I remember playing Ryzom several years ago back when it first launched. The game was definetly unique and had a pretty cool trial. I never subscribed to the game (I'm not a fan of monthly subscriptions) but it was one of the more interesting MMORPGs I played.
I read about the recent changes the game has undergone, from my understanding its been passed from one publisher to another several times. The game started as P2P, swithced to F2P for a while and is now back to P2P with a free trial.
I'm not familiar with the technical problems you're having, can't be much help there, sorry.
