According to this link, the Philippines will have about 6.3 million online gamers in 2008, in a study that was released by International Data Corporation.
MANILA, Jan. 28 (Xinhuanet) — The number of online gamers in the Philippines will reach 6.3 million by 2008, said a research released by the International Data Corporation (IDC). The increase is driven by the availability of new online gametitles and more broadband connections
Imagine my amusement when I came across an article in today’s Inquirer. Please pay special attention to the numbers that were mentioned.
The networks are taking different routes to gaming glory. ABS-CBN has its wholly owned unit Amped Games. The unit registered 2.5 million active users for 2007 and wants to double that to 5 million in 2008, said Mitch Padua, Amped Games division head.
GMA is catching up by forging an P800-million joint venture called I-Play with listed conglomerate IPVG Corp., which has an existing active player base of 2.5 million.
Without going into figure specifics, you can obviously see the difference in site traffic. This can mean a few things.
One is bloating their figures.
One is lying.
Both are lying.
If you notice, the 3rd player trumps both of these sites in terms of average site traffic, and yet, they aren’t even mentioned in the article. While the local gaming market can pretty much be defined by online games, seeing these outrageous claims just makes me scratch my head (after all, I used to work for a videogame magazine).
Let me put it this way. Judging by the 18,000 that was able to fill up the Araneta Coliseum in last night’s game 7, why not prove all the claims and stage an event there? Surely, if each of these gaming companies really have 2.5 million existing gamers, how hard can it be to mobilize about 18,000 of them?
I just hope we can put an end to all these fabricated figures. The local gaming industry would be better off that way.
*2.5 million gamers to be increased to 5 million in 2008? Give me an effin’ break. Visit the Amped Forums and you’ll see that they only have around 37,800+ members.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
A NEW EPiSODE AWAITS TO pRO! EPiSODE 19: ASH VACUUM!
This information was from GM anael of Valkyrie Server saying:
Greetings!
Days have past and very soon, new episode will rise again. Let’s explore and witness another world that will be tested and experienced.We’re inviting everyone to check and test new updates in Sakray server that will be on. For your future reference, you may read and check the below. So what are you waiting for? Invite your friends, barkadas, relatives and loved ones now! And remember, NO WIPE OUT!See you soon!
Episode 19: Ash VacuumEpisode 19: Ash Vacuum pushes Ragnarok beyond the Midgard continent and into a newly discovered world. The new world holds new content for high level characters and for the first time has monsters above level 99. The following is a breakdown of the new features/changes added in Episode 19.
• Maps
A gateway was constructed at the Morroc Dimensional Rift.
A Midgard expedition camp exists on the other side of the rift in The New World
The Splendide Fields are added left of the Midgard camp in the new world.
The Manuk Mountains are added east of the Midgard camp in the new world.
Two new guild dungeons are added for the new Arunafeltz and Schwartzvald castles.
Added a Orc_Dungeon -new memorial dungeon instance to the Orc Village.
• Quests
2 New Godly Item Quests
• Items
The existing items 'Eye of Dullahan' and 'Thief Ring' have been re-implemented with new effects.
29 new weapons and armor are added to the game, obtainable via the new monsters.
The novice grounds have been changed to give new specialty character bound gears.
• Other Misc Updates
The skill window has been completely redone to allow for a new skill tree view and confirmation on applying skill points.
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Thanks, GM Anael! <3
as you can see, Ash Vacuum is the newest episode in pRO which advances to the New World.... woah... as you can also see, midgard is changing and rumors says that midgard will change into a NEW WORLD... interesting.
Keep on visiting for more Updates!
Greetings!
Days have past and very soon, new episode will rise again. Let’s explore and witness another world that will be tested and experienced.We’re inviting everyone to check and test new updates in Sakray server that will be on
Episode 19: Ash VacuumEpisode 19: Ash Vacuum pushes Ragnarok beyond the Midgard continent and into a newly discovered world. The new world holds new content for high level characters and for the first time has monsters above level 99. The following is a breakdown of the new features/changes added in Episode 19.
