Nearing Extinction
11/09/2008 11:13:00 PM Posted by noel
The very first online game to hit the country, and the very first online game I fell in love with, is going to have a major server merge this November 15. Ragnarok Online's three servers are going to be merged into one. Back in 2003, they started with just one server (Chaos). As the game became popular, they added a second server (Loki), then a third, and a fourth, and so on. But as competition arose (I think MU Online was their first competitor), players began to explore, and Ragnarok first merged their seven servers into three. They are (1)Chaos and Loki became BALDUR (2)Odin and Fenrir became TYR; and (3) Iris, Sarah and Lydia became FREYA. And since I don't think there are that much players of Ragnarok around, they are merging these three servers into one called NEW CHAOS. They started with one, and they are going back to just one. From Chaos to New Chaos. And oh yeah, they are cutting the cost of subscriptions. I heard a month will go down to 200php (from 350). Not bad. But I think it's the start of a phase-out.
Live '08
9/11/2008 11:36:00 PM Posted by noel
Cool picture, this is the back page of Game! magazine's September issue. They're really ready for the event, ads and all.
Ragnarok Online World Championships 2008
It's a fightfest as all guilds are scrambling to secure a spot for the Agit Lords. Baldur has Carnage and Sustainer of the Realm both gathering Siege Points while Coalescence is busy piling on Honor Points. †_M@cWorldCl@n_† and MayheM of Freya are also doing the same tactic of earning Siege Points, while Honor Points are being amassed by Frailty. The most controversial server, Tyr, has -Restricted- and Celestial Knights both earning Siege Points with Bitzbox and Cataclysm of Valhalla following suit. Meanwhile, Arméd n Loaded and Renegadesªª are fighting for the position of most Honor Points in the Tyr server, with Justice being the only running competitor for the Valhalla server. Finally, in Valkyrie Haràbas and illuminati™ are both grabbing as much Siege Points as they can, while Kingdom of Justice is busy hoarding Honor Points of their own.
For the Wild Card Nominations, BOZANIAN BEASTFIGHTER of Baldur has secured a tremendous lead over Vanquish of Valkyrie and Freya's Legion of Doom. Let's see what will happen during the final legs of the Ragnarok Philippine Championships!
RF Online Novus Elite Squad Tournament
Gears are burning as the Novus Chip Assault Squad sees the leading reps for each respective server. Nexus has WARPATH and >DemonZ<, Altrax's current leaders are MAFIA and NoPity, and ¶DIVAS¶ will be representing Xenos. For the City Under Siege we have the following teams, representing their race and servers. Mastermind - Accretia/Nexus, Represent - Bellato/Nexus, Immortals - Bellato/Praxis, Pure-18 - Accretia/Nexus, TearHere - Bellato/Nexus and finally Armado CDO - BEllato/Nexus.
Stay tuned as the best of the best RF players will gather at Live '08 to determine who is king in Novus!
Flyff Heroes of the Dragon Emblem
The Heroes of the Dragon Emblem Tournament (HoDET) has recently concluded its run in Luzon and the Visayan Region. The representatives are: North Luzon - Sayote Republic, Central Luzon - Rekta, GMA - TPP and for South Luzon - ALLSTAROUTCAST. Finally, the winner for the Visayan Leg was LEGION. Now all that's left is for the Flyff team to head for Mindanao to find the last Regional representatives! Those who missed out need not worry, the Wild Card nominations are just beginning, so there is still a chance to be among those who will compete in the HoDET at LU! Live 2008.
FreeStyle All Stars '08
Hip hoppin' along... The Netopia qualifiers for GMA and Luzon 2 have recently concluded with ELITE TEAM. Lord Louise, and Blades emerging as champs. Furthermore, the GMA regional has also completed its run with Turbulence taking the top spot. Things are heating up as the regional for Luzon 1 & 2 will be taking place this month. Also adding to the excitement are the Netopia qualifiers for Visayas and Mindanao.
Defeated players need not worry. Slots are still available through the online ranking battle. There are still tickets up for grabs for the FS All-Stars 08; jist be the number 1 ranked player for July and August. Good luck!
Perfect World's Phoenix Quest
Dynasty Wars ravage the lands of Pangu. 6 of the 10 legs of the DWars are now complete with HolyOrder, Celestial, Method, Carnage, Salawayun Dream Team and Shadow making the cut for Dragon server. Representing the Tiger server are teams Exiled, Aether Main, Aether 4th Ext., Decima, Fidelis and Legacy. For the Wild Card, the current leading teams are: Method, Exiled and Doomsday for Dragon, Tiger and Serpent respectively. There is time left and guilds can stillmake the cut if they don't make it to the DWars.
For the server reps, bHadBoys, GUARDIANS and Dei are the current leading clans for Dragon, Tiger and Serpent respectively. See who gets to grab a ticket to Live 2008!
Valkyrie
3/14/2008 12:56:00 AM Posted by noel
We pretty much acquire the interests of the people around us. And even if we don't acquire as much, we tend to try the things our friends do. Like I wouldn't be playing Ragnarok Online again if not for a friend who began playing the game. I'm not a newbie on Ragnarok. It's my first online game, as it is the first online game to hit the country. But when free-to-play online games emerged, I shifted. Just like much of my old game buddies. Unless you're so addicted to a pay-to-play game, you would definitely think of shifting to a free-to-play one considering the amount of money you spend on the former. But as it is proven by gamers, a free-to-play online game is more expensive to play than a pay-to-play one. Nothing is free, after all.
Ragnarok's free-to-play server Valkyrie was introduced late last year. I wasn't that enthusiastic about it when it first came out. Old school. Who'd want to go back to 2d when you have a handful of 3d's? I must admit, though, that a lot still play the game, including my friend who started talking about Valkyrie. So I tried playing Ragnarok again. I realized I still like being a blacksmith. Actually, I still have my blacksmith in the Odin server. In fact, I am using that old levelup account in the new Valkyrie server. But I don't want to purchase game time so I still haven't seen my Odin blacksmith since like three years ago, before I lost the drive to play Ragnarok.
It's fun being a blacksmith. It's the best looking character (imho) in Ragnarok Online. And isn't it best to have overcharge and discount everytime you do transaction with the NPC's? Here's the link to the guide I used for my new BS: blacksmith guide. And unlike the old days, there are lots of other guides now available. Quests guides, even answers to the tests required to pass the quests are now so available. But then, of course, doing that lessens the thrill of the game.
I do bot.
