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Hackers have poor nations' PCs in their sights



* 15 December 2007
* Michael Reilly
* Magazine issue 2634


Remember the Love Bug? "ILOVEYOU" was the subject line of an email that filled 45 million inboxes in 2000, as the computer virus it carried manically mailed itself around the planet.

The Love Bug deleted pictures and music and slowed computers to a crawl as it sent copies of itself to everyone in the victim's contacts file. While the attack lives long in the memory of those affected by it, the fate of the perpetrator does not - and for a very good reason: he got away with it.

Despite an admission of guilt by Filipino hacker Onel de Guzman and a major Interpol investigation, de Guzman walked away from the first great cyber-caper of the 21st century because the Philippines had no laws against computer misuse. With egg on its face, the government quickly passed laws to plug the gap. But the Philippines is in the minority.

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> SALE: More POWERFUL items! Affordable PRICES!
Posted by admin - 08-26-09 12:00 - 0 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1405)
SALE: More POWERFUL items! Affordable PRICES!
Date Posted: Aug. 26, 2009

Ngayon, mas mag-enjoy ka na sa pag-upgrade ng mga malalakas na items na to dahil sa "Bagsak Presyo Promo" simula August 26.

Mag shopping na!



Glove of Orleans  [1]   [Accessory]
A pair of gloves that was once used by a palace chef. It feels like you can immitate the chef's way of using hand with this glove equipped on.
DEX + 2, MATK + 3%.
[Orlean's Server & Orlean's Gloves Equip Set]
Applicable Jobs: Every Rebirth Job except High Novice
Original Price: 4000 RP
Sale Price: 2000 RP (50% savings) 
Orleans' Plate  [1]   [Shield] 
A shiny round shaped steel plate used for serving foods.
Reflect of all Magical Damage back to the enemy which inflicted it (Success Chance 5%).
MDEF + 2
[+ Orlean's Gloves] Reduces casting time by 10%.
Applicable Jobs: Every Rebirth Job except High Novice
Original Price: 7000 RP
Sale Price: 1000 RP (86% savings)
Meteor Plate  [1]   [Body] 
A plate armor made of a meteoric stone that consists of unkown substances.
Add a 30% resistance to the Stun and Freeze status.
Applicable Jobs: High Swordsman, High Merchant, Lord Knight, Whitesmith, Paladin, Creator
Original Price: 4000 RP
Sale Price: 1000 RP  
Divine Clothes  [1]   [Body] 
A holy garment that was produced through series of religious rituals.
Add a 5% resistance to the Curse, Silence, Stun, Stone Curse status.
Applicable Jobs: Every Rebirth Job except High Novice
Original Price: 4000 ROK Points
Sale Price: 500 ROK Points
Robes of Orleans  [1]   [Body] 
A uniform that belonged to a chef that had excessive love of cleanliness.
Nobody could stop him while he was talking about cuisines.
Increases magic casting time by 15%. Makes your casting uninterruptable.
Applicable Jobs:  Every Rebirth Job except High Novice
Original Price: 4000 RP
Sale Price: 1000 RP
Mithril Magic Manteau  [1]   [Garment]
A mysterious cape with protective spell. Converts the wearer's DEF to MDEF.
MDEF + 3
Whenever you receive a Magical Damage, there is a small chance to reduce all incoming Magical Damage by 20% for 2 seconds, but also reduces your DEF by 20% during that 2 seconds.
Applicable Jobs: High Priest, High Wizard, Professor, Sniper, Clown / Gypsy, Champion
Original Price: 3000 RP
Sale Price: 500 RP
Dragon's Breath  [1]   [Garment]
A garment that gives warm and sticky feelings as if experiencing a dragon's breath.
Reduces damage received from Dragon type monsters by 15%.
Applicable Jobs: Every Rebirth Job except High Novice
Original Price: 1000 ROK Points
Sale Price: 500 ROK Points

Also check out this week's Featured headgear - Ice Cream Hat and 1 week Limited release of the Devil Scroll.

Rok On!



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> SALE: RPC Massive sale
Posted by admin - 08-26-09 12:00 - 0 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1404)
SALE: RPC Massive sale
Date Posted: Aug. 26, 2009

Enjoy this week’s massive discount on Bubble Gum, Gym Pass, Kafra Card and other great selections.

Try your luck and get a chance to own Deviling Card with the limited edition Devil Scroll from August 26 to Sept 2 only. Also cool down with this week's featured headgear, Ice Cream Hat.

Enjoy!



