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Nevrax goes into receivership Comments by Games Industry.biz

28 November, 2006

Ryzom team trying to save MMO.

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J*C
28/11/06 @ 10:09
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Thats a shame :( who are they?
neilka
28/11/06 @ 10:54
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NOT NEVRAX
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28/11/06 @ 11:03
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It is a shame really. Ryzom is a good game and the Ring is a great addition to MMOs.
el_pollo_diablo
28/11/06 @ 11:32
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That's a bit poo, right before christmas.

I hope they all find better jobs elswhere, with more money and stuff.
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28/11/06 @ 11:47
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Yeah well, Ryzom did actually suck a little. One of the worst things a developer can do is try to maintain an mmo that's average at best. It's just not financially possible.
ZuluHero
28/11/06 @ 12:21
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its not that its bad - its just no one plays it. Everyone is playing that 'other' game... ;)
Sko
28/11/06 @ 16:05
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I suppose it might have gotten better since the open beta but it was lousy back then. Can't see them having re-written it.
MaxiSleep
28/11/06 @ 16:37
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This highlights the risks a player faces with MMO's, you invest substantial time in an MMO, which is worthless if the company folds.

I hope for the players sake that the story is correct and the MMO will survive.

Pastici
28/11/06 @ 18:07
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Is nice to give people a month free though.

I considered the trial but just couldn't be arsed to download the client.
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28/11/06 @ 21:21
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The game itself is good, but there's not much content. It's pretty much a grind fest and what a grind fest it is! You have the freedom to build your own template and level each branch up to lvl250, if I remember correctly. They needed more quests, although I'm sure Ryzom Ring helped a little. Great community too.

I hope the team get back on their feet. They seemed to listen and care about their game and community.

Just in case anyone is interested, or indeed doubted the stupidity of the grind, here's a skill tree :)

http://www.ballisticmystix.com/skillTree...
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Kami
29/11/06 @ 06:29
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I remember the beta, I was part of it. And I played it for a while after as well, was a nice little MMO back in the day. Sad to hear it's in trouble, but then - as sid, the MMO market is dominated by one giant colossus and ever since, the competitors have more or less been screwed... Nevrax never seems to have had a huge pool of finances, unlike other MMO developers, so this was probably inevitable...

Still sad... was my first beta test, this one, and not of the open kind either. Thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game and hope it gets back on its feet...

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