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Lepidus 8/17/05 1:35:27 PM

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Ragnarok Online developer Cianar Cabos pens the first developer journal from Gravity. In this first issue he discusses his position and what he does to improve the game.

If I remember my company dossier correctly Ragnarok first started off as a comic in Korea by Myung Jin Lee. That comic was so good, people in other countries started reading it too and it sort of became an international comic phenomenon. Then, some dude who loved the comic got the idea of making a Ragnarok Online MMORPG in Korea, and lo and behold, people in other countries started playing it and that became an international MMORPG phenomenon. Thanks to new updates and features that are developed and released on a quarterly basis and the enthusiastic support of its player community, RO has endured for three years.

You can read the full article here.

Gunblade 8/18/05 4:29:09 AM

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"Wheres the violence....wheres the bloodspray?!" -Zorak on the Brak Show

Interesting. So the koreans no longer hold back on other clients?

Because I thought they still did do that a lot....

It was funny reading this knowing a lot about how RO works, and the development of it thanks to private servers and to hear it from a gravity employee and not...man times have changed.

Good stuff. ::::20::

McFart 8/18/05 5:01:49 AM

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Could someone please clearify which company Cianar Cabos is working for? Is it Gravity Co. Ltd. or the US devision Gravity Interactive LLC.?

I'm asking because there's more than one localization team and the patch files iRO gets are being packed in Korea. So, are patchs already translated in Korea or is someone from Gravity Interactive LLC. doing it?

Bugscuttle 8/18/05 3:00:26 PM

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Despite ill words I have encountered on this site regarding RO, I remain a big fan. This article brought a smile to my face, to discover that the designers are thinking a bit like us players. Well written, and keep up the good work.

I might add that the community of iro RO is the most friendly and all-around outstanding I have yet encountered in a MMORPG.

Thanks!

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Cleffy 8/18/05 5:18:04 PM

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Im pretty sure the localization teams are based in Korea, and the translate versions to different languages. Remember iRO is not the only RO that uses an English based client. pRO, bRO, mRO, and a few others also use an english client. So to increase workflow, they translate it in Korea and then sell those updates to its subsidaries.

The subsidary offices consist of 1 head person who handles all the operations of the subsidary office. They are typically a paid Gravity Korea employee. The remaining staff at the subsidary office are engineers to maintain the servers. There are 10 at the iRO office, and a GM team to keep players happy; there are 30 GMs at the iRO office.

No development to my knowledge is handled at a subsidary office.

Also it seems odd that they would post this news here, there are like 10 people who come to this forum that keep up with Ragnarok Online. I mean they havent even said anything about Ragnarok Online 2, and how it will be entering Closed beta after a Trade Show in japan. The closed beta will most likely be limited to Korea.

Gunblade 8/18/05 6:58:07 PM

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Originally posted by Cleffy
Im pretty sure the localization teams are based in Korea, and the translate versions to different languages. Remember iRO is not the only RO that uses an English based client. pRO, bRO, mRO, and a few others also use an english client. So to increase workflow, they translate it in Korea and then sell those updates to its subsidaries.
The subsidary offices consist of 1 head person who handles all the operations of the subsidary office. They are typically a paid Gravity Korea employee. The remaining staff at the subsidary office are engineers to maintain the servers. There are 10 at the iRO office, and a GM team to keep players happy; there are 30 GMs at the iRO office.
No development to my knowledge is handled at a subsidary office.
Also it seems odd that they would post this news here, there are like 10 people who come to this forum that keep up with Ragnarok Online. I mean they havent even said anything about Ragnarok Online 2, and how it will be entering Closed beta after a Trade Show in japan. The closed beta will most likely be limited to Korea.

LOL

See the problem is RO is more of a kids game. Especially outside of the US and in asia. But it does seem odd that something like this would be posted here, but I mean this is the site in NA for mmo's !

Most people stop coming because I and some others were stopped from talking about private servers and everything about them. I miss those days D: nothing but trading NPC scripts for your servers (well not here on this particular site) lol. And like everyone used Yare.

I keep up with kRO and always like to see what iRO is up too I get their newsletter in the mail too. The reason is because iRO introduced me to Ragnarok Online with their beta. But comparing kRO to all the other servers is still a joke though they have so much more.

If only here in America we could buy merchandise ! I like what he said about the RO pajama's and Poring plush doll. ::::35::