RO post: Ragnarok Online the first MMORPG in the Philippines.

I've been talking about the game Ragnarok online often in this blog, but to some of the people who don't
know what Ragnarok online is, I'm here to discuss about it and maybe even try to convince you to play :D

(more after the jump)



First of all Ragnarok online is game created by Gravity and is hosted here in the Philipines by Level Up! games, it was so popular then that one of the servers had 10,000+ players online (botting wasn't used much back then.:D)

The game is based on the manhwa, Ragnarok: into the abyss, by Lee Myung-jin, it is a great manhwa btw. Anyway, the game's gameplay is very easy to understand, the graphics are nice, 2d characters in a 3d world, there are many towns and maps to explore and it contains a whole lot more suprises.

To start playing you need to create a game account first, to make one follow this link: https://my.levelupgames.ph/content/Tour.aspx

You have a choice if you want to play in New Chaos, a pay to play server or Valhalla and Valkyrie, the free to play servers, there are a few difference between playing the F2P and P2P servers, but either way the experience is still good. :D

When you have created an account and chosen a server, it's time to create your character. All the brave and stronge heroes of Midgard started with nothing but a dagger on one hand, basic armors to defend him from harsh weathers and curiousity, in short, we all started from the Novice class.



To help you get started follow this link over here -> http://irowiki.org/wiki/Getting_Started

When creating your novice you are given a stat hexagon, this is to balance out your stats. Let me give you a basic understanding on what stats are and what they do for your character.

STR(strength) - Strength is used by the melee class to deal damage and for weight carrying. This stat isn't as useful for the caster class though.

AGI(agility).- Agility is for increasing your attack speed and your flee so that you can defeat monsters faster and evade their attacks. Usually, the melee class are the only ones who benefit from this stat.

VIT(vitality) - Vitality is the stat responsible for raising your HP and it also raises your defense so that you can last longer in the battlefield. Both the melee and the caster class need this stat.

INT(Intelligence) - Intelligence is like the stat STR for the caster class, this stat is responsible for increasing your magical damage, and it also increases your SP so that you can cast more spells/skills. Essential stat for the caster class, the melee on the other hand has little or none of this.

DEX(dexterity) - Dexterity is very important for the melee and caster classes, this stat increase your HIT rate to hit monsters using melee attacks and this stat also decreases your spell cast time, which the caster class really needs.

LUK(luck) - Luck is the stat that increases the chance of doing a critical attack, critical attacks are stronger than normal attacks and they ignore defense and flee.

As your character defeats more monster, you gain EXP(experience points), the more EXP you gain, the higher your level gets, and once you get your job level up to 10, you can now change your job into a Swordsman, Magician, Archer, Thief, Merchant or Acolyte (Support). Though they aren't limited to these traits, these are the usual characteristics of these jobs.






Wielders of the Arcane Arts, Magician.





Trained with the Arts of the Sword, Swordsman.

To strike from a far without being seen, Archers.






Experts when it comes to business and finance, Merchants.






Swiftness and Agility, the characteristics of a Thief.






They use their faith to heal the wounded and support other warriors, Acolyte.


These are just some of the many available jobs in Ragnarok Online, to learn more about them and about Ragnarok Online here in the Philippines, check out www.ragnarok.ph for more details.

Just post any question and stuff at the comments page, thanks :D