dakhound wrote:seen more people lvl magic there than melee, although I admit sometimes you do need a fool in heavy armour to tank.
So the point is .... once you have all then lands, what I find most people will do it group at the places where its easier to:
1. Get fast XP
2. Stay safe
3. Have a town close by for spawn/trainers/merchants
Therefore people go to Dyron, Theos, Min Cho
Why try to level in a land that takes twice as long to move around in (water), has a high pop of grouping aggro with high respawn rates (gingos/ragus in Matis).
When for 12k you can port to a place (5 min walk now added to Dryon) that allows you to speed level with complete safety and all the facility you need.
In Planetside we had similar issues - NC had insta kill weapons, other factions required skill to play. Pops were around 80/20/20 on average.
I see the same for Ryzom. If you don't start as Fyros, you level or get escorted to there. A quick trip through the newly added short cut and you are in Hunting skill paridise.
Event history. Fyros usually first to complete, Zorai/Matis second and Tryker is usually last. I have to say this is mainly down to the layouts of the lands.
Don't get me wrong. I am Tryker I will always be Tryker! I like to overcome the difficulties, it keeps my interest in the game.
I beleive Tryker would be much more appealing if:
1. I didn't crash to desktop - everytime I ported to FH.
2. I didn't crash evertime I swim north out of FH.
3. I didn't crash evertime I turn on the spot sharply.
4. I didn't have to die to reach the ql250 spots in Tryker.
5. The BB outland was as least semi possible to traverse by steath.
6. we don't need mounts in Tryker cas its faster to travel using TP's
I love my lands, and have stuck with them from the beginning.
On the plus side, once you have a outland 'sussed' they are very very easy. Even crossing Lorai can be done with practice. (BB seems to be the exception to prove the rule.)
I believe Tryker to have the closest bond amongst its people. Well we harvest, someone will always heal you or rez you, regardless of guild. We don't care who you are if you want to team your welcome to join (lvl restrictions excluded).
I hope you can all say the same about your own lands. I love mine and the people in it. If only it could be slightly more stable.