Any new content planned?

[neofyte]

I know, most of you will consider this thread premature, seeing as how the game has just come back online, but I am having serious doubts about my tenure here if all there is in my future is digging, crafting and grinding levels. (lets put the op battles aside for the time being) When Ryzom went away this last time it was pretty hard to take, but now that its back I find my passion for the game has gone away as well. I'll stick around IF the devs assure us that they have plans for the future development of Ryzom, but if they let it's development lanquish then I'll be moving on. So how about it new/old dev team? What are the plans for Ryzom's future and when can we expect to see any of it happen?

Dragan

[ajsuk]

I am also very interested to know if any future development is planned and if so, in what timeframe. Would make my 'to resub or not to resub' decision much easier.

[bf649ztp]

For me personally i'm not that bothered about new content that much this time around. You could call me a fanboy, but in the case of Ryzom and for Ryzom only, then yes I am and proudly so. Ryzom has dived twice now and has since opening been the underdog up against bigger companys mmo's and their bigger budgets, yet they still outstripped them in terms of graphics and almost unlimited gameplay,- We'll see if you max everything Final :p -and even now the graphics are still a joy to see. To have it back again is something I really didn't think would ever happen. I intend to grind and play to the goals i've set myself and when they're done...well we'll see then. I'm taking Ryzom as it is for now and am only happy that it's back again with our old chars intact.

I don't think this thread is premature for some, after all the only thing better than Ryzom would be Ryzom with new content :)

Kodel

[wardone]

For me personally i'm not that bothered about new content that much this time around. You could call me a fanboy, but in the case of Ryzom and for Ryzom only, then yes I am and proudly so. Ryzom has dived twice now and has since opening been the underdog up against bigger companys mmo's and their bigger budgets, yet they still outstripped them in terms of graphics and almost unlimited gameplay,- We'll see if you max everything Final :p -and even now the graphics are still a joy to see. To have it back again is something I really didn't think would ever happen. I intend to grind and play to the goals i've set myself and when they're done...well we'll see then. I'm taking Ryzom as it is for now and am only happy that it's back again with our old chars intact.

I don't think this thread is premature for some, after all the only thing better than Ryzom would be Ryzom with new content :)

Kodel

+1

exactly my thoughts just happy playing ryzom here as well :)

[kalindra]

New content is something that can take months to design and program for the devs but only days, if not hours for some players to go through, and a month/week after release, it's already old content... :p

Just wait and see. :rolleyes:

[d29565]

Eh, my mommy always told me patience was a virtue.

But, I love exactly what Kodel said.

[vguerin]

We have been a LONG time without improvements, fixes or new content through previous bumps in ownership. I also find this (Ryzom) nothing more than a social community again, which is both great and not so good...

No need to subscribe to a fancy chat program though, we have seen everything here before and want to make new history again. We waited months after the last handover to "give them a chance", at some point it's expected that someone bought the game to improve it...

Buying the subscription base and just plugging in the servers has been done before...

[iceaxe68]

I think they've done an outstanding job of getting things up and running in a very short time. (Maybe it doesn't feel short from a user perspective, but hellishly short from a developer's perspective)

I'd like to hear plans and visions for the future as well. I won't be leaving, though, unless they drag me out kicking and screaming like the last time...

[stijn]

+1

exactly my thoughts just happy playing ryzom here as well :)

+2

(jadajada, to short thingie)

[acridiel]

Again I´d like to remind those that think "new content" must by now be available (apart from the supposedly almost ready Kitin Nest), that the game lay dormant for quite some time in its history. Nobody wrote any code for it in that times. So, new contend (code) would not magically appear from out of nowhere. It has to be written, which takes time.

I´ve settled in to wait, those who can´t and expect wonders, well ... good luck.

I´ll gladly join the cheers of joy if something comes up within a few weeks, and I´ll willingly join the chorus of hate if nothing happens in the next, say half a year.

CU
Acridiel

Edit: And I´d really appreciate some kind of new "road map", yes on that we agree.

[danolt]

I think the importance of new content depends on the scope of what the company plans to deliver. If they are looking to break out of the niche market, I think new content is critical.

They need to have something to counter the failures of the past. As it stands now, I would think most reviewers would focus mainly on the lack of development, closed servers and multiple ownerships. Money spent on advertising could be quickly offset by comments about this being a no growth static game.

