Times sure have changed. I remember when Ryzom was going thru bankruptcy a lot of us were just hoping we'ld get Ryzom back in some form.
At least Winchgate isn't ( as far as we know ) waiting till they are out of money and have to go into bankruptcy.
I doubt Winchgate is doing this lightly or just to maximize profits, they most likely feel they really need to do it in order to have a chance to develop Ryzom they way they would like to.
It's very hard to take a character wipe, certainly gonna be tough for me.
However, after I just accepted that Winchgate would most likely go thru with their stated plans -- I sort of got excited about the prospect of starting up new on a fresh server, and I'm getting more and more excited about it myself.
I just remember it could be a lot worse with maybe a year tied up in bankruptcy courts and then a new company ( if we are lucky ) and then maybe a fresh restart anyways.
At least Winchgate isn't ( as far as we know ) waiting till they are out of money and have to go into bankruptcy.
I doubt Winchgate is doing this lightly or just to maximize profits, they most likely feel they really need to do it in order to have a chance to develop Ryzom they way they would like to.
It's very hard to take a character wipe, certainly gonna be tough for me.
However, after I just accepted that Winchgate would most likely go thru with their stated plans -- I sort of got excited about the prospect of starting up new on a fresh server, and I'm getting more and more excited about it myself.
I just remember it could be a lot worse with maybe a year tied up in bankruptcy courts and then a new company ( if we are lucky ) and then maybe a fresh restart anyways.