• Maps
A gateway was constructed at the Morroc Dimensional Rift.
A Midgard expedition camp exists on the other side of the rift in The New World
The Splendide Fields are added left of the Midgard camp in the new world.
The Manuk Mountains are added east of the Midgard camp in the new world.
Two new guild dungeons are added for the new Arunafeltz and Schwartzvald castles.
Added a Orc_Dungeon -new memorial dungeon instance to the Orc Village.
• Quests
2 New Godly Item Quests
• Items
The existing items 'Eye of Dullahan' and 'Thief Ring' have been re-implemented with new effects.
29 new weapons and armor are added to the game, obtainable via the new monsters.
The novice grounds have been changed to give new specialty character bound gears.
• Other Misc Updates
The skill window has been completely redone to allow for a new skill tree view and confirmation on applying skill points.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks, GM Anael! <3
as you can see, Ash Vacuum is the newest episode in pRO which advances to the New World.... woah... as you can also see, midgard is changing and rumors says that midgard will change into a NEW WORLD... interesting.
Keep on visiting for more Updates!
WEDNESDAY AGAiN! MAiNTENANCE AGAiN!
wew! it's wednesday again! it's maintenance day again!i don't do anything when it's wednesday...
some are asking:
why there is a maintenance?
because, it maintains ragnarok and it cleans somr bugs. but some are still mad when maintenance comes. but, we can't do anything about it. maintenance secures our game as well.
for people who don't know the date and time the maintenance will last, here is the schedule:
SCHEDULE:
MAINTENANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY, 8AM-4PM/5PM.
some are asking:
why there is a maintenance?
because, it maintains ragnarok and it cleans somr bugs. but some are still mad when maintenance comes. but, we can't do anything about it. maintenance secures our game as well.
for people who don't know the date and time the maintenance will last, here is the schedule:
SCHEDULE:
MAINTENANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY, 8AM-4PM/5PM.
Monday, April 27, 2009
WHAT IS RAGNAROK ONLINE? (source:wikipedia)
Ragnarok Online (Korean: 라그나로크 온라인), often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG created by GRAVITY Co., Ltd. based on the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-jin. It was first released in South Korea on 31 August 2001 for Microsoft Windows and has since been released in many other locales around the world. Much of the game's mythos is based on Norse mythology, but its style has been influenced by Christianity and Asian cultures. The game has spawned an animated series, Ragnarok the Animation, and a sequel game, Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World.
Setting
Ragnarok Online is divided into a series of maps, each of which has its own terrain and native monsters, though many monsters are native to multiple regions. Transportation between maps requires loading the new map and monsters cannot travel from one map to another.
There are three major nations in Ragnarok Online, the first of which and where all players start is Rune Midgard. The Schwaltzvalt Republic, an industrialized neighbor to the North, was added in Episode 10[3] and Arunafeltz, a religious nation modeled after a combination of Israel and Turkey is the subject of Episode 11.[4]
A series of other, minor nations also exists, generally modeled after an ancient society in the real world, examples such as Amatsu, which is modeled after ancient Japan,[5] and Louyang, which is modeled after ancient China.[6]
Areas from Norse mythology are also included, such as Niffleheim, the land of the dead, and Valhalla, where players can become Transcendent Classes. New map content is constantly being added to game in the form of Episode updates.
