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[Njoror]

Warpportal takes over Ragnarok 2 Development!

 

We are excited to announce that WarpPortal will be taking over development of Ragnarok 2!

 

We know that players have wanted updates, changes, and fixes with many aspects of the game for some time now. We are confident that taking over development of Ragnarok 2 will afford us the control necessary to achieve these goals. WarpPortal has had success in developing for other MMORPGs, such as Requiem, ROSE Online, Dragon Saga, and it's predecessor, Ragnarok Online!

 

We will begin taking over development in March of 2016, and our aim is to avoid any major hiccups in the transition, while starting to work on those updates and changes our community has requested for so long. It is our sincere hope that with greater control of the game we will be able to deliver the Ragnarok 2 experience that you so deserve.

 

Warpportal Takeover Sale!

 

To celebrate, we are having a huge March sale that will bring many items that we haven’t seen in a while, and many more at discounted rates! Expect to see old Platinum and Mount Boxes return that you haven’t seen in a while!

Check the patch notes on March 28, 2016, for details!

 

Warpportal Takeover Login Event!

 

Players who play for the following hours from March 23, 2016, through May 2, 2016, will qualify to win immediate refine stones! The more time you accumulate, the more stones you can receive!

For example, get over 300 hours accumulated and earn 8 immediate refine stones!

 

 

 

Note: Rewards to be given out at the end of the event

 

Frequently Asked Questions

I thought Warpportal and Gravity were the same?

 

You're sort of right! Warpportal is the North American publisher for Gravity Interactive.

However, Warpportal never acted as developer for Ragnarok 2, and only as a publisher. Gravity employed a development team for Ragnarok 2 that was responsible for all development which included updates, bug fixes, etc.

 

Does this mean we should worry about Warpportal developing games if they are a publisher?

 

Nope!

 

Warpportal has grown beyond being just a publisher many years ago when we started to develop games such as ROSE online, Dragon Saga, Requiem, and aspects of Ragnarok Online.

 

What does this mean for the future development of the game?

 

We can look forward to the following in Ragnarok 2’s future:

 

• Niflheim: New zones, new monsters, new quests, and more activities to explore
• More Solo Dungeon experiences
• S Rank Update: New Skills, stats, and other updates plus balancing!
• New Vanity and Costume sets
• Stat, Skill, and Formula balance and updating
• Leveling, quest, and zone balancing and updating
• Improvement of secondary systems such as refinement, honing, cards, DNA, and more
• Updates to existing content such as War of Emperium, Unions, and more
• Addressing bug problems, exploits, and feedback in a more timely manner
• Endless, horrible, and cringeworthy puns from our CM staff
• Adjusting Cheny, Diamonds, Scrolls, and other related content
• Updating the Kafra Shop items and prices
• And many more changes to come

 

Those are just the short term, as well. Once we're fully confident with Ragnarok 2, we have a lot of plans to make it a more enjoyable game, and intend on including you all in on that.

 

Does this mean "X" is going to get updated or fixed?

 

That is our goal!

 

Thankfully, we have amassed a large amount of feedback, reports, suggestions, and criticisms from the Ragnarok 2 community over the past three years of operation. We know that there are a lot of areas that players would like to get fixed or updated soon. We've already taken the steps to start prioritizing the feedback, changes, and fixes we've known you've wanted for a while so our team can work on delivering them.

 

There will likely be a brief period of time, as we get our feet under us, that we will be getting situated with all the tools, processes, and documents that Ragnarok 2 has. Trust me, there is a lot to go through. However, we're confident that in the next 3-6 months, we will be able to start making substantial changes and updates to the game. Some of which we know our players have been waiting a long time for.

 

We've loved having an open conversation with players about the game up to this point. The Volunteer groups we have from the community have inspired us. We would love to continue to grow that connection to our players going forward, since it is you who we are developing this game for.  

[Maxscha]

 

 

• Endless, horrible, and cringeworthy puns from our CM staff

 

 

BEST NEWS EVER!!! Seriously tho; I am sooo excited!!!