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> NEWS: August 26 Maintenance update
Posted by admin - 08-26-09 05:00 - 2 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1403)
NEWS: August 26 Maintenance update
Date Posted: Aug. 26, 2009

NEWS FLASH:

Patch Size: Less than 6Mb

• Gameguard Update

• Disable the item option of the following items: GTB Card, Dead Branch and Bloody Dead Branch (New Chaos, Valkyrie and Valhalla)

• Fix the Medal Mage item bug (All Servers)

• Change the Siege schedule to the following:
New Chaos Server
Same schedule for both WoE and WoE SE:
Tuesdays – 8pm to 10 pm
Thursdays – 8pm to 10pm
Saturdays – 4pm to 6pm

Valkyrie and Valhalla Server
Same schedule for both WoE and WoE SE:
Mondays – 8pm to 10 pm
Wednesdays – 8pm to 10pm
Saturdays – 2pm to 4pm

Item Mall updates:
1 week Limited Release: Devil Scroll
New Headgear: Icecream Hat

Item Mall Sale:
All Servers
Mimic Summon Scrolls - 80% OFF
Disguise Summon Scrolls - 80% OFF
Alice Summon Scrolls - 80% OFF
Bubble Gum Box - 80% OFF
Kafra Card - 60% OFF
Gym Pass - 70% OFF
Megaphone - 70% OFF

F2P servers (up to 88% OFF on these items)
Divine Cloth
Dragon Breath
Meteo Plate Armor
Mithril Magic Cape
Orleans Gown
Orleans Server
Orleans Glove
Enriched Elus
Acid Bomb Box



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> Team Influenza Captures 2009 RPC Crown
Posted by admin - 08-26-09 05:00 - 0 comments
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Team Influenza Captures 2009 RPC Crown
Date Posted: Aug. 26, 2009

New RPC champs, Team Influenza, poses with Level Up! and Gravity top honchos during the awarding ceremonies.


Team Influenza overwhelmed Team El Cuerpo 3-0 at the final match of the 2009 Ragnarok Philippine Championships last Friday, August 21 at the SM City North EDSA Skydome.


The Skydome was jam-packed with Ragnarok fans and Level Up! gamers eager to witness the battle among RO greats.


Witnessed by thousands of Ragnarok and Level Up! gamers – Coerce of Sakray, Finest of Valhalla, Devour of Valkyrie, Coerce of New Chaos, Reunited of New Chaos, Team Influenza of New Chaos, Team El Cuerpo of New Chaos and Team BitzBox of Valhalla – unleashed might and magic hoping to claim this year’s RPC laurels. And though all 8 teams gave everything they’ve got, only Influenza, El Cuerpo and BitzBox placed first, second and third respectively.

This November, Team Influenza will bear the Filipino flag and face the world’s best Ragnarok gamers at the 2009 Ragnarok World Championships in Japan. When asked onstage about the country’s chances in capturing the world title this year, Joelson Go, the winning team’s captain roared – “The time is now!”

Team Influenza members are also part of the Coerce guild who won their ticket to the RPC finals by reigning supreme in the regional tournaments this year.


LU! Marketing Director Jake San Diego and Ragnarok Brand Manager Ryan Sacares with our special visitors from Gravity who flew all the way from Korea to witness the event.


Ragnarok fans and the rest of the Level Up! community were not only served with piping hot PVP action, they were also treated with great music from Ang Bandang Shirley, Check and Zeros Over Tokyo. Gamers enjoyed fun games with some lucky participants bagging cool in-game items from their favorite Level Up! game.

The 2009 Ragnarok Philippine Championships was presented in partnership with Gravity, PC Express, PLDT MyDSL, SM Cyberzone and SM City North EDSA Skydome.


A BIG THANK YOU to the Level Up! community for coming down to support their favorite teams and to celebrate with us. We hope to see you at Level Up! Live in November.


Level Up! also wishes to thank our awesome community for attending. We’re cooking up a special treat for all of you so please watch out for it.

Keep visiting the Ragnarok website for updates on Team Influenza’s quest for Ragnarok World Championship glory.



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> NEWS: RPC 2009 Road to Japan Side Event
Posted by admin - 08-20-09 01:00 - 0 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1401)
NEWS: RPC 2009 Road to Japan Side Event
Date Posted: Aug. 19, 2009

Road to Japan Side Event

Golden Raffle Event Godly Item Mjolnir will be raffled if the number of attendees were at least 500 Eligibility:            Any pRO player Mechanics:This raffle will only be activated if at least 500 RO players registered during the event.
(The Level Up! Game Master will announce once the event is already activated)Purchase at least P100 Level Up Card on the venue to join the Raffle Event. P100 Level Up Card is equivalent to 1 Raffle Stub. Present the unused top up card worth 100 php. The Representative assigned to that booth/event will put a mark on the card and return it to the player. The items will be raffled after the Ragnarok Philippine Champion has been determined.Silver Raffle Event The following items will be raffled if the number of attendees were at least 300:1 winner of Pair of Diabolous Ring1 winner of 1 Ring of Resonance and 1 Ring of Flame Lord1 winner of Brynhild1 winner of Asprika Eligibility:            Any pRO player