Job System
Jobs are one of the most important aspects of Ragnarok Online, as the job a player chooses will have profound implications on his or her strengths and weaknesses, both in a party and outside of one. The job system includes a total of 39 different jobs, divided into 6 categories: Novices, Super Novices, First Job Classes, Second Job Classes, Transcendent Classes and Extended Classes. First classes consist of six basic archetypes; Swordman, Magician, Archer, Acolyte, Merchant, and Thief. Each specializes in certain skills, and uses class-specific weapons and gears. The list of job classes are as follows:
Novice
Novice
Super Novice
First class
Swordman
Acolyte
Mage
Thief
Merchant
Archer
Taekwon Kid
Ninja
Gunslinger
Second class
Knight
Crusader
Priest
Monk
Wizard
Sage
Assassin
Rogue
Blacksmith
Alchemist
Hunter
Bard / Dancer
Star Gladiator (Taekwon Master)
Soul Linker
Transcendent
High Novice
Transcendent first class
High Swordman
High Acolyte
High Mage
High Thief
High Merchant
High Archer
Transcendent second class
Lord Knight
Paladin
High Priest
Champion
High Wizard
Professor (Scholar)
Assassin Cross
Stalker
Whitesmith (Mastersmith)
Creator (Biochemist)
Sniper
Clown / Gypsy
Third classes
Rune Knight
Royal Guard
Archbishop
Sura
Warlock
Sorcerer
Guillotine Cross
Shadow Chaser
Mechanic
Genetic
Ranger
Minstrel / Wanderer
Class progression
All players start in the game's first class, the novice. Novices are, as their name implies, largely a tutorial class built for allowing new players to get the general feel of the game. Once reaching a level goal, players can change to one of six first classes, or choose one of the expanded classes, along with Super Novices. Upon reaching another level goal, first classes can then change into one of two second classes. Once the player reaches base level 99 and job level 50, they can elect to "rebirth" their character, and relevel as a transcendent class, which has more skills and a larger number of status points to work with, although the experience curve is much higher.
A player will change jobs multiple times over the course of playing, though the number of changes will be determined by choices made by the player.[8]
Player vs. Player (PvP)
Player vs. Player in Ragnarok Online takes place on a series of maps identical to the game's major towns but devoid of all exits and non-player characters. Access to these maps is restricted to players level 31 and above and comes in two modes: Yoyo Mode and Nightmare Mode. The primary difference between the two modes concerns the penalties for dying; Yoyo Mode has no penalty for death, while Nightmare Mode has the experience point loss found in all non-PvP/town maps and the additional risk of the loss of a piece of equipment.[9]
War of Emperium
Also known as the "Guild War," for two hours on any day of the week (depending on the server) an event called War of Emperium (commonly abbreviated "WoE") takes place. Guilds that have obtained the Seal of Approval skill may attempt to enter and gain control of a series of castles available in-game. On the fourth floor of each castle lies the Emperium; if a guild breaks another guild's Emperium, that guild gains control of the castle. If a guild can maintain control of a castle until the end of the War of Emperium it will retain control until the next War of Emperium and may gain a variety of benefits for victory, including access to special 'Guild Dungeons' if certain castles are controlled, which give the members of the holding guild a definite advantage in gaining experience and items.[10] During War of Emperium hours, the castle maps are set in PvP mode and behave much the same as the standard PvP maps with a few exceptions, in particular the lack of damage indicators and a large decrease to the effectiveness of magic, skills, and ranged attacks. War of Emperium is the most popular feature of the game[11] and most players participate in it at least once per week.[12]
Audio
The background music of Ragnarok Online currently consists of over 100 individual tracks, composed, arranged, recorded and mixed by SoundTeMP and Hankook Recording Studio, with some tracks by NEOCYON and others. The game's music spans a wide variety of genres and musical styles, including trance, techno, jazz, rock, and orchestral. New tracks are added to the soundtrack as with every new area added to the game world.
"The memory of RAGNAROK" Ragnarok Online Original Sound Track is a best-of soundtrack album featuring background music in addition to remixes and vocal arrangements of certain pieces. The game's official theme song, "You & I," is also included. It was developed by SoundTeMP and released by Gravity in 2006. The album features vocal arrangements of certain pieces, performed by Lee Seung-Yeon, Lee Jeong-Hee and Seo Ji-Hae. The album's booklet features text in Korean, Chinese, English, and Japanese.[13]
[show]CD Vol.1 Special edition (74:13)
#
Title
Length
1.
"Title" (composed by Kwon Goo-Hee and sung by Seo Ji-Hae)
2.
"Theme of Prontera" (composed and lyrics by Lee Seock-Jin and sung by Lee Seung-Yeon)
3.
"Steel Me" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
4.
"Ancient Groover" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
5.
