The Saga of Ryzom

Is it any good?Apart from the combat system,which i dont know,what is the general idea around it?With which other game's pvp would u say is close? 

Pretty much you can toggle a button to put you into PvP mode so you fight anywhere. There is no player looting that I know of. There is also outposts that guilds fight over. If I remember right they give your build bonus's but I never got a chance to partake in it so I am unsure about the rest.

Faction vs Faction pvp,  World pvp zones, specific arenas throughout the world to pvp in.

Out post controlled pvp, guild vs guild, dueling and you can flag yourself to be pvp enabled at anytime.

When you die in pvp you get a XP debt that you need to pay back and gear durability lowers, durability can not be repaired gear will break overtime.

All in all it has good pvp, not ffa but still good.

Originally posted by urgo

Is it any good?Apart from the combat system,which i dont know,what is the general idea around it?With which other game's pvp would u say is close? 

There are three kinds of PvP that I have seen:

1) flagged -- you flag yourself as PvP and take your chances int he world

2) Outpost battle -- you battle for an outpost (OP's giove bonuses), and there are fights over control of these outposts

3) arena fights -- player organized contests

The Prime Roots are PVP areas where you can kill the opposing Faction. It's in Prime Roots that Supreme materials are found for making the best equipment.

Don't forget the unique type of Ryzomean PvP - Supernodes :)

At season change the precious materials ripen in the soil of Prime roots (underground world) and their quantities are always limited. Teams of foragers, healers and nukers go there and compete foor these resources. Al in all it's good PvP Fun while the foragers frantically dig-dig-dig :)

There are also certain GvG or Team vs Team PvP areas with lots of aggro - a nice place for player run PvP events that we laos do have aplenty :)

However the most Fun is Outpost PvP - large scale battles with generals - manoevres and counter-manouvres, melee rushes, support troops, riflemen and healers. It's a really special feeling when you have at least 100 people on each side at a battle like this where every little detail matters.

This is what Op fight looks like at the outskirts of battle (a group trying to flank the main force):

And in the heat of it  :P

All in all Ryzom has a balanced set of Pvp for those who like it as well as for those who don't.

Wow, those outpost wars and fights over the prime roots area looks like a blast!

Originally posted by Spoloh

Don't forget the unique type of Ryzomean PvP - Supernodes :)

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All in all Ryzom has a balanced set of Pvp for those who like it as well as for those who don't.

Wow. I really want to move off of Silan now!

Just a small note: The high level Q250 diggable PR zones are neutral zones not PvP. I did check today.

Some players do use their PvP flag but that is their choice.

There are limited amounts of Supreme and Excellent mats in PR zones -- one person can dig a mat out quite easily.

Many of the mats are in dangerous areas and mob fights or other tactics may be necessary to dig the mats.

And if 2 or more diggers or dig teams want the same thing they may be competive over it but you do not have to PvP for it unless of course that's what you all want.

There is a zone of 4 PR areas called the Lands of Umbra that are PvP areas -- 2 areas are Q150 max diggable and 2 are Q200 max diggable if I am right which I'm pretty sure of. I've only been ganked there once and did get a rez, and the player that did it is the only player I've heard of doing/enjoying that. I was actually discourage of seeking revenge against diggers of the oppoisite faction.

I'm mainly a PvE player and love the way it is and hope they do not change it except maybe getting rid of PvP zones altogether.

I do however love a good Op battle. I look forward to when it gets active again and we have 3-5 OP battles a week.

Tuyet, in the Lands of Umbra are materials that go up to higher quality, the so called "supernodes" that spawn only once every ryzomean year (if i'm not mistaking), go up to Q250, and have a limited amount of materials per year.

(thing they fight over most is the supreme zun amber, no good magic amplifiers go without it, hehe)