A meaningful patch would do much to prove that Ryzom has a future and active knowledgeable developers who can maintain the servers.

[neofyte]

Again I´d like to remind those that think "new content" must by now be available (apart from the supposedly almost ready Kitin Nest), that the game lay dormant for quite some time in its history. Nobody wrote any code for it in that times. So, new contend (code) would not magically appear from out of nowhere. It has to be written, which takes time.

I´ve settled in to wait, those who can´t and expect wonders, well ... good luck.

I´ll gladly join the cheers of joy if something comes up within a few weeks, and I´ll willingly join the chorus of hate if nothing happens in the next, say half a year.

CU
Acridiel

Edit: And I´d really appreciate some kind of new "road map", yes on that we agree.

I'm not asking for the Encyclopedia to be finished next week, all I want is some indication that something is at least on the drawing board for new content. Communication is golden.

Dragan

[kuroari]

I'm not asking for the Encyclopedia to be finished next week, all I want is some indication that something is at least on the drawing board for new content. Communication is golden.

Dragan

Amen brudda.

[ajsuk]

What them peeps said! ^^

[kalindra]

Up to now, I'm quite happy with what the new owners have been doing : never promising something they couldn't deliver and even surprising us with some very good news, sooner than most of us expected. Unlike the previous owners, they really seem to know what the hell they're doing and it feels good to see Atys more alive than ever with old and new faces appearing every day. More and more people are impatient to create a new account and try the game.

I'm almost sure that right now, they are testing not only the stability of the servers and spotting the bugs that need a quick fix, but also, evaluating the potential for income from the community. If they have new content planned, we will hear about it in due time, to continue on that "no false hope" trend. Hell, they even seem to be succeeding where the 2 previous owners failed miserably: advertising.

The new owners have been proving that they actually read and listen to the community. Use that fact carefully and be patient. You might be surprised (again ?) ;)

[karmelit]

I think this question has some merit. After all, some of us who may be back, but choose the wait and see approach, are still waiting for more than just the reopening. I have put this game on hold because of the lack of information. Simply put, as a chat server this game works for me. But that's it. When and if the new owners steps up and presents themselves, and tells us their plans as to why they bought it, and this is the plan ahead... Then I will feel comfortable to make decission.

Flipside, the major playerbase seem very happy for all that's done... so it doesn't seem urgent to bother with players like me hehe

[sidusar]

Nah, a lot of players are happy for what's been done already, but from what I see there are a lot of players adopting a 'wait and see' approach too. The new owners will have to throw us some breadcrumbs quickly if they intend to keep any of those players around for longer than a week or two. I certainly hope they consider it worth the effort to bother with those players, because I would hate to see them all leave again. :(

[gcaldani]

Up to now, I'm quite happy with what the new owners have been doing : never promising something they couldn't deliver and even surprising us with some very good news, sooner than most of us expected. Unlike the previous owners, they really seem to know what the hell they're doing and it feels good to see Atys more alive than ever with old and new faces appearing every day. More and more people are impatient to create a new account and try the game.

I'm almost sure that right now, they are testing not only the stability of the servers and spotting the bugs that need a quick fix, but also, evaluating the potential for income from the community. If they have new content planned, we will hear about it in due time, to continue on that "no false hope" trend. Hell, they even seem to be succeeding where the 2 previous owners failed miserably: advertising.

The new owners have been proving that they actually read and listen to the community. Use that fact carefully and be patient. You might be surprised (again ?) ;)

Quoting because i totally agree.

[bf649ztp]

Does anyone yet know exactly who the new owners are beneath their name?

Are they a very large mmo company with cash to spend on making a game profitable?

Are they a medium size company that only wants to see what re-opening the game would do and whether it has potential to become bigger?

Or are they the legend of a single very well off player that loves Ryzom and only wants it back in action again with no views whatsoever to hiring devs to come up with new content or making the game into a cash making business?

Maybe I missed something where this was all sorted out, but before you start getting your hopes up and deciding that once it's back it's here to stay with another closure being impossible and the only way to go being new content, maybe first we need to know who actually owns it now.... After all, 'Admin' or 'Spiderweb' hasn't really opened any doors onto this.

Kodel