[PC] Ragnarok Online

Fresh board, fresh thread!

If you post here, I'm just going to assume you have a working knowledge of the game. If you have no clue what RO is and you're interested in it, then you ought to look at some resources first.

The drill is exactly the same as in the last few incarnations of this thread. You should post the following information:

• Server Name (include link and rates if it's the first mention)
• Character Name(s), Build and Level
• (e.g. Saka | AGI 2HQ Knight | 9x/50)

The thread creator (me) will try to keep levels up to date, but only if you post periodic updates as to the status of your characters. With that said, let's get this thread movin'!

Official Servers

International RO (iRO)

Private Servers

PSIBladeRO (5x/5x/3x)

Bigblah
- Nerine | ME/WoE Support High Priest | 99/70

Ekon
- Chidori Kaname | Assassin | 8x/50

Icetron
- Akao | Str/Vit/Dex Lord Knight | 8X/5X
- Aisu | Soul Destroyer Assassin Cross | 9X/6X
- Misuzu | Soul Linker | 7x/3x
- Pacifica | Vit Battle Support Alchemist | 9X/50
- Shana | Full Support Priest | 9X/50
- Nyuu | ?? Hunter | 7X/4X

Kari-chan
- Hitomi Jarkel | AGI/STR Creator | 8x/4x

Lacerta
- Belldandy | Wizard | 80/50
- Refill | VIT Priest | 93/50
- Kaesekuchen | Gypsy | 9x/6x
- Hanako | Alchemist | 8x/50

Luceid
- Luciferia | EDP Assassin Cross | 9x/6x
- Irisis | High Wizard | 8x/5x

Makenshi
- Angela | ME High Priestess | 99/70
- Himemiya | AGI/DEX Hunter | 8x/50
- Iris | OC/DC Blacksmith | 5x/3x
- Lufia | Wizard | 7x/4x
- Madoushi | DEX Katar Assassin | 6x/4x
- Makenshio | Spear Knight | 8x/50
- Rhapsody | Champion | 9x/6x

Nehmi
- Indifference | Agi 2HQ LK | 91/58
- Reyn | Boring Sin | 79/49
- Nehmius | Useless Wiz | xx/xx
- Reyn | pretty useless sage | xx/xx

Sakabadger
- Sigel | Hybrid Falconer Sniper | 99/69
- Skuld | Useless Whitesmith | 8x/5x

Sarmoti
- Sarmoti | Novice(future VitKnight) | 3/2

Snowknight
- Aberror | Hunter | 7x/4x
- Garandou | Mage | 4x/3x
- Snowknight | Grand Cross Paladin | 8x/5x
- vendere | Merchant | 1x/1x (this too)

ROForever (4x/4x/custom)

Musashinden
- Balbanes Beoulve | Lord Knight | 81/46

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Zio

I know PSIblade is 5/5/3.5

But how is the community, how big is it and well is there anything special about the serveR?

I mean I would like to get back into Ragnarok but it's only fun when you have a lot of people you know playing with you and people you can have fun with.

The server is pretty low-population compared to the bigger servers out there. During peak hours the numbers go near ~170, but usually it's no more than 130 or so.

I'm not sure what you might call "special" about the server... each server tries to make itself a unique experience. I'd say the most special thing on PSIBlade is the community. There's a pretty low idiot population, and with the server population being as it is, there's a really close-knit feeling. Most staff members actively play the game too on legit accounts, so they're always connected to the players. Aside from that, it's like any other server, I suppose.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Zio

Good, I like low idiot population... It's just I hate asking a question to someone whose a high level and get yelled at for being a newb and etc. Yanno?

Eh I may join...

By special, I mean they don't have a warp NPC and etc? Those type of things.

As Nehmi mentioned, there is a "Space Rift" which you can use to warp to most cities within the Rune-Midgard kingdom. You will still need to reach other cities (like Juno, Amatsu, Lighthalzen) the conventional way. The Space Rift, along with 9 character slots per account, is pretty much the only concession to private server junkies. There is no universal jobchanger NPC, meaning you have to do each job change quest as official servers do. No custom headgears or outrageous donation items. No quad-slotted armors or ridiculous junk like that. It's pretty 'official'. The server uses eAthena (some of the staff actually do work for eA, even) so it's way ahead of iRO in terms of updates.

A caveat: PSIBlade doesn't use kRO/Sakray like most servers. It uses its own client, meaning there's a ~1GB file you must download and install before playing.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Actually, I like the aco/priest jobchange quests. The priest quest is one that I actually consider fun.

Now, the sage test... there's an evil one.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Thread updated (more or less) with characters and all that good stuff.

So, Taekwon is kind of fun... but only if you're a ranker. Otherwise it's an eternity of "UNGH GO INTO THE STANCE". I wonder how people on kRO tolerate that, since there must be hundreds of TKs out there competing for the top spots.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Elixir

Also, 1 gb, saka? I remember an older community called v(alhalla)RO created and coded by Chibi which was along the same lines. If gravity catch them, it'll probably be forced down. If I have some spare time I'll probably check PSIBlade out - I've been trying to find a decent private server for a very long time now.

That's true for most private servers out there, I think. But if Gravity were to actually spend time in making private servers shut down, I think they'd rather be more concerned with a server that has a population of several thousand (like avalonRO) than one with a few hundred.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Oh lawd, Vasago. I understand he's currently trapped in Canada, haha.

Anyway, insofar as Gravity shutting down the server, I think it's an unlikely event. Sure, it's a possibility, but what can you do about it? It won't help to worry about it, so we might as well just roll with it.

