[Press Release] Singapore, 13th December 2012 – Asiasoft Online today concluded its wildly successful six-day Ragnarok Online 2 Closed Beta Testing (“CBT”) at 0201HRS (+8 GMT). The game server is now closed to fix the in-game bugs and technical issues encountered during CBT and to ensure players will have the smoothest possible experience with logging in and playing Ragnarok Online 2 during Open Beta and beyond.Launched on 7th December 2012 at the Licence2Play 2012 gaming event held at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, Ragnarok Online 2 is the sequel to the worldwide MMORPG franchise, Ragnarok Online. Asiasoft Online is the first publisher in the world to offer the English service of this blockbuster title, which was made readily available for all gamers to play the minute it was announced at Licence2Play 2012.
The Ragnarok Online 2 Facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/PlayRO2/) garnered its first 20,000 “Like”s in less than three day of its debut on 7th December 2012, a record number for Asiasoft Online thus far.
“The Ragnarok Online 2 launch has been one of our biggest successes and we are very humbled and encouraged by the overwhelming response from players who filled our game servers during the CBT period,” said Sherman Tan, Chairman of Asiasoft Online. “This is a true testament of the strength and longevity of the Ragnarok brand. We would like to sincerely thank all the players who participated in CBT and whose invaluable support and feedback will contribute to the improvements made in Open Beta.”
Developed by Gravity Co., Ltd., Ragnarok Online 2 Open Beta will start on 27th December 2012. The game will remain free-to-play and will introduce its Cash Shop shortly after the start of Open Beta. To download the free game client and for more details on Ragnarok Online 2 and its in-game events, please visit http://www.PlayRO2.com/. To join the blooming Ragnarok Online 2 community, please “Like” the official Ragnarok Online 2 Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/PlayRO2/.
