Ryzom beta client free#

Ryzom beta client free#

There's no reason multiple companies couldn't be founded who charge for access to their Ryzom-based worlds, perhaps collaborating on engine features while competing on content.Īll in all, I'd say we have no idea what might result from the availability of a high-quality Free MMORPG. It's entirely possible that an open source MMORPG could even spark some more competition in the genre by lowering the barrier to entry. I probably wouldn't change the content at all, either, except to dramatically reduce spawn rates in many areas so a strategy of exploration could be successful. I was a big EQ fan a few years ago, and I think it would be great fun to explore Norrath with a small group of friends. I think the biggest attraction for those who want to play the games, though (as opposed to those who find it more fun to hack on them) is the ability to run your own server. Some will be much worse than the original, probably few will add high-quality content, but some may become very good indeed. We will see millions of variations of modifications that will be incompatible with each other and that will bring down the quality of the game. Who said it would make it better? What it will do is make it Free, so lots of people who want to can run their own servers and play with their own virtual worlds. Making a project Free and/or Open Source doesn't automatically makes it better no matter what some zealots may say.