Ryzom: THEY'RE HEEERRRRRRREEEE! - Outposts Now Live! [IMAGE INCLUDED]

After many months of speculation and player debate on the Ryzom forums the
long awaited outposts have finally gone live in game. Bringing with
them new materials, new crafting plans, consumable items and new
content, the outposts have ushered in a new era in the life of Ryzom.
Many guilds in game are now battling for control of these posts and the
rewards they bring (in the first 24 hours of the outposts being live
there were 40 individual wars were declared with many more over the
following days). Atys is once again alive with the sound of screaming
Yubos (albeit a new mutant strain). A tweak patch has already been
applied to iron out a few unforeseen issues that players raised and the
battles are now raging across the lands.

So the outposts are here and they are a sight to behold! The giant
drills boring away into the land as they churn out experience crystals,
special materials and consumables. A much sought after property for any
guild to own.

So here's how they work. A guild decides on an outpost they'd like to
own and declare war on it via the war banner at the outpost. War
declaration costs the guild, but the prices depend on the level of the
outpost. Prices matter not though, if a guild wants to hold this
precious resource. Once the war declaration is set and the time decided
for the attack, the tension and planning begins. There are two phases
to an outpost attack. The first is an attack phase, in which the owners
defend with friends and hired mercenary NPCs. The second phase, if the
attack was successful, is a defense phase where the new owners must
protect their newly acquired property from the previous owners who want
their land back. These attack and defense phases can be tense times.
Allies and friendships are called on and everyone must work together,
on both sides, if they are to succeed.

To join in this new and thrilling stage of the game download a free trial from
www.ryzom.com today.