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IF YOU CANNOT CONNECT, RUN THE PATCHER!

Users post questions about "why can't I connect to the server?" all the time! Run the RO Patcher.exe program in your ragnarok directory REGULARLY!!
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It's the height of summer vacation, possible boredom, and therefore the ideal environment to again introduce:

CoN Ragnarok Fever!

"What's that?" you ask, interest piqued. Why, CoN Ragnarok Fever is when CoN members all crowd to Ragnarok Online, establish a guild, and play en masse for PARTY PARTY FUN!

Ragnarok Online is an expansive 3D MMORPG. Players create characters, assign them classes (Swordsman, Archer, Mage, etc.), equip them with swords/bows/magic spells, and then run around frantically whacking monsters to death. Players interact with each other by trading items, forming parties and guilds, and even getting e-married.

So, ARE YOU EXCITED YET??

Whether you're a Ragnarok veteran or complete beginner to Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs, you are welcome to join our ranks, learn the game from us, and have loads of fun. In this thread I will provide explanations of how to get started playing Ragnarok Online with us, as well as pertinent information for both beginners and experienced players.

This post has been edited by Phoenix on 23rd October 2019 04:43

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HEY GUYS I WANNA ASK WHY I CAN'T CONNECT TO THE GAME??

Patch your clients! Run the RO Patcher.exe program in your ragnarok directory REGULARLY!!
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Beginners

Where do I go now?

After making it off Beginner Island, you'll have a fair grasp on game mechanics, but you'll soon realize what an expansive gameworld Ragnarok offers. It is daunting, to be sure. Try to explore major towns, such as Prontera and Morroc, and familiarize yourself with the NPCs in those areas. This will pay off when later on you want to buy red potions, and you won't have to stumble blindly through town to find out where they can be purchased.

You will also want to note the location of NPCs called Kafra. Almost every town has at least one, and if you talk to a Kafra, you can ask her to record the location at which you respawn in case of death (Save), or open your storage window (Use Storage), where you can safely store heavy items or transfer items between your own characters.

How do I change class?

Once you have reached Novice job level 10, you can begin a class quest. If other CoN players are online, they will be happy to help you identify where you need to go. And, information about job changes is also easily available online, through Google searches or sites like Gamefaqs.

Once the enemies outside of towns become too weak for you (usually after your first job change), you might try out some of the game's easier dungeons. Culvert is the easiest dungeon, and once you can handle Culvert fairly well, most players proceed to Payon.

How do class upgrades work?

Basically, the RO class system works as follows: Players receive two kinds of EXP from defeating monsters: Base EXP and Job EXP.

Base EXP causes a character's "Base Level" to grow. A higher Base Level means more stat points. Job EXP, on the other hand, causes "Job Level" to grow. Each Job Level grants a character one new skill point, which may be spent in his or her class skill tree.

All players begin in the Novice class. Upon reaching Novice job level 10, players may choose any of the first classes. Then, they restart at First Class job level 1.

When a first class reaches Job Level 40, players may proceed to their Second Class. Then, they restart at Second Class job level 1.

What Classes are Available?

First Classes

Acolyte - The healing and assistive magic class. Can become a Priest or Monk.
Archer - The ranged physical attack class. Can become a Hunter or Dancer/Bard.
Mage - The offensive magic class. Can become a Wizard or Sage.
Swordsman - The tank class. Can become a Knight or Crusader.
Thief - The high agility class. Can become an Assassin or Rogue.
Merchant - The money-focused class. Can become a Blacksmith or Chemist.
Taekwon Kid - Class that equips no weapons and uses a Monk-like combo system of attacks. Can become Taekwon Master or Star Gladiator.
Ninja - Thief-like class which also utilizes shuriken throwing and magic-like attacks. Has no advanced class.
Gunslinger - Archer-like class with long-range rapid fire attacks. Has no advanced class.

