Today I played RO.
I'm over on this server.
Since I don't work this Saturday (for once) I stayed up all night playing RO. So this server, and as I've come to understand most every other private server, may have Renewal content and emulate some skills from third classes, but still fall a bit short from official server content found on kRO, jRO, and even iRO--just because the game's emulator hasn't caught up in development. So while we get neat shiny stuff to look at, the game mechanics aren't quite altered, and I won't experience stuff like mob spawns being jumbled up and the likes. There are good parts and bad parts to this.
Anyway, I made a merchant named Giricco. He's already a blacksmith at level 87/52, and I've pretty much accomplished that by purely Cart Revolution-ing mobs, since I did not have the money for gear. I read a few guides on this server's forums and I had to sit here and think, "Well what the hell, why did this person wait until they were blacksmith to even get a cart?!" Once I got Pushcart to 10, I loaded it until weight limit and leveled thusly:
( Level 30's~60's, Merchant ) pay_fild02, mob Wolf. Most especially useful since these guys drop strawberry 100%. i recommend hanging onto the strawberries, since spamming CR is going to eat away at SP.
( Level 60's~75?, Merchant->Blacksmith) moc_pyrd03, mob Mummy(s). Attack Verit and Drainliar, avoid Matyr and Mimic (in early levels). Actually, if I had better gears--stuff that would allow for more flee, this would've been less of a pain for me, but persistence paid off. These mobs drop all sorts of goodies--I managed to get a Mummy card today (I'm keeping it). This became really less difficult once I jobchanged on over to Blacksmith and got all those initial buffs put into his build.
( Level 70's?~80 Blacksmith) I tried xmas_dun02, and if it were any other time of the year, I would have switched off the background music. But since it's Christmastime, the BGM was more appropriate for the season, so i didn't mind. Mystcases were fun to smack around, but this map is Player-Kill due to the MVP on this server. So I also had snipers trying to kill me off in addition to mobs, but...
... lol, I don't think the average player is very knowledgeable at this game, or at least not PvP elements to it. Despite the fact that there weren't any armors besides a pair of NPC-bought boots equipped on Giricco, the dude still had trouble trying to kill him off (he didn't succeed). Giricco's VIT at the time was 50 something, I mean, geez. In addition to dopey snipers all over the map, I had trouble dealing with all those Cruisers everywhere due to low flee.
But wow, this whole dungeon is messed up. Santa sends you to this cheerful and merry, pastel colored workshop to KILL EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. FOR CANDY. AND CAKE.
( Level 70's~80's Blacksmith) Okay, leveling at iz_dun02 was mostly for financial gain due to the server's raised drop limits, somewhat for the snazzy BGM music, and a little bit for the nippleless boobs. Thanks to the drops I was able to make my first big equipment purchase, a slotted War Axe. But anyway, leveling would go quicker if the Obeaune mobs lacked the Silence skill. Unfortunately I found myself having to break away many groups to pick them off one-by-one. I got bored quickly, especially with those Hydras everywhere and Giricco's still depressingly low flee.
( Level 80, Blacksmith) I revisited the Pyramid dungeon, but a map level lower--moc_pyrd04. Having sufficient flee is becoming less of an issue when it involves certain mobs like Matyrs and Mimics, and mobbing up Isis was easier while I gained levels. I actually did not have to start using white potions until level 85, and thankfully the drops here NPC out enough zeny to continue leveling here--Isis still gives me about 10% experience. I can CR about 5 at a time without difficulty. So after finishing off two mobs, I get a level up. Nice!
There's an MVP on this map--Osiris, but I experienced less stupid during my time here. It's a very quick mob, you rarely have the time to teleport away once you see it.
Now, I tried the Rachel Sanctuary map, but without any significant offensive/defensive equipment against the demi-human mob class, it's a really tough map--most especially without enough flee (once again). So leveling to 99 on that map is pretty much out of the question unless I get the right equipment. I heard Hill Winds are supposed to dish out great EXP, but I forget what map they're on. I might be faced with grinding until 99, not something I'm really looking forward to.
Also, lol. I don't know if this is purely the private server, eAthena or Gravity's doing; but here's the new animation for the Adrenaline Rush skill:
... Yeah, that's a hypodermic needle. Apparently the 'smith class of RO are all junkies, now.
