IntenseRO Review

[chryses]

This will be my first time posting a Review on any Server I've played on, so I'll base my format to Yusifer's post as it's clean and easy on the eyes. I'm an honest player so let's see what I have to say about this #2 running 3rd Job Server.

I've played this server since October of 2009, they are welcoming since they have a shoutbox on the Forums back then, it was easy to communicate with real help there with you, but the shoutbox has been removed and replaced with a Live Chat which you have to Log on in and sometimes more frequently it doesn't allow you to enter because of some errors with the IRC itself.

Stability: 10/10

- This server is definitely stable, aside for the occasional server crashes, if you and the admins are online in a messenger you can alert them of the crash and the server will be back up again once fixed, otherwise you have to wait till the Admin wakes up.

Availability: 8/10

- The server is located somewhere in the United States so there's little to NO Lag when you are playing on this side of the world.
- Availability issue that I notice is the Maintenance, there are scheduled Maintenance but, it is not being followed. It's supposed to be every Wednesday but sometimes it doesn't happen or it will happen but not as scheduled. IMHO not very dedicated on Scheduled Maint.

Friendliness: 10/10

- Server's friendliness is great, ask in the Forums and sometimes you'll get a direct answer of what you are looking for. Also in-game there is an announcer NPC which is used for someone who might be interested in answering your Question, might not always work as you can't ask the question in the Announcer directly.

Community: 4/10

- The server's community is great BUT once you get to the Vending Town which is Prontera, you'll see where the community really is, below is the chart of IntenseRO's community (Map Stat), This server has the feature of @autotrade/@at which can only be done every 12 hours or you'll be disconnected, making 40% of the total population not human.

Eventfulness: 3/10

- Only Automated Events are available, and sometimes GM triggered NPC Event is available, for me is kinda dull. Oh there's the Fortress Lords, see Guild Competition.

Game Master Friendliness: 9/10

- 9 out of 10 because sometimes if a player asks a GM, and for some reason they either Ignore it, move on, or be sarcastic about it. There are also Police, Helper, and other Staff that is there if you need any help, might not be always on when you need them but they are lurking around Rune of Midgard.

Game Master Availability: 6/10

- Lately the Game Masters have not been able to go online and be active as we would like them to be, And that's understandable because like everybody else, they have of Real Life issues that they have to deal with. But still, hope to see some GMs available when you need them, (hire)

Game Master Helpfulness: 10/10

- Helpfulness is A+ whenever the GM is on they tend to announce it and if a player has a question they can just go to the GM town which is @go gm and make a Pub of their Question, IF a GM is Online.

Economy: 1/10

- LOL, im not a fan of IntenseRO's Economy as there is none. Over Pricing everywhere, The money revolves on Donation Tokens or their  Over Priced Vends, Looking at the autotraders which mostly 10+ Vendors is equal to 1 Player, just don't bother looking at the Vends. And also the scammers are there, on the positive note, there is @whosells which is a great feature in this server.

Guild Competition: 7/10

- Guild competition, let's see, they are Okay, I play WoE and PvP myself the only disturbing part about it is that you can modify your .grf very easily if you know and have a source (RMS and others) to do so, making the /effect still have a modified effect, the Client is not built to bypass it.

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There are several WoE times suited for every Class, may it be a Baby, Trans or Third Class, there is a WoE just for you, also the time is very flexible for your liking, AM or PM, plus WoE FE and SE are available. I have to mention that there are zerg guilds here that is totally very boring for the one's defending making Guild Competition a so-so, Another Plus is that there is a Ventrilo Server available for your Guild if you have one, just ask for a room and the Admin will provide it for you.

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...Nowadays term zerg is used in mmo games to describe force consisted of large group of lower level players (often with only basic equipment) who use numbers rather then strategy to defeat the enemy, therefore requiring no skill. This tactics is commonly known as zerging

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Class Balance: 4/10

- I am one of the Techie there in IntenseRO and rest assured that Bugs are being Reported, if they are dedicated enough that is. Major concern for me is that months have passed and they have not Fixed any of the Bugs Reported in the Bug Tracker, their Fix is to disable the skill until further notice. Also addressed this to the Admin and one of the Devt Team as I said to him, "You should look at the Bug Tracker, the one's I'm telling you are all there", he then replied, "I don't have to". Classes are not balanced (for third Jobs anyway), But as I talked to the Admin about it they then said they are working on it.

Final Notes:
IntenseRO is a good server with the Majority of players being Asians. With a great Website, Helpful Forum, some-what Informative Wiki, all you have to do is play and see what IntenseRO has to offer you. Donations are balanced, No custom Gears, Easy Obtainable Items, Vote for Points System, GM team always find ways to make your time worth-while. NO Lag for me when I play, unless there's an occasional issue on the host. Also recently implemented to speak English at the Main Towns.

Final Grade: 72/110

Statement: It's worth a shot, but be aware that the server has it's cons, more specifically Bugs as kRO still working on theirs as well.

[DeePee]

This is of course a difference in opinion, but if a server crashes occasionally, then how can Stability be a 10/10? =/ If the stability of a server is 100%, then it should not crash. A crash after a reboot (due to an instable core or something) is understandable of course, but if it crashes occasionally at normal running times, then I'd hardly call that perfectly stable o.o

[SirFuzzi]

That's about as good as you get with IntenseRO. It's got the content; it's got some of the feel. It just lacks the community. I dunno if the Grey Wardens still pitch up shop (after losing their star member-- ahem, nobody in particular, but he was a dashing-handsome guy with a penchant for being awesome, kind of like me) but they were, for my month'n'some at IntenseRO, my only friends on the server. The rest are really just a bunch of elitist snobs, I find, who call you when they need someone to leech off of and no other times.

Alas, it's like a well-wrapped present, but inside is poop. Almost everything's good, until you try to immerse in the community. And really, what else but a community has an MMO over a normal RPG?