"Theme of Morroc" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il)
6.
"Wanna Be Free!!" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin, lyrics by Lee Seung-Yeon, and Lee Seock Jin, and sung by Lee Seung-Yeon)
7.
"Desert" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
8.
"Christmas in the 13th Month" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
9.
"Through The Tower" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
10.
"Noblesse Oblige" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
11.
"Theme of Payon" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin and lyrics by Kwon You-Jeong)
CD Vol.2 Original edition
#
Title
Length
1.
"Theme of Al de Baran" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
2.
"Everlasting Wanderers" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
3.
"Nano East" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
4.
"Theme of Juno" (composed by Jang Seong-Woon)
5.
"I Miss You" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il)
6.
"One Fine Day" (composed by Park Soo-Il)
7.
"Lastman Dancing" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
8.
"Peaceful Forest" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
9.
"Streamside" (composed by Kwon Goo-Hee)
10.
"One Step Closer" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il)
11.
"Divine Grace" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
12.
"Plateau" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
13.
"TeMPorsche" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
14.
"Hamatan" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il)
15.
"Purity of your smile" (composed by Park Jin-Bae)
16.
"You & I" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il and sung by Lee Seong-Yeon)
Ragnarok Mobile
Gravity Co. Ltd. released 8 separate games for the mobile phone allowing players to experience the game on the road. Each version focuses on the main aspect of the acolyte, thief, merchant, mage, archer, and swordsmen class based on the version of the game they have. Players are able to advance their characters using the attributes STR, AGI, VIT, LUK, INT, and DEX. Though not placed in the server, players control their character and complete a series of quests or tasks. As players earn zeny, (the in-game currency), they are able to send the zeny to their real accounts. Along with that, a ranking is present where characters are ranked by the amount of zeny the character has.[14]
Kafra Shop
As Microtransactions have become an increasingly favored revenue stream over monthly subscriptions for online multiplayer games, the Kafra Shop (an Item Mall) was added to iRO (International Ragnarok Online) on June 19 2007. Users are able to purchase Kafra Credit Points with U.S. dollars as a currency for the special items limited to the Kafra Shop.
This service appears on most other localized servers of Ragnarok Online such as jRO (Japanese Ragnarok Online), idRO (Indonesian Ragnarok Online), pRO (Philippine Ragnarok Online) and kRO (Korean Ragnarok Online), using the currency of the respective countries for points instead of U.S. dollars, of course. In addition, upgraded forms of normal equipment can be rented using Kafra Points.[15]
F2P server
There are official "Free To Play" servers where players can play Ragnarok Online free of charge, with a few differences in game play. Major differences are the limited use of the Kafra Teleport service, upgrading weapons and armor never have a "safe zone" in which you cannot break the Weapon/Armor, items have had their costs changed or been removed entirely from the game, the Acolyte skill Teleport has been modified, and prices on certain NPC items received a moderate increase. Changes vary from server to server.
The use of free servers has resulted in a higher reliance on the Kafra Shop item mall for revenue stream. Many localized versions of Ragnarok Online have implemented free servers during 2007-2008.
There are also numerous free servers which have altered the game so drastically that it is hardly recognizable with things like new gears, levels, and clothing/hair dyes and styles. Though mostly considered "free to play", many of these free servers rely on donations for items only obtainable through donations. Since this offers a huge advantage to those who donate over those who dont, most players are compelled to pay for items.[citation needed]
Private servers and emulation
This section is missing citations or needs footnotes. Please help add inline citations to guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. (September 2008)
Ragnarok Online's official server software is called AEGIS, which is used by iRO, kRO, euRO, phRO, bRO and other local versions. Several server emulators have been developed for use in hosting private servers. Regardless of the legalities, many private servers are active today, and it is debatable whether or not their existence has created a loss of revenue for legitimate official servers. With many official servers changing over to a Free-to-Play with cash shop revenue model, their future viability is called into question. Although many private servers have no donate-for-advantage models, some players feel more secure in the environment. Server emulation follows the development of the Korean version, thus they often contain more recent updates than other local versions, although quality is often far below that of the official servers.
