Friday, June 9, 2017

Ragnarok Online Philippines! CBT June 20, 2017


Overview


Ragnarok Online is certainly one of the most well known MMORPGs out there. The game was originally released in 2001 and has since had a lot of success. The game has always been ‘Pay-to-play’ which is why private Ragnarok Online servers became so popular. I’m surprised it took Gravity so long to launch a free version of their game, but in October 2008 gravity launched a single free-to-play server on iRO (International Ragnarok Online) called Valkyrie which would pay for itself by selling ‘cash shop items’. The free server ‘Valkyrie’ is largely the same as the pay to play servers, but with slightly slower experience gain. If you’re not familiar with the game, Ragnarok Online is a 3D Fantasy MMORPG with detailed 2D sprites and beautifully animated visuals. It has a large selection of playable classes and a huge game world to explore. The game may be a bit older than other MMORPGs, but it’s still been able to keep fresh with regular content updates from the publisher. If you’ve never played Ragnarok Online before or you’re tired of playing on lame private servers, give the game a try!

Philippine MMORPG, Ragnarok Online? As an RO fan, probably yes, and its coming on June 20, 2017, mid-June as announced and promised by the publisher Electronics Extreme and co-publisher Elite Global Sourcing. The said date is the official CBT (Closed Beta Test) of Ragnarok Online PH with expected two servers to be online: Thor and Loki, announced on Q & A Presscon held last May 12, 2017 in Marco Polo Ortigas. 

According to the response of Ragnarok Online PH Facebook page to their fans, after the CBT, all characters including their items, cards, weapons, armors, zeny and other items in their account will be wiped out. But all registered accounts will remain intact. If there's bad news, there's a good news is, Ragnarok Online PH said that they will give rewards to players who will continue to play on OBT (Open Beta Test). Other activities being done before the official Ragnarok Online PH CBT (Closed Beta Test) are Keymaster Contest, Funny Meme Contest, Ragna Festival, Fan Art Contest, Pick-up Line Contest, Hashtag Contest and many more. The winners of Ragnarok Online PH Keymaster Contest from different regions are the following guilds: AWAKEN (Pampanga), ASTRAL RUINA (Baguio), FREE GER ROUX (Cebu) and STEELWOLVES (Bacolod). On the other hand, Ragna Festival was held on The Annex, SM City North Edsa, Quezon City on May 7, 2017 with Filipino rock bands performed including Sandwich and Imago, and a cosplay event. The Facebook group pages ROPH Official Community and ROPH Guild Masters are being administered by CM Darwin, ROPH Community Manager. Announced at Ragna Festival and the Q & A Session, ROPH will be launching a Revo-Classic Ragnarok with 2-1 job classes at the vanguard. According to RO players, in Revo-Classic, a single level 99 character is equivalent to 3x level 99 character of the old Philippine Ragnarok Online. Other player concerns like Multi-client issues and Convert and receive by the old publisher Level Up! Games will also take into consideration by the new Ragnarok Online PH publisher, Electronics Extreme. 


 According to Kamphee "Ken" Phiromwad, Managing Director of Electronics Extreme (Publisher), ROPH players expect that "Ragnarok in the Philippine server is Free-To-Win which the players are challenge to succeed in-game". In short its free-to-play and not pay-to-win, a good news to those players who can't afford to buy premium items or access the game the traditional way which is you need to top-up a certain amount for you to enter the game. We will see a fair gameplay to this comeback of the Ragnarok Online Philippines. The co-publisher, ELITE (Philippines) or the Elite Global Sourcing will be handling all concerns regarding technical issues and bugs that the players might encounter. On this, live chat will be also available for customer support. The CEO of Elite Global Sourcing is Mr. Johnny Paek. February 2017 is the first date that Ragnarok Online PH comeback was announced. Many fans also created videos to bring back memories of Ragnarok like the Impressive Ragnarok Prontera Theme Cover in Acoustic, Beatbox by Laurentius Rando and Christian Bong. To register an account for Ragnarok PH CBT, visit https://www.ragnarokonline.com.ph/register and fill-in all the required fields. As Ragnarok Online PH said, "We are extremely excited to announce Ragnarok Online Philippines Closed Beta. 

Participants will get a sneak peak before the pack and pave the way for the new legend. Register and be part of the legend!" #RagnarokPhilippines #RagnarokReturns #RagnaRokEnRoll To know more about the latest updates for Ragnarok Online PH, visit https://www.facebook.com/RagnarokOnline.com.ph daily.






Monday, April 3, 2017

Heroes Evolved MOBA Philippines!

