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News & Server Updates
Event Coins Update + Name Changes + First Ad Fraud Ban
Posted by: Denia on November 17, 2008
We will now be removing the event coin module within a couple of days, so please, if you have not picked up your event rewards, please do so as soon as possible before we take it down! After we remove the module, we will not be giving out the event coin prizes if you did not get them in the time the module was up.
Now for what many of you have been waiting for, name changes will be back after this weeks maintenance, so hooray! I know many of you guys have been anxiously waiting to change those horrid names you selected out of bad judgment or the guy who previously owned your character just plain had bad taste :P
We will also, need you guys to update your email addresses as soon as possible! If you purchase an account, please remember to change not only the password, but the email address as well. Don't use a disposable one, or make up an email address, but actually link your real email address to your account, if you value your account at all. We have had cases where players purchased accounts, and forgotten to change the email address, which then later resulted in a previous owner, attempting to recover the account. Things get ugly, and you have no one else but yourself to blame when this sort of thing happens. So please, keep your email addresses updated!
And lastly, we have just banned our first ad frauder. Please guys, remember, ad frauding will get you banned, and everyone in your household banned. Just don't do it, or I'll have to eat you, like I had to do to Wolf48, a 85 / 54 Stalker.
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An easier way of earning Ad Credit?
Posted by: Denia on November 14, 2008
Ad sponsors are now BACK! Please log into the forums and head over to the ad sponsor discussion section of the forums for more details!
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Completed 11/11/2008 Maintenance + Updates!
Posted by: Denia on November 11, 2008
Just a quick recap on what's been done (and then some!)
+ Novice Island now implemented (Thanks to Zapbomb!)
+ Mailboxes are now found in every town (Talk to Kafra, and there is a mail option there.)
+ Potless PVP is now implemented
+ Halloween Event officially over!
+ 11.2 / 11.3 item effects disabled temporarily.
+ Monsters in Monster race no longer die to dissonance.
+ Harpy spawn returned to normal.
And of course, there will be more to come in our future updates, thanks to our wonderful Development Team!
Run your AnthemPatchers! - It is generally good, after every maintenance, to run your AnthemPatch to get all the latest updates for AnthemRO!
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Vote Fraud & Banned accounts
Posted by: Denia on November 11, 2008
I'd like to touch base with you guys in regards to charge backs and vote fraud. On a day-to-day basis, we see more and more players not knowing what charge backs or vote fraud are. These are both offenses that the server takes very seriously - as serious as scams in fact. /ok
Why is this? Vote frauds cause for the incentives to be taken away from the players. The more people who vote fraud, the more likely it is that, in the future, the vote sites will refuse to allow us to give any incentives. This in turn forces us to remove the ads from the votes. Then you will receive less free ad credit. This not only harms the server, but it affects you, the player, as well.
If you notice that you accidentally voted on your friend's account while he or she was over at your house, simply send in a ticket in regards to it so that we may note your account. This way you won't get banned for it. If you vote frauded only to find out later on that it was against the rules, stop vote frauding immediately! Send in a support ticket; we'll remove the ad credits (and/or items), take care of the other accounts, and you won't get in trouble!
If you are unsure if what you are going to do is something that is illegal on the server, you should send in a ticket, or ask on the forums, if what you're doing is against the rules. If it seems like a work around a rule, then it most likely is not allowed. It's better to be informed than to not be informed and just assume that it is OK, and wind up losing all your accounts.
And now for our first ever list of people who vote frauded:
| Forum Names: - | In Game Names: | n9boy
WestFall
Suiken06 | ~jae~ 98 / 68 Whitesmith |
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| yoha88
wagaban88
biben
ahoy88 | YohA88AhoY 92 / 58 Assassin Cross |
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| arby26
animaro2006
animaro1991
akoypogi4ever | supah-@rchah 80 / 50 Hunter |
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| yawng64
yan567856
yakuza65
xfactorxpac
winipuh67
windows2005
whatup92
ultraForm61
tubbywubby
triplehax
trini38
toxic53
tim967
tamara11113
supercat8200
stormie
stepashka2005
sonne567
socks987
smoke2498
sixangels67
sharik954
salivia2008
rtruth
remix235
ramm678
questking
puperkid
(Truncated list) | Darger 96 / 50 Assassin |
tl;dr version:
Don't vote fraud, it's not allowed.
If you're unsure, send in a ticket or ask on the forums.
