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I have done a bit of reading and it seems like it might be better than it predecessor. The graphics look greatly improved, the music is going to be done by Yoko Kanno (If you go to the link above, you can sample the songs by pressing next and such. The main theme is beautiful in my opinion). I am somewhat excited to see when it comes out.
Your opinions?
For more info: RO-2 Database
Yeah I saw a trailer the other week for it and it looks wonderful! any release date yet? or monthly costs?
I think sometime this year it is suppose to be released. According to Wiki they are still in Beta.
As for monthly costs, I have yet to see anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarok_Online_2:_The_Gate_of_the_World
Oh my. That looks quite nice.
I might have to see if there's a free server that I can play on (I'm just going to assume this will charge like the original)
lol, yah I have a friend that got in on the closed beta of this last summer... sadly he wasn't allowed to show me much.
I can't wait till this comes out, I might actually pay to play this... or not. XD
Anyway I'm glad to see an English website for this FINALLY!
edit... my god that song is amazing... T_T this brings a tear to my eyes, every time I hear something new about it... I spent a good few years playing RO with my friends, on a friends Private Server... the memories I made in that game, can never be replaced by another game. I miss it so much.
RO 2 really looks like a step in the correct direction for the series.
XD course then again, I'm one of those people that wishes someday we can live in online games... XD I'm all for a world like the matrix, as long as we are in control, and as long as we can do things we'd never be able to do in real life... lol
Dot Hack//Ragnarok
T_T these are joy tears.
there are JOY tears.
T_____T TEARS OF JOY~~~
edit: I think I am in love with the music from my favourite composer.
Argh, okay, I admit I want it.
I'm not even going to look. I just got over my unhealthy addiction to the original RO.
I'd like to try it, but I still refuse to admit that the graphics are better than the original.
EDIT:
OMG EVERYONE! Click the fast forward button for the music! and you'll hear other songs!!! They have a whole bunch up! I really want to download these... @_@ where is my headphone to mic cable... XD :end-edit
Some of the screenshots are just stunning... the draw distances are hard to believe... and I love how detailed the trees and background/landscapes are.
And if the website's music is any indication of the rest of the Music in game that Yoko is doing for it, man its going to have an amazing atmosphere! I still want to figure out how to download that song! Anyone know how?
Tsukasa, I know what you mean... XD the whole time I played RO, I was also watching .Hack//Sign and the other .hack shows I coudl find... so in a way, the two games/stories mixed together for me... RO is my .hack in reality... and this 3D RO2 really seems to be a step closer. Its just too bad we can't put on a helmet and feel like we really are in the game...
The only thing that could make this game seem any better to me, is if the .hack music artists did some songs for this... XD but thats not likly.
I used to be extreamly obsessed with online games... then I got a full time job, and a girlfriend lol... and now I have a lot less time for MMOs... I still LOVE online games, but because I have less time for that, I have gotten a lot better at managing my time, and not getting TOO stuck inside the games. lol Rarely more than an hour a night, maybe 2... lol
Although when RO 2 comes out in the states, I might be playing a lot on weekends... XD plus my GF will get stuck in it too... she loves these games. We'll have to push the computers and both play at the same time. wow, its sad that we are considering that... lol
I wish my girlfriend liked games :\
edit:
I'm looking to see this new system of everything.
I want a Dimago ;3
Well I have a gift for anyone that wants it!
I've managed to obtain the song that plays on the website!!! ^_^;
If anyone knows a better place please repost this, go ahead. lol
BTW, its OGG format, and I dont really have a way to convert it at this moment... so lol just find a player that plays Oggs.
http://www.uploading.com/files/UQ4OT...intro.ogg.html
*if the link sucks/doesn't work, maybe pm me and I'll see if we can find a better place to put it up for you'all.
