Talkirc (atys)
simple solution to 80% of the issues with camping and op's, MAKE THOSE MAT'S BUYABLE FROM A MERCHANT FOR INSANE PRICES. that's a simple enought way to deal with it, then camping a boss to prevent anyone else from getting those mat's is void, camping to get a few mat's you need for a recipe is void, people can stop whinning about not getting op mat's they want because they don't have the power to take the op and the owners won't trade or sell some of them. then the pvp people and people that like to have a little fun with op wars can have the op's to themselves and the campers can't stop others from getting what they need, thus turning ryzom back into a TRUE sandbox game.
Might as well close the game altogether. Whats the point of hunting/OP battles/all you say when you can simply buy these things at a merchant?
Insane prices? In case you haven't noticed, we are shifting back to pre-merge, where making dappers is incredibly easy, crafters can get millions a day, occupations can make that and more but in a slower fashion etc (especially when using endless alts *hints*).
imo, what you suggest is a direct way into killing the game. My suggestion to you: Build and run a ryzom client in your own server and remove all the stuff you don't like and make all the things you want purchaseable :)
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As to camping, since this has been resurfaced, there are still some camper-friendly spots mainly in wastelands, I have verified this myself.
Whether these are actually used is unclear to me, I have not witnessed *any* campers when I have checked and judging by my friends tells i think camping isn't really longer an issue. I haven't come across any boss during my camping time either.