In my opinion, this game isn't worth the time

[Keshop]

Considering I spent 40 mins in the game to barely scrath the surface in the negative way, I didn't have a single clue what I were supposed to go. This game seems to alienate new player as the npcs in the game don't help me at all and lots of things seems to be broken. I can see the potential but the team should consider to do a remake instead of making players such as me leave with bad memories of it.

[JohnLock3]

actually i have been playing the game since beta and thats kind of my same opinion, RO started as one of the first mmorpgs and somehow it seems they didnt fix it completely with the renewal they made some years ago. I have the feeling they should recode all the game to get the same game, but just going smoother.
They did fix it a bit with the Eden group, to help newbies get started, but kind of not enough.

[Oddness]

>In my opinion, this game isn't worth the time
But complaining how it isnt a linear themepark wow-like is worth your time?

[uberfrag+.]

I played it since 2002, beta & retail during 4 years. I love the game, but to be honest aswell, it got worse. I start by ex. as Ninja, I lose 1-2 hours looking around in that city I never saw before, a city wich isn't even viewable on the worldmap, I've been going in sidefields of that city for hours and I'm stuck there, with mobs 40 times my level. What is up? What happened to the old RO where we can chill in startersarea as novice to then move to Prontera in a area where mobs have my level? Also, the running around is worse than 11 years ago, clicking to run doesn't always work, you sometimes need to click several times before he actually goes to the square you are clicking on, also 'doors' are hard to see, or you can't even see them until you hover your move by accident over it. Not worthed indeed, also after 1 hour of play or so I got kicked out with the message "Your gaming time is over", thought it was F2P?

I remember the beta in 2002 being really better, except it was laggy, wich was obvious to feel on my archer I made back then, but I prefer lag than what it is now.

[Puru]

If i had given up i'd probably have missed one of the best mmo ever made and one of, if not my favorite game.

I understand the tutorial is garbage though and how rough it can be to new players, and even i probably would have some trouble getting back into the game with all the new areas/quest/items/cards they added since i stopped.

I liked it far more before renewal, i don't really think i would have stuck to the game if the update was released when i started, it's actually one of the reason i stopped playing this game to begin with.

[darkshade2095]

This is the best MMO i've played ever. It isn't linear, classes have "subclasses", tons of items and builds. Partys are welcome but not a must to lvl. Boss battles requires more people as they have a ♥♥♥♥-ton of HP. THE MAP IS HUGE!!!

But i agree on the first part. The tutorial could have been better. Although it isn't as garbage as it once was. Besides, isn't an MMO a reason to explore? Instead of being held by your hand all the way through?

[Vossie]

Lol seriously.. RO is the best MMO ever. Hands down. Sure if you're new to it it can be a bit overwhelming, but hey you gotta take in mind that this game was released back in the day when games actually recruired you to have a brain. I know it's not entirely your fault but if you wanna play this game just ask players for hint and tips, most of the community are kind and helping people. Besides that the internet is full of answers. Hope you will re-consider playing this awesome game, if not.. your loss. :)

[Anduin]

/sign great game, just takes a while to understand it

[Buntfalke]

Best game ever! :-)

[M0oRo0ot]

too high rates, too much free crap.

I want RO to be challenging, not "you successfully talked to an NPC ZOMG! LEVELUP! ITEM!ITEM!ITEM!ITEM!ITEM!"

[Fin]

Long story short, go grind. That's pretty much what Ragnarok Online is. You have to work to become decent/good in the game. You have to find out everything by yourself, the game will not do it for you. Once you're out of tutorial area, you're pretty much on your own.

Go explore, learn by trial & error, meet new friends to play with. Once you got hang of it, come and challenge rest of the player base in War of Emperium where only the best succeed. Then go back to look for rare cards and equipment to challenge them again and evently become equal with them, if you work hard enough that is. Or just keep on exploring the rune midgard, fighting minibosses and MvPs.

Once you get into it, you aint getting out.

[Lezard Valeth]

Renewal mechanics kinda killed it.
Fact

[Megge]

The Problem of this Game is there are to much High lvls and almost no New Players.
When this Game was Open Beta it was just awesome because u could make Partys and lvl up together with 100000 other Peoples.

i rejoined RO after the release of Ro2 and the Game was so diffrent, everywhere afk Guys with shops , no new Players etc.

[ThisIsBabrooo]

Ragnarok Online was one of the first MMO i ever played (some ten years ago).

It's true that it's stupid to promote a game with 10+ years of online life (because there are a lot of high levels) but IMHO Ragnarok Online is way better than WoW and consort. First because it doesn't hold your hand to tell you where the next quest point is, secondly because quests are irrelevant except in higher levels (it's a korean MMO so mob grinding all the way) and thirdly because each class is unique and you have to fine-tune your stat points to actually create your own unique and viable (or not) build.

And even with high levels, you can still have a looot of fun (and in my case nostalgia) with friends :p

PS: if renewal is not your forte there are tons of .... other means to play without (won't say more heh)

[Adamska]

*Seeing threadname* *looking back on invested years on this game* (3-4 years)

*shrugs*

[mnemiq]

I started playing this game back in 2005 and I remember starting the game, then finding the tutorial part confusing and isolated. Then I quit. I then tried it once again few days later and got out of the tutorial place and somehow ended up on the merchant job change quest. Found myself in prontera and with no clue what to do. I asked some random players and they guided me to the npc I had to find. After a while I found myself dragged in. I guess the non-linear and openness caught my interest for finding out more.

Give it another go and try to see where the path leads you.