Philippine Ragnarok Online 2 to Launch 2008
The most anticipated MMORPG in the Philippines, Ragnarok Online 2, is gearing up to launch next year to give way for more feature development. To those who were able to go to the World Trade Center for Level-up LIVE, you could actually have a hands-on demo on the Alpha/Beta Client at the Game Trial area. The current features available are the job change system, Norman race, Norman job classes, personal weapon system, and certain areas in the Rune-Midgard map. The game is still incomplete but it really shows a lot of potential especially if Gravity makes good on their promise to add more innovative features in time for the launch in 2008.
Description:PASAY CITY, Philippines–Carlo Ople, Ragnarok product manager of Level Up! Inc., gives a preview of the upcoming massively multiplayer online game Ragnarok Online 2 to hackenslash/INQUIRER.net during the Level Up! Live event. RO2 is the sequel to the popular Ragnarok Online, which launched the online gaming craze in the Philippines. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla at the World Trade Center on Nov. 3, 2007.
I was able to give our friends from INQUIRER.NET a demo of Ragnarok Online 2 in the Game Trial Area. Watch the complete interview and demo after the jump.
Via IVDO
Here’s an excerpt from the article which Alex wrote on Hackenslash:
A sneak peek at Ragnarok Online 2
11/04/07
Posted under Online, Games, Entertainment (general), Level Up! Live 2007
By Alex Villafania, hackenslash Reporter
INQUIRER.netRAGNAROK ONLINE, which started the online gaming craze in the country when it was released in the Philippines by Level Up! Inc. way back in September 2003, will have a brother sometime next year. Ragnarok Online 2 is currently being developed by South Korean firm Gravity and those who attended Level Up! Live at the World Trade Center from Nov. 3 to 4 got a chance to play an alpha version of the game.
Level Up! Ragnarok product manager Carlo Ople gave hackenslash a demonstration of the game and so far, it is looking great. The game has been totally redesigned from the original. Instead of using 2D sprites and pre-rendered backgrounds, RO2 now employs Unreal Engine 2.5, an updated graphics engine that makes RO2 a true 3D game.
Thanks again to Alex, Joey, and Erika for covering the event. I’ll be posting more updates on the new features for Ragnarok Online 2 in the coming days. I’m in constant communication with Gravity and they’re due to send the 2007 Q4 RO2 Development Update Report soon. Once I get it, I’ll share it with everyone here.
Here’s a link to the trailers and videos for Ragnarok Online 2 which I’ve been compiling for the past few months. Feel free to check out all of them!
November 5th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
1st toh comment . . kelan aman sah 2008?
OT: kayuh nah lang ang maglalagay ng mgah Neko Mimi’s?
November 5th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
@vhan: We can probably see a public closed beta test sometime in the second quarter. Regarding your OT, yes kami na maglalagay. Please see the official announcement posted on the Ragnaboards and Ragnarok Website :)
November 5th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
aun much better kasi naubusan daw ng stubs pra sa neko mimi
November 5th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
@Derick: Yup, madaming hindi nabigyan ng stubs kahit they paid for the entrance fee and got their gamer sims. @everyone else: Tama na po OT! :D
November 5th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
excited kasih sah mgah ingameh items . . =))
November 5th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Sana matuloy na agn release nang RO2 at maayos na nang gravity ang gameplay.
OT: bakit po yung 350 na poring doll w/ free poring tower headgear ginawang 500?
November 5th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
@Kure: Dalawa yung Poring Bundle Package. First one is 350 - Poring with Headgear. The second one is at 500 with FHM October Issue and LU 40 Load.
November 5th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
ganyan din ngyarih sakin kahapon . . endy nabigyan ng stub . .
then pag balik kuh add nah meh 150, biglang aabih nakalimutan lang daw meh bigyan ng stub . .
November 5th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
ay.. nausod sa 2008.. xD kala ko sa december na..
November 5th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Awts, kala ko this year. Sir Wauks eh ung CBT/OBT po kelan po kaya? Sana this year na, wala na kcng malarong matino eh.
November 5th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
sana po kung next year pa mga january open na^^
November 5th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Wauks, when it officially comes out here in PH, would the ellr and dimago be in it already?