Second Classes

Priest - Powerful healing skills and buffs, including the ability to resurrect team members from death.
Monk - High physical damage class with attack skills that may be "comboed" off each other.
Hunter - High accuracy and damage class with ability to lay "traps" that explode when enemies cross over them.
Dancer/Bard - Archer-like class that also has the ability to perform area-based "buffs" or "curses."
Wizard - Most powerful offensive magic class, but extremely fragile vs. physical attacks.
Sage - Sort of a "neutral" magic class able to temporarily enchant weapons with elemental properties or increase the damage of other party member's elemental attacks.
Knight - The valuable tank class with great physical damage output and the ability to ride a giant Chocobo-like thing.
Crusader - A "Paladin" class which uses holy-elemental attacks and healing skills.
Assassin - Covert class which weilds two daggers (or katars) with high attack speed and cloaking abilities.
Rogue - Thief-like class which equips knives or bows and focuses on stealing and backstabbing skills.
Blacksmith - Hammer- or Axe-wielding class with high damage output and the ability to forge new weapons.
Chemist - Blacksmith-like class which can create and throw useful potions at allies or enemies.
Taekwon Master - A more powerful Taekwon Kid-like class. "Hovers" instead of walking.
Star Gladiator - A magic oriented class, which performs a special "Soul Link" ability to greatly improve the abilities of party members.

Links

One of the most useful Ragnarok resources available online is

RO Cards

It is a German website which includes extensive monster and item databases, helping you figure out what places are effective to train at, and what monster drops that rare item you want to obtain.

This post has been edited by Phoenix on 23rd October 2019 04:58

I'm downloading it now. Unforunately I have a sucky download rate, so it will be a while yet. I'll post my character name when it's set up.

Just an add on to Phoenix's post, for in-game commands to simplify game-play.

@autoloot and @showexp are handy, but the commands I find myself using the most are the /nc and /ns commands. Typing these both into your chatbox allows you to lock onto and constantly attack any monster/player you decide to target, without having to click on said monster or player each time you want to attack. It also removes the need to use shift in order to target party members and other players, so you're free to cast magic on anyone.

If at any point you get lost and need assistance, you can type in /where which will give you the name of the map you are on and the coordinates you're standing at. Sending that to another CoN guild member can result in us easily finding you and coming to the rescue, should you need it. The Ragnarok Online world is quite big, afterall.

This post has been edited by Dragon_Fire on 20th July 2007 16:31

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Okay, but there was a goat!

Wow, this game is looking to be very promising. I have a fast computer, but even as fast as it is, it will still take like four hours for the download. After that, i'll post my guy's name. Can't wait.

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Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chrsit for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

Acts 4:12

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost

Quote (FF Master @ 20th July 2007 19:16)

Wow, this game is looking to be very promising. I have a fast computer, but even as fast as it is, it will still take like four hours for the download. After that, i'll post my guy's name. Can't wait.

Your computer speed has nothing to do with the speed of the download

I'll most likely give this a try once i get home in a week or so xD

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All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Broccoli to die.

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Your computer speed has nothing to do with the speed of the download   

Did you really think I was serious when I said that? Anyway, my download is only 12% completed, will post name when done. Also, are they're any rules in this game? I know there are, but any specific ones we need to know?

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Never mind, I found the rules. Here they are for anyone that needs them:
Rules

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Just thought I'd let ya know i'm at 67%, and man has it been a long time! It'll be here soon though, it says another 2 hrs and 12 min.

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Last update: I'm at 90% with 45 minutes left to go, man has it been long, but soon will be worth while.

This post has been edited by FF Master on 21st July 2007 02:15

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Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chrsit for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

Acts 4:12

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost

Im Downloading it Right Now. But The crappy part is, its gonna take 5 Hours!

Ok, so it didnt Take 5 Hours but, It keeps saying couldnt find The Shadow Sprite or something.

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Nvm

This post has been edited by BanjoTheClown on 20th July 2007 20:53

Ok, i'm in. Character name is Zeilte. I'm a level 14 Swordsman in need of armor. I can't afford anything.

ok so i got it all downloaded. i entered the patcher and i was waiting for it. this took longer than the actual downloading did. once it finished, the window closed. i then entered the game, but when i tried to enter my name and password, it would only say that i was "disconnected from server". can anyone help me?

