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| Developer(s) | Gravity Interactive, Inc. (North America) Faith Inc. (Japan) |
| Publisher(s) | Gravity Interactive, Inc. (North America) Faith Inc. (Japan) |
| Version | naROSE: 143 (2007-12-20) jROSE: 164 (2007-11-06) |
| Released | July 2005 (Japan) December 1, 2005 (North America) |
| Genre | MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
| Ratings | Everyone 10+ (ESRB) |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Media | Download /Screenshots / Movies / Wallpapers / Graphics Design |
| System requirements | Windows XP SP2, Intel Pentium III 800 MHz equiv. CPU, 128MB RAM, Internet access, DirectX 9, GeForce2 MX 400 or higher / Radeon 7000 or higher, sound card |
| Input methods | Mouse & Keyboard |
ROSE Online, or Rush On Seven Episodes Online (Korean:로즈 온라인) is an MMORPG developed by Korean company Triggersoft and published by Gravity Corp..
Contents |
Story
Gameplay
Gameplay is a free roaming typical level-up based MMORPG. You fight monsters, level up, obtain new skills and equipment to better yourself for upcoming battles. You can travel to different planets and explore new environments as well as battle other players and declare wars against other clans [guilds]. The game features its own in-game economy which is directly controlled by players. Supply and demand can change each day so it is up to you to seize the opportunity. You can obtain one of 4 branches of jobs at level 10, and 2nd Advanced jobs at level 70. The max level currently is 210. At level 210 you do not get experience but you are able to refine [upgrade] your weapons and armor to increase your power for Player vs Player. In addition to leveling through the method of acquiring experience points leading to a level after the defeat of a monster, a character may also aid their leveling experience with the use of Quests. Quests are initiated after being spoken to a NPC. Some quests are given a time limit so the character must complete the quest to be eligible for a reward. A reward may be constituted of material items and is usually accompanied with an experience point reward. Rewards from quests are affected by the amount of charm a character has. There are three types of items, to which the Inventory is divided: Equipment, items characters may wear on their bodies; Consumable which consists of consumable items that may recover HP, MP or Stamina, or perform an effect (i.e. dance, learn a skill, shoot fireworks, socket items), and Etc which covers general miscellany, such as materials for crafting, gems, and ammunition for weapons that need them.
Tuning System
There are a total of 3 forms of transportation available in ROSE Online:
Cart
The cart is basically a car. In order to drive a cart you have to complete a quest. The quest can be obtained by anyone level 50 or higher. The cart is owned by the player, and the player can buy better pieces for the car to improve its performance.
Castle Gear
Castle gear is what every high level player needs. It is a giant robot like thing, which the player drives. The player needs to be level 120 in order to drive castle gear. Castle gear is mostly used in pvp (player versus player). It is not user to get somewhere fast (like the cart), but it has a massive amout of power, which can become even more if the owner buys new and better weapons for it.
Flying Vessel
Unlike Carts and Castle Gears, the Flying Vessel cannot be owned by a user. It is operated by NPCs and ferries players from planet to planet. To an extent, the flying vessel is a prop employed by the game as to create the illusion that the character has traveled or will travel a considerable distance, as the "trip" is accompanied with a post-rendered video of the ship in question traveling towards a planet. The use of this service is provided if the character supplies the NPC who operates the vessel with a sum of in-game currency. A quest must be completed to acquire the ability to use the Flying Vessel in various versions.
Jobs
- 1st Job: Level 10
- 2nd Advanced Job: Level 70
Visitor
This is the job everyone starts with. At level 10 you can start a quest to become a Muse, Soldier, Dealer, or Hawker. Visitors may remain Visitors as long as they like, but unfortunately cannot use any skills except the basic ones. Visitors start out with a basic set of armor (the Visitor Look), a feather in your hair (for males), a pink ribbon (for females), a Wooden Sword and 200 Zulie (currency of ROSE Online).
