Talkirc
sorry to have missed this great thread....
more then a few of us have been around since 2002/2003 when atys was just the burning desert map
talkIRC
What did I miss ?
I was but around in 2002/2003 but Ryzom ? The NeL engine was released (free software) in late 2002. My download folder is dated January 2004, tho don't have anything in it anymore. Game release was in September 2004... 1st Open Beta I think was April. .... US had desert to play in, UK had forest ... as I recall Germany had Lakes and France Zora.
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