On Steam, a new MMORPG is launching this week. It is the successor to Ragnarok Online, Ragnarok: The New World, which, however, does not have much in common with the old-school MMORPG.
What kind of game is this? Ragnarok: The New World is a new MMORPG for Steam and Mobile, where you can choose your own story from 8 classes. The classes can be constantly switched, which should certainly help with tank shortages. The MMORPG is generally quite specific regarding builds.
Here you are supposed to have a lot of freedom and also recreate well-known classes from the original game. The developers show in the trailer that they want players to build OP characters.
Here you can watch a trailer for the game:
Old School Meets New School
How much of the “old” is in the MMORPG? Ragnarok: The New World feels somewhat like an identity crisis as a game. On one hand, the developers implemented many rather antiquated MMORPG mechanics such as in-game weddings, large groups, and raids, but also the ownership of a personal shop.
On the other hand, from the trailer and gameplay, the game looks like a fairly generic Asian MMORPG. The trailer already shows a shop with dozens of skins, multiple currencies, fullscreen menus, and pop-ups all over the screen.
The classic Ragnarok Online was much more subtle and not as Asianified as the new offshoot.
Is it worth playing? MeinMMO Asia expert Cedric Holmeier believes: That is the big question. Presumably, Ragnarok: The New World will be available for free on Steam, iOS, and Android, and will finance itself through the shop. Accordingly, checking it out is free for everyone.
However, those who are great advocates of the original may not fully find themselves here. The new offshoot is simply too new school in its design and brings many comfortable features that simply did not exist back then.
However, if you are currently in a gaming slump and want to dive into a new MMORPG again with your guild or friend group, you could certainly have some fun with Ragnarok: The New World for a while. However, it is questionable whether the MMORPG can sustain itself or end up like Tarisland and Blue Protocol: Star Resonance – in obscurity.
Are you checking out the new MMORPG or would you rather wait two months for the big Aion 2? Feel free to let us know in the comments! More about Aion 2 and its monetization can be found in this article: Aion 2 reveals what it wants money for from you, and you won’t like it
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