Hi everyone! Like what I said in my previous post, I wasn’t able to post on Sunday and I probably won’t be able to post on Monday because I’ll be out of town. I was able to write 4 blog posts which you can now read simply by checking the most recents topics. Anyway, before I start preparing for my trip, I just want to give you guys a heads up on what you can expect from this blog starting Tuesday. I have a lot of good posts coming up, and I want you guys to know in advance so you can already think about it. Here’s my short list of topics.
1. Exclusive Interview with one high ranking LU manager who’s resigning
2. Ragnarok Free-to-Play Discussion – Is it even possible?
3. Ragnarok Philippine Championship Regional Tournament Details
4. Ragnarok World Championship 7 on 7 Tournament Mechanics
5. Exclusive Interview with LU CEO – Jane Walker
6. Exclusive Interview with LU Sales Director – Apol Dionglay
7. Meet the pRO Team – Pictures and Interviews
8. Name Change and Server Transfer Service – What do you guys think?
These are just some of the topics that I plan to discuss and post starting on Tuesday when I get back. As you can see, it’s pretty much a power packed week for Waukster Online! Hell, I’m sure that even the media guys are wondering about the number 1 topic. Well, maybe you guys can leave a comment and guess, hehe.
Btw – To the Perfect World CBT Account Winners who haven’t recieved an e-mail yet, please check your SPAM folders. I’ve already followed it up with the concerned people and according to them they released the e-mail already since last week. I’ll ask them to re-send though seeing as it’s been a while already.
Lastly, I wasn’t able to reply to the comments you guys left on the last few posts. I’ll do that when I get back.
Cheers everyone and see you Tuesday!
PS
Here are the direct links to my most recent posts:
BLIZZARD ANNOUNCES STARCRAFT II
HYPERMART TEASER – Drooping Bunny, Deviling Hat, Nine Tails
Ragnarok Online Episode 11.1: Rachel Feature List
Ragnarok Online 2 Open Beta
Aerionn Brightmoon on May 21, 2007
Name Change and Server Transfer:
this is good. it might imbalance the game though (high level characters on the older servers invade the younger ones.) so the mechanics have to be thought up very well. name changes are also good, especially for those who might want to use the space or to actually think of a proper name for their characters.
a good point has been brought up though and that topic being impostors. well, i really don’t know how to deal with this, as i’m still pretty unplugged with the RO community and politics and all that.
all in all the pluses outweigh the minuses i think.
F2P:
can the community enlighten me on this? (i’ve been away for a long while) RO is free in other countries?
this would be pretty good. considering how hypermart consumables and other in-game merchandise can easily ensure a continued cashflow for the game. a game, which i might add, must have already hit break-even some time ago.
da blind aytem:
er… who’s resigning?!
Dayukdok on May 21, 2007
I think that F2P is very viable and should be implemented SOON. As soon as you can get RO2, make RO1 f2p so it’ll not die. I hope that pRO team should practice more well so they can make it to the finals in RWC, they should practice 24/7 just to make sure..
OT: Wauks, in Ragnaboards, please warn Chiyo Mihama and Not Work Safe to be not harsh to the posters. They are elitists and unfriendly, I hate them.. Not Work Safe banned my account for the reason that I expressed my disappointment to moderators of RB, how pathetic it seems to be like that.
APiON.jr. on May 21, 2007
Wala ba topic about sirang maps?
Mag 3 days na daming sirang maps sa Tyr, wala pa 1 week bagong server dami agad sirang maps, wala ba kayo gagawin ukol dito o wala na talagang plano ayosin toh?
Kiko Matsing on May 21, 2007
sira n naman ang izlude ng tyr!
Chrysophylax on May 21, 2007
haha yeah.. sira na nmn… these usual maps had been up and down for the past 24hrs.. this time they’ve been DOWN for hours already.
these f2p, name change, server transfer and what-not are really quite nice to talk about…
but hey shoudn’t we focus on the “clear and present” problems first? like LAG, FREQUENT DCs and similar issues, DOWN-AND-MAKING-YOUR-CHARACTERS-STUCK MAPS.. and hmm what else?
Leviant on May 22, 2007
pde bng may #9? SEX change
and would only apply if the acount has no bard/dancer class, not married
plz.. gusto ko maging lalake n mga chars ko.. bwahahaha
i think they have this kind of service in iRO
Mike Abundo on May 22, 2007
I look forward to your posts, Carlo. Unlike some Level Up employees, you know how to engage the blogosphere.
whiteman on May 22, 2007
yehey Tuesday na! I hope we can have a new updates from sir wauks today.
@ sir waukz
i have my +9 +10 equips. i don’t know if dupe ito or not.
if this will disappear ihave no choice. wawa na lang me.
but my question is: how about ung mga duper na kumita ng zeny & php i think? actually some of my zeny i boght in php para maka equips ng ganito after 3 years of playing ro.
Cueshe on May 22, 2007
wauks bakit pag against sa LU ayaw mong sagutin?
swt! :swt:
Kiko Matsing on May 22, 2007
do we have IT team always checking on the map zones?
yesterday the maps like izlude and gh were down. what are the solutions to this kind of problem? NONE!
oops sorry, they have one.. restart the maps! ALWAYS!?
are there any other solution?
how many timesdoes your “so called” IT Team (if they were a team) check these zones? I bet just twice!
during early in the morning and after lunch. because as I’ve said yesterday map zones were down again around 8 pm. and where the H E L L are those IT teams that should be checking on the map serevers? GONE!?
if ever he (or they if they ar really a team) will not check these map servers from time to time, assign the security guard to check on the map servers! its as easy as pressing the restart button or the on/off button of the server no need for the brilliant IT Team to do these.