November 5th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
aww..kala ko sa december din…nadelay pala…sayang…T_T
F2P b??
cash shop n lng sana…
November 5th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
1st day 2 yung poring bundle package… 2nd day.. 1 nlng.. yung P500 nlng.. pero kapag gs2 mo 2 poring doll.. add k nlng ng P350.. so sa 2nd day naging poring bundle package = P500 [poringdoll+fhm+others] and add P350 [if you want another poring doll w/ in game headgir stub].. btw.. i would like to thank my parents.. binilhan kc nila ako ng fhm noong 2nd day.. LOL!
ksma kc ng poring doll e @_@ 
November 5th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Sir wauks paki explain po kung pano nyo lalagay ung mga free in-game items?..dun nyo po ba kukunin sa mga stubs na hinulog namin sa RO box sa entrace yung color orange?..thx
November 5th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
[...] GM Wauks internet [...]
November 6th, 2007 at 1:42 am
mas maganda next year nalang nila ipalabas kasi pag ngayon nila nirelease ung RO2 baka hindi rin pumatok sa mga players kasi wala pang gaanong features ang RO2 well sana next year meron nang dimago at ellr races and some new towns XD currently three palang ung towns sa ro2, Hodemimes, Prontera and Cognito ^_^ at pauntiin nila ung mobs sa culvert lool! :p
November 6th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Sir e pano naman po apply to closed BETA? Thnx po… and Please reply po in email kc di po ako parati nakakabrowse in computer sa Cellphone lang po… thx….
November 6th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
oi sana mga january nyu po ilabas ro 2 sabik na kami plzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you rock
November 6th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
agahan nyu namn po plsssss!!!!!!!!
November 9th, 2007 at 7:57 am
If im not mistaken pRO2 should be released by this year season’s of winter. sabi kase sa inquirer their previous news RO2 will have a CBT in december same as WiKipedia. is Gravity Still ironing us when RO2 will be released? or LUG haven’t prepared too much for this game and they extended to 2008, instead of december 07?
November 10th, 2007 at 1:23 am
tatanong ko lng kung ang RO2 PH b ay hiwalay d2 >>>http://www.ro2sea.com/ db SEA rin tau? akala ko b ang mag release ng Eng Version ay LUG…
November 12th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I’m surprised you didn’t publicize this more. Had I known, even I would’ve dropped by WTC.
November 12th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
[...] publicize this more. They demonstrated Ragnarok Online 2 at their latest event. Brand manager Carlo Ople says it’ll be launched in the Philippines mid-2008. Share This [...]
November 13th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
errrrrr… many gamers expect pRO2 to be released on dec. @___@
many will be disappointed… but i hope that the extended wait will be worth it, also many are tired of waiting possible users of the game might quit on it due to promises that are not kept… ~__~ though i am still waiting i would want the game to be released as soon as possible on 2008… either on late jan. or early feb….
November 13th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
can’t find edit button… @___@
i also want to ask a question sir… what ground breaking innovations will gravity put in?? just curious… @___@
November 18th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
mern aq nbasa n first 3 months of 2008 irerelease ung ro2
November 19th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
really??
November 19th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
pls post links… @__@
November 25th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Sana makasama aq sa CBT!!!!!!!!!!
November 25th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
ang alam ko prang dito ko yta nbasa un eh.. ewan q lng.. di ko matandaan kung san q nbasa eh.. pero ang nkasulat sa taas.. mid-2008.. hayyzzz.. prang medyo mtgal.. hehehhe
November 25th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
sori di ko pla d2 nbasa.. e2 po dito ko po nabasa
http://forums.playpark.net/showthread.php?s=48b7642379076bc13a55216b2067909f&t=206565
November 28th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
lol thats site is sea @_@
December 16th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
hmmm…looks like it took a lot of stuff from another popular mmorpg *Cough* World of Warcraft *cough*
but on the good side of things at least we’ll get a good game out of this…
December 30th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
So.. when’s the closed / open beta?
I want to play RO2! =)
January 1st, 2008 at 8:05 pm
AAAAANNNNNNTTTTAAAAAGGGGGAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LETZ ROK ON NA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…………… PLLLLLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 4th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
http://gamesync.net/2007/09/06/mmo/asiasoft-to-publish-ro2-early-2008
yan nanaman… hehehhee
January 19th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
[...] People have been asking me lately about the status of Philippine Ragnarok Online 2, the sequel to the most successful MMORPG in the country - Ragnarok Online. It was originally scheduled to be released 3rd Quarter last year (2007), but after internal testing we found out that it wasn’t ready yet. There were a lot of bugs that needed to be fixed and there wasn’t enough content to justify a full-blown launch. Because of those reasons, we delayed the launch to 2008. [...]