Muse
Muses use magic to attack enemies or heal/enchant fellow players. Muses use intelligence as their main stat. Some Muses take hybrid builds such as adding dexterity, allowing them to use Katar-type weapons or Dual Weapons and giving them dodge rate, while still having Muse's skills to help them. They also add strength for added defense, HP, and weight limit. Muses use magic staffs or wands, the latter usually with a support tool. If Muses reach level 70, they can choose a second job: Magician or Cleric.
Mage
Mages are powerful spell casters who cast spells such as Ice Bang and Staff Stun. They are often used in parties as damage specialists. They can do a tremendous amount of damage when buffed.
Cleric
Clerics are the supportive branch of Muses. Clerics focus on making their healing spells and enchantments[buffs] stronger and mostly dependent on parties to level, but if needed they can summon monster to attack like an Elemental or a phantom sword, or can alternatively use summoning capsules.
Soldier
Soldiers are melee/ranged fighters, who focus on offense or defense. Soldiers use strength as their main stat. They party with other classes and provoke enemies to form a mob of monsters for higher and faster exp gain. Soldiers use one- or two-handed swords, blunt weapons, spears, axes, and shields. Their second job form is either Knight or Champion.
Knight
Knights are the defensive branch of Soldiers. Knights usually use one-handed weapons and shields and use area of effect skills, relying on their high defense to do it safely.
Champion
Champions are the offensive branch of Soldiers. Champions usually use two-handed weapons such as axes, spears and two-handed swords. Champions excel at destroying single enemies such as bosses, but cannot effectively take damage from (or "tank") multiple enemies at once.
Dealer
Dealers are the money-making class of ROSE. They typically use guns or launchers in combat, which use bullets and canon balls, therefor can make the dealer expensive, dealers are also skilled in crafting items. They can later change classes to become either an artisan (crafting) or bourgeois (money maker).
Artisan
Artisans are the money maker branch of Dealers. Artisans can craft equipment, carts, and castle gears; cut gems; upgrade equipment; as well as separate gems from socketed items. Because most Artisans prefer to use as many crafting skills as possible instead of fighting skills, they often focus on speed to accommodate their high chance to inflict critical hits, which deal three times the normal attack damage. Artisans are most commonly seen using guns.
Bourgeois
Bourgeois, or commonly referred to as Bourgs, are all about finding items and dealing damage. Bourgs are also known for their strong mercenary summons, which cost money to use. Bourgs have gun skills which are especially suited for PvP or launcher skills which are especially suited for PvM. Bourgs deal high damage to single enemies and have the greatest distance of fire, they are commonly used to gather materials to make zulie.
Hawker
Hawkers are fast characters, and wear light armor . They base themselves on dexterity, which is their main stat that supports damage and dodging. Hawkers use katars, dual weapons or bows. They can also hide, boost up their critical and dodge rate, and throw poison knives at their enemies.
Scout
Hawkers who prefer using bows advance to the Scout job, effectively allowing the Hawker access to the Scout skill tree which consists of skills that are involved in the projection of arrows. One skill that is unique to the Scout is the ability to conjure a Hawk summon, which aids the Scout in the game by attacking the character's highlighted hostile target. The ability of this hawk is highly controversial. Scouts are also given active skills that increase their attack range, as well as dealing additional damage or ailments; all of these supports are of less effect than those of a cleric.
Raider
Hawkers who prefer knuckles or dual weapons advance to the Raider job, which allows them to access skills which mainly inflict damage. There is one skill unique to this job, stealth, which allows them to become neutral, so no player nor any monster can kill them. It also increases there movement-speed (run speed).
Weapons
There are a variety of weapons to use in ROSE Online. The weapons aren't restricted by the player's job, but their level and a specific stat. Some weapons have "slots" in them, which allows the user to put a jewel or gem into it and increase certain stats. Dealers can craft their own gem into their weapons when they learn the skill.
Here is a list of the current weapon types in ROSE Online.
