafting for as harvested parts are way better nore do you come accross anything intresting droped from mobs. i havent noticed any quest items or cool items .. is the game simply about upgrading your weps via a crafter every few levels for one which looks the same? or is there quests / intresting things so i can get a rare wep or simply one wich isnt the standard graphics for each race?
Not implemented yet, Patch 2 is the rumor.lordzren wrote: 3) lore.. i havent noticed this ingame. in the way of quests or anything other than some kipee walking around and the fact you can select your title as refugee.. can somebody help me with this.
Same as above.lordzren wrote: 4) high level content. i cannot see if there is anything fantastic to work towards. normaly in games you think to yourself "got i want to get to lvl x because then i can enter x place to kill the big x."
Re: some questions i have but cannot find ansers.
Actually, a /who in the mainland is not everyone, only a specific region. Eg: If you are in Pyr in Fyros, a /who will show you who is in the Imperial Dunes zone, which Pyr is in. If you step into one of the adjacent zones, the /who will show players in that specific zone.lordzren wrote: i did the /who command in each region along with the /who commad in the noob lands. i did this over the space of one hour. i counted a total of 243 players all over the game. is the normal server pop of this game
I basically just figured this out yesterday, and would explain why, for hours, I'm giving an LFG every half hour while soloing some mob in another zone, and never get any response; while usually getting responses pretty quick when in Pyr proper.
A continent /who would be nice. A /global for all continent chat (eg: All of Fyros) would also be nice, or specific global channels for lfg,trade,etc. All of which have been discussed and I believe are being considered for patch 2.
Re: some questions i have but cannot find ansers.
Uber items, Yep they do exist. However they will not be called the Wh00pa55 Gauntlets of Emperor Zerg.
They will be crafted by crafters and totally unique. Yes that is right Crafted by other players. They will not be Droped by special mob X at time Y, they will require lots of hard work and making of contacts.
Hmm how do i mean by Uber, you may ask, there are certian materials that will give items pretty snacky properties and make them that much better then your run of the mill items.
You will not be able to solo them unless you spend a hell of a lot of time doing so.
It took me a good long while to get to gether the ingrediants for my latest Prize, i could not do it on my own i had to find some materials from freinds (after making freinds first and doing them favours etc) then i had to find a crafter good enough to make the item with out spoiling the mats. This took time and required me to help them level. Now how ever I am happy for a little while untill the item degrades and then i can look at somthing better.
And please point me in the direction to a place where Uber items are NOT essentially just higher Ql ?
They will be crafted by crafters and totally unique. Yes that is right Crafted by other players. They will not be Droped by special mob X at time Y, they will require lots of hard work and making of contacts.
Hmm how do i mean by Uber, you may ask, there are certian materials that will give items pretty snacky properties and make them that much better then your run of the mill items.
You will not be able to solo them unless you spend a hell of a lot of time doing so.
It took me a good long while to get to gether the ingrediants for my latest Prize, i could not do it on my own i had to find some materials from freinds (after making freinds first and doing them favours etc) then i had to find a crafter good enough to make the item with out spoiling the mats. This took time and required me to help them level. Now how ever I am happy for a little while untill the item degrades and then i can look at somthing better.
And please point me in the direction to a place where Uber items are NOT essentially just higher Ql ?
Re: some questions i have but cannot find ansers.
Patch 1 brings named crafted items to Ryzom.0waxman0 wrote:Uber items, Yep they do exist. However they will not be called the Wh00pa55 Gauntlets of Emperor Zerg.
They will be crafted by crafters and totally unique. Yes that is right Crafted by other players. They will not be Droped by special mob X at time Y, they will require lots of hard work and making of contacts.
Hmm how do i mean by Uber, you may ask, there are certian materials that will give items pretty snacky properties and make them that much better then your run of the mill items.
You will not be able to solo them unless you spend a hell of a lot of time doing so.
It took me a good long while to get to gether the ingrediants for my latest Prize, i could not do it on my own i had to find some materials from freinds (after making freinds first and doing them favours etc) then i had to find a crafter good enough to make the item with out spoiling the mats. This took time and required me to help them level. Now how ever I am happy for a little while untill the item degrades and then i can look at somthing better.
And please point me in the direction to a place where Uber items are NOT essentially just higher Ql ?
That is by using specific mats one can make "Supreme Kara Parok Vest of Dodging" for example.
One of the good things coming in Patch 1 even though the nerf to foraging FAR negates the positive.
Re: some questions i have but cannot find ansers.
/who is VERY area specific. That means you are getting the list of players IN PYR region, NOT oasis, etc, etc, etc. Guess what...you missed NUMBEROUS of the higher level characters, which would have at least 200 to 300 MORE players.
Ok also players logged ON while you were doing your test, and players logged OFF. So...unless you have about ten players testing this...it will be inaccurate. A VERY VERY high level guild, MIGHT be able to pull this off...using alts and mains. BUT I doubt ANY number under 1.5k. I could be TOTALLY wrong, but that is my feeling.
Lore is given in some, but NOT all missions. Go take one of the clearly JUNK characters you made and delete them, return to noobie land and do the welcomer mission....READ the ENTIRE mission. Guess what, you learned some of the back story.
Ok also players logged ON while you were doing your test, and players logged OFF. So...unless you have about ten players testing this...it will be inaccurate. A VERY VERY high level guild, MIGHT be able to pull this off...using alts and mains. BUT I doubt ANY number under 1.5k. I could be TOTALLY wrong, but that is my feeling.
Lore is given in some, but NOT all missions. Go take one of the clearly JUNK characters you made and delete them, return to noobie land and do the welcomer mission....READ the ENTIRE mission. Guess what, you learned some of the back story.
lordzren wrote:hi not a hate thread as i do love this game and it seems so good. these are just some questions i have about the game tho as i cannot find any info on them. (sorry for doing numbers but easyest way)
1) firstly server pop. i have made 4 chrs all a dirrent race and took them to there main lands . i did the /who command in each region along with the /who commad in the noob lands. i did this over the space of one hour. i counted a total of 243 players all over the game. is the normal server pop of this game (taking into account if all players could meet each other) only 250ish? i must be doing something wrong as even games which are 5 years old like asherons call have server pops of 500-1k players , other big games like AO have pops over 3k players at least. does the /who command not list all people in your region? or do alot of people now hunt in the prime roots? or is this now a real problem of the game? free trial has ended so people dont play anymore
2)items/loot/crafting etc.
i have noticed that there is no rare drops or intresting items. you have normal mats dropped from mobs which are not worth crafting for as harvested parts are way better nore do you come accross anything intresting droped from mobs. i havent noticed any quest items or cool items .. is the game simply about upgrading your weps via a crafter every few levels for one which looks the same? or is there quests / intresting things so i can get a rare wep or simply one wich isnt the standard graphics for each race?
3) lore.. i havent noticed this ingame. in the way of quests or anything other than some kipee walking around and the fact you can select your title as refugee.. can somebody help me with this.
4) high level content. i cannot see if there is anything fantastic to work towards. normaly in games you think to yourself "got i want to get to lvl x because then i can enter x place to kill the big x."
is there anything other than lvling to just being able to use higher ql items and kill higher lvl monsters?
please somebody help me with these questions. i dont mind playing a unfinished game which this is (as there is alot of conent sill in the dev stage) but i would like to have a good idea of what to expect along with dates etc.