Heroes Evolved is a free-to-play 3D fantasy MOBA that combines elements of League of Legends and Dota 2 into a lightweight 35MB download that allows players to enter the game almost instantaneously. Forced underground 300 years ago by Zakar, the Sorcerer King, valiant heroes fight for their people's freedom in arenas to test their skills and defeat monsters that plague mankind. Over 55 characters are available, each fitting a variety of roles inspired by LoL and Dota that can be played in the game's 5v5 maps, including Carry, Ganker, Disabler, and Nuker. Work to destroy the enemy team's base as you accompany minions and other players to key strategic points on the map. Equip your heroes with a variety of weapons and armor, allocate points to abilities, and take on computer-controlled heroes or live players in 5v5 matches. The game offers multiple modes, including custom matches, randomized hero picks, solo queue, ranked, and more. An additional feature is that every match is recorded, allowing players to save and analyze their gameplay strategies after completing a match.



Heroes Evolved Key Features:

Over 55 Playable Heroes – control a variety of powerful fantasy heroes that include Jeanne, Minerva, Akbar, Hades, Zeus, and more.
Solo, Co-op and AI Modes – choose multiple game modes from the game lobby, including PvP and PvE modes that offer random hero picks, ranked play, and more.
Player Customization – equip runes similar to the system in League of Legends to customize your gameplay, adding stat boosts to every character you pick.
Competitive Gameplay – play multiple matches to get an accurate playing ranking, allowing you entry into matches with players of the same skill level.
Lightweight Client – download the game's 35MB client and start playing almost instantaneously.



Right now the game has in it 59 heroes, with more to be implemented, which is a pretty good start for a game in its western beta and gives a huge amount of choice, unfortunately whilst the game is a beta there was still restricted access to heroes as if it was already a release (which is fine, the developers are testing whatever they need to but are presumably fine with the way the heroes themselves play). Instead we had about a dozen accessible heroes on rotation, which is more than a wide enough selection to play from.

Jumping straight into the tutorial there was an instant familiarity with the mechanics, traditional mouse click movement with QWER abilities, earning XP from kills to level up and improve one of your skills at a time, last hitting minions to gain gold, extensive lane based gameplay leading to 30 to 40 minute matches. We’ve seen this game before, so much so that there were a few things we felt the tutorial missed out on, especially outside of the game with the Glyph system where you can attach Jewels in the Glyph slots; it was an unexplained but key feature to the game; it honestly feels like because the mechanics and features are so similar to another game it was almost a case of “we don’t need to explain this, they already know how to use it”.



We jumped into some co-op games which allow you to “Practice with bots”, this was where things started to go badly because, as mentioned, it doesn’t explain things. It loaded up the hero select screen with two characters showing on our team vs one on the enemy (no idea why and we didn’t seem to be able to change this), but loading into the game there was us and 4 other characters on our team in the base, but three of them didn’t leave the base at all and the enemy team did indeed only ever have one hero on the field, which is ridiculous for a three lane map. At first we were confused as to whether these were AFK players as there is absolutely no indication as to whether they are bots or not, the bot names are confusingly designed to look like player names; it was only after a few matches that we saw the same inactive names that we started to realise that this was a 2v1. Now it’s a co-op so we’re guessing that maybe if you have more players then you get more enemies, but a 2v1 was completely pointless. Trying to quit one of our matches was kinda dumb as we couldn’t just leave, it wanted us to surrender and initiate a vote in 15minutes even though there were no other players, and there wasn’t an option to just quit out of the match so we actually had to close the game down…

So onto the Solo mode to be “matched against players of your skill level”, a little more exciting and the potential for some actual 5v5 gameplay. Nope. After a really quick loading time it just threw us into a 2v1 bot game without even an indication that it was going to do this, whether there’s no players of our skill level or just no one playing (which seems more accurate regardless of what time we checked the game out) throwing us into a game we didn’t want to play is just not a good idea. A notification to say that there’s not many people playing right now would be far better and allowing me to choose whether to play against bots (and at least 5 v 5…). This unfortunately wasn’t a one off and trying the game at different times resulted in the same lack of PVP, oddly the second single lane map “Valley of War” does let you sit in the queue endlessly with no one joining to play it.

So right now the game suffers because there’s not enough people playing it, we can’t blame the game for that, and in the developers minds “let them play something instead of queuing forever” might seem like a good idea, but give us the option, don’t force us into a bot game when we’re queuing for Solo PVP.

The next big thing we really didn’t like was the business model, R2 Games have put their stamp all over this with a Recharge and VIP system; players pay cash to recharge which allows them to get gems so that they can buy heroes, skins, avatars, etc. which in itself is fine, we’ve nothing fundamentally against a recharge system. Players can also spend gems on VIP status, which gives various perks such as title colour, exclusive Heroes (dodgy but not the end of the world providing they’re not imbalanced), daily VIP points (an additional currency to buy heroes, etc.) and reduced cooldowns on some items. This last bit is the problem.



