why do you play?

[dakhound]

a poll to gauge why people play, as I see much moaning etc and wondered why some of you play with such game breaking faults

bleh missed crafting

[moyaku]

I went for social element but my vote could as well have gone to large battles and complicated politic.

Trying to make that simpler though these days... ;)

[dakhound]

I went for social element but my vote could as well have gone to large battles and complicated politic.

Trying to make that simpler though these days... ;)

uhm you could vote for more than 1 option dude ;)

[ffxjosh]

uhm you could vote for more than 1 option dude ;)


Good, cos i voted for all cept the grind and Ryzom Ring ;)

[andypur1]

a poll to gauge why people play, as I see much moaning etc and wondered why some of you play with such game breaking faults

bleh missed crafting

Every thing except Grind, PvP and the Ring (I like playing in the ring but it isn't my reason for playing, if you see what I mean)

I also play for the crafting :D :p

[fasinuss]

First thing the end less grind ofcource ;)
beating everyone to 250 in no time is such funny, hehe

also, the players around to chat with have me kept here.

Player vs Player is still fun, large battles become a little broing but sometimes when im in the mood for it, its great

[cygnus]

All of them except the ring and thats only because my experience with it is limited. Yes, I even voted for the grind, some days even that can be enjoyable to an extent (usually when you hit a goal you've been working hard towards)

[ummax]

actualy one of the big reasons I love to play games is to make money. I love buying and selling stuff and making it as well. That's not on there so I checked in the rest of the reasons why, but I really enjoy logging in to see how much stuff I sold. (yeah i'm strange the only game that I got borred selling stuff in was everquest 2 not sure why it made me fall asleep, but aside from that it gives me a big kick usually)

[rushin]

digging isnt tedious :)

[desdi]

Roleplay first, politics too but it is linked to RP and finally social element.

I do enjoy ryzom ring but it's not the main reason i'm here.

[xzizoux]

All except PvP and Ring... hehe anyhow i like Grinding too:D it can be fun with the right ppl

[thlau]

As you already saw, you missed out crafting, and I missed exploring in the list. If it weren't for exploring, I don't think I would dig in PR anyway.

[grimjim]

If 'Large battles and complicated politics' wasn't inferring PvP, then add a vote on that for me too, but it seems tied into it in the poll.

R2 really needs the seperate hosting support structure to work, but it is a big factor as to why I'm still here.

[moyaku]

uhm you could vote for more than 1 option dude ;)

*smacks his forehead* hadn't notice :D *falls unconscious*
Then add a vote on "grind", "digging" and "the ring" for me :p

[d29565]

digging isnt tedious :)

Is too!!!!

Anyway, I voted for ONLY social element and shiney stuff. I like shiney things :)

[zanthar]

I chose the social element, digging, roleplay and lore, and shiny stuff. I'm not into PVP and large scale battles cause my pc just can't handle it.

[katriell]

Roleplay possibilities and great lore
Large Battles and complicated politics
Social element
I assume the second mainly consists of PvP, which in its current implementation has stimulated politics and therefore causes a lot of enrichment to the RP in the game. Conflict is part of life; there is at least one conflict element in every story. There's absolutely nothing anti-RP about physical expression of conflict toward other played characters.

[grimjim]

There's absolutely nothing anti-RP about physical expression of conflict toward other played characters.

IMO the difference lies between 'Simming' and 'Playing a role-playing game'.
Simulation of a world and roleplaying (in the RPG sense) aren't necessarily the same thing, though they cross over a little.

[arfindel]

If 'Large battles and complicated politics' wasn't inferring PvP, then add a vote on that for me too, but it seems tied into it in the poll.

R2 really needs the seperate hosting support structure to work, but it is a big factor as to why I'm still here.

