Ryzom

Hey everybody!
After a considerable about of disappointment in all the other MMO's out there, I decided to come back and try Ryzom again. I remember I tried the trial of it a while ago (before it was unlimited). I remember going to the mainland quickly, getting lost and feeling lonely.
But now, on my second try, things are going much better!
I have a lot of high hopes for this game. It's obvious that the developers really care about what they're doing and listen to player suggestions, so that's a huuuuge plus. I can't wait to get involved with the community, join a guild, try the Ring, get into PvP, all that good stuff. And, hopefully, with your help, I'll play this game for more than a week (my current average)!
So, first things first, I have a few questions for you all!

1. Can you duel wield pistols? If yes, awesome. If no, that's a suggestion.

2. What advice do you have for someone who is interested in duel wielding melee weapons?

3. From what I've experienced so far, attacking a mob with a ranged attack and then switching to a melee weapon when they get close doesn't work out so well because of the weapon switching timer. Does this ever become a useful way of fighting, or do you pretty much have to decide on what kind of weapon you're going to kill a mob with beforehand and stick with it?

4. Do you have any advice for what things I should do first when I make my way to the mainland?

5. Does anyone know if the developers plan on creating any sort of expansion to the game in the future that may add new skill trees? As diverse as the current skills are, it would be cool to have even more (such as summoning magic, necromancy, etc. etc.).

6. Will you be my friend? =)

Thanks in advance for all your help!
Now, I should probably go to bed, 'cause I have to wake up in 7 hours to go to school so I can take my Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) standardized test that I have to pass to graduate from high school! Oh joy!

Nighty night!


oh, and by the way, my character's name in game is Lunox and I'm on the Arispotle server, so if you see me in game, say hello! =)

Hi Lunox, and welcome to Ryzom .

You can't dual wield pistols, no. You have to hold your ammo clip in the left hand even for all the big two-handed weapons .

Dual wielding is restricted to double daggers and one-handed sword and dagger - the traditional Matis fighting style. That's flamboyant but not particularly effective when compared with other styles.

People generally do not try to switch weapons during a scrap because of the time lost, but zipping off a spell at full range and then switching to a melee weapon while the beast is running at you is perfectly good for creatures that don't run so fast.

When you get to the mainland, explore as much as possible, be nosey, and die lots getting to know your way around .

I wouldn't anticipate any expansions to the game for awhile, but you've only just started and have absolutely masses yet to do.

Have fun .

1: nope
2: sword+dagger, or dagger+dagger if you wish to level it faster after level 50
3: if the mob is Reealy slow, then it may work, but you are better off letting the tanks geting hit, and just cast offencive spells in a safe distance
4: melee atleast up to 100 for the extra life it gets you, then you can do what ever you seem to like.
5: nope, noting has goten into my ears yet.
6: Do i have to? sure, just give me a chat man, name is Gee

jamela wrote: Dual wielding is restricted to double daggers and one-handed sword and dagger - the traditional Matis fighting style. That's flamboyant but not particularly effective when compared with other styles.

I'll disagree a bit.
Harder to train, of course. But dual wield sword/dagger is more damage output than even a 2H sword, and can be quite effective.

All has been mentioned, so its up to me just to welcome you and say to point 5:
It was said, in the beginning of the game, that maybe one day there would be another planet to move to, but as of now nothing has been seen of it or has ever been mentioned.
My best guess is thats because the game had a rough time financially and is still getting back on its feet again.
So, all there is for us, is to hope and dream

CU and have Fun

Acridiel

sehracii wrote:I'll disagree a bit.
Harder to train, of course. But dual wield sword/dagger is more damage output than even a 2H sword, and can be quite effective.

But you have to level two skill branches, witch is pretty hard, and better wear Medium, not heavy, because the stamina loss.

But is a cool option, that's for sure.

Anyway, it surely will be easier in a time, since GF is thinking about balancing the one-handed weapons stat to make it more useful. Surely they will take care of dual wielding, since is a pretty attractive option (I have been a dual wielder in almost all games I've played, in Comp and PnP, but in this game I'll need to wait a bit to archieve that...).