I fever you don’t want to here these kind of comments make RO P2P, but as long as it is F2P we have the right to comment like this one.
Really IT Team Sucks! and is there a solution for being a S U C K E R!?
pinksoda&bluesoda on May 22, 2007
@Waukeen; Updates naman po sa RB Mods, dami na kasing pasaway akong nkikita sa ragnaboards eh, tapos konting mods na Online. :pif:
blaqfire08 on May 22, 2007
^FYI, waukeen’s out of town
Piggy on May 22, 2007
name change and server transfer = GOOD. VERY GOOD.
F2P = BAAAAAAAAAAAAD (more skwaters)
Sana lang maayos downed maps. :@@:
@bRO player
where the f**k did you get that? :@@2:
qt on May 22, 2007
ala na b xp nyan?….kulang ng 1 day…6 days lng x3…lugi..aha
Dj_BB on May 22, 2007
The high ranking LU manager whos about to resign – caught my full attention. What could be the reason behind? Could it be:
• Job related like pursuin` Greener Pasteurs abroad, perhaps a heftier offer from another company;
• Personal – one can come up with whatever cockamenie story with this or
• Just simply wanna try something new and he/she feels like its time to sway away from mmorpg service companies ??
Just wee bit curious, thats all.. /? /hmm
honestplayer on May 22, 2007
Hmm don’t tell me the one would resign is you Sir wauks cause I heard
you would shift to RO2 as it’s new brand manager. And Goenitz or
other would become the RO1 brand manager. I hope it won’t happen
X_X.
About the duped problems hope by thursday maintenance it would
be wipeout away as you said in your other posts.
Thank you.
APiON.jr. on May 22, 2007
Btw, what can we expect on mLU Reward Points?
Mag resign na kayong lahat, pamigay nyo muna reward points hehe jowk.
bane on May 22, 2007
F2P? uhmm i think its a bit late what about naman yung simula na ng nagka load ang pRO na naglalaro at nag loload at ngayun gagawing free to play parang kalalabasan yata nyan ay pinagkakakwartahan ng LU ang players pag katapos ng big hit dun sila mag F2P its a big NO NO! . sa tingin ko mas malaki naman kita nila sa load kesa hypermart katulad ngayun di masyado mabili sa hypermart .
Xheng on May 22, 2007
if may name change, sana po balik nyo po yung ASCii characters.. thanks.. ^_^
no to f2p..
yes to server transfer..
mahalaga on May 22, 2007
@all
wag na kayo humingi ng F2P, late na masyado!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
saka na explain na ni kuya wauks un, ang sslow niyo naman kung hindi niyo na intindihan. kung wala na kayo pambili ng loads, better to quit na lang.
@wauks
sana naman my magawa kayo sa item dups, nagkakalat sa mga servers namin,d ko alam kung san na pulot mga I.T niyo wala man lang magawa dyan sa system ng LUG kung paano lutasin.
asar na kami sa mga ganyan eh, dami nagrereklamo oh. hayzz
bananaman on May 22, 2007
kuya wauks….i suggest to make the name change possible even if it is not for free but with a respectable price ofcourse…it would be optional and at the same time will not be like a blow-out name change that already happened in some servers that drew out impersonators…
also, because the name of my characters doesnt sound so good hehehehe…thanks i hope you will read it, and if you have….a double thanks for you :@@:
Verin on May 22, 2007
:sux: im experiencing heavy lag in today’s siege….
ano po nangyayari about the latency issue?
bRO player on May 22, 2007
@Piggy
From a ex-GM. He and others that would really hunt down bots and were acknowledged by all the community as good GMs were fired “mysteriously” back then.
He made screenshots to complain to his superiors. He mailed them to the director explaining the situation, but ended up fired and the corrupt worker (Ji Hyok) not. It was through a big topic on the official forum with the screenshots that Level Up finally did something about it – or we hope so.
What became clear is that a few people here are just screwing up. But they are the head ones, not the base ones.
This is a private issue to Level Up and of course I cannot tell them what to do. But after so many things happening again and again I’m almost sure that the philippine management didn’t hear about the mess here. No one would let they do what they did to Level Up image in Brazil.
Wauks on May 22, 2007
Hi guys,
I just got back from Batangas. It will take me some time to read through all of your comments. I also need to give you some updates on the latency issue and the crashing zones. Anyway, I’ll post a lot of stuff tomorrow (Wednesday), when I get to talk to the IT/GM Teams.
Wauks on May 22, 2007
@bRO Player
Hi man! Level-up International is the one handling stuff for Brazil and India (LU International and LU Philippines are different companies). I really don’t know what’s happening over there since I’m focused on the things here. Maybe you can send me an e-mail and I can forward it to the LU International President (Ben Colayco)? Just fill out the contact form at the ABOUT section of this blog.
Wauks on May 22, 2007
@Lag/Latency Issue
I think we already have a firm grasp of what the problem is with regards to the latency. We will try our best to get things to run smoothly on Thursday’s scheduled maintenance. Btw, no maintenance tomorrow (Wed).
Wauks on May 22, 2007
@Everyone’s comments on the F2P and Name CHange/Server Transfer Service
Thanks for the input guys. This is good info that I can use. :gawi:
Carlo on May 23, 2007
@wauks
OT: san ka sa batangas nagpunta? ^_^ kagagaling ko lang kasi dun.. 3 resorts pununtahan ko, maryland resort sa nasugbo tapos sa Villa Aurea resort sa calatagan and lastly sa Golden Sunset Resort ni Ricky Reyes.. hehe palipat lipat kasi kami ng resort nun eh last wik lang kaya malay mo baka nakita kita hahaha
Paul on January 27, 2008
sir wauk question lng, san ba makakadownload ng direct download ng pRO? or kung panu ma transfer ang iRO into pRO?