Mechanics:This event will only be activated if the minimum of 300 attendees were able to reach.
(The Level Up! Game Master will announce once the event is activated)Purchase at least P100 Level Up Card on the venue to join the Raffle Event. P100 Level Up Card is equivalent to 1 Raffle Stub. Present the unused top up card worth 100 php. The Representative assigned to that booth/event will put a mark on the card and return it to the player. Pick a Prize Event Eligibility:            Any pRO player Mechanics:Purchase at least P50 Level Up Card on the venue to join the Raffle Event. P50 Level Up Card is equivalent to 1 Raffle Stub. Present the unused top up card worth 50 php. The Representative assigned to that booth/event will put a mark on the card and return it to the player.[1] Top up card worth 50 is equivalent to one [1] chance to pick a prize from the ballot box.Players will either get an in-game item or a thank you for joining note. 
Prizes at Stake:  Moonlight Flower CardAtroce CardDoppelganger CardPhreeoni Card – (New Chaos Only)Orc Hero Card – (New Chaos only)Maya Card – (New Chaos only)Maya Purple Card AmonRa CardAbysmal Knight CardBaphomet CardEddga CardKtullanux Card Garm CardBacsojin CardDark Snake Lord CardVesper CardValkyrie SetVariant ShoesTidal ShoesWool ScarfValkyrie ShieldValkyrie ArmorValkyrie ShoesValkyrie ManteauValkyrie HelmOrleans ServerOrleans GloveVesper Core 01Vesper Core 02Vesper Core 03Vesper Core 04Hunting SpearIce Pick [1]Combat Knife Helm of DragoonAngeling Wanna FlyJumping PoringNecromancer’s HoodValkyrie Feather BandHairband of ReginleifSoulless WingValor Badgex100Bravery badge x 100Kitty Set BoxDeviruchi Set BoxAngel ScrollDevil ScrollSoft Core BoxHard Core BoxMVP Hunt BoxBrewing BoxCool Summer OutfitPoison Bottle x 300Keychain+9 Valkyrie Armor+9 Valkyrie Shoes+9 Valkyrie Manteau+9 Carnage Katar+9 Ice Pick [1]Diabolous RobeDiabolous ArmorDiabolous BootsDark Bacilium+8 Hunting SpearLoki MaskParade CapWind MilestonePirate’s PrideEye of DarknessHat of OutlawSpiked ScardRainbow ScarfPower of ThorAsara Fairy HatLove DaddySammabaiaValentine HatWondering Wolf HelmShark HatHelm of AbyssIcecream hatKing Frog HatEvil Bone HatLady Tanee HatSting HatEar’s of Angel WingHeadset OSTAll prizes will be claimed on the spot via redemption code except for upgraded equipments and Godly items.

Redemption Site:
http://account.levelupgames.ph/ro/itemredeem/redeem.aspxDiscussion Thread



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> NEW: COOLlectible Headgears
Posted by admin - 08-19-09 05:00 - 0 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1400)
NEW: COOLlectible Headgears
Date Posted: Aug. 19, 2009

Hindi ka ba nakakuha ng Dice Hat at nakakain ng Pizza Hat before? Now is your chance to wear one with this 1 week limited release of Dice hat and satisfy your cravings for pizza with this tasty Pizza Hat headgear.
Dice Hat

Props for the table game. It used to be a tool of gamble. Sum of the each sides of symmetry is always 7.
Luk + 4, Unable to refine
Jobs : Every Class
Item Permission:
Price: 50 php or 1000 ROK Points


Pizza Hat

Is there anyone in this world who doesn't like pizza??
Even a fierce monster won't be able to refuse this tasty food.
You can provoke monsters by wearing this hat.
Enables use of Lv. 1 Provoke
Item Permission: Tradable
Price: 50 php or 1000 ROK Points Shop Now!



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> SALE: Modified EXP Megasale – August 19 to 26
Posted by admin - 08-19-09 05:00 - 0 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1399)
SALE: Modified EXP Megasale – August 19 to 26
Date Posted: Aug. 19, 2009

Enjoy Ash Vacuum and levelup for RPC season 2 with 1 week modified EXP and massive sale from August 19 to 26. Get up to 80% discount on Bubble Gums, Food Buffs, and other great items.





Rok on!



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> NEWS: +100% Modified EXP for all servers
Posted by admin - 08-19-09 01:00 - 2 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1398)
NEWS: +100% Modified EXP for all servers
Date Posted: Aug. 19, 2009

Enjoy 1 week modified EXP from August 19 to 26...

