"When a game opens it's gates to f2p players, it should treat them with equal respect, or not go f2p at all."
Well, Ryzom is not free2play. Ryzom has a free trial. There's a difference.
Try it out. You have unlimited time to do so. You can travel to every corner of the game. You can partake in all activities inside the game. And if you like it, pay for the game. That will give you 2x experience (since after the merge), access to packers & appartement for storage, and access to the higher 125 levels in any skill. It's a fair deal. Always remember that whether you pay or not pay, you cost resources in hardware, and you're benefitting from time paid developers have to put into the game. You're also competing on ingame resources with paying players, be it CSRs, event team's time, mobs/npcs, etc.
Ryzom has the most open free trial on fair terms I've ever seen. And yet people complain. Sometimes I believe the game's too cheap, and it's "too free trial". Cap the levels to 75, reintroduce a free trial time limit of e.g. six months, and maybe people stop complaining because finally they realize this game is not free 2 play. It never was.
If you're hesitant about subscribing because you have little money, I can relate to that. And that's sad, but cannot be helped. If for any other reason, always think of the fact that the company has to pay servers , bandwidth, and developers - otherwise we'll all whine about missing content/development.
Well, Ryzom is not free2play. Ryzom has a free trial. There's a difference.
Try it out. You have unlimited time to do so. You can travel to every corner of the game. You can partake in all activities inside the game. And if you like it, pay for the game. That will give you 2x experience (since after the merge), access to packers & appartement for storage, and access to the higher 125 levels in any skill. It's a fair deal. Always remember that whether you pay or not pay, you cost resources in hardware, and you're benefitting from time paid developers have to put into the game. You're also competing on ingame resources with paying players, be it CSRs, event team's time, mobs/npcs, etc.
Ryzom has the most open free trial on fair terms I've ever seen. And yet people complain. Sometimes I believe the game's too cheap, and it's "too free trial". Cap the levels to 75, reintroduce a free trial time limit of e.g. six months, and maybe people stop complaining because finally they realize this game is not free 2 play. It never was.
If you're hesitant about subscribing because you have little money, I can relate to that. And that's sad, but cannot be helped. If for any other reason, always think of the fact that the company has to pay servers , bandwidth, and developers - otherwise we'll all whine about missing content/development.