FELIPE NO

Elixir, I think the server's in good hands. Considering that some of the head staff on PSIBlade actually do work for eAthena, I'm pretty sure they know what they're doing when it comes to Gravity, fake e-mails and the like. But eh, enough of that. If it happens, it'll be dealt with.

SO. Any opinions about the new expanded classes (Gunslinger and Ninja)? Gunslinger looks HAWT.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I'm pretty sure everyone knows by now that Acid Demonstration (Acid Bomb on iRO) is pretty danged powerful. What I'm more fascinated about is the fact that Korea has a RO monthly magazine ;_;

EDIT: GOOD LORD AT THOSE BLACKSMITH RANKINGS. Whoever that is in first must be some kind of forge MANIAC.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Whether or not it's easy or difficult wasn't really in contention... besides, an official server, albeit 1/1/1, has lots of other benefits (mostly with the higher population). Also, with an AD Creator, you a hardly need any more than a small party. A priest for lex (who can also tank) and you're good to go!

I like how that creator is 99. Krazy Koreans.

How ya doing, buddy?

His avatar/sig comes from the official art for Gunslinger (female), which is one of the expanded classes (along with Taekwon Boy/Girl and Ninja).

As for private servers, most people here play on PSIBlade. So, I can't really say that anyone will be able to help you out there... And for the record, there's really no difference in how you install a thing to make it "free." For most servers it's just a matter of using some hexed client which tells it to connect to a certain IP. But, yeah.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Taegueki

Weee... guys stop being so physicd by gunslinger. They suck badly. How do I know? My friends in Korea has top 100 guilds and going to national tourney I think? Anyways, expended classes aren't used for serious PvP/WoE. (I am not even joking, they suck badly when it comes to PvP/WoE.)

Generally, people get excited by new classes because they are new. I'm pretty excited, cuz it'll be interesting to play. Not everyone plays with a focus on PvP/WoE, anyway...

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I don't know if it has been stated before, but if so, I'll reiterate the point:

Official servers are irrelevant to private servers. The scope is just totally different, from population size to player strategy. ._.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well, of course strategy can carry over. I guess I phrased myself wrong. It's like this:

Quote:

Anyways, DD sin was never popular. Hunting cards to lvl up is pretty useles in kRO or any official RO, unless it is for MVP/mini boss. Otherwise go and get some PvP/GvG gears. Since that's where you will be spending most of your time >.>

Relevant part bolded.

On our server, DD sins are quite effective due to their high damage output, and most of the skilled sins are, in fact, DD. Our endgame doesn't revolve around PvP/WoE either, unless you were in it for that reason to begin with. WoE's just a twice a week occasion and incomparable to the scope of official servers. Likewise, our PvP is generally limited to the same people over and over, so it's pretty useless to specialize in it much.

Well, I dunno. I suppose you get what I am saying.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I claim BS. An article like that without even an accompanying screenshot (which are easily editable anyway) hardly tells us anything. And furthermore, without bothering to provide a translation of some sort or anything doesn't even give us a context.

FELIPE NO

Let's have you provide a translation then, masterful one.

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So where's the translation, then? Since clearly you speak the language and understand what is going around on kRO, you can surely write up a summary of what the article says. Justification to your statements would be nice.

Otherwise, quit your trolling.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Taegueki

Indeed, but as you see no screenies. Which means no one will believe my words.

You understand the source of our skepticism, so... how about that translation?

How ya doing, buddy?

Most of the GFF members who play on PSIBlade are in a guild, but it's expanded to the point where it's not really a "GFF guild."

It hasn't been updated in a while (my bad) but you can check out Team RTFO. That is the guild most of us are in.

What guild did you join anyway, if I may ask?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Well, in times like that, you can do one of the following:

1) Guildhop!

2) Strengthen the guild that you're in.

Sounds like he's been nice to you ;o

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Taegeuki, you're so cool. I like how you vacated the thread when asked to deliver.

@SouthJag: Its unfortunately, but Team RTFO is really pretty full at the moment.. it'd take some major shuffling around to fit someone else in, especially since we tend to require a lot of activity at certain times (WoE and the like).

<_<

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Dobby

Oooh, im curious, when are the woe times there?

And the emp in your server, is it still holy elem?

WoE is Wednesday, 7 - 9 PM and Sunday 1 - 3 PM. All times in PST.

The Emp is angel/holy/small, yeah.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Dobby, new players to the server are always welcome

As for WoE... currently, we maintain two castles fiercely, with the option for a third left open in case we get bored (on our server, guilds are currently capped to three castles max). I don't think we do WoE super seriously (aka we don't recruit exclusively for WoE and the like) but having two castles means we'll contend with the best of 'em.

As for classes... Priest is always great. We have a few priests in the guild but lately they've been busy. Other than that... bard? Anything people like to play works for us. <_<

EDIT: I should update that wiki sometime

FELIPE NO

Bear in mind our server is really pretty small, especially compared to iRO. That said, our economy is also quite underdeveloped, with most of the commerce taking place in the form of trades rather than zeny purchases... anyway.

That said, it would likely be difficult to purchase/trade for a lot of those items you mentioned cuz people are pretty stingy. If you join up with us though, I'm sure we can provide quite a few things (though maybe not up to your standards on iRO). We do have some pretty good resources, I'd say.

Here are some prices I can think of off the top of my head:

Saints Robe[1]: 300k - 500k
Elunium: 30k - 50k
Glove[1]: A few of us have a ton of these, just ask ;o

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Also just as a reminder (if you are so inclined), the bulk of us hang out in #rtfo @ irc.xelium.net, in case you wanted to swing by. The IRC channel for the server is also located on Xelium (in #psiblade) as well.

Jam it back in, in the dark.