Not only that, EXP rings (+30% exp), Battle Manual and food buffs are on sale!

Also, get additional 50% bonus EXP on top of the 100% EXP mods with Premium Service http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/premiumservice/ .

Watch out for the updates...



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> Ragnarok Philippine Championships 2009 Grand Finals On August 21
Posted by admin - 08-18-09 12:00 - 1 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1397)
Ragnarok Philippine Championships 2009 Grand Finals On August 21
Date Posted: Aug. 18, 2009

Just 3 more days and we’ll find out who will represent the Philippines in the Ragnarok World Championships (RWC) 2009 in Japan.

Will it be Coerce of Sakray or their brothers from New Chaos? Will Finest from Iloilo steal the glory from Team BitzBox of Batangas? Will the victors be from Devour, Team Influenza or Team El Cuerpo? Or perhaps the laurels will be turned over to this year’s Ultimate Wildcard winner, Reunited?

On Friday, August 21 at the Skydome, SM North EDSA – be there and witness battles of epic proportions among the country’s best of the best Ragnarok guilds; and watch history unfold as we crown this year’s Ragnarok Philippine Championships (RPC) winner. Gates open at 10:00 AM.

But wait, this isn’t just an event for mere spectators. Exciting tournaments, prizes and loads of fun await all Level Up! gamers. Have a ROKin’ good time with the music of Check and Zeroes Over Tokyo, while you meet and greet Ragnarok Game Masters (GMs) Chastity and Anael, and other Level Up! GMs.

We’re sure you’re just as thrilled as we are so we’ll be expecting you and your crew there. See you on Friday!



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> Ragnarok Philippines Championship Season 2
Posted by admin - 08-18-09 01:00 - 0 comments
QUOTE(http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=1396)
Ragnarok Philippines Championship Season 2
Date Posted: Aug. 17, 2009

Ragnarok Philippines Championship 2009 Season 2

1. New Chaos Server Champion
2. Valhalla Server Champion
3. Valkyrie Server Champion
4. Gods of PvP (Sakray Server)
5. To be announced
6. To be announced

Links:
Agit Lord Scoring website:
http://account.levelupgames.ph/ro/agit2009/

Wild Card nomination and Voting website:
http://account.levelupgames.ph/ro/wildcard2009/

Agit Lord

Agit Lords will be decided through a series of sieges.
The Server Agit Lord of each server will face the Server Wild Card of their server in a 7-vs-7 RPC-style tournament to determine who will be the champion of each server. The winner of each phase can not win another phase in the Agit Scoring.
This event will be valid for all Philippine Ragnarok players.


Siege Duration:

• August 26, 2009 – September 23, 2009 (Valkyrie and Valhalla)
• August 27, 2009 – September 24, 2009 (New Chaos)


Schedule of Siege

New Chaos Server
WOE and WOE SE –> Tuesday 8:00pm -10:00pm, Thursdays 8:00pm - 10:00pm and Saturdays 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Valkyrie and Valhalla Server
WOE and WOE SE –> Monday 8:00pm-10:00pm, Wednesdays 8:00pm -10:00pm and Saturdays 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Points System:

WoE Def
1 point (1 - 25)
2 points (26 - 50)
3 points (51 - 75
4 points (76 - 100)

WoE SE Def 
3 points (1 - 25)
6 points (26 - 50)
9 points (51 - 75
10 points (76 - 100)

Note: There will be no Agit Reset and changes in the Agits Economy and Defense

The guild with the highest Points at the Agit Lords.
If there is a tie and there is more than 1 guild that holds the highest Honor Points, then they will fight in 7-vs-7 RPC-style matches until all but one of the guilds are eliminated
Example, Three guilds tie for the top points (each guild earning 5 honor points each). The guilds will fight in a bracketed 7-vs-7 RPC-style match with 1 random guild getting a free bye in the first round. The matches will continue until there is only 1 guild remaining.


Wild Card

General Notice:
1. Rok Points have an expiration date of 60 days from last top-up.
2. My Level up! credits have an expiration date of 60 days from last top-up.
3. Voting Points will expire 1 hr after top-up and all voting points will expire automatically by 4:00 pm during the last day of voting period.
4. We do not advise players to top up at the very last minute of the bidding period.
5. We will only count the votes which successfully reflected in our Database from the start till the cut-off period.

Eligibility
1. Any Ragnarok subscribers are qualified and eligible to compete.
2. Guild Master must at least be Base level 80.
3. Guild and guild master can win once in all voting periods.


