

Once the player reaches base level 99 and job level 50, they can elect to "rebirth" their character, (not applicable to expansion classes and Super Novices) and re-level as a transcendent class, which has more skills and a larger number of status points to work with, although the experience curve is much higher. Upon reaching another level goal, first classes can then change into one of two second classes.

Upon reaching a certain level (dependent on their desired job), players can change to one of six first classes, or choose one of the expanded classes, along with Super Novices. Novices are, as their name implies, largely a tutorial class built for allowing new players to get the general feel of the game. Additionally, some equipment are exclusive to particular classes, altering the play style of such characters.Īll players start in the game's first class, the novice. Each class specializes in certain skills corresponding to archetypes in a role-playing game.

The job system initially consisted of 13 classes, which has increased to over 50 via several updates. Jobs are one of the most important aspects of Ragnarok Online, as the job a player chooses will have profound implications on his or her strengths and weaknesses, both in a party, and outside of one. The differences between each version were made by the corresponding branch of Gravity in order to please their players, rather than having an overall brand of Renewal, which might only please a minority. The 2 major versions are called the kRO (Korean Ragnarok Online) and jRO (Japanese Ragnarok Online), titled after the server in which the version was created. Renewal has different versions, according to the server it is being implemented in. There are various other changes that come with Renewal, including interface and hotkey alterations, as well as skill changes. Renewal brings along a lot of changes to current game mechanics, perhaps the biggest ones being the revamping of the stat system, by changing what each stat does and what it affects, and also the introduction of 3rd Classes.

Recently, all of the official Ragnarok Online servers are undergoing massive game system changes, which has been titled "Renewal". New map content is constantly being added to game in the form of Episode updates.
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The Schwaltzvalt Republic, an industrialized neighbor to the North, was added in Episode 10 and Arunafeltz, a religious nation modeled after a combination of Israel and Turkey is the subject of Episode 11.Ī series of other, minor nations also exists, generally modeled after an ancient society in the real world, examples such as Amatsu, which is modeled after ancient Japan, and Louyang, which is modeled after ancient China.Īreas from Norse mythology are also included, such as Niflheim, the land of the dead, and Valhalla, where players can become Transcendent Classes. There are three major nations in Ragnarok Online, the first of which and where all players start is Rune Midgard. Transportation between maps requires loading the new map and monsters cannot travel from one map to another. Ragnarok Online is divided into a series of maps, each of which has its own terrain and native monsters, though many monsters are present in multiple regions.
