Ragnarok Online
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| Developer(s) | GRAVITY Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | GRAVITY Co., Ltd. |
| Engine | AEGIS and Granny 3D |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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
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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', which give the members of the holding guild a definite advantage in gaining experience and items.[2] 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[3] and most players participate in it at least once per week.[4]
Guild Point System
As a unique feature for iRO (International Ragnarok Online) the Guild Point System allows guilds who fully defend their castle for the full 2 hours of War of Emperium, to obtain guild points. The point distribution is as follows:
- - 3 points are rewarded to guilds that are successful in defending their castles during the proscribed period on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
- - 5 points are rewarded to guilds that reach an econ of 50 or 100 on a castle. (Reward limitations: one per guild per 3 month period.)
- - 10 points are rewarded to guilds that maintain a castle of 100 econ for a period of 20 WoE days. (Reward limitations: one per guild per 6 month period.)[5]
These points are added up after a 3/6 month cycle and guilds who have the highest amount of points are given rare and valuable items as well as opportunities to compete for more rewards.[6] Players keep track of their guilds progress on the official website. Not only can players see how well their guild is doing, but they can also keep track of other guilds that may be gaining a lead. Guilds are able to increase their point intake by controlling more castles at once. This requires a large and organized guild, but can overall be very worthwhile.
Audio
The background music of Ragnarok Online currently consists of 127 individual tracks (Track numbers start at 1 and end at 128 but number 32 is missing), composed, arranged, recorded and mixed by SoundTeMP and Hankook Recording Studio, with some tracks by NEOCYON. 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.
A limited edition two-disc original soundtrack, titled The memory of RAGNAROK, was released 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.[7]
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.[8]
Kafra Shop
The Kafra Shop was added to iRO (International Ragnarok Online) on June 19th 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. Payment for Kafra Credit Points can be made directly through Paypal, and/or can be acquired as a bonus for paying the already necessary monthly subscription. The transaction fees are as follows:
| Product | Price |
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| 500 Points | 4.99 USD |
| 1050 Points | 9.99 USD |
| 1650 Points | 14.99 USD |
| 2300 Points | 19.99 USD |
| 5200 Points | 39.99 USD |
As of June 19th 2007, users are able to purchase consumable items, boxes, and evolved/exclusive headgears. All of the items present are able to be kept forever except the consumable items, which disappear after each use. This service appears on other servers of Ragnarok Online such as jRO (Japanese Ragnarok Online), idRO (Indonesian Ragnarok Online) and kRO (Korean Ragnarok Online). In addition, upgraded forms of normal equipment can be rented using kafra points. This equipment and weapons can be rented for up to 7 days before they disappear, and they cannot be refined, and neither do they have any slots for the compounding of cards.[9]
Valkyrie Server
The Valkyrie Server is an official Free 2 Play server. Players can play Ragnarok Online for free, 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. The Acolyte skill Teleport costs 100sp, and prices on certain NPC items received a moderate increase. This server is currently available on iRO and pRO.
On September 30th, 2008 this server officially opened on iRO. This resulted in the "premium" servers receiving a rate increase to 125%/125% EXP/Drops.
Private servers & emulation
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Ragnarok Online's official server software is called AEGIS, which is used by iRO, kRO, euRO, 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, since many private servers have no donate-for-advantage models, many 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.
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References
- ^ Shanda Entertainment. "Service & Product". Shanda Corporation.
- ^ "The War of Emperium". Gravity Interactive, Inc.
- ^ "Which feature of RO do you like the most?". Gravity Interactive, Inc.
- ^ "How often do you participate in War of Emperium?". Gravity Interactive, Inc.
- ^ iRO GM Team. "Guild Point System". Gravity Interactive, Inc.
- ^ iRO GM Team. "Guild Reward System". Gravity Interactive, Inc.
- ^ iRO GM Team. "Ragnarok Online Original Sound Track". Gravity Interactive, Inc.
- ^ Gravity Co., Ltd. "Mobile games development business". Gravity Co., Ltd.
- ^ iRO GM Team. "Kafra Shop". Gravity Interactive, Inc.