The game has an item called a Resurrection Stone, that when your hero dies in game allows them to use this item and instantly be resurrected on the spot; now for a MOBA pushing someone out of the lane is the whole point of trying to move the match forward, so being able to just resurrect in lane like it’s no big deal is already a bit of a no no. There is a 20min cooldown on the item, so at most you are only likely to use it twice in a match if you get an early death. The problem is that by PAYING (that’s the key point) to be a VIP you reduce the cooldown from 20mins to 4mins… You can essentially die every 4 mins, which rarely happens unless you are terrible, and other than giving the enemy XP you can pretty much stay in lane indefinitely. That is, in every way, pay to win, and essentially forces “competitive” players to spend cash to be a VIP solely for this use (there’s also another item that allows you to increase the armor of your buildings…)

Aside from all of that the game does look great, the in game graphics are well designed, the map layout is good, the artwork for heroes outside the game is exceptionally well done, there are 59 heroes to choose from, it has all the hallmarks of being the biggest MOBA of all time. How can we make such a bold claim? Because this game is pretty much copying the biggest MOBA of all time; League of Legends. From the gameplay mechanics, the glyph system (rune system in LoL), items in the item shop, layout of the map, core characters, the graphical style and even the look of minions, there is nothing in this game that didn’t look like it was straight out of League of Legends (and we’re not some LoL fanboy trying to say “oh they copied LoL”, we don’t like LoL, but this game is undoubtedly a clone).



So what does Heroes Evolved offer that League of Legends doesn’t? Well surprisingly you can get this game with a 35MB client download and a small mini-patch, it is extremely light on your hard drive and still managed to pack in the same quality of other MOBA. The problem is that we have no idea what this game is trying to do, it’s the same as the most popular MOBA of all time, but has fewer features, fewer heroes and a terrible pay to win VIP system; it has a lightweight client so you can literally jump in the game in a few minutes which is great, but that almost makes it seem like a “try out this game without any hassle and if you like it then you can go and play the full version at Riot Games”.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Ragnarok Mobile Philippines! (China Server)

Ragnarok Mobile is the mobile 3D version of the beloved Ragnarok Online , A vibrant, magnificent and memorable game that I first played and tested way back in 2002. More than the name, The old and new game is much alike but with Ragnarok Mobile adding new and fun features to the game.

Unlike the other Ragnarok Games like the 
RO Legend of the Second, although in 3D, RO Mobile retain the spirit of the first RO with a locked camera view mechanics. Please take note that in certain locations and with certain features the view angle can be changed, even in full 3D view!






Currently, RO Mobile is on its PRE-OBT/ Open Beta Test in China and the game is currently in Chinese language. Much of this guide and other guides out there are based on common sense, detective work, tinkering, testing, rough translations and translations by players who understand both Chinese and English language. I on the other hand have 99.99% NO IDEA about Chinese language. All I know is Chinese food taste awesome and in relation with Chinese letters, they look like some hieroglyphic symbols and shapes. One of the good things about RO Mobile is the game itself, even with the BETA game client version, does not require you to be literate in Chinese to understand and have fun.

~TABLE OF CONTENTS~
Page 1
~Registration & Download Guide~
~Known Issues & Fix~


Page 2
~Character Creation Guide~
~Welcome to Ragnarok Online Mobile~
~User Interface~
~Main Quest & Sub Quest~
~Auto Path System~
~First Head Gear Guide~
~Selfie System (Scenery) Guide~


Page 3
~ITEM, MONSTER & NPC TRACKING GUIDE~
~AUTO ATTACK GUIDE~
~CRAFTING GUIDE~
~CARD SYSTEM GUIDE~
~BOARDS QUEST GUIDE~
~ RAGNAROK MOBILE FORUM & DISCORD CHANNEL ~

~FIRST JOB CHANGE QUEST~
~CLASS INTRODUCTION~
~STORY TELLER QUEST GUIDE~ 
(NEW!)


Let's Begin! >,..,<

~REGISTRATION & DOWNLOAD GUIDE~

NOTE: 
OPEN BETA will start on January 19th! so you may register now and you can also start downloading the Pre-Obt client now!. Getting familiar with the game mechanics via this guide will also help you have a better gameplay experience.

1: Please 
CLICK HERE or use this link below to register an account.
https://www.taptap.com/auth/login

2: On the lower left corner webpage please click the Language selection button and select English. In case you don’t have this option, then please use Chrome browser to open the link and click on the "Translate this page" button at the upper right corner.

Note: In case you can't see the text properly, please open the image in a new tab.


3: Click the "Create Account" button.
 

4: Fill in the required information.

5: After a successful 
registration, you may now download the PRE-OBT game client. Please CLICK HERE or use this link: http://taptap.com/app/7133

6: Download the 500mb+ Ragnarok Mobile Client using your browser on your PC/Laptop or you can scan the QR Barcode to automatically download the APK on your mobile device.