Duration/Schedule

Nomination
August 25, 2009 – September 3, 2009(cut off - 4:00 PM)
Announcement of Nominees: September 4, 2009

Voting
September 7, 2009 – September 22, 2009 (cut off - 4:00 PM)
Announcement of Qualifiers: September 23, 2009


How to nominate (until September 3, 2009)

• Every time you use credits whether game time or Rok points, you will receive voting points that you can use to vote through the Voting Page.
• Memorize the PRECISE guild name of the guild you wish to nominate.
• Choose what server you wish to vote in.
• Enter the entire guild name or the key words of the guild you wish to nominate. A list of guilds with key words you keyed in will appear. Look closely and choose the precise guild name of who you wish to vote for.
• Assign voting points you wish to give that guild and press SUBMIT.
• You'll see a confirmation message and your voting points updated.
• An updated standing list is available through View Current Standing.
• The top 10 nominees of each server will be qualified to join the Wild Card Voting Phase.
• The top 1 nominee with the most number of votes across all servers will receive prizes.
• All nominees with at least 4000 voting points will have a chance, thru a raffle draw, to be 4th of wild card representative per server in every phase.

How to Vote (until September 22, 2009)

• Every time you use credits to Rok points and Game time, you will receive voting points that you can use to vote through the Voting Page.
• Memorize the PRECISE guild name of the guild you wish to nominate.
• Choose what server you wish to vote in.
• Enter the entire guild name or the key words of the guild you wish to nominate. The list of official nominees will appear. Look closely and choose the precise guild name of who you wish to vote for.
• Assign voting points you wish to give that guild. Press SUBMIT button and you're done. You'll see a confirmation message and your voting points updated.
• An updated standing list is available through the View Current Standing every 4:00pm.
• All your votes can be view in the View Account Total Vote.

Top-up card points allocation

-In case of a tie, the guild with the highest guild level wins.
-Every end of voting period, the vote points will be reset back to zero.


Qualified Agit lords and Wild cards

Submit a complete line-up to gm-anael@levelupgames.ph. Substitute players will only be accepted from the names submitted. Any substitute players outside of this list will not be allowed for the duration of RPC season 2.

Format of the e-mail should be as follows:

Subject Header: [ RPC] – Agit Lord / Wild Card

Guild:
Guildmaster’s Username:
Guildmaster’s Character name:
Guildmaster’s Real Name:
Guildmaster’s Contact Number:

9-14 Team Members
Real Name:
Username:
Character Name:
Contact Number:

• Failure to submit line-ups before September 27, 2009 will mean the team will merit a loss in the first round. If after the second warning, the team still fails to send the line-up, then they lose the second round and consequently, the match.

• The winner of the Server Eliminations will be the Server Representative. The line-up they submitted for the Server Eliminations will also be the line-up that they will use for LU Live 09. Again, substitute players will only be accepted from the names submitted. Any substitute players outside of this list will not be allowed for the duration of RPC Season 2.


TOURNAMENT RULES

Agit Lord / Wild Card Server Eliminations


• RPC match rules, regulations, and restrictions apply to the teams and the matches.
• This includes item restrictions, job restrictions, etc.
• Elimination to semi-final match will be a best-of-3 rounds match.
• Finals will be a best-of-5 round match
• Each match will last 7 minutes.
• Tie breaks will be determined by the following in this exact order:
• Number of surviving members
• Any ties after the stated tie-breaker conditions are subject to a 1-round sudden-death match with NO HP or SP restoring items and NO High Priest.


Item, Skill and Character Restrictions

1) 13 Accounts will be provided by Level Up. They will be given to the Guild Master 3 days before the matches will begin.
2) Vanguards will escort players while they are using the accounts provided to ensure that no cheating will take place.
3) Vanguards will bring players to a location where they will be able to purchase and upgrade gear, items and cards.
4) Class restrictions

a. Only Transcendent Characters are allowed.
•Lord Knight
•Paladin
•Assassin Cross
•Stalker
•Sniper
•Clown
•Gypsy
•High Wizard
•Professor
•High Priest
•Champion
•Mastersmith
•Creator

b. NO repeating classes.

5) Level restrictions.
a. Champions, High Priests, High Wizards and Snipers are set at level 85 while the rest are at level 90.
b. All job levels are at 60. The first Job Lv. of all job classes is 50 and second job is Job Lv 60.

6) Other restrictions
a. 10M zeny will be allocated for each participant to use till the end of the tournament.
b. Item drop and trade has been disabled. Use of Vending skill is prohibited.
c. Here are the lists of items that are available.
d. Special Item Rules: All Assassin Crosses will have 3 Poison bottles automatically given to the character, while all Biochemists will have 5 Acid Bottles and 5 Fire Bottles automatically given. THESE WILL NOT BE REPLENISHED AT ANY POINT DURING THE SERVER ELIMINATIONS.
e. Plagiarism skill of Stalker will be learned through the match itself or while the match is ongoing.

