Would not play it thats the reason why
-Laggy ,laging alot ,sometimes can't move
-When everything go good (even with lag) and you have finely saved for your full equip.
-The ban your id to log in without reason ,i got full water armor igsir so was lv'ing finely verry good with +20% exp ,could not hit a marc on a certain time most attacks missing ,not seen a GM not hear a GM talk to me and got kicked and could no more log in ,account banned till 2045 it say

Server already not mutch players and the kick players without reason becouse the not pay and get far in game ,how the want players play it this way ,even payed players stay away this way.

-And this is not the first time
- when i was GM 10 years ago ,GMSnorky i was bothunter ,i capture the Bot from headmaster Perry and Botmaster Mavis ,released him all the time so i told rules for every buddy the same ,and then the kicked me out GM position.

Screeny from me GM wil be uploaded later ,just to proof my right

A recent nerf in EXP (-25%) for non-premium members has made this game Pay2Win. Well, atleast on the european server.Terrible shame, the game is great though... Better just join the iRO server instead of the european fRO. The amount of online players is like three times as much too.

tl;dr: Don't play this gem, it's past its glory days SADLY. iRO > fRO (in many ways)

This review concerns fRO/euRO server.

My problem with this server does not lie with the Renewal system but with the management. As a long-time player of RO, a game I love, it is really painful to watch it slowly tortured to death and milked dry. The level of greed as it currently exists is incomprehensible. Under different circumstances it would be easier to understand, say, if they were on schedule with new content, for instance. (For those unaware, they are far more behind the official Korean or the international server than they would like to admit.) Well, there are no schedules because they don't want to be held accountable for not meeting deadlines. There is also no community management. The choice of action when things get messy (because of incompetence and/or outright lies to the playerbase) is hiding and waiting for people to calm down. The controversial topics get forever ignored and no official statements made. I frankly cannot think of any MMO team which handles its game this bad, nevermind one that can afford treating its customers like dirt long-term.

Now this server also has lowest exp and drop rates for free players out of all the official servers out there in hopes to get more people to subscribe for Premium (more exp and higher droprates), although the excuse given is to "combat botting". I kid you not.

The typical maintenance (every Thursday) consists of switching WoE (mass pvp, for those interested) maps, fixing bugs, adding more cash shop items and implementing events. The majority of these events focus on:
- Buying Karats
- Spending Karats
- Using Bubble Gums (bought with Karats, or if you're rich enough, in-game)

Moreover, participation often requires items that you can only get from cash shop or buying Premium for the event period. Rinse and repeat ad nauseam.

Even the cash shop boxes that require real money to buy are bloated with worthless crap. Most notable of these is the (recent) shadow gear, which, despite being identical with iRO's requires excessive gambling. If you wish for a successfully refined set, expect to shell out about 900€,

While you can play the game in multiple languages, including Italian, the linguistical capabilities of the management are limited. If a game supports Italian, one would think there better be someone to contact who doesn't use Google Translator to communicate. Even when it comes to English, you will see many grammatical and spelling errors even in re-used events and cash shop descriptions. The corrections are reliant on player willingness to point them out specifically, not proofreading or testing before implementation.

tldr: If you have a significant amount of money to blow and give to people who will spit on you, be my guest and play it.

This game along with Dragon Raja were one of my first MMO's I ever played as a teenager. I had countless of hours, days, weeks, months and years of fun in this game and it made my youth that much more exciting (internet was new and talking to people across the world was new). I made friends through it and never had a dull moment. There were always new zones to farm, items to get and money to be made.

Class system, music and general feel of this game still send chills of comfy nostalgia spikes down my spine. I can't vouch for this version, but back in the day this was the best MMO pre-WoW out there and for a good reason. I say download and play it, just for the music alone if grindy Korean style MMO's aren't your thing.

However this server is not recommended if you speak English and live in Europe. If you're French or German you'll fit right in as those are the two more dominant languages on this server for Europeans. The server feels dead at times and after level 90 you will feel the grind. The Steam accounts get a free week of Premium meaning it won't feel too grindy but after a week you realize what a clever trap it is.

Expect to only get bored unless nostalgia can keep you entertained for hundreds of hours of killing the same monsters over and over. Also the pay to win items will infuriate most and 3-1 (end game) classes are behind a pay wall might also turn away most people.

I don't recommend this game for everyone but the few.

EDIT: International Ragnarok Online Server (iRO)

I'd like to add that after this review I started anew on iRO (international RO) which is the server you join through Steam if you live anywhere else but Europe and unlike the European server people actually speak English on iRO which makes it much more pleasant for people like me who use English mainly as a way to communicate online. iRO is vastly better than the one I based the review on and I managed to enjoy my time there more as there's more content and better quests to help you level. Also you don't need to whip out a wallet to get to third classes either and there is a daily quest grind called Gramps that makes leveling a bit easier.