February 10th, 2008 at 11:25 am
hi pwede poh bang mka kuha ng full installer ng ragnarok2
March 17th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
F2P BA ITO? O P2P? ANSWER PLS,
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Nah. hindi ma tutuloy pRO2 wag na umasa.
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
cgurado na ba sa june or july elalauch yong PRO2?
June 11th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
buhayin naman ang forum. kelan rerelease RO2
June 26th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
maganda yan excited na ko!!!
July 27th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
natatae na ako sa excitement..
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:52 pm
2008 na kailan ba irerelease yan?? ten years nakakahintay
August 7th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
haha.. wla n yata silang balak ayusin ang RO2 eh. ni wla pa nga update sa natitirang 2 race’s. kung sa normans pa lng hirap na mag ayus ng BUGS panu pa kaya pag dun sa ELLR AT DIMAGO.hayz nakakainis na mag hintay. wish ko lng early next yr ok na yan.
August 16th, 2008 at 12:34 am
2008 na pow.. pero wala pa rin akong balita kung kailan tlaga irrelease yang RO2.. kailan po ba talaga?? any updates sir wauks??
August 18th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
sir.wauks pa post po kung kelan irerelease ang RO2!natatae na po ako sa exaytment!!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:19 am
pRO2? s tingin ko hindi p yan lalabas this year kasi marami p ung naglalaro ng RO1 pangit naman kung ilalabas nila..e baka biglang mawala ung RO1 …. sino p kaya ang maglalaro ng RO1 e kung mas maganda nman ung RO2…..atin atin lng(pag wla ng naglalaro ng RO1 then dun p cguro irereleased ung RO2….) IMO….
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:57 am
waaaaa.kelan pa malalaos ang RO1 baka d na nga malaos un eh…sana ireleas kaagad ang RO2..pano kung cno gusto RO1 edi mag laro kungRO2 naman edi maglaro depende sa gusto kac kawawa naman ang nag hihintay ng RO2
August 27th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Guys namn wag kau mawalan ng pagasa
Darating rin yan sa tamang oras sa tamang araw
Alam nyo nmn cguro na mahirap ang mag Program mg games
Lalo n cguro ung Ro2 dhil hnd xah bsta bsta
d gaya ng Ro1…
Right ^^
September 7th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
ei anu ba naman hehehehe! matagal pa ba?
September 7th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
soulbound:
I think ok lang isabay ang RO2 sa RO1.. iba ang RO1 sa RO2.. for sure di mawawala ang RO1 basta-basta kahit ilabas na nila ang RO2.. I personally won’t switch to RO2 right away kung sakaling ilabas sya at anjan pa ang RO1.. and sinabi na rin ng level up! na tuloy pa rin ang RO1 kahit may RO2 na.. so your opinion may be wrong.
September 8th, 2008 at 3:09 am
sir wauks pede po malaman ung system requirements ng ro2??
October 1st, 2008 at 4:07 am
mukhang next year pa nila ilalabas RO2 eh…kc meron sila bagong game na ilalabas,and that’s grand chase…
sir wauks..update pls….
October 4th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
awts naman …dba dami xpect na ngaun ilalanch ang RO2 tapos papalitan nila ng GRAND CHASE!!/omg…./shy
October 4th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
sana wak naman!!
October 6th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
In my opinion, dapat irelease na nila ung RO2 ksi the more they delay the more the expectations will be. Pag hndi umabot sa expectations ng players yan sure loose ang RO2…. they can make adjustments naman even after release…
October 6th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
In my opinion, dapat irelease na nila ung RO2 ksi ang dami nang naglalabasang online games…. mahirap mag pasok ng product sa market kung madami nang competition… hindi naman lahat ng players hihinto sa nila2ro nilang online game just because lumabas ang RO2…. pag na hook na sa ibang games ang players mahirap na sila iconvince na lumipat pa ng game hehe …
October 7th, 2008 at 3:10 am
AWWW NEXT YEAR!!!! ANG TAGAL NAMN!!!
sana ngayung taon na!!!
October 18th, 2008 at 3:01 am
@sinigangnakamote
LOL ang bob0 mo naman !! kung i release yan next year ano pa aasahan mo?? engot ka …..
kung marunong ka mag business … ” server buksan mo may mag lalaro”
its upto the player / at sa mga nakakaalam ng game
if they want to play mag lalaro yan kahit anong gawin mo …
kung pinapairal mo katanangan mo …. walang mang yayari sau
e2 lang yan “makipag sabayan ka sa mga game company sa PH kung totoong mayaman ang LUG pababayaan lng nila yan naka OPEN
and sa 100 na pilipino 75% dyan mawawla sa mga respective games nila at lilipat sa RO2 ….”
naintindihan mo na ?? bobo !! gus2 mo DOTA nlng tau …. ??