Player Responsibilities
1. Players must follow the rules, interpretations and guidelines for play set forth by the RPC Tournament Committee, the Tournament Director, the head judge, and other tournament officials.
2. Players are expected to behave in a respectful and sporting manner at all times.
3. Players who argue with or fail to follow the instructions of the Tournament Director, head judge or other tournament officials are subject to the appropriate penalties as the case may be.
4. Level Up and/or officials of the RPC Tournament Committee reserve the right to suspend or ban a player or guild without prior notice for any reason deemed necessary.
5. The decision of the Referees, Game Masters, and tournament officials ARE FINAL.
6. Level Up has the right to change/delete portions/expound/clarify/interpret tournament rules depending on circumstances as they see fit for a fair and balanced competition environment.

TOURNAMENT-PROPER RULES, PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS

1. The start of a match will be signaled by marshaling game master. Players may start casting buffs during the count down. Use of other skills, on the other hand, is restricted until the marshals give their go signal. Offending players will be given a warning; then on the second offense, penalty will be disqualification from the tournament. The same rule holds for those who attack a tournament marshal.

2. Lag will not stop the clock. Disconnection will not stop the clock. Once a game has already started, disconnection of players from the servers, regardless of their number, will not stop the match. If a whole team is abnormally logged off while a game is ongoing, the team forfeits the match. It is the RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GUILDMASTER AND THE ENTIRE TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CONNECTIONS, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ARE ALL WORKING IN GOOD CONDITION.

3. Any event that transpires (including Character kills and fouls) before a match is paused is considered legal.

4. The GMs, Marshalls and Tournament Committees' DECISION IS FINAL

5. A team is considered to have won the round if they have met the following conditions:
•The team kills ALL members of the opposing team
•The team has the most number of kills after the determined match period

6. CONCEDING - Conceding a match can only be done before the match begins.

7. FOULS:
•Zoning Foul - This is defined as moving your character in an unauthorized area or refusing to follow move orders issued by the GM in-game.
•Skill Foul - This is defined as using skills in the tournament area before the countdown by the head marshal.
•Striking Foul - This is defined as striking any of the GMs in game.
•Technical Foul - This is defined as engaging in any behavior that is unsportsmanlike and includes excessive profanity or violence against property or individuals including the marshals.

Fouls are counted as "kills" on the team, that is, they are subtracted from the number of surviving members of a team to determine the final score.
Ex: Team A has 2 fouls and 6 surviving members at the end of the fight. They will be treated as having only 4 surviving members. - A team that accumulates 3 or more fouls is automatically loses a game -

8. Trash-talking is allowed to an extent. Please avoid cussing and profanity during all stages of the tournament Level Up and/or officials of the RPC season 2 Tournament Committee reserve the right to suspend or ban a player or guild without prior notice for any reason deemed necessary.

Prize:

TBA


* Level Up employees, ex-employees and their relatives up to the 2nd degree of affinity and consanguinity are disqualified from joining any stage of RPC season 2 including the Grand Finals.
**Level-Up has the right to modify the mechanics if deemed necessary.
***Each participant (players, guild, and accounts) is only allowed to join once for the whole RPC season 2 Tournament.

Level Up has the right to change/delete portions/expound/clarify/interpret tournament rules depending on circumstances as they see fit for a fair and balanced competition environment


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> LU Unplugged @ Robinsons!
Posted by admin - 08-14-09 12:00 - 0 comments
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LU Unplugged @ Robinsons!
Date Posted: Aug. 14, 2009

