Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of The Second ( Hangul : 라그나로크 온라인 2 Legend of the Second ; RR : Rageunarokeu Onrain 2 Legend of the Second ), based on the canceledRagnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World , is a massively multiplayer online role -playing game created by Gravity Corp. of Korea and is the sequel to Ragnarok Online .
In July 2010 Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second , would be developed instead. The new iteration of Ragnarok Online 2 returns to the systems and mechanics of the original Ragnarok Online while keeping the 3D engine. The game engine was changed several times during its lifetime. It was published in 2007. It was mentioned that the new version of Ragnarok Online 2 will be using the Gamebryo video game engine. [3] The previous iteration used Unreal Engine 2.5 .
Ragnarok Online 2 SEA [4] is released by AsiaSoft to Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Ragnarok Online 2 [5] is released by Gravity Interactive, to all of North America and Europe. In open Beta from April 2013. It was launched on May 1, 2013.
Gameplay
Job system
Aside from simply selecting a class, players can also choose a profession. You choose to be a Chef, Alchemist, Artisan Gold Blacksmith. Each job specializes in crafting a specific type of items which will be beneficial to the players themselves or to other players. [ citation needed ] To increase your level in a specific job, you would need to gain Job Experience. In order to gain job experience, one would need to constantly craft it on the basis of job or mine / gather materials. To get the recipes you would need to talk to the respective Job NPC.
In addition to the job system, there is also a newly introduced Dual-Life System. These roles offer unique capabilities that help in expanding the capabilities of a specific character.
Dual-Life system
Of all the classes brought back to life from the original Ragnarok Online, only the Merchant class was not included. The new Dual-Life System allows character development in a new light. NPC’s (non-playable characters) while they are offline, rendering their services (healing, crafting, tailoring etc.). ) to active players to make a profit (such as equipment crafting).
Card system
In a recent interview with Gravity Co., Ltd. CTO Jin-soo Jun, it was revealed that the card system would be making a comeback, but this time the cards would be attached to the character instead of individual items. The reason for this change is that in Ragnarok Online many rare items were often overshadowed by low-level items socketed with powerful cards. This made the invention more difficult, and it proved to be limiting when making new content. [6]Moreover, many players had trouble getting such cards because they were incredibly rare. To counter these issues, cards will be implemented in the ranks of bronze, silver, and gold. Therefore, a gold card will be difficult to obtain, since the bronze card will be relatively common. This new system has been modified in the “Limited Edition Test” so that instead of bronze, silver, and gold cards, there will be regular and special cards. By combining up to 5 different cards at the master card, players will be rewarded with a special card which will further increase its stats. Once a player has the maximum amount of cards equipped, he or she must destroy one of the equipped cards to replace it with a new one. However, replacing a card will result in the card being sent back to the inventory instead.
Pet system
The pet system from Ragnarok Online will also be making a comeback. In Ragnarok Online 2 Players are required to collect the Monster DNA in order to make a pet, The Pets will assist players with attack and buff or de-buff. [7]
Development
The game’s first Closed Beta Test was set on August 31, 2010, and all past testers of Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World CBT if they activated their accounts on the website. [1]
On January 25, 2011, Gravity Corp. their second Closed Beta Test that lasted 4 days. Named the “R-Care Test”, which is one of the most popular suggestions for the game. [8] [9]
As of February 22, 2012, Ragnarok 2 has been said to be online for OBT. [1]
On November 4, 2012, it was rumored that the first English service for Ragnarok Online 2 would be released in December 2012. [10]
On January 6, 2013, Ragnarok Online 2: The Legend of the Second Begins its Open Beta Phase on the SEA Server, published by AsiaSoft, PlayPark.
On April 18, 2013, Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the second will start beta for NA server published by WarpPortal. [11]
On April 27, 2013, Ragnarok Online 2 appeared on the Steam platform citing May 1, 2013 release date. [12]
On August 28, 2013, Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second Phase of the Open Beta Phase on the Indonesia Server, published by Lyto.
On December 23, 2013, Gravity announced that it would be taking Ragnarok Online 2 offline in Korea because of the lack of players, but the developer did not understand the future. The shutdown would not affect the NA, EU or SEA versions of the game. [13]
On October 9, 2014, Asiasoft / Playpark will shut down SEA server. However, characters from SEA server can be transferred to NA server and continues their progress. [14]
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