Ryzom easily competes with EQ2

[trenker]

I'm new to MORPGs, having been an avid D&D player and only a bit of Ultima Online. I've been playing Ryzom since Nov and EQ2 for the last couple of days. My first thoughts are:

Ryzom's flexible skill heirarchy (where you can be anything) is fantastic, but EQ's class specific skills are more numerous and interesting. I expect guild trainers will add to Ryzom later though.

EQ's locked encounter mechanism means you can't interact with others as much as Ryzom and you feel like you are playing on your own with other characters just running around as extra scenery.

Ryzom's small community has made it so friendly and interactive but EQ2 seems full of annoying show-offs and slang twonkers (whatver that means, case in point!).

EQ2 is better with their quests and talking NPCs. You feel that there is meaning to the never ending onslaught of monster bashing. And I hate to say it but with my mega high end system their graphics and buildings are more intersting. Then again, I love the bleak desert of Fyros and hope when we build outposts that we get nice buildings and insides.

I thought EQ2 would have their bugs ironed out, considering their budget and massive testing, but in my first 2 hours about 12 serves went down without warning and I bumped into various annoying and obvious mini-bugs. All in all it made Ryzom seem stable and comparative.

To summarise:
I have been playing Ryzom with itching feet for weeks anticipating EQ2 but now my feet feel happy being here in Atys. I've seen that the grass isn't greener on the other side of the hill; just a different shade of green.

If I thought EQ2 was way better than Ryzom I wouldn't have bothered coming back to posting here. I don't expect many replies to this post, I just thought you would like to know that it aint so bad here.

[a02chrha]

Always interesting with comparrisons, as I have had half an eye opened on EQ2 but didnt bother to look into it.. Next thing I look forward to read are comparrisons to guildwars...

[hans1976]

I am also very interested to see a compatison between Ryzom and WoW. Can anybody who played both give me a glimpse?

[vaisasu]

I am also very interested to see a compatison between Ryzom and WoW. Can anybody who played both give me a glimpse?I read this thread (http://www.ryzom.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5904) the first day I joined. Maybe it's of some use to you.

[hans1976]

it is, thank you!

[neo982]

it is, thank you!

I dont really care about what ppl will say about SOR better than EQ2 or wow!! it just game if you like it just play it if not just stop and find other game u want to play :P .. to me i more like game have good quests items drop and killing mosters what etc... who care .. ! what you play thats what you get from the game * dont ready too much crap .. about what ppl say about other game.. ...*give it a try and see it yourself than you know *

[dazman76]

I dont really care about what ppl will say about SOR better than EQ2 or wow!!Then maybe this thread wasn't intended for you? ;)

Some people are interested in comparisons, some people are not. This thread is for people who are :) In fact, this thread is especially intended for those who think EQ2 doesn't have any bugs, or server problems, or bad points.

Constructive comparisons are very welcome - nice post Tember ;)

[hans1976]

Destructive towards all competition is welcome too.

[desolis]

Destructive towards all competition is welcome too.

i played eq2 till i done my first class mission at lvl 9 for my priest then i quit after 7 days. I found it very linear and restrictive and the whole interface was just blugh. and yes teh bugs and downtime is just like anyother mmorpg and teh forums are like anyother mmorpg and the peeps are like any other mmorpg thats what makes sor different cause were quality peeps :) (cept for teh odd few that whine about a 2 hour server downt time once in a blue moon ).

I play lineage 2 also and every day the server goes down for maintenaince sometimes its down for 5mins some times its down for 2hours. Today its been down 2 times for maintenaince >.< 1 was just over an hour the other 15 mins. But there is no complaints cause it all yanks who play and there all asleep when it goes down >.< just imagined if i screemed on forum lol

[fiach]

Coinneach, I was thinking of getting Lineage, do you recommend it?

[futhwo]

do...NOT...absolutely try lineage
oh you can have a try if you like:
greedy and childish peeps
servers full of asian farmers that farm all day for a minimum wage,taking all the best spots for them and killing you if you try to hunt there with a very lot variety of ways (in L2 if u kill someone not defending himself you became PK and so free kill for anyone,but one can always find an indirect way to kill someone,for example luring aggro mobs to him and then using a skill that make the badass pretend to be dead)
an assload of bots
people that ebay and after 2 days have the top equipment (and i think almost half of players ebay,meybe more)
a game where the most important thing is the equip and not the skills,but a good piece of it can cost weeks of unnerving farm
sellers in-game that fraud
and so on....i cannot remember much cause i removed some very ugly things....(Freud theorized this :P)

