The new Ryzom team has issued a letter to players who are waiting to get back into their game. Ryzom has had a number of finacial issues.

In order to keep you informed on what is going on with the new Ryzom, we wanted first to tell you that we are all really very happy and very proud to work, and for some of us work again, on the magical world of Ryzom. We wanted also to sincerely apologize for not having been able to talk to you earlier. Unfortunately we had a lot of work to do to revive our fabulous planet; tonnes of terabytes of blood, sweat and tears... hard drives to recover, check, and deal with... countless Kami, Karavan, Kitins, and friends to find and put back in place, all in order to reawaken Ryzom and to prepare it for your next visit.

But now we are all very pleased to share with you our joy that the hardest part is behind us.

Yes, our servers have already been revived in a testing phase for several weeks now, and with the help of our great CSR team, we have worked hard to repair Ryzom to its former glory. We mowed lawns, trimmed hedges, pulled weeds, and fed the Yubos which were feeling very hungry and abandoned.

These past weeks we also re-opened the servers to our former Ryzom subscribers to thank them all for their patience with a totally free VIP access and as we are very happy with how this VIP phase progressed we have now decided to expand the access to our servers to everybody who already had an active account, free trial included. Yes, even if you previously only had a free trial you can now once more log into Ryzom for free with all your stored characters! The only restrictions still applied to the free trial accounts will be the level cap and the geographical limitation to the starter island "Ruins of Silan", but these restrictions will not last long either! We will keep you posted on all of this when the time comes.

ATTENTION for those of you waiting to step onto Atys for the first time, please don't forget that we are still in a re-launch and testing phase. This means that Ryzom is still closed to newcomers as the creation of new accounts is not yet permitted. If you don't already have an active Ryzom account you won't be able to play Ryzom yet.

Don't worry though, we plan to reopen the account activation pages shortly; once again, we will let you know as soon as it happens.

Thank you for your loyalty and above all for your patience. The new Ryzom team bids you a very warm welcome and is looking forward to seeing you again in our world...

Read more here.

I know this is cheeky and  real long shot but i would so much love to try this game and can't wait for it to be open to new accounts. So much that if anyone has an old account or free trial open that they dont want please send it to 'shukes44@blueyonder.co.uk' 

Wait...am i even aloud to ask that? ok if it's illegal then forget it lol, but i want it so much that it's worth the risk :) And if not then as soon as they open it up i will be starting a new char...so see you all soon!

Well I have to admit I've been missing the world of Atys after reading about the recent happenings with Ryzom.  I think I'll be popping in there when they open it back up to everyone, at least for a short visit.

The graphics are definitely dated, yet there's still an amazing feel to that game world.  Gotta love it. :)

@shukes33:

That would definitely be against the terms of service, but the noises that are coming from the new owners sound like the opening of new accounts is not far off.

We'll be there waiting for you, trust me. All of us are more than excited at the prospect of new people joining us on our beloved world.

And if you need a guild family to help you get started, please feel free to look me up when you get there. Same name as here :)

(Sorry for the blatant recruiting... eh, no I'm not.)

@AlienShores:

The graphics may not be *quite* as crisp as the very newest titles, but as you say, the feel is amazing. I've not found a world (save the real one) that feels so alive.

Last night I was harvesting crafting materials in the forest in a snowstorm, as herbivores migrated around me and I watched carefully for aggro carnivores hunting the herbivores. I kept getting distracted by watching the snow falling from the dark night sky through the waving branches above me, and then again as the sunrise brightened the snowy landscape.

Then I got a call for help from a nearby old friend, and hopped on my mount and led my pack animal on a race through dangerous territory to go assist. Because the mobs migrate with the changing seasons, I had to be watchful even in the familiar area, but in the end I was able to get through just in time, and we then had a great time chatting and discussing recent events and celebrating our return to our beloved home.

Ye thought as i was writing it that i was wrong. sorry about that just getting a little excited now :) ive been reading about this game for some time now and it seems to be the game i am looking for..right up my street. Thanks for the warning :)

Ye as soon as they open it up to new accounts ill come back here and let you know that i'm joining then hopefully we can speak in game. can't wait :)

Man I'm chomping at the bit to go back to Atys! I hope the devs re-open the subscription pages soon!

Let me know when they offer a fresh server start. Until then I will pass.

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Originally posted by RedwoodSap
Let me know when they offer a fresh server start. Until then I will pass.

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Fair enough, but can you explain why? I'm curious.

I'm not happy about this. Ryzom had a nice time and even "The Ring" was a nice feature, I didn't like it and players had massive problems. Maybe the main problem was that they had different publishers. I dunno but I think it's time to say good bye ;)

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Originally posted by d0cd0c
I'm not happy about this. Ryzom had a nice time and even "The Ring" was a nice feature, I didn't like it and players had massive problems. Maybe the main problem was that they had different publishers. I dunno but I think it's time to say good bye ;)

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Do I understand you to mean that you're not happy that people who really want to play the game can now do so, or will soon be able to do so?

Or did you mean something else?

may Ryzom have some awesome years to come. looking forward to subbing once it is open.

ATYS forever.

Astaldia my friends

I really loved the character progression process with the skill-based customizable system. I even loved the community and the world. However, I never made it past the trial, because the community was so small for one, and the game centered around crafting too much, where you needed to either gather or craft to make money. I'm a strait up adventurer and want to make money finding rare treasure and selling it for loads of cash. This game doesn't seem to cater to me, so even though it is free to me now, I will have to pass. Especially since I am playing 2 MMORPGs already, plus a single player RTS game.

Never really got to have a good bash at this game it really was a VERY well made game, can't get onto as my account is unsubscribed which is a shame but will give it a bash when they open the servers soon

I've read so much about this game.

Once they open new account creation I will try it out.

Are they going to allow us to download the client before the registration is re-opened, as it is a 7gig download or something?

yes you can! i did last night :) although i am a new player i want it all ready to sign up. you know when your that excited about something you even ply with game settings and stuff lol.

Originally posted by shukes33

yes you can! i did last night :) although i am a new player i want it all ready to sign up. you know when your that excited about something you even ply with game settings and stuff lol.

You downloaded the client? Where from? The download page says it is only available to VIP players - www.ryzom.com/en/download_game.html

I downloaded from the server1 section. it let me download the file and install but just wouldn't let me create an account. i can start the game up to the point of the game config and login screen.

Mhhh...this is severely tempting. Ryzom was an excellent game. I might have to check it out again (lasttime I only got there when it was already close to dying).

I can't login with my old account. Blueballed by Ryzom :(