Players of Ragnarok II will soon be joined by new allies when the game brings its first non-human playable race to live servers on September 11th. Tainted by the now corrupt energy of the tree Yggdrasil, this race may be small, but their mastery of both long and close-range magic make them deadly adversaries and great allies. Welcome the "Noel".
Ragnarok Online fans may be disappointed today, as the second iteration of the game has launched into Open Beta... but only to Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam residents.
Ragnarok Online 2 was originally slated to release it's Open Beta on December 27th, 2012 to both North America and the rest of Southeast Asia following it's Korean release earlier last year. Shortly before this date, it was pushed back to January 3rd and noted that the Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam client was more optimized than the worldwide client. Apparently the optimization ended up being a larger roadblock than it originally seemed, as they posted the following statement on the Open Beta announcement for Jan 3rd:
"However, it's with our deepest apologies that we announce we will not be able to provide the RO2 game service to players outside of our optimised countries - Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam - due to our licence agreement with the game's developer, Gravity Co., Ltd."
As of yet, there is no date for Open Beta to hit the worldwide English-speaking market. We may not have to wait too much longer, it appears there is a worldwide client available on their site, even if you cannot access the Beta with it yet.
Coinciding with a new quest line for brand new RuneScape players, Jagex has released this crisp looking trailer. And that's not it.
The new content is already live, if you were in the mood to take it for a spin. Even if you don't play! A 14-day trial is available for all new players who want to check out the upgraded content, with new quests, skills, mini-games, and lore. All available at the site right now!
Ragnarok Online has eliminated its monthly subscriptions and is now free-to-play! Players who wish to get a boost in the game can purchase a VIP Package for various lengths of time that will give them 150% experience and drops, less experience loss upon death, increased storage and access to special areas and Buff NPCs. You will also be able to create more characters, up to the limit of nine per server.
All free players can now log onto the Yggdrasil and Valkyrie servers. Ymir is the VIP server and contains all Veteran Subscription-based characters from 2003 to present. If you're new to Ragnarok Online, check out the start guide for some helpful tips as you begin your free adventure.
