The Ring is basically Minecraft for Ryzom. It attracts creators and generates new content free for everyone to enjoy. I loved it and I think its return would benefit the game and the community. It was a unique feature for an mmo and Ryzoms great achievement.
The Ryzom Ring...
Make your own event in your own world! Create stories, stunning settings or whole quests in the Ryzom Ring.
The Ryzom Ring gives players the tools to create any of the above. Have you ever seen an invasion? With the Ryzom Ring you will. Have you ever seen large scale political events? Explored foreign lands? With the Ryzom Ring you can. Have you ever solved a puzzle similar to games like Myst? Make them with the Ryzom Ring.
And the best: No effort whatsoever from the Event Team needed. Power to the players.
The Ring probably needs...
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The Ryzom Ring...
1. Supports Roleplay
From the advertisement: "Would you like to create your own event? The Animation Team is always at your disposal and will gladly support and assist in logistics. In addition, many guilds are prepared to open their doors to help your character evolve! "Make your own event in your own world! Create stories, stunning settings or whole quests in the Ryzom Ring.
2. Generates Content
From the advertisement: "Far from being a frozen world, Ryzom is constantly evolving in regard to your actions. Will you spark another war? Will you found a lucrative commercial guild or aim for political power? What if your hunting talents could be decisive in the struggle against Kitins? Pick your actions well, for each one of them may impact the world and its inhabitants!"The Ryzom Ring gives players the tools to create any of the above. Have you ever seen an invasion? With the Ryzom Ring you will. Have you ever seen large scale political events? Explored foreign lands? With the Ryzom Ring you can. Have you ever solved a puzzle similar to games like Myst? Make them with the Ryzom Ring.
And the best: No effort whatsoever from the Event Team needed. Power to the players.
3. Attracts a new target Audience
Why are Minecraft, Terraria and similar games so successful? Because players can make their own ideas and dreams reality, share and enjoy them together. Ryzom is a MMORPG, we can already enjoy the game and content together. But we cannot create new content and we cannot share it. Yet!4. Spawns new Activities
A ring scenario building contest? A hunger games like survival race? Yubo ball? The Ryzom Ring will support itself by spawning many new areas of play.5. Failed
Yes, the Ryzom Ring failed in the past. It was prepared with much passion and enjoyed by a few, but it had too many bugs to really lift off. From a creators point of view it was sometimes unstable, had limited commands and building blocks and several bugs connected to them. From a players point of view it had rarely any content because there was no way to permanently host scenarios and not many creators were using it to make content.The Ring probably needs...
- someone who is willing to invest time and get familiar with the code, biggest problem imho
- bug fixes, mostly securitiy and exploit fixes
- a list of permanently available scenarios, they could be autolaunched when the first player enters them and closed when the last leaves, also could be limited to a list of max 5 or 10, voted by the community etc.
- creators and players, but I believe it will will attract both when it's working again
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