The developer of Saga of Ryzom condensed the questions from the official board and took out the answers at the official web.

After having spent painful hours before my screen to write, rewrite and overwrite it, my very first Q&A is finally out! Phew! This time you will find miscellaneous questions such as alliances in the outposts system, non activated teleports, the sitting position, healing in the current PvP system, auras timers, equipment in PvP, common craft plans, and details about the stanza "aim at".

Questions about the background weren‘t included on purpose, as they will be answered on the roleplay website Atys Chronicles.

[Outposts] Will alliances have a time limit or last for as long as the leaders want, and will there be a max number of alliances allowed per guild? [Submitted by rushin (EN)]

Alliances don’t work exactly this way. The “alliance” term, in its current concept, refers to the side you join when entering the combat zone around an outpost. An “alliance” (a side) can include any homin, without number limitation, and your part in the alliance ends as soon as you leave the combat zone. Beyond this point, an “alliance” simply exists if you decide to make an attack, with whoever you want. It has not a defined group from a gameplay standpoint.

How is such an “alliance” created?

Xavier already described this system in the Outposts Q&A. Basically, when you’re entering the outpost battle zone while a battle round is occurring, a window will pop up asking you to choose a side (defenders/attackers) or stay neutral.

FvF is going worldwide. Will this impact on trading and merchants? [Submitted by micrix (EN)]

Not in the current version of the upcoming FvF. Currently, the merchants trade with people according to their civilization fame, not the Kami/Karavan faction fame.

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