If you accidentally fraud, send in a ticket to report it.
Frauding = banned.
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Maintenance for 11/11/2008
Posted by: Denia on November 10, 2008
Hey guys, we're going to be doing a pretty big maintenance tomorrow at 9PM CST and it will last for a couple hours. There are a few things server side that we need to do to try and make the database run a bit smoother. So please be patient while we work on the server.
Also, if all goes according to planned, we will implement a few new things:
+ A new mailbox in every town.
+ Fix Harpy spawn rate
We will also, for the time being, disable the 11.2, excluding Teddy Bear Card. What this means is, all of the cards and or items for the time being, will be set to zero stats. This is due to someone accidentally implementing them, before closed beta was over or any of the items and cards were discussed about. So my apologies for this, but we will try and rectify this as soon as possible.
This does not mean, that your cards and items will be completely useless from here on out, but rather, will be getting a second look at, and then released once they are either changed, or deemed that they are OK for our economy/server. This also means, none of the items will be dropping from their respective monsters. For the time being only.
So again, my apologies for this inconvenience. We will announce the new stats, and when the items have regained their effects.
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Server up! Gunslinger NPC and Mailing System!
Posted by: Adrift on November 4, 2008
The server is now up! Now to let you know of some goodies recently added.
Slaax the Inventor is an NPC modeled after Jaax the inventor, and he can be located here. For those who are unaware, he is in the armory/tool shop in the city of Einbroch (ein_in01). I know it was long over due but, with help from Talis, I was able to put him together.
Using this NPC you can now create Bullet Cases, and Sphere Packs. Much like the arrow quiver NPC, he charges the same amount (500 bullets/spheres, for 500 zeny).
But that's not all! We now have the mailing system. I would have added photos but the system is pretty self explanatory. You can now send people on your friends list messages, and items. It costs 130 zeny to read and write messages. There are mailboxes all throughout Rune Midgard in random places. One of the mailboxes where you can retrieve items, is over in east Prontera, by the Pet Merchant and East gate.
As always, your GM team is working diligently to make the server better for you players! If you like us or hate us, please give us feed back in the feed back section or leave feedback on Rate My Server! This will help let new players see what our server is really like! Thanks guys, for being so patient with us during this maintenance! We hope you enjoy the new things we've implemented for you!
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New Item Shop Stuff.
Posted by: Adrift on November 4, 2008
Hey guys. I just thought I would let you know that I added a few items to the item shop.
Teddy Bear Card: Reduce damage from Undead monster by 30%.
I also added the Angelic Novice items: Angelic Protection [1], Angel's Reincarnation [1], Angelic Guard [1], Angelic Cardigan [1]. So, this should save me some time on spend credits. Thank you, and enjoy!
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Trick or treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat ;D
Posted by: Denia on October 29, 2008
“Boys and girls of every age! Wouldn’t you like to see something strange? Come with us and you will see – this, our town of Halloween!”
In light of the changing seasons and the magical time of Halloween, your GM team has been working to make as many great changes to the server as possible, and we're going to give you fun little additions and events along the way!
First up, we have a nice Prontera edit by Usako that gives our market town a bit of a Halloween-y feeling! All you need to do is download it, run the installer and have it install to your RO folder and you’ll be having a spooky Halloween town in no time!
Next up, we've brought you a nice little trick-or-treating quest, created by GM Kairiya and implemented by GM Quest! The quest starts out in Nifelheim, the land of the dead. Keep an eye out for Jack, our resident Halloween expert! Here’s a mug shot of the ugly old guy - but be careful, he might send you on a journey that you aren't prepared for!
(I know it's tempting, guys, but PLEASE do not give out the locations of the NPCs once you find them - let's try to keep this fun for everyone!)
We made sure that everyone can participate in our quest, so no one will leave empty handed, and are giving you guys plenty of time to finish it up as well. This event will last for TWO weeks, and end on November 12, 2008 (Midnight 12 AM CST)
I hope you enjoy our little Halloween event and the new-and-improved Prontera! As Talis had said earlier though, there will be more to come... so please stay tuned! /gg
D~Out!
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Electric Guitar updated and more!
Posted by: Yuber on October 28, 2008
After a long wait, staff changes, and more, we've finally updated Electric Guitar! And here it is! :laugh:
Electric Guitar
A guitar with the soul of a demon songstress. The melodies produced by this guitar send shockwaves of electricity through the enemy.
