Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World
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| Developer(s) |
Gravity Team Mercury |
| Publisher(s) | Gravity AsiaSoft Level Up! |
| Series | Ragnarok series |
| Engine |
Unreal Engine 2.5 Foliage - SpeedTree |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Open-beta: May 28, 2007 Services Terminated: August, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World (Korean: 라그나로크 온라인 2: The Gate of the World; alternatively subtitled Epic of the Light) was a MMORPG created by Gravity Corp. of South Korea and is the sequel to the popular MMORPG, Ragnarok Online. Most of the game's universe is based on Norse mythology. After entering a closed beta testing phase in 2006 and continuing through 2010 in Korean open beta testing, the game was reworked multiple times due to its poor initial reception. In July 2010 it was announced the entire game had been scrapped, and a new version, Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second, would be developed in its stead. The new iteration of Ragnarok Online 2 returns to the systems and mechanics of the original Ragnarok Online while keeping the 3D engine.
The game was first announced at KAMEX (Korea Amuse World Expo) in November 2004. The first trailer of the game was shown during the expo, in which a novice boy and novice girl were running toward each other in an undisclosed 3D city environment.
In September 2005, Gravity Corp. launched a major campaign to promote the game at the annual Tokyo Game Show. Attendees had the opportunity to play the game for the very first time at Gravity-hosted booths during the three-day event (September 16 to September 18). Gravity released multiple Ragnarok Online II gameplay videos to the public, as well as an animation video, during this time frame.
In July 2010, Gravity Corp. launched the remake version of Ragnarok Online 2 and change their slogan to Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second. The Closed-beta test will launch in August 2010 and current version of Ragnarok Online 2 will terminate when the remake version launch in close-beta test.
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