Need some advice to choose a server

Started by Rana, Feb 20, 2012, 01:41 PM

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Rana

Hi,

I used to play RO years ago. the best server i played in was scythero (a super high rate with balanced classes in pvp). after it went down i tried many other servers but i didn't like any of them. mainly because either people that donated could get items that gave stats thus making it unfair for others. or the class balance was bad or non-existent (whoever spammed ygg won in pvp...) and i've not played ro for a few years now.

I'm planning to join a server now but i'm not sure of what i should choose. also some content like third job is new to me. so i'm seeking some advice to choose the best server.

I'm looking for a super high rate or high rate private server with balanced pvp where customs that you only can get by donating don't give stats. and of course other things like a nice community, stable server, updated content etc.

Also i think the official RO has become free in recent years. how is it there? is the community good? is it better to start there rather than a private server?

yC

Strudel's post here should give you some understanding of the renewal stuff, http://forum.ratemyserver.net/general-discussion/can-someone-explain-renewal-mechanics-to-me/

If you somewhat figured out what you want for rates and renewal or non-renewal plus some set features you want, you are ready to get some recommendation at the seeker section, http://forum.ratemyserver.net/server-seeking/server-seeking-sub-forum-rules/

Or do you prefer I move your topic to the seeker board right away?  In short, you are looking for a SHR, nice community, balanced pvp, no OP donation.  Yea sorta fit a seeker topic already.

About iRO, you sure you want to play some 1x~ rates when you are looking for SHR?

Rana

Thanks for your reply. i'm checking the info about renewal now.

Yes it'd be great if you can move my topic there. i noticed that section after posting the topic here >.<

About iRO, i don't mind the low rates as long as it's the official server (meaning no going down) and it has a nice community. however it seems there are some downsides like lower exp, higher death penalty etc. so i was wondering if anyone played there or is playing there and could give me some info about the game/community.

pr3zs

well, its all defends on what server you are choosing. CHoose a server that has a name already in the public.

pelshee

Hi,

I used to play RO years ago. the best server i played in was scythero (a super high rate with balanced classes in pvp). after it went down i tried many other servers but i didn't like any of them. mainly because either people that donated could get items that gave stats thus making it unfair for others. or the class balance was bad or non-existent (whoever spammed ygg won in pvp...) and i've not played ro for a few years now.

I'm planning to join a server now but i'm not sure of what i should choose. also some content like third job is new to me. so i'm seeking some advice to choose the best server.

I'm looking for a super high rate or high rate private server with balanced pvp where customs that you only can get by donating don't give stats. and of course other things like a nice community, stable server, updated content etc.

Also i think the official RO has become free in recent years. how is it there? is the community good? is it better to start there rather than a private server?

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Choose a server with good RMS reviews..

Balance donation equip cannot be proven by just looking at them, you have to test it.. Thus we can offer a donation item test for you..

Official RO has more underground trades comparing to private servers.. They're official but that doesn't mean they're better ( I'm not hating, I'm stating facts)

Check us out and see for yourself..

http://stygian-ro.net/

MysticNight

Most servers are sh*t nowadays. The only good one left (since you're interested in PVP) was CavaleRO (bg, insta 99, no OP donations, no MVP cards) just closed.
I've been looking for a good server for days and I doubt I'll find one. Plus iRO is very shady too, if you check iRO boards you can see people with deviling garment and ghostring armor, like LOTS of them. At those rates, how is it possible unless they're cheating?
Not to mention the bots and cheaters. I mean, if I were you, I'd wait for a decent server to open. That's probably what I'll do...

Chasing Ghosts

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iro is pretty dead. everyone has a pvm build for woe, even with the resets, which you have to buy, which they didnt have back when i played there. ppl still use pvm builds, mostly cuz their lazy. woe sucks. its ruled by 2-3 guilds, which is funny cuz on most woe private servers, you end up with 2-3 main guilds anyways, but with much easier rate and playing. so either way teh content is the same, although from my experience private servers have a bit more higher gameplay.

iro has confirmed 1k botters. a while back, about a month or two, when they did a update, randomly 1k ppl didnt log in after update on valk, for at least 2 days. the other servers had large numbers of accounts not log in for a while also, but not as many as valk. so botting and cheating is rampant there, but the same could be said about private servers, if anything the cheating seems more strong on private servers cuz there is such a concentrated amount of ppl.

not too long ago, maybe a few weeks iro posted they were balancing the third classes. i stopped playing around that time, so i dont know how it went, but i assume just from experience its not done. it would take more than 1 time fix to fix an entire class system.

as for the shady cheating suggested, there are a decent amount of mvp/miniboss cards, but ymir server is a merge of all old iro servers, so that has 3 servers that are 10 years old combined. gonna be a lot of those cards in there. im not gonna exclude exploits and hacks, but a majority if not all are gotten legally. duping and what not is harder than most think. i only seen it done once on a private server. parties involved were banned and the server soon died after that.

no offense by calvero was s*** also. it just didnt put you through the time and effort of grinding which i appreciated. but their server was filled with cheaters and lazy ppl (afking in bg). bg would have 20% ppl just afking. no matter what gms did it continued that way until it closed. seeing how 90% of that server was bg, that is a big let down. i didnt get a chance to try woe their, but from the vids it looked fine.

private servers, good ones anyways, never ever last more than a few months, most under 2. i personally dont really mind wasting months over and over, i been doing so for a long time. but some ppl do have a issue with that. so i suggest iro for longest investment. but i already posted issues with iro. if you really do wanna take your time with private servers, i suggest you stick with mid/high/super high rate servers, cuz the server is gonna close soon anyways, no point in wasting extra time on grinding.

most importantly keep things in perspective. you play these servers for fun, so enjoy your time and dont regret the time spent if you really do have fun. a lot of ppl take the time lost badly. i been playing ro for near 10 years, like 90% of that time on private servers and seen a lot of servers closed and seen a lot of ppl take that badly.