Ragnarok Online 2.

[Rostum]

Well I decided to look around at more information. It seems there are stronger rumors around that it's just the same RO with revamped graphics (which I think the landscapes and architecture look pretty amazing, but would have liked them to improve on a more cell shaded character cast), where you can switch your original character over to it.

It seems they are just trying to get a more international interest (Europe and Amierca, mainly) by starting fresh with this. To be honest I would have really liked it if they don't let characters get transfered and get a more original gameplay style.

BTW. I'm downloading the ROSE online open beta, just at the downloading patches part. It does look pretty cute, but I'll just have to wait and see what the game play is like. This one is also made by Gravity along side another company, I think.

www.roseon.com Check it out, it's only a 300mb download and it's free (open beta).

[Luc]

Meh, I don't play RO anymore, but I prefer the old cartoon-y look that it had. Good graphics is the last thing I care about in a game.

[Rostum]

Meh, I don't play RO anymore, but I prefer the old cartoon-y look that it had. Good graphics is the last thing I care about in a game.

Graphics aren't really that important in a game, I agree. But I also think that in an MMORPG, the graphics of the landscapes and architecture are most important to me (apart from the gameplay). I mean what's the use of playing in a world you think is ugly?

You can still maintain a very good cartoon-graphic game using 3D engines. I do think RO's cartoon-graphics are cool though.

[Erdrick Holmes]

Graphics aren't really that important in a game.

Finally! Somebody else who thinks this.

[Tidus Andronicus]

Well I decided to look around at more information. It seems there are stronger rumors around that it's just the same RO with revamped graphics (which I think the landscapes and architecture look pretty amazing, but would have liked them to improve on a more cell shaded character cast), where you can switch your original character over to it.

Actually, the way Gravity updates the client data everytime you run the game, it wouldn't be hard to do.
I know from my experiance with the way private ro servers work.(no i dont run one, iRO/kRO is still the best! ^_~)
If they wanted to, RO 2 could just be seperated into a series of update patches that slowly install them selves into current players clients. The result being after its done, a whole new look in the graphics.
Gravity has already hinted at this with recent update patches (from the korean version that is) After browsing through some of the sprite data that gets updated, we came accross some unused 3D monster sprites, and other such sprites have been minorly mentioned on the kRO site.

So they could just patched over our old ROs to give us a whole new experiance... but they would also have to patch the client EXE file, and quite a lot of other stuff... I'm sure you'd still have to Download something from the site... but its possible.

[Rostum]

I don't know, for one there's no "Online" in the title of Ragnarok II, that is in the movie. But also, I don't think it would be wise for Gravity to completely just change the whole graphics of Ragnarok Online and then start calling it Ragnarok 2.

[Doomgaze]

Does Gravity even do any offline games??

Do Koreans even do any offline games? xD

[m4tt]

What if you can transfer your old RO items and stats? :P

I'd still probably stay with RO. Unless ALL my friends wanted to go.

[Rostum]

If Gravity approached this properly, they could make a fortune. I think they'd need to improve on the gameplay and battle system a little more, and introduce a lot of new elements (like races for instance, that you can choose from), and actually keep security tight like with a lot of the big-time MMORPG's (FFXI, EQ2, Eve-Online, etc.).

I think they have a good chance, if they play their cards right. I would then probably try it out. And for those people who say "Well I like RO how it is, I wouldn't want these graphics, newer gameplay, etc." Well, just keep playing RO, I think Gravity would be entitled to try newer things to get more people interested. Just what I think, anyways.