One of the main differences between official and private servers is that the rates are often modified in private servers to make it faster for the players to level, or to obtain specific items. Sometimes private servers also modify original content, add new items, and implement a donation system to make money out of these custom items. There are servers that implement a new job by deleting an original job (e.g. Padawan, Jedi). Adding or deleting maps is also very common in private servers, as well as relocating NPCs (Non-Player Characters) to a common area. In addition, there are some private servers that try to imitate official servers by staying as true as possible to the original game.
While the legality of private servers may be debated, it is against the Ragnarok Online EULA to be a founder or owner of a Private server (commonly referred to as a "p.server"). On the iRO (International Ragnarok Online) game policy page of their website it is listed as a felony, and if the owner/founder is currently a member of the iRO community and playing on a Pay to Play server (or P2P), it will result in their ID being deleted.[1]
Setting
Ragnarok Online is divided into a series of maps, each of which has its own terrain and native monsters, though many monsters are native to multiple regions. Transportation between maps requires loading the new map and monsters cannot travel from one map to another.
There are three major nations in Ragnarok Online, the first of which and where all players start is Rune Midgard. The Schwaltzvalt Republic, an industrialized neighbor to the North, was added in Episode 10[3] and Arunafeltz, a religious nation modeled after a combination of Israel and Turkey is the subject of Episode 11.[4]
A series of other, minor nations also exists, generally modeled after an ancient society in the real world, examples such as Amatsu, which is modeled after ancient Japan,[5] and Louyang, which is modeled after ancient China.[6]
Areas from Norse mythology are also included, such as Niffleheim, the land of the dead, and Valhalla, where players can become Transcendent Classes. New map content is constantly being added to game in the form of Episode updates.
Job System
Jobs are one of the most important aspects of Ragnarok Online, as the job a player chooses will have profound implications on his or her strengths and weaknesses, both in a party and outside of one. The job system includes a total of 39 different jobs, divided into 6 categories: Novices, Super Novices, First Job Classes, Second Job Classes, Transcendent Classes and Extended Classes. First classes consist of six basic archetypes; Swordman, Magician, Archer, Acolyte, Merchant, and Thief. Each specializes in certain skills, and uses class-specific weapons and gears. The list of job classes are as follows:
Novice
Novice
Super Novice
First class
Swordman
Acolyte
Mage
Thief
Merchant
Archer
Taekwon Kid
Ninja
Gunslinger
Second class
Knight
Crusader
Priest
Monk
Wizard
Sage
Assassin
Rogue
Blacksmith
Alchemist
Hunter
Bard / Dancer
Star Gladiator (Taekwon Master)
Soul Linker
Transcendent
High Novice
Transcendent first class
High Swordman
High Acolyte
High Mage
High Thief
High Merchant
High Archer
Transcendent second class
Lord Knight
Paladin
High Priest
Champion
High Wizard
Professor (Scholar)
Assassin Cross
Stalker
Whitesmith (Mastersmith)
Creator (Biochemist)
Sniper
Clown / Gypsy
Third classes
Rune Knight
Royal Guard
Archbishop
Sura
Warlock
Sorcerer
Guillotine Cross
Shadow Chaser
Mechanic
Genetic
Ranger
Minstrel / Wanderer
Class progression
All players start in the game's first class, the novice. Novices are, as their name implies, largely a tutorial class built for allowing new players to get the general feel of the game. Once reaching a level goal, players can change to one of six first classes, or choose one of the expanded classes, along with Super Novices. Upon reaching another level goal, first classes can then change into one of two second classes. Once the player reaches base level 99 and job level 50, they can elect to "rebirth" their character, and relevel as a transcendent class, which has more skills and a larger number of status points to work with, although the experience curve is much higher.
