Ragnarok Online Reaches 17 million users
by VGLN Staff

Tuesday, March 16, 2004

User base nearly reaches a million in the U.S.

Gravity Interactive LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of Gravity Corp. in Korea, announced today the launch of its new Ragnarok Online website, offering gamers a fun new way to experience this anime-style, fantasy world.

Inspired by the fantasy animation written by Myung-Jin Lee, Ragnarok Online is a vast world with endless background and storyline elements showcased in a 3-D environment. The new website offers a streamlined new player section, allowing gamers to quickly choose and design their characters and start playing almost immediately. For veteran Ragnarok Online players, the site will provide enhanced sections for updates and community features.

In addition to the new website, Ragnarok Online will be launching its Juno update to the game. New maps, monsters, and an alternative second job system which will allow players to change their occupations from a swordsman to a crusader, from an archer to a bard or a dancer, from a thief to a rogue, from a magician to a sage, from a merchant to an alchemist and from an acolyte to a monk will all be added.

The community of Ragnarok Online is dynamic and growing, attracting more than 17 million players from all over the world, in 130 different countries since its inception three years ago in South Korea. In the U.S. alone Ragnarok Online has more than 700,000 registered users.

Players can join for a 15-day free trial base with no credit card information needed, or for a $12 a month subscription. For players that want to check out the game before committing to a full month subscription, Ragnarok Online also offers the new option to purchase 30 hours of gameplay time for $7.99. To join in the excitement, and for more information log onto http://iro.ragnarokonline.com.

--- Kit