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.net

RAGNAROK 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.

Via Hackenslash

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!

Ragnarok Online 2 Trailers & Demos

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About Wauks

Former Casual Games Marketing Head for the leading online gaming publisher in the Philippines, Level Up Inc. Now spends his days doing digital marketing campaigns for clients. Looking forward to playing Starcraft 2 come July 27!
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92 Responses to Philippine Ragnarok Online 2 to Launch 2008

  1. jonas says:

    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

  2. rHaLen says:

    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 ^^

  3. liza says:

    ei anu ba naman hehehehe! matagal pa ba?

  4. Kuya Gard says:

    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.

  5. [FS]DarkLord says:

    sir wauks pede po malaman ung system requirements ng ro2??

  6. j0uEnN says:

    mukhang next year pa nila ilalabas RO2 eh…kc meron sila bagong game na ilalabas,and that’s grand chase…

    sir wauks..update pls….

  7. jonas says:

    awts naman …dba dami xpect na ngaun ilalanch ang RO2 tapos papalitan nila ng GRAND CHASE!!/omg…./shy

  8. jonas says:

    sana wak naman!!

  9. bakedkamoteQ says:

    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…

  10. sinigangnakamote says:

    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 …

  11. Deljin says:

    AWWW NEXT YEAR!!!! ANG TAGAL NAMN!!!

    sana ngayung taon na!!!

  12. kinakamote says:

    @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 …. ??

  13. jonas says:

    go kinakamote!!

    sir waukster…kelan oba talaga ilalanch ang RO2!!!!

  14. Squall69 says:

    @Wauks

    Sir Wauks dba ang required na CPU ay Pentium4,core 2 duo po ung skin pde kaya ung CPU ko?

  15. zero says:

    @wauks

    sir wauks 22o ba launch na OBT ng pro2 dis dec??

  16. Fuji says:

    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??

  17. sasarai says:

    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..

  18. Jonas says:

    @Fuji

    kelan ilalanch ang RO2 at kelan pa tapos ng opern beta ng korea!!!

  19. sir wauks 22o ba launch na OBT ng pro2 dis dec??

    @zero pentium 4 na cor2duo pa hahahha :D ,/heh

  20. Kaiser says:

    Basta ko wapakels muna jan sa RO2 hangga’t anjan pa ang RO1. XD

  21. Xeno says:

    sna Dec 28 CBT ng Ro2…

  22. Jonas says:

    @Xeno

    saan mo ba nalalaman yang cnasabi mo na sa december na ang RO2?!

  23. Xeno says:

    @Jonas

    Sana Sana Sana sa Decem 28 nah …. <_<

    hnd koh cnabing 28 n tlga lalabas Ro2… <_<

  24. Kaiser says:

    @ Xeno: ine-excite mo naman si Jonas eh! ^_^

  25. Valentine says:

    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)

  26. Valentine says:

    @Jonas:
    Hoy bakulaw wag kang adik laro lng yan hintayin mo hanggang
    Dec28,2069 laro ka mna Hello kitty online ^_^

  27. Xeno says:

    @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

  28. Jonas says:

    @ALL

    nice thingking positive sana sa dec.28 but kung sa june2009 pa pede pa akong mag hintay!!!!

  29. phokwang says:

    i agree!

  30. moonwalker says:

    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…

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  32. kakasux says:

    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 /?

  33. when says:

    uhhm… when is RO2 going to be released? ive been waiting for 2 yrs na.

  34. Brandon says:

    When is it gonna b released and get outta open beta in korea?!

  35. JBEN says:

    uhmm free-to-play ba ito or hindi?

  36. Frickz says:

    Sa 1 hlf daw ng 2010 ilalabas RO2 sana indi n abutin ng 2012 baka magunaw n mundo eh T_T

  37. Eijhie says:

    ok lang un kahit matagalbago i launch sa Pinas ang RO2

    kc sa Korea (EUPHRO2) noong naglalaro pa ako dami pang BUGs

    then wala pang Elr, DwaRF na jobs puro lance lang (Human)

    ^^

    pero astig 2

    ang RO2 wala ako masabi the best na MMORPG

    balance ang Characters Recruit(Guns) at Clown(Dagger)ang Job ko nun ang sarap gamitin..

    Sa mga nakalaro ng RO2 Euphro2 name ko dun EijhieFrost at EijhieBurn

  38. sulpeng says:

    hahaha! Tama! 2010 na was wapakelz prn tlga RO2 sa mga katulad kong DIE HARD adict sa R.O PATIENCE is a VIRTUE! nyahaha! My bago nmn L.U eh K.O.S Wahahaha!

  39. arlee says:

    heheh march 2010 na wala padin heheheh

  40. Saging says:

    haha ang tagal naman april na wla padin!

  41. anyx says:

    pagod na ako nito sa kakahintay…hindi na cguro ito matutuloy….. mga pangako na laging napapako….T_T

  42. Legend of the Second says:

    Astig ang bagong RO2 ngayon… much more like the first one. Pero definitely enhanced siya + new job professions. Hay sana naman kunin na ng levelup toh agad. Plan daw na marelease this 2010 and RO2 Legend of the Second pero ewan kung kelan kaya sa pinas. Well sana lang malaru ko pa toh before maging super busy and life ko preparing for the future. This game ruined some parts of my life. Kaya sana naman kahit minsan ma up na yung RO2 Legend of the Second from our local servers. Tiyak ako astig at patok toh. Ayaw ko na ng RO1 nakakasawa na ang overcrowded pront dahil maraming bots. Gusto ko naman fresh new start at may magandang community talaga tulad ng dati.

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