New WoE Times

WoE I: Friday UNCHANGED

-- 6:00 - 7:00PM ( PST ) Fri.
-- 9:00 - 10:00PM ( EST ) Fri.
-- 3:00 - 4:00AM ( WEST ) Sat.
-- 4:00 - 5:00AM ( CEST ) Sat.
-- 11:00 - 12:00PM ( Melbourne ) Sat.
Our unchanged Friday WoE time. Has a solid population, and most players can attend it.

WoE II: Saturday

-- 3:00 - 4:00PM ( PST ) Sat.
-- 6:00 - 7:00PM ( EST ) Sat.
-- 12:00 - 1:00AM ( WEST ) Sun.
-- 1:00 - 2:00AM ( CEST ) Sun.
-- 8:00 - 9:00AM ( Melbourne ) Sun.
This time utilizes the extended 8 hour break between CEST (popular Euro timezone) and GMT +10 (Aussie timezone) and puts it across the night. This allows for convenient times for popular zones, but off zones get screwed if you end up living anywhere in between there.

A Little Behind

I STILL haven't finished the Where Am I? event from Sunday, or the Minority event.. But I'll finish them up tonight. I've been working on the new Arena 3v3 map for this Saturday :3!

At least Buddhist hasn't been slacking, as the Arena II video is now up. Check it out by clicking here.

- Etchel

Arena Two

The second Arena is today. Make sure to sign up your team by sending me a message on the forums. Also, if you participated last week, your team is still signed up! If you have any member changes, please let me know!

-Etchel

Updates Furizzle (WoE, NPCs)

The server was restarted last night, and we obtained some cool new stuff I want to brag about :3

You can now skill dance again, which was disabled by default a while back. Occult Dancing, for example, can now be done to increase the number of hits you put out.

All the gear from the Gold Coin NPC has moved over to the Gold Bag NPC. Stay updated with the prices!

New WoE times, castles, and drops! Make sure to check it out on the WoE page.

We are also releasing Private Guild Housing soon (yeah, you'll be able to rent a private map for you and your guild!). This is a feature I'm really excited about, and I think you'll like the maps we have. It will cost quite a bit of zeny, and will have a property tax every week to maintain your home. You will also be able to buy NPCs for your home, so your guildies should be pleased

-Etchel

Arena One

Hope you can make it next week. All the information is on the Arena link in the sidebar.

General Updates

Lots of general updates. Here is the rundown:

• The PvP Shine will be changing once again soon. We will be changing it's Ghost element, and increasing it's base defenses. It will also have a more randomized spawn, with a delayed announcement to benefit players who PvP on a regular basis. Coins per player kill may come back, but we're still discussing what to do about it exactly.
• I've updated the WoE drops in each castle, and changed the WoE page on the site with the new times and drops. Make sure to stay current with the times! Also, if you are a new guild looking to join the server, please remember that we have a guild recruit package to all new guilds! Check it out when you join us.
• There is a new bi-weekly event, called Dungeon Invasion that I am hosting. The first invasion happens this Monday and lasts until Thursday! Check out the thread here!
• One of our Moderators, Kris, will be taking over the Minority forum event after finishing this Sundays round. He is also doing the 'NO AFK' event that we've done in the past. Be in-game often to catch him doing it!
• Buddhist, our second Moderator, is co-hosting the Rapture Arena event with myself, which happens this Saturday and every Saturday after this one. Make sure to check out the button on the right and get your team signed up!
• Bear, our last Moderator, is hosting a new event. You can read about it by going to his new event forum, here.
• We've ruled out adding any armor to the Gold Bag trader. The PvP rewards will stay headgears and cards, and all armors will have to be farmed.
• Updated the in-game event forums to fit the Rapture Arena and the Dungeon Invasion. Also cleaned up a lot of old posts that sort of lingered.

Expect the in-game changes to the shine and coin NPCs to take place around the end of the weekend.

-Etchel

Rumors About Changes False!

We are not making skill mechanic changes! Rumors are just rumors. I want to make it very clear that the server's focus is a fair and competitive WoE and PvP setting. We are not nerfing skills, or anything of the sort.

Also, make sure to sign up for the weekly Arena, happening on Saturday evening. It should be very competitive and fun. See you in-game 8D

-Etchel

PvP Rewards System Change

Daaaaamn lots of updates, back to back, per day! Killing players while the shine is active in PvP rewards 1 Gold Coin. It's a great way to get coins from PvP and helps make the 'Shine Time' a PvP moment and not a PvE moment.  The Gold Bag Rewards have also been reworked. Headgears are a lot cheaper, while cards have been balanced to reflect the economies prices, given 1 Bag of Gold Coins is aproximately 1mil zeny.

I'm working on adding all the NPC's and warps to get to the new dungeons, so sit tight for that. It will all be opened to the public very soon!

- Etchel

WoE Time Change, Fresher Website, and Arena

Updated a lot of images on the site. I'll also slowly be going through the forum, control panel, and other images on the site through the next few days. Feedback always welcome

WoE times have changed just slightly. Friday is now two hours earlier (18:00-19:00 server time), and Sunday is four hours later (16:00-17:00 server time). I think more people should be able to WoE now, and competition will go up even more.

Arena is also setup now. Read the rules and register your team by sending me a message on the forums. We should have a good turnout! See you then

- Etchel

New Complete Install Download

If you are a new player coming to the server, have errors with the current client, or just want to make sure you are fully updated, I have the right solution for you.

Full RaptureRO Client

1. Download the file.
2. Extract it with WinRAR. (Google it if you don't have it).
3. If you have Windows Vista, make sure to keep it on the desktop.
4. If you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7, make sure to give 'Rapture.exe' full administration privledges.
5. Run 'Rapture.exe' to play!

That's it! See you in-game