I am sorry for saying this, but those of you who are free to play and request stuff from the devs: you are just rude.
The thing is, they are a company that sell a product in order to make money. They sell us the right to play ryzom, and since we pay we get rights to demand a useable product. However, when you are free to play you are using up bandwith, storage space on servers etc without giving ANYTHING back. I know that it might feel like you are keeping the servers alive with your presence, and as a player I really appreciate having more people to play with. From Winchgates point of view though, you are just taking up space.
There are other games that are free which have itemshops, ads etc, and these all get money from other sources. Ryzom however, is not free to play, as has been mentioned. You are all here on a trial, which means you'll get a chance to test out the game before you buy it. The fact that this trial is not limited by time does not make the game free to play, even if Winchgate has hinted in that direction in various ads. A stupid mistake on their part, I must admit, but that does not make the game free to play.
So please, stay, but do not make demands that are quite costly when you aren't bringing any money in yourselves. I want to have you left in the game, I like playing with you, but understand how the company behind ryzom is very tight for cash at the moment, and is forced to cut costs wherever possible. It's better this way than removing the unlimited free trial, which also could have been an option.
The thing is, they are a company that sell a product in order to make money. They sell us the right to play ryzom, and since we pay we get rights to demand a useable product. However, when you are free to play you are using up bandwith, storage space on servers etc without giving ANYTHING back. I know that it might feel like you are keeping the servers alive with your presence, and as a player I really appreciate having more people to play with. From Winchgates point of view though, you are just taking up space.
There are other games that are free which have itemshops, ads etc, and these all get money from other sources. Ryzom however, is not free to play, as has been mentioned. You are all here on a trial, which means you'll get a chance to test out the game before you buy it. The fact that this trial is not limited by time does not make the game free to play, even if Winchgate has hinted in that direction in various ads. A stupid mistake on their part, I must admit, but that does not make the game free to play.
So please, stay, but do not make demands that are quite costly when you aren't bringing any money in yourselves. I want to have you left in the game, I like playing with you, but understand how the company behind ryzom is very tight for cash at the moment, and is forced to cut costs wherever possible. It's better this way than removing the unlimited free trial, which also could have been an option.
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Gasket
"It's shite being tryker! We're the lowest of the low. The scum of Atys! The most wretched, miserable, servile, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization. Some people hate the Matis. I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are COLONIZED by wankers. Can't even find a decent culture to be colonized BY. We're ruled by effete arseholes. It's a shite state of affairs to be in, Marceline, and ALL the fresh air in the world won't make any ****** difference"