Edited by Maxscha, 23 March 2016 - 03:31 PM.

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 THANK HEAVENS - In-house Dev team FTW!

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Lolz

[Aohisa]

Yo, guys. some of you might know me (if they are still here). my IGN is Enmu. btw, long time no see RO2.

I just want to say that I'm quiet happy with this announcement.
I don't like the current game. i stopped playing a long time ago. you know the reason. AoV, grinding (no quest), imbalance.
Sometimes i logged in to see the changes. Well, of course, I got nothing. No offense.
But, I really liked this game back then. I met some good friends and we are still contacting each other.
The game itself was enjoyable (ro2:lots). The dungeons and the raids which requires teamwork. not many players skipped the dungeon quests. 
It was grindy, but at least I could still level up with quests, even if I was alone, and it didn't took much time.
And, btw, i prefer the old skills animation. like Shadow Explosion. Stab and pull. It looked more painful. I don't mind if i can't move when using it. but it's definitely better than the new one.

The future changes and updates, does this mean we will get quests like in LotS? I mean, enough quests to reach the level cap?
classes balancing, you are really gonna do it, right?

I'm not hoping too much, but I really hope this game will be better or at least as good as RO2: LotS.
so, there's a hope, right? I might come back if it's good again. And I'm looking forward to the future RO2.

Please, take care of this game. Thank you.

[4818160304055157223]

First off, loving the game.

 

There are a LOT of people saying horrible things about it, mostly form RO1 fans.

Right now I'm doing everything (No matter how small) to at least clean up the name/title a bit.

 

I hope this update means that RO2 will live on for a long time.

 

I will make a list of issues and suggestions and will keep on updating it until I finally post it somewhere here.

[Catsilicious]

Make another UI. I hate poring! 

[Tonitrua]

I hate poring! 

 

[Shinyusuke]

Make another UI. I hate poring! 

PORINGS ARE CUTE !!!

they just need to be smaller

[ZeroTigress]

Bring back Klyde's UI.

[Varitas]

Make another UI. I hate poring! 

 

 

poor porings. 

[ZeroTigress]

The flashing penis on the red Poring isn't helping their cause.

[Feuer]

Ok, I'm beyond confused here.

 

Warpportal:

http://www.playragnarok2.com/

 

Aeria Games:

http://www.aeriagame...gnarok-online-2

 

wtf is going on here? I know this isn't my usual forum, but, is there some shady stuff going on or is WP unaware that aeria also runs Ragnarok 2? or is at least promoting it? 

[ZeroTigress]

WarpPortal is the one hosting the server. Aeria simply provides access to WP's server and allows people to buy stuff using Aeria points instead of WPE.

[Feuer]

So does that mean that Aeria reaps the benefits of those sales? and has to endure none of the hosting cost?

[ZeroTigress]

So does that mean that Aeria reaps the benefits of those sales? and has to endure none of the hosting cost?

Yep. They also have the benefit of rerouting people with technical difficulties to WP Support as the only technical thing they have control over is the Aeria client used to connect to iRO2.

[Feuer]

Wow, that sounds like WP got shafted, oh well. Atleast now I know why there's 2 'home' pages for RO2 pfft lol thanks. 

[SoraOfKHK]

Lurk.

[Njoror]

So does that mean that Aeria reaps the benefits of those sales? and has to endure none of the hosting cost?

 

Requiem basically markets RO2 for us.

 

They don't reap any benefit from our sales, and they don't host our game.

 

Think of it like Steam. Same server, but different method to login and play.

[Samu386]

Requiem basically markets RO2 for us.

They don't reap any benefit from our sales, and they don't host our game.

Think of it like Steam. Same server, but different method to login and play.

Tricky strategy, it's all. Because i think about the reputation: Aeria > WP. Maybe alot of people think it's an Aeria game but no... Surprise it's a "great" WP game.

[ZeroTigress]

Tricky strategy, it's all. Because i think about the reputation: Aeria > WP. Maybe alot of people think it's an Aeria game but no... Surprise it's a "great" WP game.

Aeria drops games as fast as they pick them up so they're not all that great.