Elite Kingdom RO (EKRO) [3k/3k/150]

[NeLLy Boi]

Hey peeps! I'd like to promote this new server where I play at. Let's deal w/ the technical details first. This is a post from the server's admin named Midu on the EKRO forum:

ELITE RAGNAROK ONLINE

Ragnarok Online is an online role-playing game based on Norse mythology.
Its world is known as Midgard, which is an ever-expanding realm of exotic lands and never-ending journeys set in a 3-D environment.
EKRO offers you an amazing private server: customized NPCs, maps, items and much more!! Join us Now!!

Setting and features:
Web: Elite Ragnarok Online --->  http://ro.elitekingdoms.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elite-...s/134820675933

Rates: 3k/3k/150
Card droprate: 5%
max base lvl: 255
max job lvl: 100
max stats: 255
max aspd: 195
Main Town: Splendide
Market Map: Custom (@go 28)

This is a full english dedicated server with dedicated connection.

We offer you:
• Player and Guild Ranking System
• Official Mailing System
• Coins for voting
• weekly WoE/WoE SE
• 4 custom PvP Arenas: PvP Square, Nightmare PvP
• GvG Maps
• Custom Fields for fast leveling
• Customized Mobs and Drops
• Bot Killer
• Monster VS Monster Arena
• Balanced Classes, adjusted to a high rate server
• Over 150 custom Items
• A lot of custom quests for headgears, wings, weapons and full sets.
• Awesome Event hats
• Legendary Set Quest including some exclusive sprites
• Custom Items like Level Up Scroll, Castle Tokens, Zeny Coins
• Customized Cards
NPCs
• Custom Shopping Mall
• Banker
• Buff&Link Warper: for a small fee you'll be warped to a map where you can get buffed
and soullinked
• One Click Healer
• Credit Point Shop
• Duel Gambling: betting zeny on Duels
• Exchanger: Exchanges your zeny into Coins and back
• Mini Games: Poring Race, Black Jack, Roulette, Lottery
• VIP Commands
• WoE Announcer
• Specialist: Identifies as much Items as you want in one step

Server will open its doors next saturday, 22th of August at 22hs SERVER TIME. You can start downloading the game and registering an account.

As it was noted, this is just a couple of month old server. But the population is not that bad. About 50~70 players w/ less than 10~15 autotraders. I've only been here for about a couple of weeks, but I've already liked what I saw. Community is still low, but for a young server, it's not that bad.

Quests for custom items, specifically matching helms and wings, are an objective that players instantly focus on. The quests are challenging enough, but not to the point of being uber difficult. Except maybe for the Legendary set quest. That's a different story. There are also custom items available through donation items, but i haven't seen too many people having it. Most players only do the quest items, which, with good skills, are more than sufficient to equal donation items. The problem that I see with the custom items is that they are very limited & most of them doesn't look that good. But still, this is just a new server and I'm sure more nice things will come out.

Character balance... well, from what I've seen so far, nobody is complaining about game balance. I guess it is balanced enough to make people happy. But making GTBs only give out 95% protection against matk & not immunity, & yet still not being able to buff yourself is still a concept I have yet to like. But no complains here. Champ's asura have a time delay set, as well as using berries, so there is no problem w/ berry-ing & asura-ing during PvPs & WoEs. But they are still potent killers nonetheless. Wiz, w/ the right equips, are deadly even to GTB users. Their magic crasher stings. But match them w/ a "strong shield"-user stalker, their only chance not to be stripped is FCP or to run away... fast. Clowns/Gypsies, Profs & HPriests are essential to WoE, so no class is left ignored & unwanted. I think the most dominant character is the sniper due to the fact that items are very limited in the market, so every body is hunting.

ATM, only 3 competitive guilds battle for 2 castles in pront. But WoE is still exciting enough.

GM availability is 95% in my rating. You may not often see them sitting in town, but they always announce their presence through global chatting. They're fun, eager to help, doesn't bully players, and most of all, they don't think that they are above players just because they're GMs.

Overall, it's a fun experience being with this server. I can see myself being here until next year, as long as game balance is decent enough for me. But don't take my word for it. I encourage you challenge me & try this server out. If you're interested in this server, this is the best time to join so you won't be left behind. If you're an RO lover, you won't be wasting your time. Chill...