Re: Avault Reviews Ryzom
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:22 pm
There are some errors in that review.
For example, he does know that you can right click on the various chat tabs and get a separate window for Regional chat, etc if you prefer that. He also did not know about the "conning" system. Maybe he needs to read my Quick Tips in this thread:
http://www.ryzom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7155
Overall, I would not call his review as accurate, fair, etc as many claim. Most of his complaints have already been patched, I know I checked them. Also his unfamiliarity with the interface and general tendency to see an MMORPG as having to do it the tried and true and dull way, really does show through, if you go beyond the poetic lament in his words.
Basically, burnout syndrome and he is a creature of habit. It's also unclear if he ever really got off the Newbie Islands for long.
The problem with this game is that it really takes at least 4 days to really see that it isn't as simple as you first think or as hard an interface as you think. It's just different. After a while you see that the game has depth, lots of it. You also will see that the interface is straightforward but very powerful and easy to customize, perhaps more than any UI ever. But that is not obvious at first, because everything is done differently than you might think.
Harvesting alone will probably confuse most people for a while, it's just a very sophisticated sort of mining.
Anyway, whatever. The review is definitely over-rated, although it's not either negative or positive, it's just inaccurate and limited. It's long, but it's really more about his feelings, his expectations, his mindset, and predictably about his inability to adjust or understand.
For example, he does know that you can right click on the various chat tabs and get a separate window for Regional chat, etc if you prefer that. He also did not know about the "conning" system. Maybe he needs to read my Quick Tips in this thread:
http://www.ryzom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7155
Overall, I would not call his review as accurate, fair, etc as many claim. Most of his complaints have already been patched, I know I checked them. Also his unfamiliarity with the interface and general tendency to see an MMORPG as having to do it the tried and true and dull way, really does show through, if you go beyond the poetic lament in his words.
Basically, burnout syndrome and he is a creature of habit. It's also unclear if he ever really got off the Newbie Islands for long.
The problem with this game is that it really takes at least 4 days to really see that it isn't as simple as you first think or as hard an interface as you think. It's just different. After a while you see that the game has depth, lots of it. You also will see that the interface is straightforward but very powerful and easy to customize, perhaps more than any UI ever. But that is not obvious at first, because everything is done differently than you might think.
Harvesting alone will probably confuse most people for a while, it's just a very sophisticated sort of mining.
Anyway, whatever. The review is definitely over-rated, although it's not either negative or positive, it's just inaccurate and limited. It's long, but it's really more about his feelings, his expectations, his mindset, and predictably about his inability to adjust or understand.
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