Hope you all enjoy! ^_~
Once again sorry for the cruddy upload site... xD
also, for anyone that wants some screenshots here:
http://www.jucaushii.ro/gamespace_35..._Online_2.html
http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/p...2ss092905.html
Plus you can search youtube for Ragnarok Online 2 and get plenty of good ingame vids.
sorry for the double post... but:
More screenshots here:
http://ragnarok-tale.net/?moo=galla&...name&order=asc
and artwork and scans... and tons of other stuff there! ^
The other races look like this:
Ellr:
http://ragnarok-tale.net/images/ellr.gif <--art
http://ragnarok-tale.net/album/album.../ellr2scan.jpg
Dimago: (no ingame pic yet)
http://ragnarok-tale.net/images/dimago.gif <-- female art
http://ragnarok-tale.net/album/album...%20Art/y16.jpg
I think this pic looks awesome... I can't wait to see what the in game character looks like!
Apparently Armour isnt character-job specific.
yay :D
Aye, the graphics in RO are absolutely perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Necronopticous
http://ragnarok-tale.net/?moo=overviewQuote:
Originally Posted by A Ragnarok Tale (fansite)
I'm liking that 'walk around corners idea'... XD I always thought that was a flaw with the old RO.
I'm currently reading about the job system, I'll post more later. ^_^; Course you can easilly look any info you want up on the site I posted... but at least it gives me something fun to post here. lol
http://ragnarok-tale.net/?moo=jobsystem
Edit:
I found some interesting vids!
Male emotes vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHFlDxLgN5I
Female emotes vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_hLsl8SfbM
^the music in this one reminds me of .hack!!! :hyper:
XD those dances are awesome!
I will definitely be playing this when private servers start popping up :p. The music is also pretty nice.
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Originally Posted by Mirage
Meh... they'll probably have a free beta period for a little while... that will give us a chance to see if its good enough.
But even though I used to play RO on a private server... I'll play RO 2 Pay2Play if its good.
Besides... most private servers for games... SUCK for a very very long time... only a few years after the game comes out... do any half way decent private servers manage to get out there.
On the other hand, RO had it's server code leaked... which gave the private server community something to base their code on... and a few smart individuals came up with Athena which is used now by most private RO servers.
Obviously gravity wont let RO2 leak... even so, you never know how similar the server code could be to the old RO.
aaanywho... regardless, don't count on decent private servers for a WHILE after the game has been out...
I think it looks pretty cool, but it does remind me a bit too much of FlyFF and R.O.S.E. Which in the end really just sucked.
So far its reminding me (in terms of gameplay-ish types)
of R.O.S.E and Final Fantasy XI.
There's only one problem with that... Final Fantasy XI has a totally different art direction than any of the Korean MMORPG's. So I don't know where you get that idea?
I await the day that the source code gets leaked.
I just watched a few RO2-related videos online. With respect to graphics, music, and the system, I have one thing to say.
SQUEEEEEE!!!
does art have to do with gameplay o.o?Quote:
Originally Posted by Omecle
Oh, didn't see that bit, sure you didn't edit it in? :p Either way it still sticks, gameplay doesn't look anything like it. (Apart from the fact that all MMO's have a similar system)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsukasadoes art have to do with gameplay o.o?Quote:
Originally Posted by Omecle
I mean with the party play. it says instead of Fighting Multiple Small Monsters.Quote:
Originally Posted by OmecleOh, didn't see that bit, sure you didn't edit it in? :p Either way it still sticks, gameplay doesn't look anything like it. (Apart from the fact that all MMO's have a similar system)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsukasadoes art have to do with gameplay o.o?Quote:
Originally Posted by Omecle
you will get a more party orientated experience, and fight 1-2 stronger monsters... (edit) I don't know if it continued and said for Optimal EXP... But I am guessing it is... or ... wouldnt you go and kill all the little monsters :D?
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Hasn't RO always been like that? XD its been a while since I played... but didn't you get more EXP from partying than from solo? O_o or am I just thinking of another game? XD
hopefully the game will have enough new players coming and keep the ability to party available.
in the early states of RO it was simple to get a party because everyone was new.
then it became harder because everyone had already leveled :(
The game will be 50% bots in a month. I also agree it does not look at good as the original.