Well...

complicated politics is part of social element
roleplay possibilityes same

large battles is a subcathegory of pvp

striving for next thing is the second cathegory nicely put

[dakhound]

explanation of my catagories since you lot dont seem to agree,

PvP - non OP pvp, involves nothing more than picking a scrap with the nearest body bag volenteer
large scale OP fights and politics - I lumped the 2 as all politics these days seem to be about building effective alliances which then go and attackk outposts. Any other form of politics usually involves lore and therefore I class this as Roleplay

[xyclonee]

bah, i cant vote, still not a registred player ;)

but for me politics and the social atmosphere is what makes me log in once a month :)

exploring was why i played, but there is nothing more to see :(

[sprite]

IMO the difference lies between 'Simming' and 'Playing a role-playing game'.
Simulation of a world and roleplaying (in the RPG sense) aren't necessarily the same thing, though they cross over a little.Would you care to explain what that means in relation to what you quoted? Also not quite seeing where you would place SoR in that distinction.

[putterix]

Grind, Grind and ofc the social element :)

[weaz01]

Despite it's weaknesses, Ryzom has three major strengths that are just too awesome to ignore: The harvesting, crafting, and skills system. No other MMO I've played even comes close.

The complexities and nuances of the craft system, while still remaining very simple at the core, is just incredible. The prospecting/harvesting system is way better than the just ride around untill you find a resource node system you have in most games. And finally, the no actual class, everything is just a matter of skill levels thing makes it so that you can run with the same small group of friends all the time without ever getting too bored.

Tired of melee? Fine, switch to LA and heal or nuke for a bit. Tired of healing/nuking? Fine, swtch to HA and tank for a while. Certain people tend to fall into certain roles based on preference, but the important thing is you don't get locked into one role in a group situation, where the class system in most games does exactly that. There's no sitting around a city for hours spamming "LF1M need healer" or "LF1M need tank" for hours. Everybody is a healer, everybody is a tank, everybody is a nuker.

I also like the fact that you can max out any and all of the skills given the time. Being a master swordsman doesn't preclude the possibility of becoming a master elementalist, or a master craftsman. There's just no limit on how much you develop your character, other than the limit of how much time you choose to devote to a particular skill tree.

[katriell]

exploring was why i played, but there is nothing more to see
You're kidding yourself.

[rundll32]

Depends whos alt it is Kat ;)

[grimjim]

Would you care to explain what that means in relation to what you quoted? Also not quite seeing where you would place SoR in that distinction.

I think I've covered it before but I can write it up for you if you really want and aren't just baiting for something to be snarky about.

[vguerin]

I think I've covered it before but I can write it up for you if you really want and aren't just baiting for something to be snarky about.Would you prefer to just have some of us assume the usual ?

You and those playing like you are simming and the rest of us are just playing an RPG...

[grimjim]

Would you prefer to just have some of us assume the usual ?

You and those playing like you are simming and the rest of us are just playing an RPG...

It's more the other way around, but I'm assuming from your reply that you're not interested and people are just looking for an excuse to snark.

[tigrus]

I played to have fun.)

[sprite]

I think I've covered it before but I can write it up for you if you really want and aren't just baiting for something to be snarky about.Oh no, I genuinely wanna know.

But if you want some "snarkiness", you've never said the word "sim" on these forums before so I think I'm entitled to ask what you mean by it :)

[grimjim]

Oh no, I genuinely wanna know.

But if you want some "snarkiness", you've never said the word "sim" on these forums before so I think I'm entitled to ask what you mean by it :)

I'm feeling around trying to find the right descriptions of the differences, it's hard to frame the right language. Sim isn't even quite right as I find it has been coopted by a sort of pseudo-RPGing forum-play thing (mostly star trek types) I'll see if I can frame it together.

[d29565]

Stop taunting Jyudas, Sprite :) You'll get the thread off topic.

[slay13]

Hey siobhan! Does your forum handle mean anything? d29565 seems like the kind of stuff that comes to mind when someone falls asleep on ones keyboard during the making of their account! :o If you dont mind sharing what significance it may/maynot have, it's been boggling my brain for a bit!

[ummax]

looks like a birth date hehe in a crazy form not sure though just my guess :)

( 29th day 5th month 1965 that's what I get out of it not sure what the d is for haha)