Campitor RO Production Q&A livestream! 7/26

Ask your questions regarding the future development and more technical aspects of RO to Campitor here. He can't answer all of the questions, but he will try to address as many applicable questions as he can. To see what kinds of questions Campitor answered last time check here.

Some questions we'll be asking

What is on our plate for the rest of the summer?

What kind of quests are we working on right now?

I had these unanswered questions from last month. The karaoke request there still stands too.

07/25/2016 Addendum:

Hitchc0ck or Kubrick?

<From the other thread>

I recall at one time, it was stated that iRO customizations can potentially conflict with new content developed by kRO, and this contributes to update delays. Is this still the case, and to what degree is it a factor? What other factors are major contributors to holdups in the localizaiton of new content?

Is there a complete, itemized list of what custom conent is currently emplemented on iRO? If not, can one be provided for review?

I wouldn't expect every deviation from kRO to necessarily be considered a customization from a technical standpoint, so what criteria is there for something to be considered "custom content" in iRO?

What do you specifically have the capability to implement or modify without first petitioning kRO for approval? Could you provide a complete, itemized list?

06/20/2016 Addendum:

Description typographical error

The "Customizations" do not usually create update delays. The only time this has occurred in my memory was when we had to integrate a server change with our billing system, and when an update would have caused NoSpam to go away. Both of these projects are important to the enjoyment of the game.

We localize all content including quest dialogs, item descriptions, npc names, some npc sprites (Rachel comes to mind), events, and many other things. As the local publisher this is what we should be doing in order to provide content to the iRO community. We also make local events and contests which players seem to enjoy participating in. 

We share the changes/events that are made with kRO every week.

Edited by Campitor, 26 July 2016 - 12:42 PM.

Any updates on woe balancing?

Currently waiting on kRO to respond to the plans to address the cheating programs.

Are we getting new shadow equipments anytine soon?

Sort of, we received an update to the costume enchant system we will be testing today.

any possibility of implementing heroic desocketing book on thor server?

Currently there is no plans to reintroduce the book to both servers.

How long will the cracked buckler quest stay in Classic?

Until at least August 5th

Also, any other events lined up for Classic in the upcoming months?

Classic Players will be able to visit Brasilis for the Summer Sports Festa and later in August we will be having the fishing and TLAPD events coming in.

Hopefully new quests too! Maybe something as good but short and easy like the Valentine, Grandpa/gas mask quest, and Tarnished Lamp.

Yes! I have a group of 3 GMs I am teaching how to script so more creative minds can get into quest writing. I am encouraging them to make their own stories for the players to enjoy.

When will new updates be implemented?

We will be putting 15.2 on Sakray this week.

Can you put Heroic Desocketing Book in Groove Box?. For what I know the npc in malangdo was removed and this is the only way to separate cards from the equipment.

For the time being there is no plans to reintroduce the book.

Nightmare Old Glast Heim should be implemented during Fantasmagorica update. Have you asked the KRO dev team when will they implement this instance in IRO?. Since you are aware that many players are requesting for it.

It is on our wish list.

When will you nerf the effects of Autumn Hairband?

What is wrong with it?

Any plans to get the Expanded class 175/60 update + Rebellion Balance before 2017~2018 :C ?

Most likely it would be on the 2017 update calendar. Currently the update schedule for the rest of the year is pretty aggressive with 15.2 16.1 Doram and Nightmare Toy Dungeon.

Edited by Campitor, 26 July 2016 - 12:27 PM.

Any chance us regular folk can get access to 'BOO' for the cracked buckler event?

We are looking at introducing the cards again this maintenance.

Any updates on woe revitalization?

We tackled this one last week! We're pushing kRO for PVP cheating fixes before we proceed with further changes. 

Why does axe boomerang still have a cooldown when wearing 2 supplementary acce?

I know that you only get the set bonus once but from the item description:

  Supplement Part Dex [1]

This mechanical device promotes the precise and timely execution of spells.

