Players will have access to Ragnarok Online items with the purchase of Ragnarok DS.
Today, XSEED announced the pre-order bonus for their upcoming title, Ragnarok DS. Those who reserve the game ahead of its release will receive in-game items for the PC MMO game, Ragnarok Online.
While Ragnarok DS isn't an MMO, it features an online mode and local multiplayer mode where players can co-operatively enjoy the game by exploring the Tower of Mirages. The tower contains 50 randomly generated floors.
The pre-order pack, titled “Ragnarok Online Prepared for Adventure Pack” includes:
- Audumra's benefit: increased experience points and damage from monsters
- Odin Mask: additional damage against certain monsters
- Hermode Cap: increased attack speed
- Bijofnil's wing decoration: chance of increasing minimum and maximum weapon attack
Every copy of Ragnarok DS will include the “Ragnarok Online Setting out on my Journey Pack” which includes:
- Shaman earring: increases intelligence
- Shaman ring: increases maximum HP and SP recovery
- Shaman's hair decoration: increased resistance to attacks
Ragnarok DS will be released in North America February 2010.
Press Release
XSEED Games Preps for Ragnarok™ DS North America Release
Pre-Sale Program Kicks off with Exclusive In-Game Items Available for Ragnarok Online PC Players that Pre-Order and Purchase the Nintendo DS Version
Torrance, Calif., (December 10, 2009) – XSEED Games today announced that it is preparing for the upcoming Ragnarok DS title release with an early pre-sale program that supports the game’s popular MMORPG PC counterpart, Ragnarok Online PC (iro.ragnarokonline.com). By pre-ordering Ragnarok DS from participating retailers nationwide, Ragnarok Online PC players will be able to redeem an exclusive set of accessories to customize their online avatar, in addition to another set of exclusive items included within each retail copy of Ragnarok DS. Formerly sharing the same name, the new Nintendo DS™ game will provide players with a unique RPG experience when it officially launches in North America as Ragnarok DS in February 2010.
By pre-ordering Ragnarok DS from a participating retailer, players will receive the “Ragnarok Online Prepared for Adventure Pack” containing the following exclusive items when picking up a copy of the game:
- Audumra's benefit: increased experience points and damage from monsters
- Odin Mask: additional damage against certain monsters
- Hermode Cap: increased attack speed
- Bijofnil's wing decoration: chance of increasing minimum and maximum weapon attack
Additionally, included within each retail copy of Ragnarok DS will be the “Ragnarok Online Setting out on my Journey Pack” containing the following additional exclusive items:
- Shaman earring: increases intelligence
- Shaman ring: increases maximum HP and SP recovery
- Shaman's hair decoration: increased resistance to attacks
Ragnarok DS brings the same addictive gameplay of customization and exploration that has more than three million North American registered users for the PC version to Nintendo DS. In addition to having their characters’ base levels increase, each character earns both Status and Skill Points each time they gain a level. These points can then be used by the player to customize their characters to best suit their playing style, choosing from a number of different basic job classes such as Swordsman, Thief, and Merchant, as they progress towards more advanced job classes such as Knight, Assassin, and Blacksmith.
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