LU! Is kicking back and relaxing this Saturday at the Mall!
In Robinsons’ Place Manila!
Drop by and have fun with us!
You might even bring home an unexpected prize!Location: Robinson’s Manila
Schedule:
Event Schedule TimeActivity10:00 AM - 3:00 PMRaffle Ticket Availability10:00 AM - 12:00 NNRegistration for main events Scavenger Hunt Pinoy Henyo Load O Bayong1PMScavenger Hunt2PM - 5PMRaffle Videoke Challenge <Flyff/RO> Dictionary3PM - 4PMPinoy Henyo5PM - 6PMLoad O Bayong*Schedule may change because of unexpected situations.Check out the Activity Mex here!LU RAFFLEMechanics Present an unused 50php or higher top-up card at the Raffle counter. Get a Raffle Ticket and drop it in the Raffle Box of the Game of your choice. Draws will be held at 2PM, 3PM, 4PM, and 5PM. RulesYou have to present the winning raffle stub to confirm your win. Raffle Stubs drawn will not be discarded but will be posted until the event ends. LU SCAVENGER HUNT!Mechanics Form a team of 3. It doesn’t matter if you play different LU! games. Get a registration form and fill it up and indicate what scavenger hunt time you’ll join. There are 2 Scavenger Hunt Schedules. 1PM and 2PM. Briefing is 30 minutes before your schedule. Scavenger list will be provided after the briefing. The First 3 teams to gather all the requirements. Wins! RulesOnly 10 slots per scavenger schedule will be allowed. The conditions for victory are clear. Participants are free to behave any way they choose, as long as they do not violate any of the specified event rules, or any of Flyff PH’s policies. Videoke ChallengeMechanics Get the top scores while singing your favorite song and bring home a prize. Flyff/RO DictionaryMechanics Sign up at the registration booth for this event and get a schedule. The Event Marshal will draw a letter from a box and revealed to all. Participants will then be given 1 minute to write down NPC names, item drops or monsters that start with that letter. 1 point will be awarded per word that does not appear with any of your competition. Pinoy HenyoMechanics Sign up at the registration booth for this event, only (2) 2-man team per game is allowed. Teams will assign a clue giver and answer giver. Wait for your team’s turn to play. Once called, the Event Marshal will draw a random word related to the game he plays. The event marshal will then show the word to the Clue giver. The answer giver will be given a minute to ask questions that will help him figure out the mystery word. The Clue giver can only say yes, no or possible. The team wins if the answer giver can reveal the mystery word. Load O BayongMechanics Sign up at the registration booth for this event, only 50 slots across all games will be allowed. Wait for the announcement that the game has begun. Once it is announced go to the event area and wait for the game to begin. Participants will be asked 10 – 20 questions wherein participants have to choose an answer represented by Bayong Markers marked with L U G. The Q and A will continue until 1 participant is left. Winner will then gamble for his prize by picking a Bayong. Event Marshal will then haggle for the Bayong item with load. After haggling what the winner has chosen will be is prize whether it’s the load or bayong prize. Event Prizes It’s a surprise! You have to be at the event to find out! Awarding
Live Prizes will be awarded on the spot.
In-game Prizes will be awarded within 10 working days.



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> RPC 2009 Roster is Finally Complete!
Posted by admin - 08-14-09 12:00 - 0 comments
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RPC 2009 Roster is Finally Complete!
Date Posted: Aug. 14, 2009

The Nation’s finest Ragnarok players are about to collide in the ultimate final battle for the Ragnarok Philipine Championships 2009 crown. This August 21 at 10AM, head on over to Skydome at SM City North EDSA to bear witness who will solely rise among the champions of the Regionals, Server, Ultimate Wildcard and God of Battlegrounds.

At last, the whole lineup is complete! Meet the 8 RPC 2009 Finalists:

Ultimate Wildcard Finalist: Reunited
New Chaos Finalist: Coerce
Valhalla Finalist: Finest
Valkyrie Finalist: Devour
Sakray Finalist: Coerce
Gods of Battlegrounds Finalist: Bitzbox
Regionals Finalist North: Team El Cuerpo
Regionals Finalist South: Team Influenza  

Remember, whichever team wins the RPC title, the journey to become the greatest Ragnarok players is not over yet – because on November 1, the winning team shall represent the Philippines and be flown to Japan for the Ragnarok World Championships 2009. The stakes are much higher since our champions will now face fiercer competitions as they go against the best in the world!

Now is an exciting time for all Ragnarok fans and tournament players. With just a few days left until August 21, tune in and find out who will greet “konichiwa” to Japan and “sayonara” to their fellow Pinoys whose RWC dreams they have thwarted.



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> PROMO: Premium 75 Ash Vacuum Special Edition
Posted by admin - 08-14-09 12:00 - 0 comments
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PROMO: Premium 75 Ash Vacuum Special Edition
Date Posted: Aug. 14, 2009

Due to insistent public demand, Premium 75 Extravaganza is back!

Sa mga hindi pa naka avail sa Promo dati, now is your chance to get this unique headgear and Lucky Scroll..

PAANO MAKASALI:
Mag Load-up lamang ng 1 week Premium Service (75 credits = 7 days Premium Service) between 1pm-7pm on August 16, 2009.Load up! Premium 75 1pm to 7pm, August 16, 2009 only One (1) 7 days Premium Service is equal to 1 set of  Free item (1 pc King Frog Hat and 1 pc White Lady Scroll)  FREE Items:
King Frog Hat
Looks like an ugly frog but a handsome price is its inside and waiting for a lady who can cure him.   
AGI + 1.   
Item Class : Headgear Defense : 2   
Location : Upper  Weight : 50   
Required Level : 30   
Jobs : All Jobs except Novice
White Lady Scroll (1pc)
If you are lucky, you will be surprised once you open it.

