Gravity, developer of Ragnarok Online, recently revealed that they have plans to remove the level cap for their most successful MMORPG franchise. They also acknowledged that the free-to-play business model is a huge hit and they’ve in fact adopted the same thing for Korea. It’s really cool that we were one of the first countries to introduce a PVP-oriented F2P server with Valkyrie. Anyway, here’s the interview as posted by Doddler:
Q: What is your motivation for opening a free server at this time?
A: While its also because of the declining number of users, late this year we have a large scale renewal including 3rd class occupations. We’re hoping new characters will be able to get into range of the new content by the time its added.Q: Don’t you think the user reactions would be better if players could transfer to the free server?
A: We don’t have any intentions at this time of allowing character migrations to the new server or allow character transfers. We considered both balance and equality between new and established users and decided against it.Q: What kind of cash items are you planning on selling?
A: At this time, the same items as main servers.Q: When you compare the free server to the pay servers, doesn’t it seem like there isn’t much merit to it?
A: Well since this is the first free server we’re offering in Korea, we’re approaching the free server cautiously. The important key here is that we don’t want our existing users to feel alienated or ripped off.Q: When did you first consider running a free to play server?
A: To tell the truth, we’ve been considering it for years now. Free servers have already opened in Taiwan, China and Thailand and have been quite successful so we saw an opportunity to move forward with our own this year.Q: Speaking of which, what kinds of things did you have planned for later this year?
A: We have a lot of really exciting changes in the works, including a large scale renewal. Some of the changes will continue on into next year. Of course the removal of the existing level cap and addition of 3rd classes and skills are planned, but we have lots of other things planned to have done both before and after.Q: At what point do you think you would call Ragnarok ‘complete’?
A: I don’t think you can ever really call an online game complete. Even though our initial vision of representing the struggle between the game’s three kingdoms is met, we still plan on continuing to expand on it within the coming years.Q: About the sequel, are there still no plans to release Ragnarok 2? (Note: Plans to have RO2 go pay to play were temporarially suspended last year and the game has returned to development)
A: I don’t think the graphics and game play of RO2 is bad, but I think that it had an insufficient grasp on the users needs. We’ve been working hard to revamp the game so that it it will be enjoyable when its released.
GRAVITY: I don’t think you can ever really call an online game complete. Even though our initial vision of representing the struggle between the game’s three kingdoms is met, we still plan on continuing to expand on it within the coming years.
I hope they keep their promise and they continue to deliver quality content that we can all enjoy. By the way guys, I’m posting the weekly update tonight or tomorrow morning so watch out for that one.
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Prodinterios on May 20, 2008
What no more Level CAP?!?
Thats gonna be a bit like private servers me no likey
ryhlee on May 20, 2008
@ sir wauks:
kelan po ba ilalabas ung 3rd class? kaka excite na nmn yan ^^…..
ryhlee on May 20, 2008
kc ung level cap me nabasa me nyan di daw cla makapag trancend kc hindi pede ilagay sa kafra or idrop ng players.. kaya remove nila ung level up baseballcap ..
ryhlee on May 20, 2008
kc ung level cap me nabasa me nyan di daw cla makapag trancend kc
hindi pede ilagay sa kafra or idrop ng players.. kaya remove nila ung level up baseballcap ..
Wauks on May 20, 2008
I think this is linked to the new 3rd jobs system, so don’t get too worried guys. :heh:
ryhlee on May 20, 2008
@ sir wauks:
meron po ba problem ang pldt connections ngaun, kc when i played sa internet cafe parang nagbago unlike dati di ma-lag then mabilis mag patch, ngaun super bagal mag patch at super lag di me makapag-palevel ng wiz ko T_T. kahit sa baldur din, pag nalakad parang nag body reloc. sensya na po sa dual post sa una ^^.. kala ko kc error eh isang send palang dual na daw ^^.
sniff on May 20, 2008
keep up the best…
x3 bukas.. hehe..
sna naman ASAP ang mga updates para di boring ang pRO and other LU games..
Manoy on May 20, 2008
NO level cap? Anu yan parang RAN or MU? I thought gagawin nila 150/xx ung max level para sa 3rd jobs?
Satanus on May 20, 2008
hindi makapag post si spy!!!
walang kuryente sa pangasinan!!!nyahahahaha
@wauks
sir,my mod exp ba bukas???sige na…rush ung char ko pang rpc,puyat ako gabi gabi nagpapalvl up…
sabay pa sa pagrereview ko for exam…
hihihihi…
Satanus on May 20, 2008
nakakatamad umuwi sa pangasinan…
2weeks daw alang kuryente…amf!!!
kawawa mga ragnarok players…hehehe
Satanus on May 20, 2008
sa nang scam ng sgh ko!!!!
-Patlick-!!!!ang cheap mo!!!pati sgh iiscamin pa!!!800m lng un ungas!!!!
Fred-ster on May 20, 2008
wauks tuloy na tuloy na ba ung migration ng india RO players sa pRO? laking usapan un sa ragnaboards eh. tapos sa valhalla daw ilalagay… panu un kung nasanay silang me teleport skill di ba tapos ang valhalla wala? haha
Manoy on May 20, 2008
ayus un.. pede silang murahin ng tagalog.. jokel lang.
ryhlee on May 20, 2008
@Manoy
wala pa daw update kung kelan ilalabas ,kc di pa ata nilalabas ng kRO ung mga skills pati mga image ng iba pang 3rdjobs…wag lang daw mag-alala..
