Ryzom: The Ryzom Ring - Preview @ Worthplaying

Worthplaying is the latest to take a look at Nevrax' Ryzom Ring:

While the New Player Experience offered a new way to draw in players to Saga of Ryzom, Ryzom Ring wants to offer a new way to keep players in a game that doesn't revolve around barraging players with bigger things to kill. Ryzom Ring allows players to create adventures using a client that emphasizes drag-and-drop placement of objects and enemies, much like Neverwinter Nights. Unlike NWN's reliance on scripts, though, Ryzom Ring allows for a player to act as a true "Adventure Master," taking control of characters and mobs as he sees fit. This can let a mob attack with more intelligent tactics than AI would normally allow, or for characters to genuinely roleplay with another NPC as part of an adventure. Adventure Masters can set up automatic triggers for behaviors if they want something more script-like, or can remotely trigger events themselves as they watch the adventure. Player-created adventures are instanced and only available when the creating player has his Saga of Ryzom client open.