Some new players want to be strong for a while before going to ml and be newish again for quite some time. Some want to provide useful crafts to others and doing so on silan is a lot easier (considering the time spent to master it) than on ML. Others might want to know Silan and all game mechanics available perfectly before moving on - or set personal goals like finishing Kirosta solo. It can be worth the time spent if you like those things and don't want to be 'high-level' as soon as possible.
However on Silan most toons beyond lvl 40 are alts of people who got another toon on ML. And ML is the 'real' Ryzom game, Silan is more of an isolated prelude.
However on Silan most toons beyond lvl 40 are alts of people who got another toon on ML. And ML is the 'real' Ryzom game, Silan is more of an isolated prelude.