Hi everyone! This announcement is for bringing everyone up to speed at what's happening with RyoRO.
With reference to this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=4&p=4493 we announced that because of two factors (a poor server box and internet connection), RyoRO is unable to grow as a server because of lag problems. We are running on a 512kb upload internet connection only, which means RyoRO can only support ~20 players online at a time, and cost for the internet connection was about CDN$50/month.
We have achieved our first goal of getting a new server box, and am now pleased to announce we will achieve our second goal in the next month or so. There are two plans Skyler, Emilie and I are currently looking at, both can support roughly 75-100 players for ~USD$20/month. The server will be able to save a lot financially and finally be able to populate!
With the prospect for advertising RyoRO finally after more than a year of being unofficially online, the staff is currently speeding up their work on making necessary changes to RyoRO to get it ready for an official launch of sorts. I want to stress that it is important we finish everything we want to implement on RyoRO prior to advertising -- we want to keep new players that come in, and it is important first impressions go well.
I also know it's important to let you guys know what we're up to. Here's a rundown!
StorylineWe started our storyline last December with our storywriter GM Miki. However, she was unable to continue writing the story on a monthly basis after two chapters, so we are drawing up the storyboard planning out the quests in her stead. When we are officially online, chapter updates and quests will happen on the first of every month on both servers, compared to before when only Velox had the quests.
Mini-GamesIn addition to the return of 3D Tic-Tac-Toe and Poring Soccer, we plan on adding a host of other mini-games to both servers, including Target Practice and Lure the Monkeys. We have also planned for player-activated events in which a player gives up an event coin to activate a mini-game in which the whole server can participate in to earn Poring Coins.
FishingThe Gone Fishin' skill quest will be completed, enabling players to fish for fish when standing in water. To start the quest, visit the Fishing Guru on the eastern-most house in Ayothaya. All you can do is fish for carps, but when this is completed you will be able to fish for up to 7 kinds of fish and trade them in to the Fishing Guru for Fishing Points, which can be used to get items such as Old Purple Boxes, Bloody Branch, accessories, and.. candy..!
Velox skill adjustmentsWhen RO has a level cap at 999 and stat points at same, suddenly a lot of skills become useless. Skyler and I are going through each class (mainly transcendants) and picking out skills we believe needs tuning. After we have suggested a change to it, we will post the list here on the forums for discussion (just like the MvP card changes).
New AyothayaAyothaya will have a stage, tables and chairs, streetlights and possibly more. We are aiming for 'elegant beach town' for our editing of the current Ayothaya map. Credits to Emilie~
Episode 13 updatesBattlegrounds, Endless Tower (full)
More dungeonsMore custom dungeons and buffed up MvPs for our high-levelled Velox players.
That's the basic gist of our to-do list. I also know that some of you are worried about server expenses during these past months of low population. The server will pay out its last payment to our current ISP on August 24th. After that, we will not be in any debt (in fact, our balance will be at zero dollars).
Any questions, please email me or GM Skyler!
as we cannot promise a definite date of our relaunch. We can promise however that we are working to provide everyone with a fun and enjoyable RO experience.
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