A player will change jobs multiple times over the course of playing, though the number of changes will be determined by choices made by the player.[8]
Player vs. Player (PvP)
Player vs. Player in Ragnarok Online takes place on a series of maps identical to the game's major towns but devoid of all exits and non-player characters. Access to these maps is restricted to players level 31 and above and comes in two modes: Yoyo Mode and Nightmare Mode. The primary difference between the two modes concerns the penalties for dying; Yoyo Mode has no penalty for death, while Nightmare Mode has the experience point loss found in all non-PvP/town maps and the additional risk of the loss of a piece of equipment.[9]
War of Emperium
Also known as the "Guild War," for two hours on any day of the week (depending on the server) an event called War of Emperium (commonly abbreviated "WoE") takes place. Guilds that have obtained the Seal of Approval skill may attempt to enter and gain control of a series of castles available in-game. On the fourth floor of each castle lies the Emperium; if a guild breaks another guild's Emperium, that guild gains control of the castle. If a guild can maintain control of a castle until the end of the War of Emperium it will retain control until the next War of Emperium and may gain a variety of benefits for victory, including access to special 'Guild Dungeons' if certain castles are controlled, which give the members of the holding guild a definite advantage in gaining experience and items.[10] During War of Emperium hours, the castle maps are set in PvP mode and behave much the same as the standard PvP maps with a few exceptions, in particular the lack of damage indicators and a large decrease to the effectiveness of magic, skills, and ranged attacks. War of Emperium is the most popular feature of the game[11] and most players participate in it at least once per week.[12]
Audio
The background music of Ragnarok Online currently consists of over 100 individual tracks, composed, arranged, recorded and mixed by SoundTeMP and Hankook Recording Studio, with some tracks by NEOCYON and others. The game's music spans a wide variety of genres and musical styles, including trance, techno, jazz, rock, and orchestral. New tracks are added to the soundtrack as with every new area added to the game world.
"The memory of RAGNAROK" Ragnarok Online Original Sound Track is a best-of soundtrack album featuring background music in addition to remixes and vocal arrangements of certain pieces. The game's official theme song, "You & I," is also included. It was developed by SoundTeMP and released by Gravity in 2006. The album features vocal arrangements of certain pieces, performed by Lee Seung-Yeon, Lee Jeong-Hee and Seo Ji-Hae. The album's booklet features text in Korean, Chinese, English, and Japanese.[13]
[show]CD Vol.1 Special edition (74:13)
#
Title
Length
1.
"Title" (composed by Kwon Goo-Hee and sung by Seo Ji-Hae)
2.
"Theme of Prontera" (composed and lyrics by Lee Seock-Jin and sung by Lee Seung-Yeon)
3.
"Steel Me" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
4.
"Ancient Groover" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
5.
"Theme of Morroc" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il)
6.
"Wanna Be Free!!" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin, lyrics by Lee Seung-Yeon, and Lee Seock Jin, and sung by Lee Seung-Yeon)
7.
"Desert" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
8.
"Christmas in the 13th Month" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
9.
"Through The Tower" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
10.
"Noblesse Oblige" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
11.
"Theme of Payon" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin and lyrics by Kwon You-Jeong)
CD Vol.2 Original edition
#
Title
Length
1.
"Theme of Al de Baran" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
2.
"Everlasting Wanderers" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
3.
"Nano East" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
4.
"Theme of Juno" (composed by Jang Seong-Woon)
5.
"I Miss You" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il)
6.
"One Fine Day" (composed by Park Soo-Il)
7.
"Lastman Dancing" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
8.
"Peaceful Forest" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
9.
"Streamside" (composed by Kwon Goo-Hee)
10.
"One Step Closer" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il)
11.
"Divine Grace" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
12.
"Plateau" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
13.
"TeMPorsche" (composed by Lee Seock-Jin)
14.
"Hamatan" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il)
15.
"Purity of your smile" (composed by Park Jin-Bae)
16.
