Ryzom

I will admit, main thing that drew me to this game was the graphics, but the thing that kept me was the crafting system.

I started playing Mogs back in The Realm game (pacman for online roleplaying games, and the first I ever saw, before AO or UO even, and a year or more before EQ), then moved to EQ, then went into the Beta tour, settled in Horizons for a painful year, then moved into a few others.

The MAIN thing about other games that usually sent me looking for another was EASY. They either pushed unconcentual PVP, which ended up ruining the game, or made it a crafter ONLY game, or an Adventurer ONLY game, OR made gaining AT level gear nearly impossible, OR made it ONLY soloable, or ONLY groupable.

I honestly think that Ryzom has a chance at actually providing a wide range of possiblities to the average gamer (more than 5 hours per week but less than 30), and a wide range of possibilities to whom the game is just about the ONLY entertainment they have (45 to 80 hours a week in game at the keys).

I think Mage skill tree needs to have more options and the sp needs a SERIOUS overhaul. I can't see a pure mage surviving the same mobs as same level fighter. The SP expenditure is outlandish to put it mildly.

Yes the game has a few bugs. My daughter got sucked into one and plopped in the middle of Matis newb territory...as a Fyros. The Gm put her in Fyros lands....on the mainland. But she shrugged it off.

And I have gotten caught in the fighter trainers room, when that happens to me, the trainer depops, and the door won't even open. But I logged out and back in and found myself in middle of city, so...no harm done.

And yes, I have been guilty of "seeking the Perfect game", truth is most players don't give most games half a chance. But alot of gamers have gotten a bit cynical due to Sony's POOR treatment of its playerbase. (Nerf bat, "it is a feature" No dear, it is a BUG, Mage epic, Cleric epic, ANY epic, Pet nerf, Fighter nerf, nerf nerf and yep NERF. By the time the average player hit level 50, NO one was spared the nerf bat.) So most players that leave cut and run early, before any game can get their hopes up...only to dash them.

I can see both sides on this issue. But...once again, I am sticking with this one.

Hey @elfmatic where are you? Please dont tell me you just registered for a single post.

Prior to opening your thread you obviously must have spend a lot of time to read through this forum so I cant imagine you havent anything else to contribute.....

Of course, if the game is REALLY heading down-hill, it will start to look like this[/QUOTE]

OMG I hate that game, what a load of crap L2 is.

tleilaxu wrote:Of course, if the game is REALLY heading down-hill, it will start to look like this

OMG I hate that game, what a load of crap L2 is.[/QUOTE]

You mean you don't miss the Chinese kill stealing you, harrassing you, and shouting "You Go Now, PKPK, Rang Rang"?

And let's not forget being told in Chinese to have certain relations with your mother?

This game is a breath of fresh air.

I hope that was not intended to point fingers at a particular racial group. I've heard just about every race spurt comments similar to that one.

In the case of Lineage 2, it is intended towards that one racial group. The majority of the "professional farmers" are Chinese, even the legitimate Chinese players hate them.

Online currency sales are rampant in that game, and if you encroach on "their" territory, you will be abused and harrassed. It was kind of fun watching rival work gangs fight over the same territory.

ayne31 wrote:Hey @elfmatic where are you? Please dont tell me you just registered for a single post.

Prior to opening your thread you obviously must have spend a lot of time to read through this forum so I cant imagine you havent anything else to contribute.....

Has anyone ever told you that you put way too much thought into peoples post counts.

cerryl wrote:In the case of Lineage 2, it is intended towards that one racial group. The majority of the "professional farmers" are Chinese, even the legitimate Chinese players hate them.

Online currency sales are rampant in that game, and if you encroach on "their" territory, you will be abused and harrassed. It was kind of fun watching rival work gangs fight over the same territory.

The same thing was happening in FFXI, there were a few chars who were played by alot of different people and all they did was far cash. I guess its a legitimate way of making real cash when you don't have a job. They really ruin a game. However I have seen similar situations in EQ where an american player sat there for hours to farm something only to sell them on ebay and other places.

jdiegel wrote:Has anyone ever told you that you put way too much thought into peoples post counts.

Well...if someone is visiting this board for the first time...reads through a lot of posts...then decides to post

"i love this game and you critics are just plain wrong/ignorant/whiners/etc."

to vanish after this never to come back...

...I think about it, yes.

The reason to register in the first place is 99% to seek information, help or advice. The remaining 1% have an agenda.

Elfmatic was very active in beta posting on the forums.