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1. Advertisement in the German "Gamestar" mag including CD for Open Beta to "Saga of Ryzom"
2. Yes, a lot
3. Windows 8.1
4. payed

1. Searched for F2P game to run under Linux Mint
2. Yes, a few
3. Win 7 and Linux Mint
4. Subbed main and F2P CP/Healer

1) I found it on Mac's AppStore
2) No, Ryzom is the first and, so far only MMORPG I have ever played
3) Mac IOs X and, occasionally Win 8.1
4) P2P and F2P (for the moment)

1. Heard about it from family.
2. MANY: Everquest, Everquest 2, Everquest Online, WoW, Istaria, Rose Online, FFOnline, LOTRO and several more.
3. Unfortunately Win 8.1
4.Tried as F2P, enjoyed the game so I am now P2P with a F2P pocket account.

I found it while looking on youtube for f2p mmo for linux. I investigated a few games that day. When I got Ryzom up and running, loved it.

I was looking at games on the Ubuntu free software pages and it looked fun.

1. I read about it in a gaming magazine many years ago... it was heralded as truly remarkable... but have never tried it until just this week.
2. Yes.
3. Mac OS X
4. F2P

1. How did you come to know about Ryzom?
- Ubuntu software center
2. Have you played any graphics intensive games before?
- Yes, I tend to max out graphics in settings
3. Which OS do you use for Ryzom.
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
4. F2P or P2P?
- P2P, I don't want to get rid of all items

1. How did you come to know about Ryzom?
Ubuntu Software Center.

2. Have you played any graphics intensive games before?
Yes, mostly RTS and few MMO (Mu Online, Stronghold Kingdoms).

3. Which OS do you use for Ryzom.
Ubuntu 14.04

4. F2P or P2P?
P2P with a F2P option.

1. ex-wife heard about it on MMORPG.com in 2005, convinced me to try it out Nov. 2005.
2. Mainly FPS games like Half-life series, Battlefield
3. Ubuntu 14.04
4. P2P since November 2005 (on and off, I took breaks)

1. How did you come to know about Ryzom?
I was googleing free MMORPG for Mac.

2. Have you played any graphics intensive games before?
Yes, Silkroad.

3. Which OS do you use for Ryzom.
Started with Mac, now using Windows.

4. F2P or P2P?
P2P after 1 week of F2P.

1. How did you come to know about Ryzom?

A friend played Ryzom and showed me the game(around march 2005)... i loved it and started myself(April 2005) ^^

2. Have you played any graphics intensive games before?

nopes ... Ryzom was my first MMORPG

3. Which OS do you use for Ryzom.

Windows

4. F2P or P2P?

i have 2 Accounts... 1 i will pay again after nearly 2 years of absence and 1 is F2P just for some chats with old friends

1. How did you come to know about Ryzom?

I heard about the game in the news and waited three months for the release of the game. (Back When...)

2. Have you played any graphics intensive games before?

Since Doom on DOS.

3. Which OS do you use for Ryzom.

OS X

4. F2P or P2P?

When it comes to Ryzom; Always P2P

1:How did you come to know about Ryzom?
A guild mate of mine from Earth & Beyond had played in Beta.I started in 11/2004.

2: Have you played any graphics intensive games before?
yes, Earth&Beyond, Eve, EQ2,Lineage II, etc

3:Which OS do you use for Ryzom.
Windows 7 Ultimate , Win 8.1 Pro X2


4. F2P or P2P?
P2P and f2P

I'm a very new player, started just a couple of days ago. I'll answer the main questions first and then discuss why Ryzom seems to have sucked me in.

1. How did you come to know about Ryzom?
I did a google search for "exploration based mmo's", this came up in an article I'll link here:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/03/free-for-all-my-five-favorite- mmos-for-exploration/
I've checked out all of those titles briefly, but Ryzom is my favorite so far.

2. Have you played any graphics intensive games before?
Yes, plenty of recent single player releases, EVE is the only graphics intensive MMO I think I've played recently. Not sure how this question is relevant, Ryzom's graphics are fairly dated. Charming, but dated. It actually reminds me quite a bit of Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind in terms of art style/graphics quality (which isn't a bad thing necessarily).

3. Which OS do you use for Ryzom.
Windows 7

4. F2P or P2P?
F2P for now, I'm a very new player.


Okay, so with all that out of the way... I think the main reason I'm warming up to Ryzom is because it gives me an interesting space to explore and figure out. I love it when a game gives me minimal directions and just leaves me to figure things out at my own pace. It seems to me that a lot of modern mmo's aren't in touch with this and try to lead you through their worlds in a very linear way. Everyone goes from questline A to B to C to D like a giant conveyor belt to carry people through the game.

So far, even though Ryzom does have npc quests early on, it doesn't feel like it's trying to make me do anything in a specific way. I'll see other players wandering out in the world in Ryzom and I feel compelled to interact and help them because the game is open and I don't feel like I'll be a nuisance to whatever goals they may have. The world feels dynamic and interesting to observe and even the creatures are enjoyable to watch as they travel in herds. Sometimes I'll sit (in-game) and just watch the animals movement patterns. Sometimes the animals will come up to me curiously and sniff me. All this sort of stuff is wonderful and makes me feel like there's something going on in their little coded AI algorithms that serves more of a purpose than to be killed by the players in the game. I'd love to see the AI reactions and interactions with the players in the game expanded on even more.

The skill creation system is also really interesting and cool to experiment with.

I dunno, I feel like I've stumbled onto something special. The game is a little rough around the edges, and there's still room for improvement... but what I've experienced so far is definitely going to keep me interested in the game for a while longer.