Looking for a roleplaying server

Started by Inspector Clouseau, Apr 12, 2022, 04:17 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Inspector Clouseau

Hello everyone.

I've recently felt like getting back into Ragnarok Online, though none of the servers I saw listed looked very appealing to me. Perhaps the nostalgia is simply all gone and I am looking for something more than just hours upon hours of grinding, and the same old guild dramas.

A roleplaying server  is what interests me the most at the moment. Someplace where it feels like your actions have meaning and impact the world, where it's not like you just go to one place, slaughter monsters, and they continually, inexplicably keep respawning.

Maybe it's just a pipe dream. Maybe something like that has never existed or never will. But I'd be willing to try something close.

Preferences:
no cash shop
prefer pre-renewal, but can deal with renewal too
low rates, to help you feel some character growth
no resets, free warps, or other cheesy NPCs
no multiboxing, as any serious RP environment would forbid that anyway

Let's see if any of you all happen to know of some place!

Holy Acolyte Kikuri

I'm also looking for an RP server. I had a lot of success in the last server I played by joining a random server and always talking in-character. You'll find that there are people who will jump in and play along, even if it's odd or embarrassing to them at first.

Hopefully, an actual RP server with decent mechanics opens up, but until then, it's kind of up to us to make our own fun and build our own little communities. I know it'll happen eventually though!

I'm still apart of my guild's discord that has a few RPers in it. So once a proper server is made, we're all ready to pounce on it!

Father Ghen

Quote from: Inspector Clouseau on Apr 12, 2022, 04:17 PM
Hello everyone.

I've recently felt like getting back into Ragnarok Online, though none of the servers I saw listed looked very appealing to me. Perhaps the nostalgia is simply all gone and I am looking for something more than just hours upon hours of grinding, and the same old guild dramas.

A roleplaying server  is what interests me the most at the moment. Someplace where it feels like your actions have meaning and impact the world, where it's not like you just go to one place, slaughter monsters, and they continually, inexplicably keep respawning.

Maybe it's just a pipe dream. Maybe something like that has never existed or never will. But I'd be willing to try something close.

Preferences:
no cash shop
prefer pre-renewal, but can deal with renewal too
low rates, to help you feel some character growth
no resets, free warps, or other cheesy NPCs
no multiboxing, as any serious RP environment would forbid that anyway

Let's see if any of you all happen to know of some place!

The server you're describing sounds a lot like OathRO
1x Rate, Classic, Only Job 2 (No Trans yet, but with plan to add trans in the future).
Stat reset only until base level 45 (with some quest), No Skill Reset.
No Multi-Client, or Multi-login.
Server age about 6 month old.

Online population 100~ ish (Not Including vendors), can be up to 180 with vendors.
Active party, WoE.
Funny GM and CM  /heh

I'm also playing here I think it's already a month since I first playing.
Hit me up if you're playing my IGN is Darmain.

Playtester

Quote from: Holy Acolyte Kikuri on Apr 13, 2022, 11:01 AM
I had a lot of success in the last server I played by joining a random server and always talking in-character. You'll find that there are people who will jump in and play along, even if it's odd or embarrassing to them at first.
That's how I do it too.

If you play on a high population server it's usually full with min-maxers that mostly care for competitive WoE, but on a smaller server I can just go "Hey, I heard they discovered a huge underwater cave on an island near Izlude. Maybe we can find some seafood delicacies in there. Wanna join me checking it out?" and people usually play along.

(I'm not a full-on RPer though.)

Cheppo

HEY oh my god, so am I!!
I've been itching for some Ragnarok Online RP lately.. ah, I remember when RO RP servers were more common.

Still, if you want to hit me up, we can make a group and find a server to suit us!

Inspector Clouseau

Quote from: Father Ghen on Apr 14, 2022, 01:54 AM
The server you're describing sounds a lot like OathRO
1x Rate, Classic, Only Job 2 (No Trans yet, but with plan to add trans in the future).
Stat reset only until base level 45 (with some quest), No Skill Reset.
No Multi-Client, or Multi-login.
Server age about 6 month old.

Online population 100~ ish (Not Including vendors), can be up to 180 with vendors.
Active party, WoE.
Funny GM and CM  /heh

I'm also playing here I think it's already a month since I first playing.
Hit me up if you're playing my IGN is Darmain.

I have actually played on OathRO.  While it was a nice server, and maybe one I'd go back to if I give up on the whole RP idea, it still isn't what I was asking for. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

@Kikiri and Playtester:  sometimes I have randomly acted in a roleplaying fashion as well, though it seems to come off as either weird or silly to some players.  Maybe they will go along with it, maybe not.  Still, it's too bad if that's all we can hope for.

@Cheppo: I'm glad to see someone else excited about this, but in any case, I'm not so sure forming a group would help us find something faster, or will a server into being for that matter. Oh well.

