The Saga of Ryzom

Mod in Klients this morning said that they are making sure to take precautions and get the game back up right so that players didn't lose their characters.  They said their was no guarantee but it seems like they are trying to keep the old characters.  Actually it seemed like that was what was holding them up at the moment.  I wish they'd just wipe everything and get the servers back up, but I know that would hurt a lot of people.

I hope it won't be a wipe, but if it is, I have 0-50 down to a science! Seriously though, I joined free trial after gameforge went south, then made it to 50 in magic/melee, bought a key on amazon, then the day I ported to mainland, the server shut down!

I really can't wait to see thr rest. Most helpful and welcoming community you could ever ask for...

jealousy isnt a good reason to want a wipe of characters, sure people get jealous of flashy titles but its all a bit silly too. If its a wipe so be it, my gear took a hell of alot more work than the fancy titles people covet though so I'm hoping not.

In terms of levels I could easily reach 4 base masters within 2 month if need be, i.e melee/ele/dig/2x craft.

when we started on the german servers after aris went down within like 3 days we were all close to 200 in at least 1 skill (GoJ) I think Mardock was 160ish dig etc. The larger guilds wont suffer at all.

and if wipe happens it only means massive trekking spree witch would be serious fun :)

Even if there'd be a wipe... Ryzom was...is...should remain...yes, should remain skill-based not measured in numbers. Or in short: it's relying more on player experience than gathered experience points.
An experienced player can, erhh, could, travel around all of Atys (carefully...) on his own, an inexperienced Master-Of-Something can, erhh, could, not...

This was nicely proven on Cho (anyone remember?), it was only a matter of slightly more than a week for the first "Master of" to appear - even if it was only to claim OPs (which I fear would happen again - they should be disabled for the first weeks...)

May Ma-Duk light your souls

Originally posted by jackoba

jealousy isnt a good reason to want a wipe of characters, sure people get jealous of flashy titles but its all a bit silly too.

You think people are never silly? Or just Ryzom players are never silly?

Whatever you're smoking, pass it around.

I don't think it will be a wype. And I really don't care. I haven't play a decent game since I left. I want Ryzom back.

Atys is home away from home.. always place to go even its behind next hill . I really miss that sitting some hill and watching how gingo or etc attacks somethink , or just beeing there and chat whit your guild.  And i have told only real sandbox  mmo currently is EvE or Vanguard but always said that they never seen sunset in thesos.  And community is the best what i have seen in any other mmo.  So stingarom and swim in oasis would be nice but mostly invading desert stock that will be fun.... i only wish birdies will come back someday.

Originally posted by Kyerna

I'm honestly hoping it will be a wipe for several reasons.

1) Everyone starts on an equal playing field all over again, enduring the harsh environments and reliving the days most of us old-timers have the best memories of. When we had to work togheter to achieve things that seem so obvious when you have a couple masters. Who will supply better gear and fast enough to allow others to progress at a steady pace? Who will make it to other lands? Who will manage to control a higher level Outpost? When will the first supremes be dug?

2) It would allow time for the new company to settle in, and get to work on fixing/adding what was still left out.

3) Skill levels don't mean a lot; it's wisdom and experience gained that count. I might have to work hard to get all my craft and forage levels there again, but I still have my recipes and knowledge on crafting.

But it would indeed depend on what agreement was made on the purchase I suppose.

Oooh yeah...

Sorry but your third point nullifies the others.

It´s not Skill that counts, right. So, witch real Newbe could compete with our knowledge of Level-Spots?

Of Mat-Spots? Of how to get from A to B without dying?

Exactly - None.

So real Newbes would be completely lost in a world where for about two month an arms race par excellance would run its course and then settle back into the same status Q as before.

Because you can depend on the old guilds and alliances getting back together again and trying to get their old OPs again and maybe one or two more. But still, those with more RL time on their hands would win the day, because they´d level faster.

In a Game of Grind vs. Mind the Grind always wins. Those that do not play for simple levels would indeed be hard pressed to even keep up with the others. Remember there are two other servers out there and at least on Leanon we had a good portion of RP-Players that didn´t really care for who owned witch OP but owned one themselves. Those could in such a scenario forget to ever regain this status.

And real Newbes, where would they be?

They´d be drafted into the arms race as cannon fodder, nothing more.

Greed would rule the day even more as before, everyone would struggle to get at least 250 Elemental ASAP! What kind of "play" would that be? With every single Mob being wiped the second he respawned just for the XP...

We´d have maybe 1 week before the first cats started flowing from an OP, then those that ´d have OPs would zoom past all others and gain control of as many other OPs as they could, with no chance for others to ever get one. If worst comes to worst, there´d be a good chance that ONE guild/alliance would control the Catalyzer market exclusively. Would you want that?

Yeah, that would be a Game I´d "love" to return to.

Reliving the old memories? Forget it, I once ran from Zora to all other Citys with a lvl 10 Charakter, and died about 5 times. Others can do that too. So, nope. Sorry but that wouldn´t be our "old Atys".

I´m one of the "old timers" and as much as I miss these times, they´re never to return, even with a complete wipe.

Sad, but true.

CU

Acridiel / MaDSaM