• Cast Delay -10%
• Variable Casting Time -10%
• Reduces the cooldown of [Axe Boomerang] by 2 seconds
• Reduces the SP cost of skills by 10%
• Set bonus with Supplement Part Str: Increases the damage of Axe Boomerang by 100%

The cooldown of axe boomerang is 3 seconds at lvl 5

The cooldown reduction is not part of the set bonus, so shouldn't we get 4 seconds cooldown reduction on axe boomerang when wearing 2 supplementary acce?

The bonus for skill cool down comes from the set bonus of wearing the Dex and STR Supplemental accessories. So you will only get the set bonus once.

Are you ever going to fix the old Angel's and Devils symbols with the loved stones?

Also, would you ever bring this event back/do it on Classic?

I was on the GM team at the time of that event so my memory will be a little rusty, But if I recall correctly the effects on that event item were temporary. It is something we could bring back in the future but it needs more testing as I do remember there being issues with the way kRO implemented it on our server back then.

Um, yeah, that's all I've got off the top of my head.  So, um, pancakes or waffles then?

Aebleskivers

Hello Camp, did you know jRO recently got nightmare OGH? look at the cool info page they made http://ragnarokonlin...glastheim-hard/

How come the updates feel so uneven between servers? for example, bRO already has nightmare toy factory, and now jRO has nightmare OGH. Meanwhile we struggle to even get an estimated date, are our communications with kRO that bad?

kRO has said that they have individual unique update paths for each server. We are working on getting caught up with the episodes this year and then next year we will be focusing on all the individual dungeon updates that we have missed.

Asked last month but didn't get a response.  :S

Can we get the WoE testing grounds back? The warper was removed a few maints ago. 

Yes

Also could we get a better map for it if it is possible? Thanks! I liked using that map, super useful.

Edited by Campitor, 26 July 2016 - 12:17 PM.

question 1 :

For many the game has become stale/boring, what are you doing to make the game fun/stop people from quitting? (excluding future episodes )

For August we have the summer sports festa games coming in at the beginning of the month. At the end of the month our annual fishing/TLAPD events will start.

question 2 :

Pls respond to Blackcrosscy Proposal for Bowling Bash Cool-down removal.

click link to read detailed proposal:

https://forums.warpp...own-in-renewal/

Please check page 7 of that proposal I believe,

question number 3

Can we get USEFUL rented gear for woe and pvp? gears like 12+ cat beret hat not some torn underpants  that only gives you def + 3

If you have specific suggestions we would love to hear them. Questions that need to be answered would include. Are these sales items? How long do they last? Whats the intention of thhese items?

Maybe we can have a woe/pvp special mode where everyone can rent such op gears that makes the fight  on equal grounds., where the winner is determined by skill and not how much zenny you have.

lets be honest in this game ur stats and skills mean nothing before someone with unlimited money and in pvp modes this makes pvping just a waste of time...

Edited by Campitor, 26 July 2016 - 12:16 PM.

https://forums.warpp...d-urgent-fixes/ Can we get these fixed this week's maintenance?

We can work on them.

Are you ever going to fix the old Angel's and Devils symbols with the loved stones?

Also, would you ever bring this event back/do it on Classic?

Um, yeah, that's all I've got off the top of my head.  So, um, pancakes or waffles then?

There's no fix, it was a temporary event with temporary effects.
 

There's no fix, it was a temporary event with temporary effects.
 

It never worked to begin with.

Edit:

Aebleskivers!  I have the pan for those!

Edited by MizunoAoi, 26 July 2016 - 01:01 PM.

 

Asked last month but didn't get a response.  :S

 

 

Yes

Also could we get a better map for it if it is possible? Thanks! I liked using that map, super useful.

What functionality are you looking for in the map?

 

Ideally, it is a PVP map that is easy to respawn in, has WoE mechanics, small map that isn't confusing, has useful NPCs (Kafra, repair, mado and mount NPCs) and possibly test dummies. 

For example, a small map ( a clone of the 2015 Fall Brawl map)  with WoE mechanics enabled, with a fully functional kafra for storage, Repair NPC, Mado and Riding Creature NPCs, and then maybe some test dummies that are demi human property so we can test damage on them. Having other elements to test would be awesome too.

But that is a perfect world scenario, so I will be content with a map that has PVP enabled with WoE mechanics. The old map was Turtle Island 1. I would prefer a less confusing map at least.