This post has been edited by Death Penalty on 21st July 2007 02:59

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Currently Playing : Final Fantasy V
Most Recently Beat : Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Favorite Game : Final Fantasy X

The newest CoNcast is up! Have a listen!

Death Penalty:

Did you remember Step 2?

This post has been edited by Phoenix on 23rd October 2019 04:56

im pretty sure i did that... is it called "Small Client" in my files?

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Currently Playing : Final Fantasy V
Most Recently Beat : Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Favorite Game : Final Fantasy X

The newest CoNcast is up! Have a listen!

That sounds correct.


This post has been edited by Phoenix on 23rd October 2019 04:56

i created a separate folder for everything regarding this game, so it's all in there. secondly, i have no idea what a RAR file is, much less how they work. and it still says disconnected from server.

any other ideas?

This post has been edited by Death Penalty on 21st July 2007 03:24

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Currently Playing : Final Fantasy V
Most Recently Beat : Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Favorite Game : Final Fantasy X

The newest CoNcast is up! Have a listen!

Since I got the Disconnected from Server message, that's still my best guess as to what we can do.

This post has been edited by Phoenix on 23rd October 2019 04:56

well i am familiar with ZIP files. it would be great if you could walk me through it. however, it is almost 11:00 here and i am dead tired from working all day, so if you could PM me that would be great. thanks a lot.

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ok i just figured it out!!! just in case, i decided to re-open that patches thingy, and apparently, my computer (idk why) closed out of the "patches" thing before it was completely finished. so now i just tried logging in and it worked! unfortunately, i dont have time to try it out now, but you can bet i will tomorrow!

This post has been edited by Death Penalty on 21st July 2007 03:42

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Currently Playing : Final Fantasy V
Most Recently Beat : Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Favorite Game : Final Fantasy X

The newest CoNcast is up! Have a listen!

Ah, perfect. I will package and create links to that in the post above.

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Oh, well, looks like you got it working!

This post has been edited by Phoenix on 23rd October 2019 04:55

Alright, I did step 1 and 2. Now I have a question:

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Click on RebirthRO Patcher.exe

Where's that at? I'm kinda new at this, but I have the RebirthRO_FULL_CLIENT.exe and Small Client.exe, but where is the RebirthRO Patcher.exe? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have no clue.

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Sorry, I didn't finish and accidently pushed the enter, so I didn't finish my post, now I did.

This post has been edited by FF Master on 21st July 2007 04:19

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Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chrsit for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

Acts 4:12

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost

The RebirthRO Patcher.exe file should exist within your Ragnarok directory. You'll have 3 EXE files in there: RebirthRO.exe (starts the game), Setup.exe (Runs graphics setup), and RebirthRO Patcher.exe

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Phoenix Posted on 20th July 2007 23:22

The RebirthRO Patcher.exe file should exist within your Ragnarok directory.

But I don't have it Phoenix, did I miss a step or something? I did what it told me to do, but I only have the two EXE files I mentioned, not the RebirthRO_Patcher.exe. Did I miss something or what?

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Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chrsit for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

Acts 4:12

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost

Hmmmm, try to find the location you installed the game to: Probably C:\Program Files\GravityRO\

Check to see if the Patcher File is in there.

If it is not, and you have already installed the other two EXEs successfully, try simply running the game from your Start Menu. If it works, then you don't need to worry about the patcher at all.

No worrys, I got it working. I am such an idiot (or I feel like one), I skipped over a pretty big part. Here it was, my problem that is:

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When you finally have Rebirth_Full_Client.exe, run it and select a location for your Ragnarok installation.

I totally skipped that and just went to downloading the Small Client.exe. I feel like a moron, just a bit. Thanks for the help though Phoenix, i'm doing the RebirthRO Patcher, been doing it for a while now though. Then i'll do the Setup.exe and then create my character. After, i'll tell my name shortly.

