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a SWG refugee looking for a home

bad_karmabad_karma Member Posts: 8
in Ryzom
Hi people.  I'm leaving SWG (most likely) and looking for a new community and home.  Someone suggested this game to me and it looks like it has most of what I liked in SWG (good player community, meaningful crafting roles, and complete sandbox).  Too bad there isnt an entertainer proffesion though! lol

I just wanted to get some more info from the people who actually play the game on what it is like.  Also if there are any other former SWG players, I would LOVE to hear your review!  Thanks a bunch. 

Peas


If at first you don't succeed, maybe skydiving isn't for you.

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  • jackobajackoba Member Posts: 124

    we got a few SWG refugees over here

    maybe you'll feel at home if you spoke to them, get a free trial sorted and contact Faa of team spirit (the guild) I'm sure they will love to assist you

  • SxarletSxarlet Member Posts: 112
    well, i quit SWG about 2 years ago, and started playing ryzom. I think it is better then SWG although the crafting system is not as varried. But the game is much much better, imo, a huge sandbox.

    There are a lot of old swg players around, you could check the guild forums in ryzom for more about them.


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  • War_DancerWar_Dancer Member Posts: 941

    Originally posted by bad_karma
    Hi people.  I'm leaving SWG (most likely) and looking for a new community and home.  Someone suggested this game to me and it looks like it has most of what I liked in SWG (good player community, meaningful crafting roles, and complete sandbox).  Too bad there isnt an entertainer proffesion though! lol

    I just wanted to get some more info from the people who actually play the game on what it is like.  Also if there are any other former SWG players, I would LOVE to hear your review!  Thanks a bunch. 

    Peas



    Hiya BK, Ryzom IMO has alot of really nice things going for it. The harvesting and crafting system is nice and intricate and important to the game world. Character advancement is in a skill tree kinda like SWG was but there isn't a limit on what and how many skills you can learn just the time needed to do it. Those were the main important parts for me when comparing other MMOs to old SWG and what I love about Ryzom. Give the trial a go, there is a fair bit of a learning curve to the game but if you ask any questions you have on region (questions about the island specificaly) or universe (questions about the game in general) and someone will help
  • bad_karmabad_karma Member Posts: 8
    thanks guys.  Sadly my download got stuck at 37% and I have to redownload today.  I'll set it up before I got to work and try it out when I get home.  It seems like this game is a refuge for a lot of SWG players.  The things you listed as most important are very important to me too.  I just hope the graphics are pretty good.  Someone told me they were very cartoony (like WoW) which is annoying... 

    I think I may have found a new home... Why have I never heard of this game before?  How old is this game?


    If at first you don't succeed, maybe skydiving isn't for you.

  • katriellkatriell Member UncommonPosts: 977

    The graphics are excellent, but you may have difficulty if you can't tolerate a sort of French comic book style in the look of the characters.

    I'm not sure but I think it's been around for about four years. Two years since release.

    It "flies under the radar" quite a bit because it isn't advertised. At least, not outside of France. The only publicity it gets is from articles/interviews and word-of-mouth.

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  • War_DancerWar_Dancer Member Posts: 941

    Originally posted by bad_karma

    I just hope the graphics are pretty good.  Someone told me they were very cartoony (like WoW) which is annoying... 




    I'm sure everyone will have a different view on the graphics but for me I like the Ryzom ones and I can't stand the WoW style ones. I wouldn't have called it very cartoony graphics except maybe the tryker race who are a bit amine like. Check out the www.ryzom.com website for screenshots for an idea if you want to before the trial.
  • vivalabammvivalabamm Member Posts: 3
    I'm downloading the client as we speak. it sounds like a good game, i am  a fan of the old SWG *loves his Ion Rifle*
    i went back about a month ago and played the SWG free trial and couldnt believe how stupid the combat system was. Have a great one

    -andrew


  • bad_karmabad_karma Member Posts: 8
    Well I finally got it to work last night and ended up playing it until 1:30AM...  Here is my first impression of the game:

    IMO the graphics leave a little to be desired and the UI is obstructive and simple (at least compared to SWG...) but it definately didnt stop me from playing ALL night!  One of the most impressive things was the other players.  I noticed a very good mix of experienced players and newbs like me.  Every time I had a question or needed help, someone send me a private message right away.  I have never seen such a helpful player base.  I wish there was more I could do to customize my toon (it was a lot better than games like EVE, but still not quite what SWG had), but the graphics didn't "annoy" me like WoW's do.  It really wasn't so cartoony that it ruined the immersion.  I was impressed with the combat and the "hand" system.  The ability to create your own actions totally rules.  If it confuses me at first, that usually means its going to be good.  I am disapointed that there is no limit on the number of skills you can have.  It kind of makes crafters a little more useless if everyone has the ability to craft their own gear.  I dont know WHY they didnt make the movement keys WASD instead of the arrow keys... If anyone knows a way to rebind the keys, please let me know.  I think the quests and interaction is seemless.  OVerall I'm very satisfied and I will definately be playing more!



    Approval Rating


    Ryzom       - Crap  ----------------------|--------  Divine
    SWG         - Crap  ----------|--------------------  Divine
    EVE          - Crap  -------|-----------------------  Divine
    Oblivion     - Crap  ----------------------------|--  Divine

    PS - My Characters name is Riari on the English server, of course. 


    If at first you don't succeed, maybe skydiving isn't for you.

  • War_DancerWar_Dancer Member Posts: 941
    Nice to hear your having fun. You can set up the keys the way you want on the bottom right menu bar, windows, system ... , and then keys.

  • TorotoroTorotoro Member Posts: 84

    Originally posted by War_Dancer
    Nice to hear your having fun. You can set up the keys the way you want on the bottom right menu bar, windows, system ... , and then keys.


    About the craft, it takes a loooooooong time to be efficient in ONE craft. Everyone has to buy or exchange stuff to others crafters.

    You also have to know that the mainland is not quest based like the Ruins of Silan. Ryzom is not a quest driven game. The quests of RoS are for learning the game.
  • ZenoLocZenoLoc Member UncommonPosts: 71

    Welcome from an old vet from the Intrepid galaxy (SWG).

    The controls and skill boxes are similar enough to SWG to be familiar but just different enough to be rather annoying at first.  Just stick with it and in a few days they'll feel just as intuitive as you old SWG ones.

    A few minutes with the keymapping tool and you can pretty much set up all your keys the same as you had them.
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