7: The app should automatically open after installation. If it did not, then please tap the Ragnarok Mobile icon on your device.


8: The app should automatically check and download the patch files. Please take note that the application currently holds around 1.6GB of data. It is best to connect to a FREE/Unlimited and Stable WiFi connection.
 

8.1 - Progress of the current file being downloaded/patched
8.
2 - The current number of files downloaded/patched
8.
3 - The total number of files needed to be downloaded/patched

9: Look at this loading screen very carefully. Try to learn to love this image because this will put your patience to the test!


10: Please take note that you have to be logged-in to be able to select a server you can use your TapTap or QQ account or you can create a NEW account. Please follow the instructions below for New account creation.
10.
1: Tap the XD.COM account button

Note: You may use your Wechat, QQ, Guest or XD.COM account to log into the game.

10.
2: Tap the REGISTER button below:


10.
3: Fill in the required information and tap the CONFIRM button.

Note: You will automatically log in after creating a new account.

11: Enter the 
CAPTCHA as displayed.


12: After logging in, Select your server then tap the 
TOUCH START GAME


Note: There is only 1 server at the time(CBT server).

~KNOWN ISSUES & FIX~
1 Not enough storage space - You need at least 2GB for this game alone so please make sure you have enough space BEFORE installing the Ragnarok Mobile APK.

2: Black Screen after installation followed by App not responding - This issue occurs due to a corrupted APK file. Uninstall the corrupted app, re-download the game client/APK and reinstall.

3: Stuck on loading screen - wait at least 5 minutes before doing this step. Tap and Hold your home button, You should see your Ragnarok Mobile window turns small and placed on the right side. Then tap the minimized Ragnarok Mobile game window. IF the window shows the same Loading screen then just give it more time as it is still checking the files... IF the window shows a TOTAL BLACK screen then please exit the app and rerun it again.

4: Disconnected message - tap the yellow button to reconnect. Exiting the app and reopening it will consume more time, but if tapping the yellow button doesn't work then this will be your last resort. IF the server is UNDER MAINTENANCE then please try again later.


5: Stuck in Trying to Connect - make sure that you have a stable connection. Most of the time this occurs due to massive influx of players trying to connect to the server especially after the completion of a server maintenance.


6: KEY REQUIRED - as mentioned before, you need a CBT key to participate on this server.


7: How can i log out or change account or log in another account? Please follow the steps below:
7.
1: Tap the account icon on the upper right corner.


7.
2: then tap the Red button to log out the current account.



7.
3: If you want to log-in again then please select the correct log in type (TapTap, QQ or XD.com) and enter your Username and Password.


8: Game Crash: The NEW GAME CLIENT should already fix this issue. If you still experience this problem then please check the Suggested Optimized Settings on the Settings Guide.

9: Fail to install: Check your remaining storage capacity and make sure that the space is more than 2GB. For the NEW APK, please try to RENAME the APK file before 
transferring it to your device.

10: Missing mob/npc/item: Known issue, just restart the game client and it should be fine afterwards.

11: I tapped the quest on the quest tracker but it doesnt show the NPC/Location on the minimap/autopath window: Known issue, thats because the NPC is missing. Please restart your game.

12: I changed my game settings but they still revert back whenever i re-login/login: Known issue and its already reported. Only the devs can work with a fix.

13: I can't enter the game...and i see 100K something: Server Maintenance. The info squared in red is the indication to when the maintenance will be completed.


14: Tap the app, then black screen, then it says "Unforetunately Ragnarok Mobile stopped working": Probably because your current game client is an older version or you installed a corrupted client. Please download the latest version and reinstall.

15: Boards Quest give less EXP Rewards: Known issue and already reported.

1: Tap an empty slot then tap the create character button


2: Now select your favorite Job. Please take note that selecting a Job in this stage will not prevent you from choosing another job/class on the actual Job Change Quest. In fact, I chose a Knight at character creation and I chose Archer on the actual Job Change Quest.
 

Note: Merchant/Blacksmith class is not yet available.

3: Now its time to design your character!

3.1: Gender Selection Yay! No Gender Lock!
3.
2: Select your hair style and use the left and right arrow head buttons to change hair color.
3.
3: Checkout a few sample head gears! Please take note that your character won’t be bringing any of these head gears lolz sample only!
3.
4: Enter your character name. Character name should be a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 8 characters. No spaces but special characters are allowed.
3.
5: Confirm button finalize your character
3.
6: Character information (Again you can choose a different Job/Class on the actual Job Change Quest)
3.
7: Your overall character design.
3.
X: Cancel button, tap this to go back to the main character window.

