Asiasoft has finally relented and Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second has launched into 24 hour open beta for it’s English service. However it looks like they are still region locked to players from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam for the time being. Reports on the RO2 facebook page indicate that no matter the limitation the servers fulled up in minutes and still seem to remain full even after a full eight hours. So if you happen to live in those area’s of service we’re sure you are no doubt hammering the server as we write this, those of you in other areas hopefully Asiasoft will give you your turn soon. When Asiasoft gives us a date on a wider release we’ll be sure to let you guys know.
Source Link: http://www.playro2.com/
PRESS RELEASE
ASIASOFT KICKS-OFF RAGNAROK ONLINE 2 OPEN BETA TODAY!
The world’s first English service opens its doors with special rewards for players
3 January 2013, Singapore and Malaysia – Asiasoft Online (“Asiasoft”) today announces the rescheduled start of the Open Beta Test period (“OBT”) for the world’s first English service of Ragnarok Online 2, which will serve players in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Developed by Gravity Co. and published by Asiasoft, this highly anticipated blockbuster free-to-play MMORPG was launched with great fanfare at this year’s Licence2Play 2012 event on 7th December 2012, marking the start of a wildly successful Closed Beta Test phase (“CBT”) that lasted until 13th December 2012.
With the launch of OBT, gamers in above mentioned countries can now enjoyRagnarok Online 2 round the clock as the game servers will be fully opened for 24 hours a day. There will also be a plethora of in-game activities to enjoy, including the 24-Hour Cash Shop Opening Sale where players will be given free RO2Cash – the game credit required to purchase items – to purchase in-game cash shop items for use in their online adventures.
“First of all we would like to apologize that we had to delay the start of OBT, which was necessary in order to achieve our main objective of providing the most stable gaming experience to our users,” said Mr Sherman Tan, Chairman of Asiasoft Online. “We have been working closely with Gravity Co. to resolve bugs and issues reported by players during CBT and have subsequently run many stress tests during the final days of December 2012 to ensure the stability of the new game servers we have invested into the game. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us during that period and we now welcome gamers to rejoin us in the magical world of Ragnarok Online 2.”
As a token of appreciation to Ragnarok Online 2 players for their continuous support, Asiasoft Online will give 5,000 free RO2Cash to every player who has at least one Level 10 character in the game by 6th January 2013, 0259hrs (+8 GMT).
Additionally, each player who participated in Closed Beta Test or any of the Stress Test sessions held from 28th to 31st December 2012 will receive a special “Thank You Pack”, which includes 5 Explorer’s Purple potion, 5 Remote Storage scroll, 1 Spinel and 2 Butterfly wings. Terms and conditions apply and players can read more about the tokens of appreciation on the officialRagnarok Online 2 game website.
For more information about the game and its activities, please visit the officialRagnarok Online 2 game website at www.PlayRO2.com and its official Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/PlayRO2.
Ragnarok Online 2 source materials are available for download and viewing at:
Artwork and Logos: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7156675/RO2/RO2_Artwork.rar(404mb)
Game Factsheet: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7156675/RO2/RO2_Factsheet.pdf(11.3MB)
About GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
Based in Korea, Gravity is a developer and publisher of online, mobile games. Gravity’s principal product, Ragnarok Online, is a popular online game in many markets, including Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, and is currently commercially offered in 79 markets. For more information about Gravity, please visithttp://www.gravity.co.kr.
About Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd
Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd in Singapore and AS Online Sdn Bhd in Malaysia, collectively known as Asiasoft Online, are incorporated as subsidiaries of Asiasoft International Co. Ltd, listed in Thailand as Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited, in 2004 and 2007 respectively.
Asiasoft Online is part of the Asiasoft group of publishing companies with a presence in Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam serving over 49.5 million registered gamers.
Asiasoft Online publishes Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in Singapore and Malaysia and assists game developers to tap onto the growth potential of the South-East Asia region. Asiasoft Online publishes “MapleStory”, “Audition”, “GetAmped X”, “CABAL Online”, “Sudden Attack”, AIKA Online”, “XW Online (玄武傳奇)” and “Alliance of Valiant Arms”.
Committed to developing the regional online gaming community, Asiasoft Online works with content developers and industry partners to entertain and engage casual gamers and netizens. Content localization, marketing and game service management are deployed by specialized and dedicated professionals, for game developers, in an integrated services platform. For more information about Asiasoft Online, please visit:http://www.asiasoftsea.com/.
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