What's the point

[katriell]

Where is the lore, the unraveling of story lines, the feeling of that it matters what you do?

Roleplay and events.

[901941]

Sounds to me like your expectations of the mainland have disappointed you. May I suggest you look for an active guild with players that like to do guild activities? It could be that the first guild you joined may not be the right guild for you. I think it will help you greatly if you find a good team of players that make hunting, scouting and trekking fun. Believe me finding a guild where one is a member and not just a number makes a world of difference in enjoying the game. If there is not a guild that you like, start your own and be part of the saga.

As for grinding; tell me of a game where one does not have to grind to level? The key idea to me is not to try and do everything, start with a skill that you like; like melee for example-you have the options of close combat, two hand weapons, one hand weapon, and range. Pick the one that attracts you the most and do it no matter what others say about the skill. Same goes for crafting, and other skill trees. Focus on the skills you enjoy and play them, before you know it you will have a master title and the satisfaction of reaching your set goal.

Explore Atys, there is plenty to see and many nice homins to meet that make Ryzom a wonderful world to be part of. Do the quests if you want to, not all are unfinished and even if most are, at least you have completed some parts of the rites for when it is available. Work on your fame with the cult of your choice so that you can get the teleport tickets to travel. Here is a tip for doing quests; every time I enter a city I search for all the contacts that give missions and mark them on my map, this way if I start doing mission I can find them faster. I do the same when I see a bandit camps, or a friendly camp, and NPC’s walking about, I mark them on my map for future reference.

Some days I only want to forage, other days I want to hunt named agro, and sometimes I just want to chat with friends and roleplay. The point is I play the game how I want and not how others tell me I should play it, you can do the same. I’ve been in Ryzom for over a year and only have one master title. I don’t grind I live in the world and therefore play the game. It took me some time to find my little corner that I can call home, so don’t expect everything to fall into place overnight.

The lore of the game is unique and mysterious enough to raise questions. Study it, read it all, and learn of the times we are living now compared to the way it was a year ago. You will realize that the game has change immensely. And you will also uncover what is being prepared for us in a few months from today. R2 is almost out and soon more player content will be available for everyone to explore. The CSR team also works hard on events, and the last one was a great success and enjoyed by many homins.

Give the game some time. You said your subscription will last 3 months? I think that should be enough time for you to fully explore Atys and take part in player and none player events to fully grasp the meaning behind the Saga of Ryzom.

Good luck.

[richky]

I cannot explore the world very far...

You can go very far indeed if you practice. Learn to spot and avoid aggro, learn their habits to help you get by them, learn safe routes. One of the most fun and exciting things to do IMO .

[mugendo]

I cancelled my subscription

You gave Ryzom a chance and found it is not your type of game...I hope you find what you are looking for.

[cloudy97]

If the cancellation wasn't your final word:

I recognize the feeling of "what's the point" from when I started. I had just quit WoW and the lack of quests and directions confused me. Eventually the game came alive and I saw the many puzzles hidden. It will grow on you. The grind is really secondary, in my opinion, learning to sneak, to craft, to hunt, to find out how exe/sup mats pop is much more interesting.

You can sneak everywhere at level 1 (except the maze in Heretics Hovel, nasty place), but you will die alot until you learn about the world and its inhabitants.

[rothimar]

While I am still new, only been in-game for about a week and a half, I am avtually very impressed with Ryzom. Any MMO is going to consist of some grinding, for quests, for crafting, etc. If you got everything all at once, what the heck is the point?

There are a lot of possibilities in which direction you want to go, as well as a lot to look forward to. No single game will contain everything everyone wants... but from what I have seen in such a short time, I have to say, it has most of what I am looking for in a game.

And... I have yet to see any other MMO where the GM's are in-world as often, and participating in the community. It's very refreshing.

[luzyu]

I first started to play in february as you can see by my join date, but quickly left the game as I was also a bit lost in this big vast world and got incredibly frustrated and bored with the quest lines..

So onwards to better, brighter pastures... Yeah right, I now realize I simply wasn't ready to play a game that requires an exercise in imagination, I was used to being spoon fed every tiny aspect and that is not what you get here. After being annoyed witht the current mmo market I went and purchased Oblivion of the elderscrolls series. And well after a somewhat short and disapointing quest line I was left with nothing but mounts of mods. Elderscrolls is awesome not because of the game itself, but the modding community.. I even learned the construction set a bit, had to write down my own lore, and found that I really, really enjoyed this process. But, single player games are very lonely...

Therefore I come back with a renewed interest and possibly a better understanding, and I wish this on many players who tried Ryzom but left disconcerted ^.^

[mugendo]

I first started to play in february as you can see by my join date, but quickly left the game as I was also a bit lost in this big vast world and got incredibly frustrated and bored with the quest lines..

So onwards to better, brighter pastures... Yeah right, I now realize I simply wasn't ready to play a game that requires an exercise in imagination, I was used to being spoon fed every tiny aspect and that is not what you get here. After being annoyed witht the current mmo market I went and purchased Oblivion of the elderscrolls series. And well after a somewhat short and disapointing quest line I was left with nothing but mounts of mods. Elderscrolls is awesome not because of the game itself, but the modding community.. I even learned the construction set a bit, had to write down my own lore, and found that I really, really enjoyed this process. But, single player games are very lonely...

Therefore I come back with a renewed interest and possibly a better understanding, and I wish this on many players who tried Ryzom but left disconcerted ^.^

I also have times of 'low activity' and frustration..but I am learning to 'adapt' to the Ryzom expectations of me as a player
And welcome back.

[xmojo]

Roleplay and events.

Are events held at any time around the 24-hour clock or only during peak playing hours in Europe? It's been my experience with MMORPGs that events are generally held during peak playing times which means I always miss out, not being a US or European player.

[akicks]

Are events held at any time around the 24-hour clock or only during peak playing hours in Europe? It's been my experience with MMORPGs that events are generally held during peak playing times which means I always miss out, not being a US or European player.

Official events are usually held at times for both European and US players. Sometimes an event is run twice, or sometimes different events are run that are apart of the same story arc.

Keep an eye out on the roleplay forum and the message of the day in-game (it'll appear in the sys.info window when you log on)