What Was the Chief Examiner Event?
Ahead of the Southeast Asia launch, Gravity Game Vision invited four veteran Ragnarok creators to its Shanghai studio as chief examiners — not for a scripted tour, but for a community-driven Q&A that challenged the development team directly. Filipino creators Myrtle Sarrosa and Nikkinikki joined Thailand's Junqko and Shipdont to collect thousands of viewer questions during a livestream, then presented them face-to-face to ROW developers.
Topics spanned class balance, the player trading economy, future content roadmaps, and long-term esports plans. The session turned into an open dialogue when the examiners discovered the core dev team are longtime Ragnarok Online veterans themselves — shared history replaced marketing fluff with substantive debate.
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Major Announcements from the Stream
Large-scale tournaments are officially on the long-term roadmap. Expect ranked seasons, guild competitions, and organized esports-style events post-launch — watch the official Discord for registration windows after SEA servers stabilize.
Druid hands-on preview: Examiners received exclusive studio time with the new shapeshifter class debuting at SEA launch — Werewolf melee, Bird-Man ranged, and Nature Mage casting in one job line. Read the full breakdown in our Druid Class Preview and Druid Build Guide.
Launch balance incoming: Developers signaled that Genesis Test data informed a pre-launch class balance pass. See the detailed skill changes in our Launch Balance Patch guide and revisit the Class Tier List before picking your first main.
Community Questions That Mattered
Viewers asked whether ROW would respect classic RO identity while modernizing systems. The dev team framed the project as a self-initiated next-generation RO experience — built in-house rather than outsourced — driven by veteran passion for the IP.
Economy and trading concerns dominated chat: players wanted assurance that stalls, auctions, and zeny sinks would support a healthy player-driven market at launch. Class balance questions focused on Gunslinger and Mage dominance during CBT — directly relevant to the Launch Balance Patch that nerfs and buffs several lines before servers open.
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