Neffletics

solacero rip

InsomniacTV

Koko is not a roleplay server. But you can prob make a roleplay group on any server

neethree

I played a freaking awesome RP server recently that sadly shut down. I'd also be interested in something like this, and I get it's possible and fine to make your own fun RPing on other servers but seeing the inbuilt mechanics and dedicated RP rules / DMing that Roleplay-RO had really left me wanting. Would love to play something like this, if any wouldbe server dev is reading this. (I can script and would gladly help too!)

On that note, I did get invited to an RP RO server I haven't played yet but I am not sure if they advertise or if I should post the name here - they aren't on RMS. It seems to be a server where you just use commands to level yourself and just RP through text, rather than having RP integrated into the gameplay (I may be wrong - as I haven't played yet). I can DM you the name if you'd like.
Current Server(s):
None ;-;

distilled1

Quote from: neethree on Apr 17, 2022, 03:15 PM
Spoiler

I played a freaking awesome RP server recently that sadly shut down. I'd also be interested in something like this, and I get it's possible and fine to make your own fun RPing on other servers but seeing the inbuilt mechanics and dedicated RP rules / DMing that Roleplay-RO had really left me wanting. Would love to play something like this, if any wouldbe server dev is reading this. (I can script and would gladly help too!)

On that note, I did get invited to an RP RO server I haven't played yet but I am not sure if they advertise or if I should post the name here - they aren't on RMS. It seems to be a server where you just use commands to level yourself and just RP through text, rather than having RP integrated into the gameplay (I may be wrong - as I haven't played yet). I can DM you the name if you'd like.
[close]
Wow. I'm surprised that Roleplay server shut down so fast.
It seemed like the only real attempt at a RO roleplay server.
The problem with Ragnarok "RP servers" is that most don't actually have defined rules in place specifically for RPing such as categorizing meta-gaming and power gaming to be against the rules.
Without rules in place, of course players aren't going to take roleplaying seriously, and they'll just metagame and behave out of character or whatever else suits their desire at the expense of other players and at the expense of an immersive world.

Unfortunately Ragnarok Online might just not be a good platform for roleplaying. Something about it's structure may not be condusive to roleplaying. Maybe it's just the culture of RO players being mostly people who aren't used to roleplaying.
Whatever the case, you'd be very lucky to find a decent RO RP server with players who actually attempt to roleplay.

I personally gave up on the dream of a true RO roleplay server years ago, and instead found satisfying RP in other games.
So far I only know of some GTA 5 RP servers, some Arma 3 RP servers, some GMOD RP servers, and some Neverwinter Nights RP servers. All of which make some form of rules to discourage or ban meta-gaming, power-gaming, etc, and to encourage real roleplay and staying in character.

I'd say the closest to Ragnarok would be a Neverwinter Nights roleplaying persistent world because, like Ragnarok Online, it's a high fantasy-style, D&D-style/medieval-style game where you put up stats and whatnot, but I'd be happy to learn of any other options as well if anyone could enlighten me.

Good luck. /no1
DOWN WITH MULTI-CLIENTING!

neethree

Quote from: distilled1 on Apr 17, 2022, 07:58 PM
Wow. I'm surprised that Roleplay server shut down so fast.
It seemed like the only real attempt at a RO roleplay server.
The problem with Ragnarok "RP servers" is that most don't actually have defined rules in place specifically for RPing such as categorizing meta-gaming and power gaming to be against the rules.
Without rules in place, of course players aren't going to take roleplaying seriously, and they'll just metagame and behave out of character or whatever else suits their desire at the expense of other players and at the expense of an immersive world.

Unfortunately Ragnarok Online might just not be a good platform for roleplaying. Something about it's structure may not be condusive to roleplaying. Maybe it's just the culture of RO players being mostly people who aren't used to roleplaying.
Whatever the case, you'd be very lucky to find a decent RO RP server with players who actually attempt to roleplay.

I personally gave up on the dream of a true RO roleplay server years ago, and instead found satisfying RP in other games.
So far I only know of some GTA 5 RP servers, some Arma 3 RP servers, some GMOD RP servers, and some Neverwinter Nights RP servers. All of which make some form of rules to discourage or ban meta-gaming, power-gaming, etc, and to encourage real roleplay and staying in character.

I'd say the closest to Ragnarok would be a Neverwinter Nights roleplaying persistent world because, like Ragnarok Online, it's a high fantasy-style, D&D-style/medieval-style game where you put up stats and whatnot, but I'd be happy to learn of any other options as well if anyone could enlighten me.

Good luck. /no1
Yeah, was a real shame. It was run to a really high standard but at the end of the day there were only really 10 people playing and I guess it didn't justify the upkeep. I think the owner wanted to build a much bigger RP community but RO was just too niche for that.
Current Server(s):
None ;-;

Objin

#11
I to, am looking for a new roleplay server to play on. But there really isn't alot around as some have said. But maybe one day, servers are a dime a dozen so maybe one will pop up eventually. Or you find one to stay in.