Pero good news sa valkyrie x5 bukas yehey 98% to go iilaw na rin ako.. mahihirpan lang me sa baldur di ko mapapa 99 mga trancendents class ko mga 5 pa nmn cla ,kung kasma ung hindi trancendents mga 7 cla T_T..
Hala totoo pala na makikimerge ang india sa philippines hanep swerte cla na pinayagan cla ng pRO na makimerger, masasanay na tau mag english nyan ahihi^^ masanay cla na walang teleport sa pRO maliban sa P2P servers^^..
ryhlee on May 20, 2008
Ngaun pala ang merge nila may 20 sa pRO, mababa daw community nila dun kaya makikimerge cla pero ok un, wag lang may LAG thats the point.
S P Y on May 20, 2008
satanus hanap mo ako? hehe d ako mka relate eh…
level up cap ba yung baseball cap?
S P Y on May 20, 2008
sira daw yung tyr sbi sa rb totoo ba?
d daw mka kafra tpos pag nag recon d na mka balik?
Reiciello on May 20, 2008
natawa naman ako sa sinabi ni Rhylee “kc ung level cap me nabasa me nyan di daw cla makapag trancend kc hindi pede ilagay sa kafra or idrop ng players.. kaya remove nila ung level up baseballcap ..”
hehehehehe!
Anyways, yung tatlong kingdom ba yung Rune-Midgarth, Schwartzwald Republic (Favorite), and Arunafeltz?
Before you remove the level-cap… I suggest you remove the more prominent problems first ^_^
S P Y on May 20, 2008
pwde palitan nla yung level cap pag tinanggal nla?
Salleh on May 20, 2008
amf na level cap yan, di pwede storage :heh:
http://www.pinoygaming.net
Ricky Reyes on May 20, 2008
prang ang hirap nman nung kung lvl95-99 nga hirap na kumuha ng exp pano pa kaya
kung mag eexcide pa ung lvl……..
MISS_DONUT on May 20, 2008
QUOTE” Q: At what point do you think you would call Ragnarok ‘complete’?
A: I don’t think you can ever really call an online game complete. Even though our initial vision of representing the struggle between the game’s three kingdoms is met, we still plan on continuing to expand on it within the coming years.”
what are the three kingdoms?
qt on May 20, 2008
nyahaha…mga adekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk..ahah..kala ko x5 sa p2p n x10 sa f2p..aha
Manoy on May 20, 2008
bebenta na naman FMB’s! hehehe!
MiGi on May 20, 2008
anu ung level cap
carlo on May 20, 2008
level cap means MAX level earned by players… like in ragnarok level cap is only up to 99…
S P Y on May 20, 2008
pag tinanggal nila pano mang yyri yun? prang private server hanggang 200 plus
jan`` on May 20, 2008
sa tingin ko lang po ha,,, tama na ung hanggang 99 lng.. kasi sanay na nman tau dun at .. at… lelevel p b tau kpg ganun???? BASE 99+??? omy
OT:
Sir Wauks, bkt po nde magamit ung kafra ng bot? naDDC kpg ngkakafra.. sana naman po ay paki aus.. may exp p nmn bukas..
Manoy on May 20, 2008
Problema na ng bot yan! hanep ah.. pati pala compatibility ng bot sa storage level up! pa rin ang dapat sumagot.. /swt
carlo on May 20, 2008
uu nga eh…haayz
S P Y on May 20, 2008
lam ko pag dumating na 3rd job tataasan nla yung base lvl eh… d na 99
@ jan bigay mo username mo tpos bkas banned kna hehe
MiGi on May 20, 2008
db bwal bot haha… so pag tinaggal ang level cap hindi na 99 ang max lvl? e di pahirapan sa plvl yan
ryhleeng ulul on May 21, 2008
# ryhlee on May 20th, 2008 at 12:02 pm:
kc ung level cap me nabasa me nyan di daw cla makapag trancend kc hindi pede ilagay sa kafra or idrop ng players.. kaya remove nila ung level up baseballcap ..
Bobo mo naman ryhlee, ang Level cap, hindi inilalagay sa Kafra, hindi dinodrop, saka lalong hindi ito Base ball cap. Tanga ka ba?
scot on May 21, 2008
aw pag wlang level cap lalo na lumakas mga players nyan lolz…. GODLY na ata lalo na dmg ng mga EDP sinX parang halimaw na hahayz… panget pag tangal ng level cap
Master Diwa on May 21, 2008
No level cap eh? IF ever it will be permanent, then the botters will surely be very, very powerful.
Artemis on May 21, 2008
PA- OT
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Pulse on May 21, 2008
may level cap yan, increased nga lang. kaya nga sinabi na “removal of the existing level cap” meaning aalisin nila ung limit na hanggang 99. para yan sa mga 3rd jobs at para manatili pa ring naglalaro players.
Pulse on May 21, 2008
http://ro.doddlercon.com/wiki/index.php?title=Episode_13_Another_World
Fallen Lothario on May 21, 2008
I’m pretty sure the level cap removal is related to the introduction of 3rd classes.
To go along with it, the stat cap should be increased as well (by how much, i just wonder).
bRO player on May 21, 2008
I will still dream about: 1) a complete review of skills and pvp game balance; 2) a complete review of the game interface (nnoo mmoorree //bbmm bbuuggss pplleeaassee!!); 3) inter-server battlegrounds and war of emperium; 4) A non-linear way of measuring defense, stat effects etc (what’s the point of getting past 150 dex for a wiz if they let stats go up?);
If Gravity took a serious look at the other famous mmorpg, the company would see that there are way more things to learn from there than just copy its visual interface and style in a fiasco called Ragnarok Online 2. I’m glad things *seems* to be going that way.
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