Enables use of Level 5 [Jupiter Thunder]
INT + 20, DEX + 20
If not a guild leader, [Frost Joke] = 0, [Assassin Cross of Sunset] < 10:
Enables use of Level 3 [High Jump]
If [Poem of Bragi] < 2:
Enables use of Level 3 [Bard and Dancer Link]
You must spend all of your skill points to gain these bonuses
Item Class : Musical Instrument
Attack Strength : 160
Attribute : Wind
Weight : 100
Weapon Level : 4
Required Level : None
Applicable Jobs : Bard, Clown
I hope you all enjoy it!
By popular request, you'll now notice that the PVP maps are in a new order!
Jawaii got its tool dealer back, Venatus are dropping steel again, and MVPs should be handing out MVP Reward Items again!
Some new card combinations are now working:
Monk combo
Waste Stove Card
Fur Seal Card
Rideword Card
Cookie Card
ATK + 25
STR + 3, Maximum SP + 80
Add a 1% chance of auto casting Level 5 Signum Crucis on the enemy when attacking.
Inflict 10% more damage with Asura Strike.
[Monk, Champion]
Reduce SP Consumption of skills by 10%.
Spell casting can not be interrupted.
Alchemist combo
Mole Card
Zipper Bear Card
Baby Leopard Card
Raggler Card
Muka Card
STR + 4
Maximum HP and SP + 7%
Inflict 20% more damage with Mammonite.
Gain 1 SP every time when the user receives Physical attack on the enemies.
[Alchemist, Creator]
Add a 1% chance of auto casting Level 1 Adrenaline Rush on the user when attacking.
Add a chance of gaining "Glistening Coat" or "Stem" each time a monster is killed.
Rogue combo
Whikebain Card
Wander Man Card
Wild Rose Card
Stainer Card
Shinobi Card
STR + 6
AGI + 4
Inflict 10% more damage with Back Stab.
Add a 5% chance of auto casting Level 5 Strip Armor on the enemy when attacking if the user has mastered the skill at Level 5.
[Rogue, Stalker]
Intimidate Auto-Spell will not function.
Reduce SP Consumption of skills by 20%.
Crusader Combo
Permeter Card
Freezer Card
Heater Card
Archdam Card
INT + 1
STR + 1
DEF + 2
SP Recovery + 10%
Inflict 10% more damage with Shield Chain and Sacrifice.
Reduce Casting Time by 10%.
[Crusader, Paladin]
Blesses an Armor with the Holy Property.
Bard and Dancer combo
Cruiser Card
Anolian Card
Dragon Tail Card
Alligator Card
Ferus Card
DEX + 5
Inflict 5% more damage with Arrow Vulcan, and inflict 10% more damage with Musical Strike and Throw Arrow.
[Bard, Dancer, Clown, Gypsy]
Add a 5% chance of auto casting Level 2 Tarot Card of Fate on the enemy when attacking.
Sage combo
Wicked Nymph Card
Harpy Card
Miyabi Doll Card
Blood Butterfly Card
Novus Card
INT + 3
Inflict 10% more damage with Heaven's Drive and Thunder Storm.
[Sage, Professor]
Reflect single target Magic back at the caster (Success Chance 20%).
Add a 1% chance of gaining 'Red Gemstone' or 'Yellow Gemstone' item each time a monster is killed.
Reduce Casting Time by 20%.
For any of you that have been wondering what new customizations for Lord Kaho's Horns and Pussy Cat Bell have been put in recently:
Pagdayaw Kaho
Pinwheel Hairpin
Dokebi Wig Kaho
Valkyrie Feather Kaho
Smiling Mask Bell
Finally, there will be another maintenance tonight so we can implement some more fun stuff for you guys. It is scheduled for 11:00 PM CST and should last less than an hour.
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Event Coin Module & More
Posted by: Talis on October 24, 2008
You can find the pet food for the event pets at the Pet Food NPC in Prontera at 217, 211. :)
Thanks go out to everyone who participated in the Open Beta!
The Event Coin Module is now up & running!
Please note that due to this module we have not been changing names recently, and we will not change names until we disable this module.
Therefore this module will be disabled in 2 weeks from now. Please make sure to grab your reward before then!
Also, there is no refund offered for accidental exchanges or pet starvation.
The page WILL take several seconds to load after you have selected your reward. Please be PATIENT. If you refresh the page, chances are that you will get the same item again ( if you have enough coins for it ).
