I've been playing RO for about 6 years now, and this server really gave me the worst first impression. I assume it wouldn't be as bad if you didn't just start out recently (They had some 3rd job update that screwed everything up, making it hard for newbies to the server to get somewhere)
MysticRO
Super High Rate
Base EXP : 100,000x
Job EXP : 100,000x
Max Stat : (Says 1500x, but it's 500x)
Drop Rate : 1,500x
Max Base Level : 999
Max Job Level : 250
Website:
http://mysticro.com/Forums:
http://forums.mysticro.com/Ease of use:Website is pretty bland, but you can navigate it pretty easily. Forums are pretty good, I like the kind of forums they use. However, there is a huge fatal flaw with installing this server. When you install the lite client, the DATA.ini file is not properly configured, leaving out sdata.grf, meaning you'll crash everytime you start to play. This will confuse and aggravate the hell out of newbies to RO in general, and it even took me 10 minutes to figure out how to get it working. A HUGE downside to playing here. There's nothing about this problem on the forums either (or from what I looked for), because I doubt they have many new players joining.
Economy Glance:They have a mall with basic stuff to buy. You should probably have to hunt for most of your stuff, if it's any kind of newer equipment. There's no Venders, at all, and have no real economy based on items or cards. They're easy to hunt as is, I suppose. HOWEVER, again, there's a fatal flaw here. They have a Gold Room, that's been bugged for awhile, and nothing drops gold or whatever item they use for cash. I've talked to other players about this, and confirmed it's not just like a 1% drop or something. So basically, you won't be buying anything from the mall anyways, unless you autoloot as you train gearless.
Class balance:It seems pretty good for what I've seen. Many classes are used, but I did see a little more Guillotines than any other class. But people do like the Assassin class, A LOT.
I don't know if this is balance or some sort of bug, but when you change from 2nd Trans to 3rd job, you gain your 3rd job skills (None of which work, except for Guillotine, go figure). HOWEVER, yet AGAIN, you lose your trans skills. De-classing you to pretty much your un-rebirthed class. It's REALLY pointless, and one of the most pointless things I've ever seen. That makes classing like Genetic useless, as their skills don't work, and they lose Slim Potion Pitcher and Acid Demonstration. What. A. Waste. They don't mention this anywhere, so if you're new here, and just want to level and job change, and don't ask anyone for information, and go through with this, you're utterly screwed.
GM Responsiveness:I asked a few questions about the server itself, and the GMs were really helpful, and replied really fast. The GM's on this server are pretty good, and very active.
Community:I leveled a bit, and changed my classes, and just sat in their main town (Moscovia) and just tried to talk to people. Most of them there were really friendly, and talked back, if they weren't AFK (obviously). I had a good discussion about the 3rd jobs with a few people there, and we talked for at least an hour. The community is active and well. One of the good aspects of this server.
PvP:I couldn't really try PvP, other than looking around a few moments to look at the class balance. I never could level myself enough, or buy myself any gears in which to level a little bit easier.
Events:There we automated events, and from what people told me, GM's do events when they're online.
Forums:Layout could be bland to some people, but like I stated earlier, navigation in those types of forums is really easy.
X-Factor:They have a custom town called "Paradise" which is REALLY well made, I must say. However, nobody is there. Everyone is just in the main town Moscovia.
They have a decent amount of customs, and a "Dual-Class" type thing, where you can do this really long hard quest in order to obtain skills from another trans job. That idea is always neat, but could imbalance things. A LOT.
Conclusion:Honestly, I did not play this server for very long. It is NOT newb friendly (to the server) I suppose I could come back in a week, and if things are fixed, and an entirely different impression of the server. But as for right now, this is how it stands.
I hope this meets standards. My first review on the forums. I was just so frustrated with this server that I felt like I should warn people about it.