4: In case you want to delete a character then please follow the steps below:

4.1: Select the character you want to delete
4.
2: Tap the trashbin/delete icon
4.
3: Type "DELETE" on the text box
4.
4: Tap the confirm button

Note: There is a limit of 5? character deletion per 24 hours. Once you deleted 5 characters then you need to wait for the next server reset to be able to use the delete character function. The lower the character level is, the faster the deletion can take. Level 10 below character can be deleted instantly while level 20+ requires at least 30 minutes to delete.

After tapping the Confirm button your character will automatically enter the game world.
 
~WELCOME TO RAGNAROK ONLINE MOBILE~
I would like to make this guide as both a source of knowledge and a walkthrough/gameplay experience. Information, Features, Mechanics, Strategies, and many more will be ARRANGED in a way base on when and where your character will encounter these subjects while playing the game. Following this format will enable me to combine both GUIDE and WALKTHOUGH in one single body of knowledge. In this way you will also learn when and where you will encounter each subjects giving you and idea to what to do next or in case you missed something.
 
Interaction Control: tapping NPC, Items, features etc is the basic interaction control in this game. 

Movement Controls: There are 2 ways that you can move around with your character.
1st is the "TAP and move" which will make your character run to the location where you tapped. 


2nd is the "Tap, Hold and Drag" which will show a control pad where you tapped. Your character will move along the direction of the control circle. 

Note: You may switch from one control scheme to another any time you like.
Suggestion: If you plan on doing a "kiting/Hit and run" strategy, then the best control is the "Tap, Hold and Drag" while taking a pause whenever you want to cast/tap a skill.
 
~USER INTERFACE~
Thank you so much to the beautiful ShaylynSun for letting me post her translation of the game user interface. Please CLICK HERE to view her post where i took the following UI images. I also highly suggest that you check out all of her guides about the game!

Game Main Window User Interface


Chat Window Interface


Party Settings User Interface


Party Leader/Captain Indicator


Game Settings User Interface


LadyJazz! : The very first on the long list of NPC's you will encounter ingame is LadyJazz! Although that is not her real name translation, i just gave her that nickname due to how she looks like. You will encounter this NPC in each and every map(?) and this is the very first NPC you should talk to when you enter a new zone. LadyJazz will give you a quest and ofc rewards like teleportation item, unlocks your current map NPC list on your adventure quest and best of all, she will heal you to full health whenever you get close to her range! Need some love? Then go to LadyJazz!
 


MAIN QUEST as the name implies, this are the type of quest that will move you forward to your adventures. The main quest is typically tied to the main story quest and composes of TUTORIAL quest along the way. NPC's that will provide a Main Quest are marked with a Yellow/Golden Quest icon. Main Quest provides nice amount of Base and Job EXP, Zeny, Items and many more. Completing the Main Quest if your main priority.


SUB QUEST also known as the Green Quest due to the color of the quest indicator. You will be able to accept sub quest's as soon as your character reach level 5. A green exclamation mark on the minimap indicates a Sub Quest on that location. Please interact with the NPC/Object to accept the sub quest.


Gameplay Strategy: Please accept/start sub quest only AFTER you have completed your very first JOB CHANGE quest. Completing sub quest below level 10-11 will prevent you from receiving the Job EXP rewards. IF you follow and complete the MAIN QUEST from level 1 to 9 then you will easily reach level 10 Novice Job Level which is the requirement for the 1st Job Change. Your character will no longer be able to make use of the Job EXP unless you completed the Job Change.

Auto-Path System makes everything easy and it is the very first thing the main quest tutorials will teach you. Once a quest is received it will be tracked automatically on the Quest Tracker. You may tap on the quest inside the tracker and if that quest requires you to go to a certain location or kill a monsters which are found on that spot then just tap the MINIMAP and it will open the Auto-Path window. Tap on any location on the Auto-Path window and your character will automatically go there.


Quest Tracker can be found on the right hand side of the game window just below the mini map. Tapping the quest on the tracker will mark the target location on the mini map. From killing a number of monsters to gathering a certain item, you will see the quest objectives on the quest tracker itself. You may tap and drag up or down to scroll up/down the quest list on the quest tracker. 

Note: When you perform a certain action, for example killing a certain monster, the quest tracker will automatically select the quest related to that action if the quest exist.


Gameplay Strategy: When you reach Novice Level 4-5 the girl knight NPC who gave you your very 1st main quest will ask you to allocate your stat points. More information will be provided later regarding each stat benefits but for now please allocate all your stat points to STR. Don't worry about it since you will get a FREE Stat Reset after completing your 1st Job Change Quest and you can re-allocate your stat points again.

First Head Gear: You will receive your very first head gear quest at level 4. Please check the picture below for more information.




Here you will choose from one of two head gears. Choices are, 
1: Poring Hat and 2: Egg Shell Hat.


