Ragnarok 2 CBT Videos

Ragnarok 2 is one of the most anticipated games in the world, especially here in the Philippines. I've been going around the country lately for the Level-up Trade Launch and the Ragna Rally Series and people keep asking me when we will have the closed or open beta here in the Philippines. Sadly I can't give a date yet - simply because the game is still under development. However, it's good to know that Gravity is trying to have OBT in mid or late 2007.

A fellow RO player, Sir David, showed me some Youtube videos earlier about the latest videos from Closed Beta 2. FYI, RO2 will have 4 Closed Beta sessions before they go full blast. From what I know, they just concluded the second one and they are now gearing up for the final two tests.

RO2 Swordsman Video


RO2 Recruit/Gunslinger Video


The Korean Ragnarok 2 Site is also now up. Go ahead and visit it if you can read Korean. If ever anyone here can, please let me know and kindly give me an english translation (hehe).

By the way, I bought a domain name and web hosting yesterday. That's the main reason why this blog is getting so weird in terms of layout. I've been playing around with images and buttons for the past few days. That explains the weird section on top - yeah I know I need two more buttons to balance it out (lol). Hopefully I can set it up so I can move out of blogger. Thanks to FlyFF Brand Manager Sherevar for letting me use his uber credit card.

'Till next time peeps! I'll post more about RO when I get to the office. Cheers!

Ragnarok 2: New Trailers and GM Atma for Philippine Idol

Ragnarok Online 2: Gate of the World, is going through their second Closed Beta this February. Before they go Open Beta, they will have 2 more CBs in addition to the one we're going to have right now. Damn, I hate the long wait. Hopefully this game will live up to all the hype its getting. Thanks to siamau of youtube who posted this video.

Emotes, Combat, and a few Features


Whatdaaaaa? Cute Movie


On other news -

I was chatting again with FlyFF Brand Manager Dino Tansioco on the popularity of Community Managers in the Online Gaming Industry. Who could ever forget King Tristan III of Ragnarok Online? Right now, Level-up has someone who can actually challenge Tristan for his throne in terms of popularity. Wudie, or "GM ATMA", as he is fondly called by the players, is one of the rising stars of Level-up Games. He was even awarded with the Employee of the Year plaque during our Christmas party for 2006. What's great about Wudie is his natural talent for getting involved with the community and his uncanny style of drowning himself in the local culture of the game he is handling. He can relate easily with players and when he speaks, you know that he really does represent the hundreds of thousands of FlyFFers in the country and that he only has their best interest in mind.

Which brought us to this funny idea. Philippine Idol is being aired annualy by ABC5. From what I heard, the winner needs just around 50,000-100,000 votes to win the Grand Finals. Imagine if all the FlyFFers voted for GM Atma... damn, that's more than half a million votes right there! We didn't even count FlyFFers who'd vote twice (LOL).

Anyway, that was just a random thought. Hope no one takes that idea seriously. XD

Ragnarok Online 2: More Art and Interview

I was surfing the net yesterday when I found a really good fansite of Ragnarok Online 2. It's called "A Ragnarok Tale" or ART for short. It has alot of videos, interviews, and other materials for RO2. RO2 fans should join the forums there because their community is already growing (more than 1000 members). The following is taken from their site, an interview with Pak Zero. If you want to read more translated interviews, click here.

GameSpot: The wait for Ragnarok Online 2 information has been long, but finally news seemed to be close. It was believed that this showing would showcase the new parts of the game and might have given the possibility of seeing new features. Instead, it was a more informational showing. Can you comment?

Pak Zero: Although there was not much information on features, the showing spoke positively about Ragnarok Online 2. We have fixed an open beta test for December and also made it known of the various leaps in development. Currently it is ahead of (Requim maybe? I can't read it) and is preparing for the end of the prime development. All in all, it is about 85% completed to a point where it can be released for Open Beta.

GameSpot: In Ro1, when registering, the selecting of your gender would determine what gender you were for all characters on that account. Will this decision be the same in Ro2? (Simplified: If I choose female, my characters are female)

Pak Zero: Selecting the correct gender is something we want to have in Ro2, because it creates a more realistic community. In Ro1 this worked well, although it was eventually abused by some people and worked around it by faking their gender in the registration. With Ro2, we want to make the reliability of people having the correct gender very high. There has been talk of using your KSSN to determine your gender, even.

Based from the feedback I've been getting from various forums - the number one complaint is that the game looks too much like ROSE. I agree with a lot of you on that point, it kinda looks too cute. Thankfully though the developers decided to make a third race called the Dimago that's more mature and sezzy. Take a look below for the picture we got from Gravity (that's a playable character!):

That's it for now! More on Perfect World and Silkroad on my next posts. :)

Ragnarok Online 2: Coming this 2007

Ragnarok 2 Announced at Level-up Trade/Press Launch!



Level-up just concluded "Elevation", which was a trade/media launch announcing the new content for 2007! More than 500 internet cafe owners and press people trooped to C3 Events Place in Greenhills, San Juan City, to be part of the momentous event! I'll post the pictures and a more detailed kwento sometime this weekend.

For now, let's focus on the beauty which is Ragnarok Online 2: Gate of the World. Though the launch date is not yet confirmed, only one thing is sure... and that is Level-up will bring the most anticipated game to the Philippines this 2007! I've posted the official RO2 trailer (See above.) The other video post below is the anime commercial for RO2. I'll post the details of this game soon (after the Elevation details).



Till then, this is Wauks reminding everyone to Rok On!

Ragnarok Online 2: Magnum Break Screenshots

Ragnarok Online 2: Gate of the World, comes out sometime this year. It will be published by Level-up Games in the Philippines and it will have the full support of the PLDT group of companies. Not only is it the most anticipated game, it also boasts of having the most in-depth community and game features. Gravity has been developing this game for years now, and I'm sure that it is worth the wait! The picture posted is actually the middle sequence of some skill used by the Swordsman. It reminds me of Magnum Break... (oh yeah the monster being killed is a chon-chon!)

I'm kinda itching to play this game already. When you think about it... its finally time for RO to get a much needed upgrade in terms of graphics. Based from the comments of beta testers, they have no complaints whatsoever about the landscape or the character/monster details. I just hope that the system requirements won't be too high (hehe). I'll research about RO2 more and start posting stuff about it in the days to come. For now, let's just enjoy the Magnum Break taken to a whole new level! :D



In the immortal words of true RO players... Rok On!