If you look at rangers dipicted in some popular fiction or sci-fi, they tend to be a diverse group, taken from various races and creeds, dedicated to a common goal. I'm particularly thinking of the Rangers in Babylon 5; while they started out as purely Minbari, they soon began to accept other races. A similar example are the Night Watch books where they have an Inquiisition that is made up from both sides (Light and Dark) and it doesnt matter which side you were on before, now you serve a higher cause.
It shouldn't matter who you were before you joined the Rangers, it's what you do once you DO that matters.
Fame, race, religion should not be limiting factor; I agree with Bittty that it should be about how you ACT as a Ranger, not who/what you were in the past. Having said that, the Rangers have been let down very recently by the actions of some who claim to support them.
I also think it SHOULD be hard to become a Ranger but not because of anything other than being able to pass their tests. The 'training' should be hard and follow multiple steps, similar to the Revealers mission but on a bigger, tougher scale.
If the Rangers are done right, they would be fun* both for the casual gamer and the roleplayer but so far I'm not seeing anything that suggest they will be anything other than half-baked. I don't want it to be easy, wouldnt be Ryzom if it was but I also dont want limits placed on membership.
* I'm talking Ryzom style 'fun' here with various stages of cookie eating and slapping involved ;o)
It shouldn't matter who you were before you joined the Rangers, it's what you do once you DO that matters.
Fame, race, religion should not be limiting factor; I agree with Bittty that it should be about how you ACT as a Ranger, not who/what you were in the past. Having said that, the Rangers have been let down very recently by the actions of some who claim to support them.
I also think it SHOULD be hard to become a Ranger but not because of anything other than being able to pass their tests. The 'training' should be hard and follow multiple steps, similar to the Revealers mission but on a bigger, tougher scale.
If the Rangers are done right, they would be fun* both for the casual gamer and the roleplayer but so far I'm not seeing anything that suggest they will be anything other than half-baked. I don't want it to be easy, wouldnt be Ryzom if it was but I also dont want limits placed on membership.
* I'm talking Ryzom style 'fun' here with various stages of cookie eating and slapping involved ;o)
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Elder Of AtysChasing the DING!
katriell
You can't "complete" the mainland. If one thinks one has seen or done everything there, one is kidding oneself. But be prepared to "get out what you put in," because the mainland does not coddle or hold hands.
Remickla (atys)
Other games - they give you a cookie whether you succeed or not, in fact you don't even have to participate. Ryzom takes your cookie, eats it in front of you, and slaps you 2 or 3 times for bringing a cookie in the first place.