Axe
Requires: Strength
Melee Weapon
Dominant user: Soldier/Champion
Spear
Requires: Strength
Melee Weapon
Dominant user: Soldier/Champion
One-handed Sword
Requires: Strength
Melee Weapon
Dominant user: Soldier/Knight
Two-handed Sword
Requires: Strength
Melee Weapon
Dominant user: Soldier/Champion
Dual Wield
Requires: Dexterity-Strength
Melee Weapon
Dominant user: Hawker/Raider
Blunt Weapon
Requires: Strength
Melee Weapon
Dominant user: Soldier/Knight
Bowgun [Crossbow]
Requires: Strength-Dexterity
Long distance weapon
Dominant user: Soldier/Knight [kROSE, iROSE]
Bow
Requires: Dexterity
Long distance weapon
Dominant user: Hawker/Scout
Katar
Requires: Dexterity-Strength
Melee Weapon
Dominant user: Hawker/Raider
Gun
Requires: Concentration-Dexterity-Sensibility
Long distance weapon
Dominant user: Dealer/Artisan
Launcher
Requires: Strength-Concentration-Sensibility
Long distance weapon
Dominant user: Dealer/Bourgeois
Magic Tool [Wand]
Requires: Intelligence-Sensibility
Long distance weapon
Dominant user: Muse/Cleric
Staff
Requires: Intelligence-Strength
Melee Weapon
Dominant user: Muse/Mage
There are different rarities and forms of weapons and armor, their name are labeled in different colors:
- Yellow: A common version of a weapon. These can be crafted by Artisans.
- Blue: An uncommon version of a weapon that has boosted stats and has higher level requirement, or lower level requirement conditional to different versions.
- Purple: These are very rare and special weapons.
Unique weapons, easily detected by their purple names, they are weapons with no level requirement and only require fairly large amounts of their weapon type's significant stat, usually ranging from 150~200. Regardless of their name, unique weapons aren't unique but very rare. Each unique weapon gives a fixed bonus of their own, usually a very substantial advantage. Unique weapons are never prefixed. Unique weapons are unrefineable in naRose, but in jRose they can be refined using Braveman's Talisman.
Gems & Sockets
Gems are a highly sought after material in ROSE Online. a Gem possess powerful stats that will make its wielder more powerful. Each Gem has 7 different grades, each grade is bigger and gives a more powerful stat, Gems can be created by Artisans with the Gem Cutting skill.
- Ruby + Strength
- Garnet + Dexterity
- Sapphire + Concentration
- Topaz + Intelligence
- Pink Opal (Can be purchased from the Item Mall.) + Physical Defense
- Emerald + Sense
- Diamond + Attack
- Peridot + Attack Speed
The ability to create sockets is to find rare items called Drills, the drills can create sockets in weapons, jewelry and chest armor. Once a Gem has been placed in the socket it cannot be removed. In Korean and International ROSE there was an NPC that could remove them but you had a 10% risk of reducing your gem by 1 grade, if the gem was grade 1, then it was destroyed.
Stats
Stats are obtained each time you level, each stat does a different thing. There is no restriction on which stat you add on your character. Note: When you get information about stats in-game, there are hidden elements of what each stat can do. Here is a list of what each stat can really do.
Strength
- Major increase of attack for One and Two-handed Swords, Blunt weapons, Axes and Spears
- Major increase of attack for Launchers/Cannons
- Minor increase of attack for Staffs, Dual Wield, Katar.
- Increase Physical Defense
- Increase 10-20 health points
- Increase ability to carry more weight from Items.
Dexterity
- Major increase of attack for Bows, Katars, Dual Weapons and Crossbow.
- Minor increase of attack for Guns.
- Increased damage rating of long distance weapons.
- Increased Dodge Rate
Intelligence
- Major Increase in attack of Staffs.
- Moderate Increase in attack of Wands.
- Increase Magic Defense.
- Increase MP.
- Increase in magical skills damage.
- Increases buff's stats
Concentration
- Major increase of attack for Guns and Launchers.
- Increase 1 point Hit-Rate.
