Completely agreed with the thread starter. Ryzom PvP shop looks like a junkman's store. One skirt, one shield, some crystals, useless mat and a pick (oops, no mat and no pick for now) with slightly better stats and different appearance. How exciting. Buying anything of that stuff feels like wasting of hard earned PvP points. Sets of faction armor? Faction weapons? Faction ammo? Faction consumables? There is none of these. How come that PvE players can get the best gear in game through their favourite activities, while what PvP folks get looks like a sheer mockery.
Let be honest, Ryzom is a gear-centered game. In order to obtain proper gear, to have fun and be successful in their preferable activities PvP players are forced to do lots of PvE - digging, crafting, occupation runs, hunting bosses and even such boring occupancy as digging supremes. I don't want to do neither of these, i want to fight other like-minded players. Why i can't be properly rewarded for my gameplay? Instead of this i have to waste weeks with pick in hand.
Also why it is so when there is PvE being discussed, everybody takes it as granted that boss hunts or PR harvesting yield best rewards, but when PvP items being on par with them are mentioned, there are always some people popping up in the thread and angrily demanding this being ceased? If you like digging and crafting it's fine that you may get rare materials for your hard work and craft unique gear. If you like PvP you are supposed to be rewarded alike. There are supremes in PR - there also should be generic supreme material in PvP shops. One can make or trade crafted supreme items - one also should have the ability to buy equal items with PvP points. So everybody does whatever he or she likes more, whether it being digging dirt or killing others. Two different ways to obtain top gear with one way not prevailing over another one - this is called balance. But, when it comes to PvE vs PvP, there is no such thing in Ryzom.
Let be honest, Ryzom is a gear-centered game. In order to obtain proper gear, to have fun and be successful in their preferable activities PvP players are forced to do lots of PvE - digging, crafting, occupation runs, hunting bosses and even such boring occupancy as digging supremes. I don't want to do neither of these, i want to fight other like-minded players. Why i can't be properly rewarded for my gameplay? Instead of this i have to waste weeks with pick in hand.
Also why it is so when there is PvE being discussed, everybody takes it as granted that boss hunts or PR harvesting yield best rewards, but when PvP items being on par with them are mentioned, there are always some people popping up in the thread and angrily demanding this being ceased? If you like digging and crafting it's fine that you may get rare materials for your hard work and craft unique gear. If you like PvP you are supposed to be rewarded alike. There are supremes in PR - there also should be generic supreme material in PvP shops. One can make or trade crafted supreme items - one also should have the ability to buy equal items with PvP points. So everybody does whatever he or she likes more, whether it being digging dirt or killing others. Two different ways to obtain top gear with one way not prevailing over another one - this is called balance. But, when it comes to PvE vs PvP, there is no such thing in Ryzom.