i played the beta many many many years ago, and started playing again recently after a couple years of break... its not the best mmo, the mechanics suck, the ui is ugly and doesnt feel good,,, BUT i just dont know wtf it is about this game but i love it... played it for many hours, and i guess i just love the adorable characters, and dont get me started on the music....

conclusion: if youre a hardcore mmo player, love questing and such etc. you will not like this game... But if youre looking for a mmo where you can just chill, talk to people, farm mobs, farm loot, spend many hours buying or selling stuff to other people, this game just might be for you...

ROSE Online is my favourite MMORPG of all time and will probably be for the rest of my life. Of course, it most likely won't be for practically anyone who will play this game in this day and age, because the strengths of this MMORPG to new players now only revolves around the history and idea that it is a classic. If you played this game in it's prime, you would feel totally immersed in the world of ROSE and probably never forget the ride. It really felt like an adventure. An adventure that made me believe that this game would might aswell be a RPG that loved me in it's world. There are plenty reasons why this game would irritate, annoy or even anger an audience of modern gamers through it's art style, UI, stability and overall simple gameplay, but considering that this game was a free-to-play (not pay to win) MMORPG that was introduced at the time when the World of Warcraft began, it really was a nolstagic game that contained plenty of down-to-earth players that at the end of the day, you would never see again. I have picked up and dropped this game HEAPS of times and everytime I remember what made my weekends an adventure. I'm not saying it will make any of you feel that way, or if you will even get by 10 minutes of this game without poking fun at it for being last generation, but sadly, it is what it is and if you cannot accept that this game was one of the best in it's time than you haven't REALLY experienced the vast worlds of MMORPGs. This game ties with Dragonica on my favourites list and I would love to play it again, but year by year the community dies. Out of the several hundred hours I've poored into this game during my childhood, I've never regretted it one bit. I'm not telling you to try it or waste your time on a game that you won't ever enjoy, but atleast respect this game for what it is or even what it was. If you do try it, I reccommend downloading it from the main client. Seriously though, LISTEN TO THE SOUNDTRACK!

A great old school MMORPG from a simpler time before jiggly boob physics was a thing and we were happy then.

An older free-to-play MMORPG from the glory days of the mid-2000s.

Click to move and attack, with limited actions outside of combat. It's grindy as all heck, but if you enjoy mindless killing and numbers going up while you listen to wonderful music and look at adorable characters, you'll enjoy it. It certainly feels dated, so people who are new to the game/old MMOs will possibly have trouble with that.

Overall, I enjoy the game due to its nostalgia factor and the fact that it is genuinely fun from my point of view. I recommend it to gamers with similar tastes.

my favorite MMORPG wayback year 2000

I can remember playing ROSE waaaaay back when there were actually thousands of people that would play. The land was literally littered with hundreds of stands of people selling stuff. While the population is no longer that large I am surprised that there are still quite a few people that play. And the game is basically in the same form as it always has been. The biggest change upon my return: the Cash Shop. I am never a fan of pay to win and this game definitely has that. But for me there is a fair amount of nostalgia that makes it still fun to play. The game is a typical kill ten rats, ride the rollercoaster mmorpg. I should mention that movement is also point and click. The classes are fun and the storyline is lacking. But I will still continue to play.

Gameplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJaT3cp-dRw

This MMORPG is behind the times, but for the past couple of years it has made many improvements since beta. The animation is smooth and the sound effects are less screwed up. It also has redesigned maps. Also you can travel between different planets and environments and has player levels over 100! However, it is a cutesy game. If you are disturbed by 3D chibi characters, then I suggest turn away.

Best MMORPG of 2001

ROSE Online is a free to play 3D MMORPG. It worked, looked ok, sounded ok, played ok, was understandable. It looks cute and simple. Does not have WASD controls, uses mouse click to move, attack, interact. Has a high level cap of 230, with four playable classes. Has free mounts. Has grind base progression.

Try it, maybe you might like it.

For more info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfRShsz5OR4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLjPotkW4e0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34RTQRvn1I0

https://mmos.com/review/rose-online

http://mmohuts.com/game/rose-online/

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/183/view/reviews

http://www.gameogre.com/reviewdirectory/reviews/ROSE_Online.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROSE_Online

Played this loads, years ago, way back when it was in open beta.
It was a great game, has loads of content and fun classes and gear.
But I can't really see it coming back, I dbout many people actually play it anymore..
It's a shame.