#RagnarokReturns: What We Know So Far

May 12, 2017

#RagnarokReturns: What We Know So Far

The Philippine online community is now abuzz with the return of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game that hit the country by storm in 2003, Ragnarok Online. The game is basically the first online game that hooked most millennials here. It had a long and awesome run but ended in tragedy as the first publisher that have brought it here have given up and finally closed the game due to multiple player concerns like the infestation of bots, stagnant and imbalanced gameplay.

It took many years of jumping from game to game for Ragnarok Babies until now that a new publisher have purchased the rights to manage it here. Now, in its return, Extreme Games will handle its run the game in the country. They have just started launching the game with a bang with Ragna Fest, complete with OPM bands, freebies and games, to promote the game's upcoming launch.

Just recently, a premier press conference was held with handpicked representatives of the Ragnarok Online Philippines community, which they called "keymasters" or former guild masters of Ragnarok Online Philippines to discuss their plans for the game. Here are what the executives of Extreme Games have disclosed so far:

Class 2-1

The relaunch will initially introduce the 2-1 classes or the original second job classes of the game namely Knight for Swordsman, Priest for Acolyte, Wizard for Mage, Hunter for Archer, Assassin for Thief and Blacksmith for Merchant. Just like the first arrival of the game here, we are gonna be going back to basics with the original big 6.

Thor and Loki Servers

There will be 2 servers for the closed beta test named after 2 of the most popular gods in Norse mythology, where the game was based on. Contrary to most close beta tests, they prepared two servers maybe because they expected that a lot of people would play the game since Philippines was a Ragnarok Online country before.

EXP and Monster Settings

Do you still remember where to hunt porings before? Or the very annoying boss monsters that you remember which places they appear to avoid being 1-hit K.O.'d? Well if you do, they you're lucky because all monsters will return to their original spawn points. The elusive angelring and ghostring will be back in pay_fild04, Smokies in pay_fild09 and so on. But the experience settings will follow the renewal feauture where the level differences between player and monster will be ignored.

Key Problems

The main problems that they have to face are the lag, bots, and the existence of private servers. Since Ragnarok met its demise in the country, may have blamed the previous company who handled it for these problems. Many are willing to come back as long as they address these issues with concrete plans and hook them by providing strong customer care and a good service and the current publisher makes these as their top priorities. The company has a tested and proven solution to botting called EasyAntiCheat.

Free to Win

The game will be free to win, which means that all key items will be dropped in game. You just have to work hard and be assiduous to get the items to make your character grow stronger.

World Map

We will be treated to a classic version of the map where you have to travel by foot most of the time. Morrocc will also be reverted to its original state and new maps will be added in the future one by one just like the old times.

Future Classes

The 2-2 classes or the alternate second job classes will be available 6 months from launch. We won't be seeing Crusaders, Monks, Sages, Alchemists, Wanderers and Minstrels anytime sooner so new players will finally experience how it was leveling up before, when the game just arrived in the country. On the other hand, the transcendent classes or high classes will be implemented in about 1-2 years. At least we would have ample time to collect zeny as fee for Meltheus Silph.

There is also no news as to when they will launch the expanded classes such as the Super Novice, Gunslinger, Ninja, Taekwon and of course, the latest Doram race which is already playable in other versions of the game.

When is it playable?

To conclude, there are still only a little news about the game but we will surely know more as the announced CBT date approaches which is in the middle of June by the way while the open beta will be on the 3rd quarter of 2017. If you haven't registered for it yet, just click this link for the instructions: http://bit.ly/LegendarcyROpCBT

Update:

You may download the CBT client here: http://bit.ly/LegendarcyRagnarokPHCBTClient

Additional Info

Up to 5 maximum multiple clients allowed.
Open to all users (even international), no IP ban.
Boss cards cannot be bought via cash shop.
No VIP subscription.
Guild Wars (WoE) will be released in the first 3 weeks.
Guild alliance is allowed.
Item Mall will be available.
No IMBA Cash items.
Godly items will be available soon.
Different custom events will be happen for the PH.
Ragnarok World Championship will be revived.

As what the oldbies used to say, Rok on!

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