Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising

Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising
Publisher(s)	NEOCYON, Inc.
Series	Ragnarok series
Platform(s)	iOS & Android
Release date(s)	^NA April 11, 2013[1]
Genre(s)	MMORPG
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Much like the Original Ragnarok Online; this mobile version is available free and requires online connectivity to play. Designed to look and feel like the original PC MMORPG Ragnarok Online. Published by NEOCYON, Inc. in April 2013. Available on iOS^[2] and Android. The game now renamed to Ragnarok: Path of Heroes^[3]

Story

1000 years ago... After an exhausting 100-year war with the Demons, the humans of Midgard forged a fragile truce with the scourge of the Underworld.

40 years ago... Valkyrie Randgris threatened the human world using a powerful item stolen from the Underworld, the Cursed stone. Monica from the Celestial Land of Valhalla, defeated Randgris and was able to seal her away, never to be seen again.

Today... A mysterious women has broken the seal, but in the process disappeared. Once again the dark powers of Randgris and her Cursed Stone are free to terrorize the human world once again.^[4]

Classes

4 of the original Ragnarok Online classes are available

• Swordman
• Mage
• Acolyte
• Thief

Swordsmen are a melee class that focus on Strength and Vitality as primary stats. Swordsmen class can have two role, a TANK or a DPS.

• TANK swordsmen - wields shield focus on increasing HP, DEF and MDEF.
• DPS swordsmen - wields two-hand sword (can't wield shield), focus on increasing DAMAGE and ATTACK SPEED.

Mages are a casting class that focus on Intelligence and Agility as primary stats.

Acolytes are a support class that focus on a mixture of Strength/Agility and Intelligence as their primary stats.

Thieves are a melee class that focus on Agility as their primary state and a mixture of Strength and Vitality.

Servers

• Griffon = Poring + Ran
• Ferus = Mimir + Alfheim
• Harpy = Asgard + Valhalla

On May 13, 2015, server merge is implemented.^[5]

Old Servers

• Poring
• Mimir
• Asgard
• Valhalla
• Ran
• Alfeim

As of March 12, 2015, Warpportal announced in their official Facebook page that the 6 servers will be merged into 3 servers. No exact date of server merge is announced.^[6]

Client Updates

• 2.7.0 - Server Merge, Main Quests Added, and 5th Generation of Mercenaries.^[7]
• 2.6.0 - Main Quests Added.^[8]

See also

• Gravity Corp., the game's developer
• Ragnarok Online, the PC Game
• Ragnarok, a manhwa that served as basis for the game
• Ragnarok the Animation, an anime based on the game
• Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second, a sequel to the game
• Ragnarok Battle Offline, a doujin brawler
• Ragnarok DS, a Nintendo DS game based on the MMORPG
• Ragnarok Tactics, a PlayStation Portable game
• Ragnarok Odyssey, a PlayStation Vita game

References

1. GameFAQs. "Technical Info".
2. iTunes. "App Store Page".
3. Google Play. Android "Google Play Store" Check |url= value (help).
4. WarpPortal. "Official Website".
5. Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising. "Server Merge Implementation".
6. Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising. "Server Merge Announcement".
7. Ragnarok: War of Gods. "Client Update v2.7.0".
8. Ragnarok: War of Gods. "Client Update v2.6.0".