Open Beta will have a level cap at 50, unlike in the CBT where it was 30.
PvP and WoE will be available at official release.
Weapons do not level up any longer.
Stats are gained automatically, you can’t set them manually like in classic RO.
You will have to explore the maps to see them. Unexplored areas will stay dark on your mini-map until you have been on that certain place you want to see.
Classes
As mentioned on the Classes page, there will be 5 classes to start with.
Second jobs will be (available at level 20):
Swordsman > Knight/Warrior
Acolyte > Priest/Monk
Magician > Wizard/Sorcerer
Thief > Rogue/Assassin
Archer > Ranger/Hunter
Novices are not available any longer. However they will play a certain role in RO2.
On official launch (after the open beta) you will be able to choose from Light or Dark, which will affect your gameplay, you will have different skills between both paths.
Professions (Life-Jobs)
You can choose between Blacksmith, Cook, Doctor and Tailor in the Closed Beta.
There will be four more Life-Jobs, however those are not revealed yet.
Each character you create, you must choose a Life-Job for afterwards.
The Life-Jobs give you certain skills you can also use in combat.
As soon as you log out of the game you can turn your character into an NPC. This NPC will sell goods or repair stuff for zeny depending on which Life-Job you have chosen.
Chara-System (Chaos or Order)
As I told you before in the Classes page of this blog, there is a so-called “Chaos or Order” (Chara) system which will be available as soon as Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second goes retail. When you reach level 5o you can do quests to be able to gain points for either Chaos or Order. After that your skills change, also your clothes’ apperance starts to differ from what they were before.
Once you became Chaos or Order, it will be very hard to change your path, but it’s possible if you wish to do so.
Skills
Skills can have cast time or a certain cool down (time until you can use that skills again).
You will have two skill trees. One for your class and one for your profession (life-job).
The chara-system will affect your skills.
Life-Jobs will give you skills for combat aswell.
Cards
There’s no longer putting cards into slotted equipment. Instead, you will be able to bind five cards directly on your character. This means you can change your equipment as you wish without losing the advantage gained by cards.
Each monster has three types of cards:
Bronze, Silver, Gold – Stats and attributes given by cards are higher depending on the colour of the card. However you can combine them to get your desired card. Three bronze cards of the same monster can be combined to one silver card. And three of them can be combined to one gold card.
Quests
Unlike in classic RO, where quests didn’t play a big role (especially in the beginning), in Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second they will be all around us.
In-Game you can get all the important information to solve your quests.
Pets
Yes they are there! And they are so cute! They will give you stats and attributes and follow you where ever you go, giving you extra stats and other attributes.
Telescope (Long glass / Spy glass)
With them guild leaders will be able to overwiew the battlefield and make a strategy before the next strike. It will also be useful to spotting mobs, boss monsters, etc.
So that’s it for now. It looks very promising to my opinion. Great game to hit us in the next months, let’s just hope it will improve every now and then!