October 21st, 2008 at 2:03 pm
go kinakamote!!
sir waukster…kelan oba talaga ilalanch ang RO2!!!!
October 30th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
@Wauks
Sir Wauks dba ang required na CPU ay Pentium4,core 2 duo po ung skin pde kaya ung CPU ko?
November 16th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
@wauks
sir wauks 22o ba launch na OBT ng pro2 dis dec??
November 16th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
lol.. kaya d pa naipapalabas to kasi itong game na to d pa tapos open beta pa kasi to sa korea.. mag lalaunch ng closed beta yung philippines pag tpos na yung OBT sa korea.. gets??
November 21st, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Tamangtama kung next year pa ilalabas ang RO2.. okz sakin un kasi graduating ako eh.. mag boboard exam pa kaya BC ngayong sem na to.. hahaha.. para pag next sem tututukan ko na paglalaro neto.. whew.. hahah..
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
@Fuji
kelan ilalanch ang RO2 at kelan pa tapos ng opern beta ng korea!!!
November 23rd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
sir wauks 22o ba launch na OBT ng pro2 dis dec??
@zero pentium 4 na cor2duo pa hahahha :D,/heh
November 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Basta ko wapakels muna jan sa RO2 hangga’t anjan pa ang RO1. XD
December 11th, 2008 at 11:34 am
sna Dec 28 CBT ng Ro2…
December 13th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
@Xeno
saan mo ba nalalaman yang cnasabi mo na sa december na ang RO2?!
December 15th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
@Jonas
Sana Sana Sana sa Decem 28 nah …. <_<
hnd koh cnabing 28 n tlga lalabas Ro2… <_<
December 15th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
@ Xeno: ine-excite mo naman si Jonas eh! ^_^
December 16th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
anak ng tite… may nabasa ako sa forum sa MMOSITE,
ilalabas pa ung RO2 d2 sa Pilipinas June2009 pa tagal
at kayong mga tite jan, dede mna kayo sa nanay ninyo pra hindi kayo mainip….or mag laro nlng mna kau ng Hello Kitty online
(hellokitty-online.com)
December 17th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
@Jonas:
Hoy bakulaw wag kang adik laro lng yan hintayin mo hanggang
Dec28,2069 laro ka mna Hello kitty online ^_^
December 19th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
@Kaiser
hehehehe…..
LU Games Release
Rohan - Jan
Hello Kitty - Feb
Emil Chronicles - May
Then susunod nah cguro Ro2 <_<
D akuh sure.. 2tob koh lng
kc inirelease ung CK nuong August
Tapos Grand Chase October 14 CBT/Nov 7 OBT
December 20th, 2008 at 5:12 am
@ALL
nice thingking positive sana sa dec.28 but kung sa june2009 pa pede pa akong mag hintay!!!!
December 31st, 2008 at 5:55 pm
i agree!
January 1st, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Jonas is Gaylord who loves to suck a horse Dick(30inches)
Si jonas ay:
1)His skin color is a weird shade of brown (shitskin),
2)His eyes are slanted and creepy or alien-like,
3)He stink like must
4)He have a flat head (or face)
5)His dick size is between 1-2 inches
6)His height is 5′2 or below
7)He Fucked at least 5x a month of His ugly BF..ewwww and He whored himself for a higher wage.
8)Hairy gorillas
9)look like a horse
10)Don’t get angry with me Dickhead i just telling the truth learn how to accept who u are…
February 16th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
[...] 1. November 5, 2007. Waukster. Philippine Ragnarok Online 2 to Launch 2008. 2. January 19, 2008. Waukster. Ragnarok Online 2 [...]
February 18th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Sir Wauks… do you think ro2 will be a hit… if LU would still release new episodes in ro1, aren’t we putting large cost for our ro1 players on playing ro2… another thing is, internet cafe owners are making second thoughts if they are going to offer ro2 when it is released… their units don’t support ro2 yet and they said it’s too risky to upgrade… wat do you think /?
April 18th, 2009 at 3:33 am
uhhm… when is RO2 going to be released? ive been waiting for 2 yrs na.
May 18th, 2009 at 9:22 am
When is it gonna b released and get outta open beta in korea?!
June 30th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
uhmm free-to-play ba ito or hindi?