1: Poring Hat Crafting Blueprint


2: Egg Shell Hat Crafting Blueprint


Head Gear Crafting Guide: The first item you need to craft a head gear is the head gear BLUEPRINT/SCROLL which contains the design and the list of materials needed to craft the head hear. You can get this head gear blueprints from quest rewards, monster drops and from Head Gear Blueprint seller NPC. You may proceed in crafting your head gear after acquiring all needed materials. 

To view the required materials for your head gear, please open your bag then 
1 tap the head gear blueprint and 2 tap the materials button.


After tapping the materials button you will see a similar window like the picture below. The materials window will show you both item and zeny fee required for crafting. Please tap the Craft button and your character will auto-path to the nearest Head Gear Crafting NPC.

Note: Both Poring hat and Egg Shell hat have the same required materials.

Head Gear Crafting NPC: you will meet this NPC on mostly every city and on the starting area (possibly on other areas too).


Tap the craft button on your head gear scroll to craft it.


Poring Hat


Egg Shell Hat


SELFIE SYSTEM (Scenery) Guide: The very first Selfie System quest that you will receive is the Scenery Capture quest which will require you to take a photo of the portal leading to Izlude city. Tap the Selfie Camera icon to proceed.


You have to make sure that the 
camera icon is inside the focus square when taking Scenery Selfies. 


Positioning: before tapping the selfie camera icon you should position your character where it is best to capture the scenery where the camera icon is captured.
Zooming: You can use the zoom in/out scroll bar to get a wider view of the scenery. This will also help in making sure that the camera icon is captured.
Note: The shot wont be recognized by the Selfie System unless the camera icon is Green. Once the shot is recognized, it will be recorded on your Adventure Notes under Scenery Selfie collection. Each recorded shots will provide a set amount of adventure exp.

Additional Effects: Tap the gear icon on the upper right corner to open the additional settings window.

1: Hide Character
2: Hide Friends/Party(?)
3: Hide public chat bubble(?)
4: Hide Other Players
5: Hide Monsters
6: Hide NPC's
7: Hide interface (HP/MP bar)
8: Tap to select an emoticon
9: Tap to enter chat and show chat bubble
10: Tap, Hold and Drag your character from left to right to rotate your character facing
X: Tap to cancel Selfie 
 
~ITEM, MONSTER & NPC TRACKING GUIDE~

Be it a material you need for crafting, a required item for quest completion or a drop you do not have any idea where it came from, being able to track items, NPC's and monsters will indeed be handy in such situations. Please follow the steps below to learn how to track an item and know where it came from, who is the NPC that sells it or what monster drops it.
Let us start with the ITEM Tracking...

1: Tap the item you want to track and if you can see the Tracking Button then it means you can find where this item came from. In this case I tapped the apple juice.
2: Tap the TRACK button on the upper right corner of the item window.
3: The Track window will appear showing where you can get the item. In this example it shows the 2 monsters that drops the apple juice. 
4: Please tap the magnifying glass icon so that you will be able to find the location of the item source. In the example, I tapped the magnifying glass of the poring monster.
5: After tapping the magnifying glass icon, the icon itself will turn into an X icon and you will receive a TRACKING QUEST INDICATOR on your QUEST TRACKER.


Now let us move on to the
 MONSTER Tracking...


6: Tap the Tracking Quest on your Quest Tracker window.
7: Now you should be able to see where you should go to find the location of the monster where the item is dropped. Just tap the mini map and tap the location on the Auto-Path window to automatically move to the location of the monster.
Note: to remove/close the Monster Tracking Quest, just tap that small X button on the upper right side. Its better if you are using a touch pen.

Now let us move on to the
 NPC Tracking...

8: NPC tracking is just a little bit different, it is more convenient! Just follow steps 1, 2 and 3 then as you can see, the tracking indicator is different, it Is a ( > ) sign which actually means automatically move on the NPC location. Which your character will do.​

 

 ~AUTO ATTACK GUIDE~
This is probably one of the most useful feature ever created in the gaming history. The luxury of being able to sit, relax and chat with players while your character is automatically fighting is such a great feature. You will automatically receive the ability to auto attack after receiving your main quest at level 5~.


1: To enable auto attack mode, just simple tap the Auto Attack icon on the lower right corner of the screen.
2: You may select the specific monster that your character will attack or you may select ATTACK ALL which makes your character attack all monsters nearby. Please be careful in selecting attack all since there are high level monsters and bosses roaming around.
3: Put a check mark to this option if you want your character to automatically provide support to a party member who needs assistance. Example: In a situation where one party member is battling another monster and the member HP reaches critical, your character should automatically attack the monster which your party member is attacking.

