There has been a bit of confusion about the transition that Ryzom has been undergoing for the past weeks. Players are wondering what this transition is all about. Apparently, French developer Nevrax will enter into receivership next month. This means that the company is placed in the hands of court-appointed receiver who might start liquidating the company's assets to pay back loans. It's one of the first steps in throwing in the MMO towel.

While this is a sad news for Ryzom faithfuls, Nevrax assured players that the game "will continue to run and be supported". So, there's really nothing to be alarmed about. In fact, there's a lot going on behind the scenes, but the developers can't say much about it. In the meantime, it's business as usual.

But while Nevrax is going through the receivership process, players are advised to take note of the following changes in the billing system:

• All existing subscribed accounts created before 3 p.m. GMT will be turned into free account with 1 month of free access.
• It will not be possible to pay to subscribe to a full Ryzom account anymore.
• You will still be able to create a Free Trial account, but at the moment there will be no possibility to upgrade your account and go to mainland. As a result we've removed the level cap for the Free Trial to give players in the Ruins of Silan much more to achieve in the meantime.