You can access the module by going to "Item" on the front page. As the other Item Functions are still disabled ( for now ), it will pop up right away. /wow
You will need to fill out five fields:
1) Your Beta Username
2) Your Beta Password
3) Your Main Username
4) Your Main Password
5) The character name.
A example to make it clearer:
Say on the test server, you made a new character called "Mark", on the account "twilight", so to receive your reward, you made a character called "Mark" on the main server as well, however not on the "twilight" account ( as it happened to be full ), so you made it on the "dusk" account.
You would fill out as follows:
1) twilight
2) twilightpassword
3) dusk
4) duskpassword
5) Mark
The Beta Password & Login are the login that you used to play on the Beta Server! If you changed your password on the main server since, you will have to use the former password as a beta password!
You then get to a page where it displays how many coins you have available and the rewards available to you.
Here is a list of rewards:
- 1 OPB for 1 Coin
- 1 OCA for 3 Coins
- Roween Egg for 10 coins
- Siroma Egg for 10 coins
- Fire Imp Egg for 10 coins
- Black Valkyrie Helm for 20 coins
- Mewing Drooping Cat for 20 coins
- Bunny Hat for 20 coins
The hats are a awesome opportunity for non-kaho people to get a awesome headgear. Not only do they add +3 to all stats and have a slot, they have some hidden bonuses as well ( besides from just looking awesome ) /wow
All of these items, besides the OCA / OPB are character bound meaning you will not be able to store them in kafra, drop them or otherwise trade them.
Besides the Event Coin module, i want to give you a slight idea of some of the projects i have been working on recently ( which might help you in understanding why the Event Coin Module took a while ):
1) A new Guild vs. Guild based Combat mode - 95% Complete
This is one of my main projects. I figured that players don't see too much of me - OR - my work. So I went out of my way to create the biggest custom content yet ! Custom content that is needed. I am sure you have seen posts around how WoE is getting boring and is just the same thing over and over.. well, I went out of my way to take the best parts about WoE and making something even better out of it! AnthemRO is a very competitive server, and this should definitely make it much more interesting.
As far as progress goes, the mode itself is done and works fine. The only thing really left to do is make the website statistics tracking, which I am working on together with Zapbomb! Thanks goes out for all the staff for helping me find bugs and giving alternative solutions for some problems!
Some highlights:
1) No more domination by those who spam the most GJ / Whites. In this mode any foreign healing objects will instantly reduce your health to 0. You do however get special potions that you can use in this arena - but they come in limited supplies. This means you must manage your potion usage wisely!
2) In this mode, both guilds have to be on their toes! There is no "one side attacks, one side defends" , no, in this mode everyone must defend AND attack at the same time!
3) Website statistic tracking allows everyone to see how pwnsauce your guild is. Or how many times you died while holding a...
4) Powerup. The arena features game-breaking powerups that spawn every so often. IF you die holding one however.. its gone for good.
5) It can be played at any time! No more having to wait for those 2 hours to get your Guild vs. Guild fix.
2) A PHP <=> Ragnarok Online API, 90% complete
This is something for the tech oriented people. I have been working on a big collection of well-coded functions to make item management via the website extremely easy and efficient. With this API, all sorts of item modification modules become much easier to code. This was the main reason why the Event Coin Module took so long, but it is worth it. Unfortunately this is something that only really benefits me directly, but since it makes my life much easier, it will mean that I can churn out innovative things at a much faster pace than ever before.
3) Unslotter, Kaho Changer, Itemviewer etc., 50% complete
The basic structure of those exists already, what I need to do still is changing the code to utilize the new API. For the unslotter i still need to work in unslotting functions into the API, which i will do pretty soon. So don't worry, they will be coming back!
4) A website based, serverwide market module, 20% complete
This is also a bigger project, and one that is still under heavy development. The idea is to create a website based market system that will allow you to either sell things for a fixed price, or auction things comfortably from the website. This will also have character sales and account auctioning included, which will finally be a safe and supported was of trading characters.
There are many more projects I am working on ( Non Pot PVP Room, WoE rules PVP room, website character viewer and more ) , but those are the highlights. I hope this grants you a bit of insight as to why I have been so busy recently, and reassurance that i have not ( contrary to popular belief ) just been lazy. /wow
If you encounter any problems with the Event Coin exchanger, please send me a PM about it.
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