Since I don't work this Saturday (for once) I stayed up all night playing RO. So this server, and as I've come to understand most every other private server, may have Renewal content and emulate some skills from third classes, but still fall a bit short from official server content found on kRO, jRO, and even iRO--just because the game's emulator hasn't caught up in development. So while we get neat shiny stuff to look at, the game mechanics aren't quite altered, and I won't experience stuff like mob spawns being jumbled up and the likes. There are good parts and bad parts to this.
Anyway, I made a merchant named Giricco. He's already a blacksmith at level 87/52, and I've pretty much accomplished that by purely Cart Revolution-ing mobs, since I did not have the money for gear. I read a few guides on this server's forums and I had to sit here and think, "Well what the hell, why did this person wait until they were blacksmith to even get a cart?!" Once I got Pushcart to 10, I loaded it until weight limit and leveled thusly:
( Level 30's~60's, Merchant ) pay_fild02, mob Wolf. Most especially useful since these guys drop strawberry 100%. i recommend hanging onto the strawberries, since spamming CR is going to eat away at SP.
( Level 60's~75?, Merchant->Blacksmith) moc_pyrd03, mob Mummy(s). Attack Verit and Drainliar, avoid Matyr and Mimic (in early levels). Actually, if I had better gears--stuff that would allow for more flee, this would've been less of a pain for me, but persistence paid off. These mobs drop all sorts of goodies--I managed to get a Mummy card today (I'm keeping it). This became really less difficult once I jobchanged on over to Blacksmith and got all those initial buffs put into his build.
( Level 70's?~80 Blacksmith) I tried xmas_dun02, and if it were any other time of the year, I would have switched off the background music. But since it's Christmastime, the BGM was more appropriate for the season, so i didn't mind. Mystcases were fun to smack around, but this map is Player-Kill due to the MVP on this server. So I also had snipers trying to kill me off in addition to mobs, but...
... lol, I don't think the average player is very knowledgeable at this game, or at least not PvP elements to it. Despite the fact that there weren't any armors besides a pair of NPC-bought boots equipped on Giricco, the dude still had trouble trying to kill him off (he didn't succeed). Giricco's VIT at the time was 50 something, I mean, geez. In addition to dopey snipers all over the map, I had trouble dealing with all those Cruisers everywhere due to low flee.
But wow, this whole dungeon is messed up. Santa sends you to this cheerful and merry, pastel colored workshop to KILL EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. FOR CANDY. AND CAKE.
( Level 70's~80's Blacksmith) Okay, leveling at iz_dun02 was mostly for financial gain due to the server's raised drop limits, somewhat for the snazzy BGM music, and a little bit for the nippleless boobs. Thanks to the drops I was able to make my first big equipment purchase, a slotted War Axe. But anyway, leveling would go quicker if the Obeaune mobs lacked the Silence skill. Unfortunately I found myself having to break away many groups to pick them off one-by-one. I got bored quickly, especially with those Hydras everywhere and Giricco's still depressingly low flee.
( Level 80, Blacksmith) I revisited the Pyramid dungeon, but a map level lower--moc_pyrd04. Having sufficient flee is becoming less of an issue when it involves certain mobs like Matyrs and Mimics, and mobbing up Isis was easier while I gained levels. I actually did not have to start using white potions until level 85, and thankfully the drops here NPC out enough zeny to continue leveling here--Isis still gives me about 10% experience. I can CR about 5 at a time without difficulty. So after finishing off two mobs, I get a level up. Nice!
There's an MVP on this map--Osiris, but I experienced less stupid during my time here. It's a very quick mob, you rarely have the time to teleport away once you see it.
Now, I tried the Rachel Sanctuary map, but without any significant offensive/defensive equipment against the demi-human mob class, it's a really tough map--most especially without enough flee (once again). So leveling to 99 on that map is pretty much out of the question unless I get the right equipment. I heard Hill Winds are supposed to dish out great EXP, but I forget what map they're on. I might be faced with grinding until 99, not something I'm really looking forward to.
Also, lol. I don't know if this is purely the private server, eAthena or Gravity's doing; but here's the new animation for the Adrenaline Rush skill:
... Yeah, that's a hypodermic needle. Apparently the 'smith class of RO are all junkies, now.