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I'd be interested in ryzom mob plushies or action figures but that would take more work than just coffee cups and t shirts I imagine

I can second that. That would be the much more interesting merch for me.

Sure I'd buy a shirt or hoodie. If you sell other stuff specific to ingame items, that would be cool. Like maybe a mini model of a karavan teleport altar.

Something like this, but specific to ryzom:

https://www.gamestop.com/collectibles/statues/products/first-4-fi gures-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-hylian-shield-11.5-i n-statue-with-magnetic-base-standard-edition-gamestop-exclusive/3 27583.html

If manufacturing items like this proves too expensive, I'd buy 3D printer plans of such items too.

Our project is to create an online print-on-demand store, so that we don't have to manage stocks and shipments.
To start with, we plan to sell t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, cushions and mugs on the theme of Ryzom.

Hence the importance of this survey, to first see if you are interested in this project.
And if yes, to know what kind of products would interest you the most.

Instead of mugs and cushions, find a chinese drop shipper who can 3D print ryzom MOBs like vorax, lumper or kincher infact everything in PR, those would be a bigger seller to players then plain old t-shirts

https://3dvikings.com/
50 x limited edittion vorax numbered 1 to 50.. just an example of a site that does drop shipping and 3d printing.. you can find many more .

Also how about you start charging for toon name changes, character stat transfers,and deleted character recoverys like every other MMO does if extra cashflow is needed. this game is build on community, if players keep chaning names willy nilly how is a community meant to know who they really are??

Would be possible sell the digital prints? Under copyright specific restrictions, could make more accessible to who lives outside Europe, no shipping taxes :) Similar to Thgilsrooc idea about 3D plans of collectibles

No, but I'd be happy with more free t-shirts.

As stated by others before me, WE WANT REAL SIZE YUBO PLUSHIES.

It's a good idea, albeit an outdated one.

A few years ago, people were asking for 3D printed items, and maybe some other desktop models (like plushies or lumpers) but those people have mostly moved on now.

In my head, where this topic sits now is, effort vs reward.

What I mean by that is, with other problems in game like - Server instability, lagging, crashing, events, missing content, broken factions (to name a few) is now the right time for WG to focus on another money making venture?

It's likely that it'll only produce minimal returns with the current small community?

Would it be perhaps better to put the time/budget/effort into a marketing campaign to bring new players into Ryzom and, in parallel, fix the disjointed content in Silan to keep new players in the game?

> What I mean by that is, with other problems in game like - Server instability, lagging, crashing, events, missing content, broken factions (to name a few) is now the right time for WG to focus on another money making venture?

Having a print on demand shops is not taking the same resources than fixing and developing the game. It's a matter of finding platforms to do it and someone to make shirts/mugs design.

Complètement d’accord avec Opunys!

I am convinced that WG only makes decisions out of desperation (when it's too late) , rather than pursuing a vision for the game.

Kaetemi

I am convinced that WG only makes decisions out of desperation (when it's too late), rather than pursuing a vision for the game.

Kaetemi, Opunys : Perhaps you are right  when you speak about past, this I can't say, but since I came on the bark, ( 3 years ) I saw the huge efforts that all teams made to  fill the existing gaps in all game aspects (software, gameplay, graphics, Lore...), an understandable content development arise (Storyline), and an enhancement of the communication policy. 

if you disagree with me, just  have a look at : Ryzom 2021 activity report on EncyclopAtys.

in short: 53 events, 10 patches , 1323 EncyclopAtys newpages (in 5 languages) ...
I deeply hope that it is not neither "too late" nor outdated.

Bonjour :)

J'avoue que l'idée de boire un café dans une tasse timari ne m'excite pas tant que ça, celle d'avoir un tee-shirt avec la tête de Dexton non plus.
Un yubo en peluche, à la rigueur :)
Aussi parce que je ne partage pas cet attrait de ryzom avec mon entourage proche irl, ça resterait une chose totalement personnelle.

Maintenant, j'imagine qu'une boutique d'impression à la demande ne requiert pas un temps fou — j'imagine que vous ne ferez pas non plus des millions avec ça — sur ce sujet je comprends aussi l'avis de certains, c'est une chose qui devrait rester parallèle et secondaire, tant la demande des joueurs pour un contenu de qualité est forte.

Je ne veux pas rentrer dans le jugement de ce que fait l'équipe Ryzom - Nous savons tous que nous sommes une petite communauté, avec des moyens sans doute plus limités que certaines autres plateformes. Pour ça, il est mieux de venir sur Atys, de participer aux évents, d'essayer de RP (même si la communauté RP est d'autant plus exigeante parce qu'elle est relativement petite), de faire vivre l'écorce. Plutôt que de discutailler sur le forum de qui fait bien ou qui fait mal, ou de chercher la petite occasion de s'entre-déchirer de nouveau.

Une idée que je trouverais sympa, est de pouvoir aussi donner l'occasion aux joueurs de proposer des visuels ou idées - pour des posters (le screen qui s'affiche maintenant à la fermeture de ryzom, par exemple) et de pouvoir les proposer en impression HD sur un beau support.