Full name, physical address, what is between your legs, those things are probably needed for the billing profile if you go sub. But for a f2p account you just need an email (registering process as I remember it).
Let's say you want to change your password or update your email address (mine died long ago), and you are forced to give all that without any special reason. It hurts. Many users would lie or simply quit.
It is probably just a poor implementation, like asking for "desired password" in the account login form.
note: Ryzom inherits the old credit card billing dynamics that made adult sites a gold mine. There are better and less aggresive alternatives today. But this is another topic.
Let's say you want to change your password or update your email address (mine died long ago), and you are forced to give all that without any special reason. It hurts. Many users would lie or simply quit.
It is probably just a poor implementation, like asking for "desired password" in the account login form.
note: Ryzom inherits the old credit card billing dynamics that made adult sites a gold mine. There are better and less aggresive alternatives today. But this is another topic.