It is however also pay to win too and laggier for Europeans, but if you like RO I recommend that server over the European one even for Europeans. Simply google International Ragnarok Online and download the client that way instead of using Steam.

I played a hefty amount of my time on that server and reached level 130 within a month on two characters, until finally quitting when content was unbearable to do -- this game is hard and will test your patience -- and the smallest mistake leads to death and losing hours of experience (death penalthy is lower on iRO though).

Again if you like grindy old school 2.5D style Korean MMO's with heavy anime theme and a great soundtrack this game is just for you. Others I advice going back to World of Warcraft where the fun is more casual and easier to obtain.

The Steam version of the Game is tied to the new european Ragnaök online Server (former fRO) and is running a little over 500 Players at lowest, 1300 at highest times (WoE, new Patch).

The War of Emperium (WoE) community in this server is strongly tied into the core of this server. The majority of recruitment chatrooms are looking for active WoE players. For those who don't know: WoE is basically a massive scale castle siege PvP event thats occuring on a scheduled base.

Now here is the problem with that: Equipment.

The monetization model of this particular RO server takes into account, that people don't need the Cash Shop items after hitting max lvl, since most Items in there are convenience Items like EXP-boosts, character-Slots and cosmetic Headgears.

At some point in time, the Management decided to add new Headgears with unique visual appearance into the shop and added effects on those Equipment pieces that rival the power level of high level MVP Cards (Read: 1:10.000 dropchance items from bosses that only respawn every couple hours).

These Headgear items can single handedly outrank EVERY SINGLE NON SHOP ITEM.

Also there is the issue of EXP-multipliers. There are 2 levels of base EXP for players on this server:

0.75 Base EXP multiplier / 0.75 Job EXP multiplier - Free 2 Play accounts
Premium Accounts have 230% increased EXP across the board until their payment runs out.

So playing with a friend that has a Premium account renders you unable to progress together quickly, since the maximum level that partymembers benefit from each other killing monsters is 15.

All in all, the monetization model is awful, the playerbase is declining due to frustration and the only content you can play as a F2P player is solo, since older players probably invested money at some point, so they cant party with you after a couple minutes.

Oh, and also: The main content of 3rd Classes is locked behind a paywall, Quests from the newly introduced Eden Group that should be repeatable (70+) are locked out of repeatable status and any recommendations in the forum grant you a link to premium status to alleviate the pressure of missing exp from quests.

I really love Ragnarök as a game, but in this environment, I'd hate to play it

Don't play if you are from EU, it puts you to a disgusting server

Latest Changes: To prevent bot abuse, these balance changes were made:
- 25% more experience for players with premium subscriptions
- 25% less experience for free to play players
This change was done to discourage botting

Also they don't even let you choose your user/login name

Edit: You can download and play the US version from its website, it has no IP block, you can play without VPN

Ich habe das spiel damals glaube 2001 angefangen und bis zu schließung der Originalen euRO-Servers gespielt, danach nochmal 4 oder mehr Jahre auf dem Französischen, dem neuen Europäischen Server. Leider is der Französische server auf Ishop finanziert, dh Pay2Win Items ohne ende... Ich hätte mir lieber ein ♥♥♥ gewünscht wieder. Aber nach mehr als 15 jahren Ragnarok habe ich trotz Herzschmerz einen Cut gemacht. Es is ein tolles spiel, aber der Französische Server ist ♥♥♥♥♥ euRO, wo alles anders war. Früher war alles besser, ist hier wirklich die Devise.

An alle neuen Leute, lasst die finger von dem Spiel, im schnitt nur noch 600 Spieler von ehmaligen 4000 damals zu euRO. Was wirklich schade ist.

Grüße Kiba

This was supposed to be an official server for EU region, but it's years behind kRO for some reason, and just because of that I don't think it deserves that title. The game itself is brilliant, but the server is just so so rubbish. Thats why I choose to NOT RECOMMEND it unless updated. I dont know if its GM's incompetence in not getting enough support from korea or just simple ignorance. Maybe both. Pass.

Number of players is in terminal decline with the majority of those that do play only interested in PVP. If you enjoy the storyline, quests and fighting monsters sadly this game is no longer for you as you will get no help from other players.

Game seems pretty much dead from a support perspective. Even simple things like typo's in items do not get changed even after years. Skills that people do not use ofter don't get fixed forcing you into the PVP cookie cutter builds. Oh and it doesn't actually run in steam so you do not get accurate figures on game play time.

Overall it used to be a fun game... sadly that was 10 years...

Europe can cry now..