I guess I don't have to feel like too much of a moron, the fact that this is my 300th post makes me feel a tad good.

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Also Phoenix, I have another question. How many patches are there when you run the RebirthRO Patcher.exe? I've seen at least 7 done already, and it's till downloading more. I'm asking how many patches are there? Here are the ones that are currently done:

TriadTMP23-03-2007s2.tpp
TriadTMP29-05-2007SAK1.tpp
TriadTMP29-05-2007SAK2.tpp
TriadTMPBGM1.tpp
TriadTMPBGM2.tpp
TriadTMPBGM3.tpp
TriadTMPBGM4.tpp
TriadTMPBGM5.tpp

That's all that's currently done, how many are there?

This post has been edited by FF Master on 21st July 2007 06:25

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Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chrsit for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

Acts 4:12

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost

Quote (Death Penalty @ 21st July 2007 09:37)

i entered the patcher and i was waiting for it. this took longer than the actual downloading did. once it finished, the window closed.

FF Master:

Death Penalty also seems to have had trouble with it. Wait it out, and when it seems to be done, run the patcher once more just to make sure. It should be relatively painless, but the updating can take time.

I've been finished for a while, and ran into a CoN forum member named Sable, and she/he letting others know. Also, my name's Torlis by the way. Torlis is the name, add me if you wish.

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Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chrsit for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

Acts 4:12

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost

My Download is At 94%. Its gonna be done in 20 Minutes.

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Yes its Done!!!

This post has been edited by BanjoTheClown on 21st July 2007 17:04

Haven't really played any MMORPGs before, and this is probably gonna majorly distract me from starting a replay of VI...

...but okay, I'm downloading. I'm at 9%, won't take too long, about 48 minutes or so.

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On step 2.

This post has been edited by Samurai Bob on 21st July 2007 19:21

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FFIVDS looks awesome, right? Especially the character scans. I mean, look at that CGI scan of Yang. You see it and you just think...badass. And then you look at his polka-dot pants, likely stolen from a Dr. Seuss book. And then you just...shiver.

Ok, when i try to log in, it says: Disconnected by Server.
Does that mean the server is down or what?

Character's name is Seine, and, I'm, well...lost.

I died in an attempt to kill some bugs in payon, in the Archer class change place, and, I dunno where the Hell I am now.

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Meh, delted my character. Once I found out you have to PAY for arrows...well, yeah. I'll start over with a character built for the Thief class...

This post has been edited by Samurai Bob on 21st July 2007 21:03

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FFIVDS looks awesome, right? Especially the character scans. I mean, look at that CGI scan of Yang. You see it and you just think...badass. And then you look at his polka-dot pants, likely stolen from a Dr. Seuss book. And then you just...shiver.

! this looks fun! im definitely hitting this up, ill post my info when the dl is over

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"The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together, anyone compelled to choose will find greater security in being feared than in being loved."
- Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

I know some good leveling up places for Sword Mans and Acolytes. After a few levels with these classes, you can go to Payon cave, and attack the skeletons for a few levels, then kill a few bats who are agressive. Then after a while kill the poporings and zombies for better exp. This should work for a little bit. Just to note, Acolytes can kill the Skeletons and Zombies with heal, but will heal the Poporings and bats. don't forget to type /ns so you can target the undead with the heal spell.

To make the cure spell do more damage, increase your int. If you go on the crusaders path and you have heal (which you can) you can do good damage in Nilfhiem (level 80's +) and Glashiem (sp?) these places are good for Priest as well.

Now on your first job and second job you can go up to level 50 on each, but you can go to 40 to job change. I recommend level 50 because you can get 10 more skill points and allocate those on skills you might need for your next class. Then when you reach level 99, you can rebirth, and start back at level 1/1 but with the stat points you get, you'll have better stats at level 1 than you did just starting at level 1/1 regular novice. First advance class can go up to 50, while second advance class goes up to 70.

More to come soon.

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