Ryzom: SoR Previews

If your up for some reading, here we have two brand new previews from gamerspulse and mmorpgdot after a week at GDC. Read On folks!

A promising entry to the massively multiplayer online role-playing genre, The Saga of Ryzom features a number of elements that should help it to stand out from its competition. A wonderfully rich and vibrant world backed by an intricate history provides an ideal platform for player-driven non-linear gameplay. Complete customization of character appearance, abilities, and combat skills through an innovative modular combat system makes The Saga of Ryzom a wholly rewarding experience.

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Unlike some other developers in the genre, the Nevrax team decided to create one large persistent world. There will be no instancing. Servers will create shard universes and each shard extends 100 square kilometers. Don't worry, a portal system and mount capability will allow players to traverse the large distances.

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