** Inside items **
Magical Moon Cake  10
Moon Cake  10
Special Moon Cake  10
Tayelin Doll Hat  1
Binit Doll Hat  1
Debril Doll Hat  1
Blessing 10 Scroll Box  1
Hibiscus  1
Charming Ribbon  1
Miracle Tonic 1
Slipper  1
Insurance  5
Guyak Pudding  5

PAANO KUNIN ANG FREE ITEMS:
Qualified players can claim their FREE items starting August 21, 6PM via Cool Event NPC in Alberta.

Ano pa ang hinihintay ninyo… May bonus Lucky Scroll ka na, may Premium Service ka pa!
Tara na at mag Premium Service na!

For more details regarding Order of Odin Premium Service, visit the following sites today:
Premium Service site
Premium Service FAQPaalaala: Ang  Premium 75, 250, at 500 ay gumagana sa lahat ng servers. Ang Bundled Premium Service ay para lamang sa New Chaos server at sa mga account na walang load.



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> PROMO: Load up, Convert and you shall receive!
Posted by admin - 08-14-09 12:00 - 0 comments
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PROMO: Load up, Convert and you shall receive!
Date Posted: Aug. 14, 2009

Shark Hat, Baseball Cap, Guyak Pudding at marami pang iba! Ilan lamang yan sa mga makukuha ninyong regalo sa Load-up, Convert and Your Shall Receive promo ngayon’g ika-6 na taon ng pRO.

Simula 3pm ng August 13, 2009 hanggang 3pm ng Sep 13, 2009, eto ang makukuha mong libreng items pag nag load-up ka.

Note: Bundled 700(Premium+Gametime) is for NEW CHAOS server only.


REDEMPTION PROCESS (Paano kunin ang libreng items):
1. If you converted credits before the prize claim cut-off time (3:00PM) you can claim your prize in-game through the Cool
Event NPC, Torsen located at Alberta (148, 60) within the day.

Ex. Player converted 350 credits at 8:30AM on August 16. Player can get his Free in-game Item from Torsen anytime after 6:00 PM on August 16.

2. If you converted credits to game or ROK points after the prize claim cut-off time (3:00PM) you can claim your prize in-game through the Cool Event NPC, Torsen located at Alberta (148, 60) anytime after 6:00 PM the next day.

Ex. Player converted 350 credits to game or rok points at 4:00PM on August 16. Player can get his Free in-game item from Torsen anytime after 6:00PM on August 17.

3. A confirmation message will appear in your MyLU inbox.

How to avail the FREE name change:

Name Change coupon is available to Bundled Premium and Gametime 700 only and will be inserted through Cool Event NPC in Alberta.
** The character that holds the Scroll of Identification will be the character whose name will be changed.

How to request for a Name Change:
a. Get your FREE “Scroll of Identification” from the Cool Event NPC in Alberta.
b. File a ticket under Account Information applying for a Change Name for Ragnarok Online.
c. Player must give the following details for the name change to be done:
a. Username
b. Server
c. Character name
d. Job class
e. Base Level
f. Job Level
g. Proposed New Names (give 5, in order of priority)
d. Just wait for a minimum of 5 working days for your name to be changed.
e. For invalid proposed new names, applicant will be informed through LU Customer Support. Mechanics for Name Change request:
a. Name Change can only be done once every month per account.
b. Character must be offline for a successful Name Change to occur. If character is online, pRO GM will summon the character for verification.
c. The Player must include the top 5 names he/she wants to allow for taken names.
d. Guild Masters cannot have a name change to avoid bugs with the guild skills. (Guild Master has to break guild for them to qualify)
e. Players who will have their names changed must leave their guild, party and un-equip all items prior to having their names changed.
f. Vulgar names are not allowed.
g. Characters with pending RO Policy violations are subject to GM’s approval.
h. No ASCII characters allowed in the new name.
i. Maximum of 23 characters (with or without space) is allowed.
j. Must use own My Level Up CS account where the game account being requested is linked.
k. pRO GM’s will compile the list of old and new names of the character(s) for future reference.

Enjoy…



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> SALE: Superb Fish Slice Special Discount – 80% off
Posted by admin - 08-12-09 12:00 - 0 comments
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SALE: Superb Fish Slice Special Discount – 80% off
Date Posted: Aug. 12, 2009

Simulan ng maghanda para sa RPC Season 2, stack up Superb Fish Slice now at 80% discount for 1 week only starting August 12.


 







Super Fish Slice
A slice of a very rare fish that can barely be caught once a year. It has the scent of blue sea.
Recovers FULL SP and HP.
Original Price (box): Php 20.00 or 400 ROK Points
Sale Price: Php 4.00 or 80 ROK Points

Not only that, here’s a massive sale for everyone to enjoy, so call out your friends, Ragnabarkada and guildmates and enjoy.



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