Elvanae's idea wasn't bad except that it doesn't address the fact that the stanzas required for effective PvP are too expensive for a newb to buy on Silan.
Casy -- I know you like PvP, but the point to Silan is NOT to get a head start on the game, but to train people in the game mechanics, give them a (tiny) bit of Lore and get them off to the ML. It is a tutorial area for teaching the game.
PvP is an optional extra to the game. I (almost) agree that a PvP trainer could be useful, but in my opinion they (one for each nation) should be on the ML, and they most certainly should NOT give any "uber" prize on Silan. The axe you mention is, for instance, useful up to well past level 100 (and that is the reason it is not tradeable and that it was given as an incentive to stay subscribed). There is not any item available from the Silan trainers that is useful much past level 60, and that level is only if you are a conservative player.
More importantly, why should PvP get special training? You get minimal training in how to use stanza building for dig, cast, craft and melee. You are expected to work out the rest for yourself. That is part of how Ryzom the game is built; it is based on self discovery. I am sure that you have worked out your PvP techniques based on experiment and trading information with your peers. That is how all the skills work.
Casy -- I know you like PvP, but the point to Silan is NOT to get a head start on the game, but to train people in the game mechanics, give them a (tiny) bit of Lore and get them off to the ML. It is a tutorial area for teaching the game.
PvP is an optional extra to the game. I (almost) agree that a PvP trainer could be useful, but in my opinion they (one for each nation) should be on the ML, and they most certainly should NOT give any "uber" prize on Silan. The axe you mention is, for instance, useful up to well past level 100 (and that is the reason it is not tradeable and that it was given as an incentive to stay subscribed). There is not any item available from the Silan trainers that is useful much past level 60, and that level is only if you are a conservative player.
More importantly, why should PvP get special training? You get minimal training in how to use stanza building for dig, cast, craft and melee. You are expected to work out the rest for yourself. That is part of how Ryzom the game is built; it is based on self discovery. I am sure that you have worked out your PvP techniques based on experiment and trading information with your peers. That is how all the skills work.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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