Ragnarok Online Episode 16: Veins
February 10, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO, Level Up! Games, MMORPG, MMORPG News, My World, Ragnarok Online
Good news for loyal player of Ragnarok Online in the Philippines. Level Up! Games will launch a new patch. Veins, or Ragnarok Online Episode 16, will introduce new maps, monsters (including a new MVP, the Ifrit, or fire genie), tons of cards and items, quests, and the much-awaited book system.
Here’s a short background courtesy of Mon Macutay and Level Up! Games:
Little is known about the new continent of Arunafelts, aside from its capital city of Rachel. Most of this vast expanse of land remains shrouded in mystery, but now in this 16th episode of Ragnarok Online, we finally uncover the secrets of Arunafelts.
Upon the opening of the gates of Rachel, its trade and economy boomed, thus increasing the number of travelers and merchants in the city. One such merchant while staying in Rachel heard of a valuable mineral which was black as a beetle, but when exposed to direct sunlight shone brightly with many different colors just like an opal. This mineral called “Hetarium” was said to only be found in the southernmost lands of the continent of Arunafeltz, and so the young ambitious merchant driven by curiosity and opportunity led a small expedition south seeking the famed stone.
After days of tiresome traveling and fending off monsters, the young merchant was starting to lose hope. Maybe this “hetarium” was just merely a hoax or a myth at best, but just then he noticed at the corner of his eye something that seemed to be a town within a canyon.
Was it all just an illusion? Could such a thing even exist? As he and his party journeyed closer, he realized that what he saw was indeed real.
Before him and his companions was a busy village embedded within the canyons. There was an incomparable hustle and bustle within this town as just about everyone seemed busy. Then the merchant spied two people holding up some kind of jewel. Even from afar, he could tell that it was black but at the same time it radiated various colors under the sunlight. This was it! This was the Hetarium he was searching for!
As he started to go into the village, he and his companions were met by a guard who smiled and greeted them, “Welcome to the Canyon Village of Veins.”
The patch—and the village—is named Veins obviously because of the veins of raw metal lining the virtual canyon. Check out the new maps here.
I promise to come out with more information about Veins in later posts. For now, let me download the patch and prepare myself for new adventures.
Yey! Thanks for the link love. More power!