"You & I" (composed by Kwak Dong-Il and sung by Lee Seong-Yeon)
Ragnarok Mobile
Gravity Co. Ltd. released 8 separate games for the mobile phone allowing players to experience the game on the road. Each version focuses on the main aspect of the acolyte, thief, merchant, mage, archer, and swordsmen class based on the version of the game they have. Players are able to advance their characters using the attributes STR, AGI, VIT, LUK, INT, and DEX. Though not placed in the server, players control their character and complete a series of quests or tasks. As players earn zeny, (the in-game currency), they are able to send the zeny to their real accounts. Along with that, a ranking is present where characters are ranked by the amount of zeny the character has.[14]
Kafra Shop
As Microtransactions have become an increasingly favored revenue stream over monthly subscriptions for online multiplayer games, the Kafra Shop (an Item Mall) was added to iRO (International Ragnarok Online) on June 19 2007. Users are able to purchase Kafra Credit Points with U.S. dollars as a currency for the special items limited to the Kafra Shop.
This service appears on most other localized servers of Ragnarok Online such as jRO (Japanese Ragnarok Online), idRO (Indonesian Ragnarok Online), pRO (Philippine Ragnarok Online) and kRO (Korean Ragnarok Online), using the currency of the respective countries for points instead of U.S. dollars, of course. In addition, upgraded forms of normal equipment can be rented using Kafra Points.[15]
F2P server
There are official "Free To Play" servers where players can play Ragnarok Online free of charge, with a few differences in game play. Major differences are the limited use of the Kafra Teleport service, upgrading weapons and armor never have a "safe zone" in which you cannot break the Weapon/Armor, items have had their costs changed or been removed entirely from the game, the Acolyte skill Teleport has been modified, and prices on certain NPC items received a moderate increase. Changes vary from server to server.
The use of free servers has resulted in a higher reliance on the Kafra Shop item mall for revenue stream. Many localized versions of Ragnarok Online have implemented free servers during 2007-2008.
There are also numerous free servers which have altered the game so drastically that it is hardly recognizable with things like new gears, levels, and clothing/hair dyes and styles. Though mostly considered "free to play", many of these free servers rely on donations for items only obtainable through donations. Since this offers a huge advantage to those who donate over those who dont, most players are compelled to pay for items.[citation needed]
Private servers and emulation
This section is missing citations or needs footnotes. Please help add inline citations to guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. (September 2008)
Ragnarok Online's official server software is called AEGIS, which is used by iRO, kRO, euRO, phRO, bRO and other local versions. Several server emulators have been developed for use in hosting private servers. Regardless of the legalities, many private servers are active today, and it is debatable whether or not their existence has created a loss of revenue for legitimate official servers. With many official servers changing over to a Free-to-Play with cash shop revenue model, their future viability is called into question. Although many private servers have no donate-for-advantage models, some players feel more secure in the environment. Server emulation follows the development of the Korean version, thus they often contain more recent updates than other local versions, although quality is often far below that of the official servers.
One of the main differences between official and private servers is that the rates are often modified in private servers to make it faster for the players to level, or to obtain specific items. Sometimes private servers also modify original content, add new items, and implement a donation system to make money out of these custom items. There are servers that implement a new job by deleting an original job (e.g. Padawan, Jedi). Adding or deleting maps is also very common in private servers, as well as relocating NPCs (Non-Player Characters) to a common area. In addition, there are some private servers that try to imitate official servers by staying as true as possible to the original game.
While the legality of private servers may be debated, it is against the Ragnarok Online EULA to be a founder or owner of a Private server (commonly referred to as a "p.server"). On the iRO (International Ragnarok Online) game policy page of their website it is listed as a felony, and if the owner/founder is currently a member of the iRO community and playing on a Pay to Play server (or P2P), it will result in their ID being deleted.[1]
MORE DETAiLS REGARDING ON NEW 3RD JOB CLASSES ON RAGNAROK ONLiNE
Great news! The world of Rune Midgard will never be the same.
kRO has just announced the names of the new 3rd Job Classes for Ragnarok Online. According to Doddler: “You must be level 99 in order to change into third class. You can change as either 99 base class, or 99 trans class. The primary advantage of going transcendent before becoming third class is that you of course have access to the advanced skills that trans classes offer.”
This is exciting news. It means that there’s still life after 99 Transcendent… I can’t wait.
