Re: Played, bored, quited
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:08 pm
The area around Yrkanis is dangerous for any level 40, and deadly for a mage. I was level 100 before I stopped worrying about gingo assaults in Majestic Gardens, and a level 100 mage could easily go down to those mobs (which don't give him experience).
This point is off the subject, though.
Sometimes I wonder who does more harm to the community; those making nasty remarks implying that Ryzom has already failed, or those refusing to admit there's a problem.
It would be futile to approach every point because it isn't the points but the attitude that seems problematic to me. We don't have a "solid" playerbase, talking about whether the reorganization is equivalent to bankruptcy is splitting hairs, there are still numerous things mentioned in the manual and box that have not been implemented (not just outposts), the promise of c**ntent does not qualify as c**ntent. But I bet you could argue each of those points for ten pages, Xenofur, and they are red herrings.
The fact is, SoR is in trouble. I haven't given up hope by any means, or I wouldn't be paying my subscription. But I am paying the monthly rate because I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I woke up tomorrow and there were no Saga of Ryzom. Older players who used to be just as optimistic as you and Jyudas are now bitter, or worse, just plain gone. The influx of new players is relatively small and those who stay will rarely stay for more than a couple months (that's just MMOGs for ya). That these veterans who have been here since early betas are still trickling away is very distressing.
Those who are talking about leaving should be taken very seriously, and not discounted as whiners. Particularly when those people have been a solid, valuable, positive part of the game community for over a year running. So far we still have less "stuffs" than most games at launch.
I've been just about everywhere and have done just about everything. My levels are 228 melee, 205 harvest, 190 craft (harvest and craft done solo, over hundreds of hours). I have led numerous treks and been into virtually every area in the game. I snuck my way from Yrk-Pyr solo when I was level 50 (in early november) and have snuck Trench of Trials, Underspring, Lagoons of Loria, and Bounty Beaches. I've made it through over 50% of Abyss of Ichor too, though I haven't quite made it through on a pure sneak yet. I've seen all the stocks, darkmoor, all the hives, the caves in the corridor, flaming forest, lixie and aen, the tree in Umbra, Virginia Falls, the Maze of Sprite, every single existing teleporter working or not, highgrove, everywhere through nexus... The only zone I haven't explored thoroughly is Wasteland. I did 6 of the 8 rites active when I was last in the US - I didn't do zorai craft or fyros craft, but was working on the skill points needed for them. I did many missions all over, and have high fame with all the main races. My fame with the Karavan is in the mid-90s, personal fame is about 60. I was active at almost every event on the Windermeer server, from the wedding of Saga and Michelle when I was about level 20 on to the final events Takashi ran before the merge. I started a guild which became successful for a short time before everyone (including myself) stopped playing. I was second-place in the matis melee rankings on the server, after a couple of intense and very close (due admittedly to my superior equipment) fights with Veertigo. I went from level 150 melee to level 220 in about a week, experience grind as hardcore as it gets. I also spent a couple months going from level 120 to level 150, experiencing a slow pace and fishing for groups in Thesos. I have done suicidal exploration runs, boss runs, mat runs, and raid runs. I organized the third group on Windermeer server to ever take down Aen. I have studied craft and harvest patterns with Berrule (who, as the Ballistic Mystix team can tell you, was a determined and highly intelligent Atys-scientist) though I quickly got frustrated with them. I have done pure-RP events, run conferences and game events, and had a lot of fun just chatting around in the Bog.
I am not the most elite or most accomplished player by a long shot, but I feel comfortable saying I have experienced every facet of the Saga of Ryzom. And I am bored to tears. You can dismiss that as a lack of imagination on my part, but that isn't going to change the fact. This isn't idle complaining or "whining" - it is earnest communication from those of us who have enough hope for the game to keep playing rather than move on to greener pastures. We are voting for SoR with our money and participation, if not with our words, and to ignore the problems we are pointing out is to do a disservice to the entire playerbase.
This point is off the subject, though.
Sometimes I wonder who does more harm to the community; those making nasty remarks implying that Ryzom has already failed, or those refusing to admit there's a problem.
It would be futile to approach every point because it isn't the points but the attitude that seems problematic to me. We don't have a "solid" playerbase, talking about whether the reorganization is equivalent to bankruptcy is splitting hairs, there are still numerous things mentioned in the manual and box that have not been implemented (not just outposts), the promise of c**ntent does not qualify as c**ntent. But I bet you could argue each of those points for ten pages, Xenofur, and they are red herrings.
The fact is, SoR is in trouble. I haven't given up hope by any means, or I wouldn't be paying my subscription. But I am paying the monthly rate because I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I woke up tomorrow and there were no Saga of Ryzom. Older players who used to be just as optimistic as you and Jyudas are now bitter, or worse, just plain gone. The influx of new players is relatively small and those who stay will rarely stay for more than a couple months (that's just MMOGs for ya). That these veterans who have been here since early betas are still trickling away is very distressing.
Those who are talking about leaving should be taken very seriously, and not discounted as whiners. Particularly when those people have been a solid, valuable, positive part of the game community for over a year running. So far we still have less "stuffs" than most games at launch.
I've been just about everywhere and have done just about everything. My levels are 228 melee, 205 harvest, 190 craft (harvest and craft done solo, over hundreds of hours). I have led numerous treks and been into virtually every area in the game. I snuck my way from Yrk-Pyr solo when I was level 50 (in early november) and have snuck Trench of Trials, Underspring, Lagoons of Loria, and Bounty Beaches. I've made it through over 50% of Abyss of Ichor too, though I haven't quite made it through on a pure sneak yet. I've seen all the stocks, darkmoor, all the hives, the caves in the corridor, flaming forest, lixie and aen, the tree in Umbra, Virginia Falls, the Maze of Sprite, every single existing teleporter working or not, highgrove, everywhere through nexus... The only zone I haven't explored thoroughly is Wasteland. I did 6 of the 8 rites active when I was last in the US - I didn't do zorai craft or fyros craft, but was working on the skill points needed for them. I did many missions all over, and have high fame with all the main races. My fame with the Karavan is in the mid-90s, personal fame is about 60. I was active at almost every event on the Windermeer server, from the wedding of Saga and Michelle when I was about level 20 on to the final events Takashi ran before the merge. I started a guild which became successful for a short time before everyone (including myself) stopped playing. I was second-place in the matis melee rankings on the server, after a couple of intense and very close (due admittedly to my superior equipment) fights with Veertigo. I went from level 150 melee to level 220 in about a week, experience grind as hardcore as it gets. I also spent a couple months going from level 120 to level 150, experiencing a slow pace and fishing for groups in Thesos. I have done suicidal exploration runs, boss runs, mat runs, and raid runs. I organized the third group on Windermeer server to ever take down Aen. I have studied craft and harvest patterns with Berrule (who, as the Ballistic Mystix team can tell you, was a determined and highly intelligent Atys-scientist) though I quickly got frustrated with them. I have done pure-RP events, run conferences and game events, and had a lot of fun just chatting around in the Bog.
I am not the most elite or most accomplished player by a long shot, but I feel comfortable saying I have experienced every facet of the Saga of Ryzom. And I am bored to tears. You can dismiss that as a lack of imagination on my part, but that isn't going to change the fact. This isn't idle complaining or "whining" - it is earnest communication from those of us who have enough hope for the game to keep playing rather than move on to greener pastures. We are voting for SoR with our money and participation, if not with our words, and to ignore the problems we are pointing out is to do a disservice to the entire playerbase.
darn recruiters shoud help them too!!) else they left. Solo is way too hard at beginning.