Ryzom

• The guild my main character is in, House Etchmarc. Even though I love the game, without them I probably wouldn't still be in-game. They as individuals, and the environment they provide, both IC and OOC, are delightful and interesting.
• Non-linear. Players aren't led by the nose through the game from beginning to "end." It's up to them to decide the reason and purpose for their character's existence. Unfortunately this is an endangered species of gameplay.
• Atys. The vibrant, wild, and diverse nature of the world continually amazes me. The interactions between fauna, discovering places I hadn't noticed before, knowing there are entire areas and regions I have yet to thoroughly explore, the fascinating details like the meaningful pictograms on Zoraï stuff, the mysteries and ruins, the weather and seasons and ecosystems, and the wonderful immersion of simply sitting in a place and watching the symphony of graphics and AI.
• The story and setting. Unique and intriguing, with mysteries, mostly grey areas, and many layers of possible meaning. Too bad most players end up viewing aspects, such as the factions, as simple black-and-white "they're evil and we're good."
• The community. There still abounds a helpful and friendly spirit sometimes, though I fear that it's endangered.
• Crafting. Currently it is a complex and interesting portion of the game, with a vital role in the community. Also somewhat endangered.
• The skill system. I take it for granted a bit since I generally don't enjoy grinding for very long, but that's perhaps all the more reason to appreciate the ability to switch skills at whim and practice a variety. The system also makes sense to me: in RL we aren't limited to a single skill/profession/activity for our entire life, so why should characters be limited in such a way.
• PvP. This means outpost battles to me, because I've never been in a faction thus never experienced tagged PvP, and I've never been attacked or attacked anyone in the Prime Roots/Nexus. I think the problems with outposts are at least partly due to people attempting pseudo-roleplay without having a grasp of the "separation of player and character" concept, which leads to trouble in any situation. Conflicts and arguments that should be purely In-Character get hemorrhaged into blending with the feelings and opinions of players, creating fierce Out-Of-Character perceptions of disagreement and segregation based on fictional deities and wars. Aside from all that, I enjoy participating in the outpost PvP system itself. The politics it stimulates are interesting and add depth to the RP aspect of the game.

ratara wrote:I love, that the people who I would of mentioned in this thread as people I love, havent mentioned me.

ratara wrote:I love, that the people who I would of mentioned in this thread as people I love, havent mentioned me.

That better?