Where did you find that info about 21 days? It's outdated and should be replaced by the actual limitations of free to play accounts.
As Soularis said, you can play 'free to play' toons as long as u want. you will be limited to lvl 125 (subbed accounts can go up to 250). you will also be limited in storage capacity (ftp: 600, sub: 4100 + guild storage). 125 levels and 600 storage is fine to get months of truely free fun. if you don't play much, it can be more.
I generally agree with you. if some product is advertised as free, there should be no limitations, no itemshop, no sub. But if you compare the number of truely free games to the number of games advertised as free to play, you will find ftp is a phrase used by many commercial games. Ryzom as a small niche game does not define that kind of standards, it just uses it.
As Soularis said, you can play 'free to play' toons as long as u want. you will be limited to lvl 125 (subbed accounts can go up to 250). you will also be limited in storage capacity (ftp: 600, sub: 4100 + guild storage). 125 levels and 600 storage is fine to get months of truely free fun. if you don't play much, it can be more.
I generally agree with you. if some product is advertised as free, there should be no limitations, no itemshop, no sub. But if you compare the number of truely free games to the number of games advertised as free to play, you will find ftp is a phrase used by many commercial games. Ryzom as a small niche game does not define that kind of standards, it just uses it.