Saga of Ryzom is one of the few mmorpg’s outhere, that wasn’t made to sell all over the world in millions, or to be as simple as possible this way you get as many players as you can. Saga of Ryzom was made to with idea to bring something new to the mmorpg market, and they did. This game isn’t for everyone, but it can get quite addictive as long as you give it a little patience. 

After playing most of the mmog’s on the market, i came across this game, and it was a pleasant surprise, even more now, the game is free while you are on the newbie island, until you want to proceed further to the main continent, so you can explore the game a lot, and make up you mind if you want to subscribe. 

In Ryzom you can choose between 4 races, each with their history and goals. The skill tree is very flexible, and you advancement is defined here, even if you gain experience and levels, you can be whatever you like, a fighter, crafter, forager or even a magician, or all four, but you cant be the best at all, gota specialize if you want in one or two, but you can do it if you have “the time”. The more you craft, forage or fight with a weapon, you get experience and advance in the specific skill tree, and you can learn new actions, recipes etc, when advancing in these skill tree.

On Planet Atys where everything happens, you will find different creatures with their various behaviors, each has an enemy, some will travel in small packs and attack anything they can eat, some are will travel in herds, and defend only if attacked, some creatures will migrate naturally and some will choose to remain in an area. What is nice about these creatures, that they don’t drop “weapons, armors or complete items” like you see in most of the mmorpgs outhere (i always wondered where the hell that wolf had the uber sword from.. and where he stored it in his stomach? ). Here you get raw materials for crafting, which you can sell for money, or use them to craft items. For example,  a carnivorous creature may provide sharp teeth that are appropriate for spearheads, while a herbivore may have a soft skin that makes excellent light armour padding. The other way to get materials, is by foraging them, extracting them from the lands, after you find them with your prospecting skill.