- Increase 1 point Health and Mana recovery.
- Increase successfulness when crafting an item.
- Every 2 con gives 1 Critical Rate.
Charm
- Finish quests faster from higher luck.
- Increase in the amount of quest reward (experience points, items, or money)
- Every 1 charm gives 0.25% out of 100% to get a rare item or good drop
Sensibility
- Major increase of attack for Wands.
- Moderate increase of attack for Guns and Launchers.
- Minor increase when using physical damage skills.
- Increase damage rating of long distance weapons.
- Increase Critical striking.
- Increase chance to develop a stat when crafting.
- Increase in skills damage.
- Every 2 sen gives 1 hit rate 2 critical
ROSE Online Services & Variants
While there are different versions of ROSE Online, there are some differences between them. These differences reside mainly in the quests as well as the skill system.
Korean ROSE / Japanese ROSE
The game's main quest is a large part of the game's quest content. It's also used to get to the second planet, Luna. The skill system works through a combination of skill books and SP (skill points). You first purchase a skill book for the skill you want and then you can upgrade it by using a certain amount of SP. The SP required to upgrade a skill varies from skill to skill, and will increase as the skill's level increases. All skills require at least several SP to upgrade even right from the start. Every time you level up you get a certain amount of SP proportionate to your level. As your level increases, so does the amount of SP you gain. Note: As of 4/11/2007 Korean ROSE has been deemed to shutdown.
Philippine ROSE / North American ROSE
The game's main quest, or commonly referred to as "Episode 1" was more developed in the International ROSE, the quest is much changed in more current versions. Starting at level 10 until level 210, you will gain one SP per level. To upgrade a skill you will need to use only one SP per level, but you only get one SP per level and all skills have strict level requirements. You will also gain Mp to use skill On July 4 2007, Level Up Games Inc. the company that franchised Philippine Ragnarok Online, ROSE and soon Ragnarok Online 2: Gate of the world all games by gravity announced that they will be shutting down as stated in the company's website. This will be effective August 1, 2007. http://www.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=439
As you may already know, we were put to the test when Triggersoft (Gravity’s development team for ROSE) not only ceased development and technical support for ROSE Online but also shut down all operations recently. Many thought this was the end. But resilient as we are, we found a way to survive. We decided to follow the free to play business model, a risky and bold move, but one that we were willing to take… all to keep a great game going, keep everyone happy and most of all, keep our community solid, intact and alive.
ROSE Evolution
ROSE Evolution is the new version, or massive update of ROSE, with the GUI, skills set, materials and crafting system completely changed. Japan ROSE migrated to Evolution the first, followed by korean ROSE, Philippine ROSE and the last North American ROSE on 24th August, 2006. ROSE Evolution is a union of both previous variants. The noticeable differences are:
- A complete redesign of the User Interface.
- New maps, including Desert of the Dead.
- Change of starting location.
- The refining system now uses weapon and armor grades.
- Introduces completely new monsters.
- Buffs have been changed to include percentage buffs.
- Skills are tightly coupled to weapon. For example, Cleric can no longer use a staff to perform buffs and Hawker's skills are divided into weapon groups.
- Blue gear, unique weapons, shields, back shields and wings can no longer be refined. (As per version 148 Japanese ROSE, back shields, bag and wings are refine-able)
ROSE Legend
After the closing of Korean ROSE and the end of the development by TriggerSoft, the two remaining providers, Japan ROSE and ROSE North America, decided to develop the game separately. Japan Rose chose to change its name from ROSE Evolution into ROSE Legend in the same time of introduction of the 4th planet Orlo on December 25, 2007. naROSE, however, stays with the name ROSE Evolution.