4: You will know when the auto attack is active, besides the fact that your character starts to attack the nearby monsters, the auto attack icon will also turn to either yellow (specific target) or blue (attack all). Now you can enjoy chatting with players while your character auto attack mobs for item farming, questing or leveling ^_~,V,,

5: Please take always check how many stamina points your character currently have. Each time you engage in a battle with monsters (excluding mini-boss and boss monsters) your character will gain STAMINA POINTS. The EXP gain and Drop Rate will be increased within the first 300 Stamina Points, however, once your character stamina points goes past 301+ then the EXP gain will be reduced DRAMATICALLY!


~CRAFTING GUIDE~ 
After completing your first job change quest, probably the very first thing you have to do is to CRAFT your very own Over Powered Weapon! Yes, you read that correctly... a weapon that is Over Powered on its own way.

NOTE: The first weapon which is available at the Blacksmith NPC in prontera will be UNLOCKED for free. However, you need to complete  the Story Teller Quest of the city to unlock the following OP Weapons/Armors. Please check the ~STORY TELLER QUEST GUIDE~  which is found on Page 3 for more info.


1: The first thing you need to do is find the blacksmith NPC. You can easily pin point the NPC location by looking for a hammer and anvil icon on the minimap. Talk to the NPC and you should get the window below.
 

2: Select the item that you would like to craft.
3: This is where you can see the required materials, quantity and the amount of crafting fee.
4: If you want to view the equipment stats then all you need to do is tap the equipment.
5: Tapping the item will open up the item information window.

Now to show you how Over Powered this items are, here is a comparison.

Gameplay Strategy: As you can see, the crafted bow not only looks better but also have a lot of bonus stats. Another fact is, the crafted bow only have a LEVEL 1 requirement to equip while the bow on the right requires Level 30! Last but not the least, the crafted bow have a CARD SLOT where you can put your card! Keep this bow fully upgraded and insert the very first card you get to this weapon as you will use this even when you reach level 30+.

I think this is a temporary feature since Merchant Job/Class is not yet playable. However, if its not, then merchant's crafted items should be better than this stuff or else their business is doomed and the class itself will be useless.
~CARD SYSTEM GUIDE~
This feature is as old as the game itself. Monster Card and Card slots exist way back the very first Ragnarok Online game and it is one of the most valuable and popular feature. With the card system, you can increase your character stats, imbue certain buffs, and even make your character use skills that does not belong to its Job/Class skill tree!

Note: You can get Monster Cards from Quest and Monster Drops.

1: To put a card on a equipment slot, first open your bag and tap the card.
2: This indicator shows what to what type of equipment the card can be attached. In this case the indicator shows weapon.
3: This is where you can see the card bonus stats. (50 attack and 10 Defense?)
4: Please tap the attach button and the equipment selection window should pop up.
 

5: This indicates how many cards can be attached to the item. You can also scroll down on the item info window to see the card slots.
6: Tap the attach button on the item where you want to put the card
7: Tap the confirm button to attach the card to the item.
 

8: Once a card is attached to an item the card slot indicator will turn to gray. To check what the card benefits are or to confirm if what cards are attached to the item, just tap the item on your equipment or bag.
9: You may have to scroll down on the item information window to see the card bonus.



~BOARDS QUEST GUIDE~
BoardNPC is where you will get your daily list of quest. You can do a total of 10 Boards Quest per day. All players i chatted with told me that this SHOULD be the first thing to do when you log into the game... but I differ. 


1: To start your daily boards quest, please look for the BoardNPC and tap it. 
 

2: This is where you can find the quest dialogue or request info. Probably contain some hints about the quest... but I cant read Chinese lolz!
3: This is where you will see the BASE EXP, JOB EXP, Zeny and the item reward.
4: Tap the accept button to start the quest.
5: This is the current EXP value. It starts with 100% and as you complete more quest, this value will increase with a maximum of 200% after completing the 9th Boards Quest which increases the Base and Job Exp rewards.
6: Current remaining time before the Boards Quest resets. You can do another 10 Boards Quest after the server reset.
 

7: The accept button will turn to red and now becomes the Cancel button. You can only activate 1 quest at a time.

NOTE: REMEMBER that you have to complete ALL 10 Boards Quest within 500 minutes OR ELSE YOU WILL NOT GET EXP REWARDS FOR THE UNFINISHED QUEST!
-ShaylynSun

Gameplay Strategy: The Base and Job EXP will be base on the current % multiplier and your character current Base Level. This is the main reason why you should do the Boards Quest 1-2 hours before you stop playing or before the Boards Quest resets. Try to estimate and decide accordingly.

~THE STORY TELLER QUEST~
When history becomes legend, legend becomes myth, knowing the truth behind the hearsays may not come easy. Aside from the Main Story Quest there is another line of quest that not only provides a glimpse of the hidden past but also provides tremendous rewards. Few knows about this as the story are too good to be true, is it? is it really hard to believe? in a world where magic and legendary items exist?

