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Oct 23, 2010
Ragnarok Renewal : 1st week (Part Two)
So the second day was when Renewal hit pRO, of course everyone anticipated tons of bugs would show up because the Renewal testing at Sakray server (the test server) hasn't concluded yet. I also would've anticipated tons of bugs which the publisher Level Up! missed, and that it would have a grave effect on my grinding abilities.

The Magical Attack stat (MATK) is completely bugged. I didn't care about it at first, but when I was grinding at Magnolias--southwest of Prontera, north of the Dimensional Gorge--it became really clear to me.

I camped out in this site, the place where I was before Renewal, from at least Level 49-60, as you can see my damage isn't enough. I am wearing Release of Wise (that staff drop from Baba-yaga at Moscovia). It has good stats for beginner magicians:
  • MATK+125
  • INT+3
  • HP/SP Recovery when attacking magically
  • Lv50 requirement
And I got it for only 250,000 zennies (you would say it's really cheap, but it's pretty useful). A good deal, huh? But I'm not getting the most out of it because--

MATK. IS. FREAKIN. BUGGED.


And I had to bear with it for a few days. Maybe months. But that's not gonna stop me from grinding all the way to 99. And then, I found myself a Sage on the third day. Hunting for loots and other requirements made me go beyond the call of duty, and eventually I was nearing Lv70. Remember, before Renewal, or precisely, during the early days, a Lv70 character was considered a GOD.

Because it really IS hard to level up when you have nothing in your pants, nothing to spend with. Nothing at all.

Alas, I found this pretty cool NPC that says they're part of the so-called Eden Group, based pretty much at the decimated city of Morroc, and they have some quests in hand. Goodie! I didn't hesitate to give it a try, knowing the reward will most likely be EXP-based. One of the quests in my level range was to get 10 Fine Sands and 30 Grits from Sandmen at the Assassin Guild.

And hell yes, I'm struggling to kill these dirtbags. It's all the MATK stat's fault. Eventually, I fulfilled the quest. And to my disappointment, it actually gave me less than 30% of my current level (Lv72 Sage). Bummer.

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