Pricing
Monthly Fee
Each game provider has their own pricing scheme. Below is the pricing scheme for naRose and jRose (the other servers have been shut down). naRose New players get a free trial of 7 days or 35 hours (whichever comes first). naRose monthly pricing is monthly based as follow:
- With an auto-recurring subscription:
| Plan | Price | Mileage Points* |
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| 1 month | $11.99 | 110 |
| 2 months | $22.99 | 240 |
| 3 months | $31.99 | 390 |
| 6 month | $56.99 | 840 |
- With a non-recurring subscription:
| Plan | Price | Mileage Points* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $12.99 | 100 |
| 2 months | $24.99 | 220 |
| 3 months | $34.99 | 360 |
| 6 month | $62.99 | 780 |
jRose jRose pricing is feature-selection based; You only pay the features you used. The pricing is summarized as follows:
| Feature | Price | Mileage Points* | Remarks |
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| Entry | Free | 0 | Player can play the game, but can't use trading, personal shop, storage, and community features. Buying from personal shop or NPC is allowed. Only 3 of 5 characters/server can be used.
Note: Community features become available to Entry Plan since 2007/09/04 |
| Premium | ¥480/month | 24 | Entry features + trading, personal shop, 1st storage, and community features. |
| Extra Storage | ¥200/month | 10 | 2nd, 3rd and 4th storage |
| Extra Character | ¥200/month | 10 | 4th and 5th character |
- Yen to US$ conversion is available at xe.com
- Mileage points are used to buy items in the Item Mall. If necessary, mileage points can be bought separately. Each provider has a different pricing for the Item Mall.
Item Mall
An online shop of the provider's site where you can buy special Item Mall obtainable only items. Implemented in December 2006 on pROSE and naROSE. Out in kROSE and jROSE.[1][2] Items listed on the sites for each version may vary and change frequently.
Release History
- October 2004: ROSE Japan (jROSE) and ROSE Korea (kROSE) began their open beta test phase.
- January 2005: kROSE was officially released. International ROSE (iROSE) began its open beta phase.
- May 15, 2005: iROSE reset.
- June 2005: Taiwan ROSE (twROSE) and Philippine ROSE (pROSE) began their open beta test phase.
- July 2005: jROSE was officially released.
- August 1, 2005: jRose began its pay to play service along with the Item Mall service.
- August 31, 2005: iROSE was officially closed.
- September 1, 2005: ROSE North America (naROSE) began its open beta phase.
- October 7, 2005: ROSE Europe (euROSE) began its open beta phase.
- November 10, 2005: euROSE began its pay to play service.
- December 1, 2005: naROSE began its pay to play service.
- January 31, 2006: euROSE closed due to Gamesrouter's lack of funds. All games hosted by Gamesrouter subsequently closed as well. euRose accounts could opt to migrate to pRose.
- March 10, 2006: twROSE was permanently closed.
- May 1, 2006: jRose became a free to play service. Free service users cannot access storage, trade, setup personal shop or access the friend list. To access the full functions, monthly fee 1500 JPY is required.
- June 22, 2006: jRose transition to ROSE Evolution.
- Summer 2006: kROSE and pROSE transition to ROSE Evolution. kROSE became Free2Play. The euROSE database is transfered to pROSE.
- August 24, 2006: naROSE makes the transition over to ROSE Evolution.
- April 11, 2007: kROSE is deemed to permanently shutdown.
- April 18, 2007: pROSE makes the transition from Pay2Play to Free2Play.
- May 2007: jROSE's Intellectual Property transferred to Faith Co., new development team assigned for jROSE.
- July 4, 2007: pROSE Announces its closure on August 6, 2007 at precisely 3:00PM GMT+8:00, due to lack of updates and unstable game status.
- Summer 2007: Gravity Interactive, Inc. (naROSE's publisher) acquires the rights to develop naROSE.
- August 6, 2007: pROSE officially closes at precisely 3:00PM GMT+8:00.
- December 25, 2007: jRose introduces Rose Legend
References
- ^ 『ローズオンライン エボリューション』正式導入日が決定! (Japanese). Famitsu (2006-06-09). Retrieved on 2006-06-09.
- ^ 「マイレージアイテム」 (Japanese). Faith (2006-06-09). Retrieved on 2006-06-09.