NOTE: EACH CITY have its own BardNPC and Story Teller Quest. Try to complete this quest as soon as you move into a new city.

1: The very 1st thing you need to do is to look for a HARP icon in the mini map. This icon represents the BardNPC which is shown below. The Story Teller Quest can be acquired once you see a Story emoticon on top of the Bards head.


2: Talk with the BardNPC and he will give you a request which requires an item to be purchased. The BardNPC in Prontera City will ask you to purchase consumable items from the consumable NPC. The items are shown below:


3: After providing the bribe, i mean the quest items, the BardNPC will provide you the last 3 Quest... each quest will require you to hunt 300 Monsters.


4: Please don't torture yourself with the 3x300 mob quest, party up with the players around the mob spots, then use the auto-attack feature. You can select the top option to attack all the mobs around, please read the auto-attack system guide for more info.


5: After completing all 3x300 mob quest, here comes the best part! REWARDS!!! Please take a note and remember this, the Story Tellers Quest does not only provide Base and Job EXP as rewards, it also UNLOCKS the items that you can craft on the Blacksmith NPC! Remember that OP lv1 weapon that you can craft and use even after lv30-50? You can also craft armors etc that will be very useful way past the expected level!

Now get mesmerized by the REWARDS!

Each quest will give Base & Job Level EXP rewards including Zeny!


Story Teller Quest will also UNLOCK the crafting of Over Powered Items from the Blacksmith!



~ RAGNAROK MOBILE FORUM & DISCORD CHANNEL ~



This Guide surely covers a lot, but not all. I highly suggest that you visit the 2p.com FORUMS where you will be able to see a lot more guides and the luxury of interacting with fellow English players! I also definitely advise that you join the Ragnarok Mobile DISCORD channel so that you can interact with players REAL TIME! Join Parties, Ask questions, Trade Items... ALL IN REAL TIME! JOIN US NOW!

2p.com Ragnarok Mobile Forum: 
http://forums.2p.com/forum-79-1.html
Ragnarok Mobile DISCORD Channel: 
https://discordapp.com/invite/3zhbWPK

 
~FIRST JOB CHANGE QUEST~
As you can see on the image below, my character with a BASE LEVEL of 9 and JOB LEVEL of 10 is on its way to Prontera for his first Job Change Quest! Also notice that i haven’t taken nor completed any of the SUB QUEST.


When your character reaches Novice Job Level 10 then you can start the quest for your very first Job Change.


The quest will be given by the Knight NPC on the South Prontera map (Novice starting area). Just follow this quest and DO NOT accept any other quest. Ignore both Yellow and Green quest indicator on the map. Once the quest ask you to enter the Job Change Building... Good luck!


Your character will automatically approach and talk to the GrandNPC (he's wearing a Grand Circlet lolz!)


After completing the conversation with the GrandNPC then you will have the option to CHOOSE what Job/Class you want to be. It can be different from the Job/Class on character creation.

Note: After completing the First Job Change Quest, you will not be able to change to a different Job Path unless you create a new character. Please choose carefully!
 

~CLASS INTRODUCTION~
Currently there are 6 Job/Class paths you can choose from (Merchant/Blacksmith is not yet available). 

Swordsman: Melee physical damage dealers and famous for being the TANK. Swordsman skills are not only for dealing strong physical damage but also for strengthening the user itself, while also weakening its target. A Swordsman can become a Knight for the second Job Change once it reaches Job Level 40.

Archer: Ranged physical damage dealers and famous for their ability to take down foes even before it touches them. Archer skills focus on maximizing range, physical damage and keeping a distance between the targets. An Archer can become a Hunter for the second Job Change once it reaches Job Level 40.

Thief: Melee physical damage dealers and famous for being... a thief! A bad reputation, but these slick handed thieves may one day become deadly Assassins! A Thief can proceed of becoming an Assassin once it reaches Job Level 40.

Mage: Magic and Elemental Damage dealers and famous for devastating enemies with flashy SFX skills *show off!*. If a mage wishes to be a master of the arcane arts then one must fully master the elemental relations. A Mage can become a Wizard for the second Job Change once it reaches Job Level 40.

Acolyte: The Bringer of Light! Loved by Everyone! Savior to us all! Acolyte provides heals and buff that both keep the party going and surviving heavy assaults. But don't ever under estimate this class, it is feared by the devil/undead type monsters! Acolytes can continue their heal slave job as a Priest once they reached Job Level 40.

Merchant: Probably the riches of them all! Merchants, as their name implies, are the aspiring ones with a master knowledge for economic growth. They themselves can control the whole world economy! Blessed with crafting skills they can make swords, bows, hammers and even armors. If you are looking for a good equipment then you better find a merchant... service comes with a price tag ofc! Merchants can become a Blacksmith for the second Job Change once it reaches Job Level 40. (Not available yet)