Check out the names of the 3rd Job Classes after the break plus some unofficial notes on what some classes can do.
Here are the names of the new Ragnarok 3rd Job Classes:
Rune Knight (Changes from Knight, Lord Knight)
Warlock (Changes from Wizard, High Wizard)
Ranger (Changes from Hunter, Sniper)
Arc Bishop (Changes from Priest, High Priest)
Guillotine Cross (Changes from Assassin, Assassin Cross)
Mechanic (Changes from Black Smith, White Smith)Royal Guard (Changes from Crusader, Paladin)
Shura (Changes from Monk, Champion)
Sorcerer (Changes from Sage, Professor)
Dark Chaser (Changes from Rogue, Chaser)
Generic (Changes from Alchemist, Creator)
Minstrel (Changes from Bard, Clown)
Wanderer (Changes from Dancer, Gypsy)
Finally, here are some UNOFFICIAL abilities of some of the classes from Ragnarok Guide
Priest –> Archbishop
Males appear like those serious members of the clergy. Females look like the pope in the Rachel temple.
Improved existing supportive skills.
Many new anti-Demon/Undead skills will be added. However selecting them will reduce the effectiveness or lose out on some of the supportive skills.
Added skills that allows Archbishop to do physical melee damage.
Assassin –> Guillotine Cross
The Guillotine Cross looks like Loki. Armors are made of bones and sharp tusks.
There is a DPS (Damage per second) which is very strong but when the skill fail, there will be consequences.
Many different types of poison will be added. In addition, it will be armed with new skills using poisons.
Blacksmith –> Mechanic
The Mechanic is the job of 3rd Blacksmith. The mechanic’s sprite has only one garment.
They can create more new weapons. They can now create auto-attack items for the transcendent.
Improved skills using items rather than direct physical battle.
Sources:
Waukster
Doddler
Ragnarok Guide
kRO has just announced the names of the new 3rd Job Classes for Ragnarok Online. According to Doddler: “You must be level 99 in order to change into third class. You can change as either 99 base class, or 99 trans class. The primary advantage of going transcendent before becoming third class is that you of course have access to the advanced skills that trans classes offer.”
This is exciting news. It means that there’s still life after 99 Transcendent… I can’t wait.
Check out the names of the 3rd Job Classes after the break plus some unofficial notes on what some classes can do.
Here are the names of the new Ragnarok 3rd Job Classes:
Rune Knight (Changes from Knight, Lord Knight)
Warlock (Changes from Wizard, High Wizard)
Ranger (Changes from Hunter, Sniper)
Arc Bishop (Changes from Priest, High Priest)
Guillotine Cross (Changes from Assassin, Assassin Cross)
Mechanic (Changes from Black Smith, White Smith)Royal Guard (Changes from Crusader, Paladin)
Shura (Changes from Monk, Champion)
Sorcerer (Changes from Sage, Professor)
Dark Chaser (Changes from Rogue, Chaser)
Generic (Changes from Alchemist, Creator)
Minstrel (Changes from Bard, Clown)
Wanderer (Changes from Dancer, Gypsy)
Finally, here are some UNOFFICIAL abilities of some of the classes from Ragnarok Guide
Priest –> Archbishop
Males appear like those serious members of the clergy. Females look like the pope in the Rachel temple.
Improved existing supportive skills.
Many new anti-Demon/Undead skills will be added. However selecting them will reduce the effectiveness or lose out on some of the supportive skills.
Added skills that allows Archbishop to do physical melee damage.
Assassin –> Guillotine Cross
The Guillotine Cross looks like Loki. Armors are made of bones and sharp tusks.
There is a DPS (Damage per second) which is very strong but when the skill fail, there will be consequences.
Many different types of poison will be added. In addition, it will be armed with new skills using poisons.
Blacksmith –> Mechanic
The Mechanic is the job of 3rd Blacksmith. The mechanic’s sprite has only one garment.
They can create more new weapons. They can now create auto-attack items for the transcendent.
Improved skills using items rather than direct physical battle.
Sources:
Waukster
Doddler
Ragnarok Guide
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