[blogie]

do...NOT...absolutely try lineage
oh you can have a try if you like:
greedy and childish peeps
servers full of asian farmers that farm all day for a minimum wage,taking all the best spots for them and killing you if you try to hunt there with a very lot variety of ways (in L2 if u kill someone not defending himself you became PK and so free kill for anyone,but one can always find an indirect way to kill someone,for example luring aggro mobs to him and then using a skill that make the badass pretend to be dead)
an assload of bots
people that ebay and after 2 days have the top equipment (and i think almost half of players ebay,meybe more)
a game where the most important thing is the equip and not the skills,but a good piece of it can cost weeks of unnerving farm
sellers in-game that fraud
and so on....i cannot remember much cause i removed some very ugly things....(Freud theorized this :P)

If i may add:

Bots there ar 50% of the population... . The soloing is a pain. Becos you have no variaty. The lag is unbelevebel in the big citty's. When i sey its full of asian guilds its realy full of it. To my knowledge there is not 1 that is not using bots/ebay. The dungons ar infested with adana farmers(bots). The service in game is 0. You will not get enny help from gm's. Well actualy you will in about 6+h of sitting in a bug (cant move kinde of bug... .) . Want a rating on the game ?

Here it is:

Service (gm dev) 3

Gameplay 5

gfx 8

Comunity 3


Apart from the pinup's (and i mean verry sexy) running around in that game there is noting to do exept using ebay and griending


Did i mention the chars ar verry sexy?

Ps: i forgot the death penalty system:

You lose xp (and not a smal hap in the xp bar)
You can lose itemS (mark the S bacos you can in fact loose all (3d pary hack)
Dhosent mather if you ar pk or victim on death you have a chanse of losing stuf


Beleve me i have playd it and it whos my whorst mmo experiance ever!! This is the place where i got a sirius problem with asian mmo players. Never again will i trust one or play a game where thy bother me

[lazarus]

I've seen that the grass isn't greener on the other side of the hill; just a different shade of green.



Nice way of putting it :-)

[taishizi]

I have to agree. Despite very nice character models and beautiful soundtrack the game is lacking in every aspect I can think of. Not worth buying!
I'd give it 4/10

EDIT: Lineage II that is...

[desolis]

I have to agree. Despite very nice character models and beautiful soundtrack the game is lacking in every aspect I can think of. Not worth buying!
I'd give it 4/10

EDIT: Lineage II that is...

Well i dont get any lag in teh citys >.< I actually quite enjoy lineage 2, yes lots of botters ebaysers griefers etc, its a PVP open game and it states that so you have to expect to be pk'd.

Im in a good clan/guild that absolutely does not allow botters scammers etc and theres plenty others out there also that were allied with. Regards to customer service never had a need to use it.

Soloing is a piece of cake I solo all teh time due to most the guys are on NA time frame.

Though ryzom is far better i do like lineage 2 for a bit of a distraction

[mostevil]

i've played both Ryzom and EQ2

Eq2 looks pretty but the content, classes, tech support, CSR team, attitude all suck bums compaired to Ryzom


Go Ryzom Go CSR team Go Ryzom!!!!

[blogie]

lineage2 is about grinding. d'ont get me wrong i like grinding but not 1 hole day. What is the alternative in lineage to grinding?. Craft? nop you need to be a dwarf and to get mats you need to kill stuff. When you actualy hunt you ar more sitting down then actualy hunting (hp, mana regain). Thats one of the biggest drawbacks DOWNTIMES. I hate a game where i nead to sit more then hunt

[leone2nd]

i've played both Ryzom and EQ2

Eq2 looks pretty but the content, classes, tech support, CSR team, attitude all suck bums compaired to Ryzom


Go Ryzom Go CSR team Go Ryzom!!!!

Well from my yesterdays experience support at least in the US server I made the mistake to have my avatar sucks. I hope its better in the English server but yet again the lack of people drove me over to Windermeer.

[rschaub]

you're definitely on the wrong server, leone2nd :)
i don't experience any lack of people on arispotle and all csr ppl are quick to answer tickets and questions and are very nice people...

.:zee:.

[neo982]

Ummm ....... its just game guy if you liek just play if don't ...than you know what to do :P *be gappy to play*

[soulbear]

EQ2 seemed REALLY boooooooring to me :)

[usinuk]

don't play eq2, don't intend to...and I really wonder why this topic is still here rather than 'off-topic' if they seem to move every 'ryzom sucks vs. game x' one there...