By hardmode we simply mean no transactions to boost play. can make purchasable costumes and such but thats it
Anyone remember the start of a server with no possibility of rmt or real money investment? I mean besides the risk of buying through rmt
remember when sitting for hp/sp was actually a thing, because there was nowhere to go and noone to catch up with? just sitting after killing mobs and enjoying the endless space that is ragnarok. no 99s yet. sure some people are zealous about drops, money, or leveling, but how fast? not even possible to level beyond a certain point until they have certain equips. that was the beauty of classic rag
gaining 10 levels in a day of HARDCORE play as a swordsman. that pecopeco or pupa card you got and spent all your money to buy that glittering jacket[1] to put it in making all the difference in your play. suddenly you are godmode!
each card, each drop, each vendored zeny counts. anyone can get lucky, for up to a year or more after server launches. card drops or overupgrades or even just slotted equipment. the first pure forgers on the server. so hard to level without bms and who really wants to leech when nobody is 99 yet?
hundreds of novices day 1. all spreading out slowly by day 2 to the various areas of pront, morroc, geffen and payon. mvp? RUN! be months before anyone can even try to take those on - with a full party mind you.
parties become a necessity for faster leveling and to not get bored with slow leveling.
ghost bandana! rare item! fin helm, rare. thara card! pvp god mode. first +7s on the server. huehuehuehue
anyone else like the picture im painting here?
Edited by VModCinnamon, 16 July 2015 - 11:27 PM.
Changed title to suggestion.