Ryzom: You want carnage? You got it. [OFFICIAL EVENT] [VIDEO INCLUDED]

Sunday 15 of January. A date that will go down in Atys history. Why? One of the biggest battles ever witnessed in the Saga of Ryzom unfolded during this day's event. The carnage and bloodshed promised during this event brought a 30% surge in player numbers logging in to play and they didn't go away disappointed as wave after wave of attackers clashed with a Queen mob and her loyal subjects. With regular events happening most weekends, now is a better time than ever to download the free trial from www.ryzom.com and join in the carnage and the fun. Here's a brief report of the action:

Many, many were the players of all races and beliefs who answered the call of the Rangers. Their mission was simple; to proceed to Desert Stock and eliminate the unknown new Queen from the old lands who has infiltrated the hive, and if possible, acquire some of her larvae for investigation.

At the appointed meeting time, the players poured into the appointed place of Zora city and waited to hear what Orphie Dradius, the Leader of the Rangers, had to say. Once the objective was clear, they appointed the
noble Jayce as a pathfinder to lead them to the deadly hive. Hundreds of players streamed across the jungle landscape that evening, letting nothing stand in their way as they charged towards the haunted outline
of Desert Stock.

Once there, they regrouped and the fierce battle against the Kitin hordes commenced in earnest. The air was thick with the casting of mighty spells and the clashing of weapons against chitinous hide, whilst the healers kept up a constant stream of balm for the wounded. Slowly they fought their way towards the usurping Queen, and some began to engage her guards whilst others attempted to attack the loathsome
Kizarak herself. This, though, was no normal Kitin; she proved to have almost infallible regenerative powers, and the players were hard pushed to make any impact on her bloated body.

Then disaster struck the players as the healers were attacked from behind by an ambush of the cunning Kinreys! All perished, and were forced to use the powers of the gods to respawn and regather for another attempt. Once again, unbowed in defeat, they fought their way inch by inch through the dank tunnels of the hive to the Queen's lair, where after a prolonged and devastating fight they dragged her down by
sheer weight of numbers. Leonardo handed Orphie the larvae, and the job was done; but many were the wounded and the lair was strewn with player corpses to show how mighty had the struggle been. It was agreed
to gather one last time in Zora, where the Rangers had some stories and accounts from the great swarming which they had pulled from their archives to share with the players, lest they forget the Kitin horror.

See the awesome action in this video.