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Title: New and question about the server
Post by: StarSaviour on April 04, 2009, 04:22:31 pm

Hi there. So like my friend and I just started playing RO again and we came across this server by chance on some Top 100 RO Private Server list (AnthemRO was ranked #2 btw =p). I really like that it's low rate but I was wondering if this server tends to lag alot? Last night we were both finding it hard to run at times because the lag was sporadic. Like when it wasn't lagging then it ran extremely smooth but then every 10 seconds there'd be a time when we couldn't move as frantic as we tried to click and get away from bats. >.>'

Also.. damn, there are so many lvl 99's already...  :-\

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: balam on April 04, 2009, 04:25:41 pm

its a really old server so thats why it has many 99's

about lag, rarely does, only time when i lag is when someone on my house is downloading shit

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: light aura on April 04, 2009, 04:29:27 pm

As for the lag, can you do a speed test at a server near Montreal?  And then tell me the results?
http://speedtest.net/index.php

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: StarSaviour on April 04, 2009, 04:51:08 pm

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/445026774.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Ping: 60 ms
DL: 1.93 mb/s
UL: 0.53 mb/s

Laptop is new (less than 6 months).

I live near Toronto so it really shouldn't be a problem as for the distance. Btw, is this server situated in Montreal? Like, I really do like this server and runs fine like 83.33% of the time. It's just about every 10 seconds there'll be a sudden lag spike. And it's not just me.. my friend who lives somewhere else, with a different computer, and a different isp is getting the same lag spikes.  :-[

lol.. i was a little unhappy about the platinum skill npc and the stat/skill reset npc. I kind of liked the challenge before. I guess it makes levelling a bit too easy now (ie make a stage build till 99 then switch to a WoE or PvP build if you want.. ie ie GC Sader to Shield). I walked the entire desert to Morroc to get my job change to Acolyte last night only to find out that they had a job changer in town when i got back.  :(

Edit:
I think we're just going to find another server tonight unless someone can think of a fix. It's really aggravating to be killed by a bat cause you can't run lol...

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: robo.saiyuk on April 04, 2009, 07:01:41 pm

you understand that not lagg right? when you get hit its not like you can walk away from it unless you have edgga or agi up

oh and btw never play on a wireless connection

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: balam on April 04, 2009, 07:05:03 pm

lol when you get hit you're locked so you cant run away of a monster, thats not lag

try using a swordman you can use endure to cancel those hit-locks

priests are the worst class to start with in my opinion also, they need too much decent equip to do any good

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: Combo on April 04, 2009, 07:06:43 pm

Hello there :)

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: StarSaviour on April 04, 2009, 07:31:24 pm

Quote from: robo.saiyuk on April 04, 2009, 07:01:41 pm

you understand that not lagg right? when you get hit its not like you can walk away from it unless you have edgga or agi up

oh and btw never play on a wireless connection

lol.. i know what being flinched is. What I was trying to say was that it's annoying when you're trying to run away from a bat or something but it lags every say 5th click or something so it just stops and the bat rapes you before you can move again. lol.. I use to be hardcore at RO but I took a long long longgg break.

And i'm not using wireless.. so.. uh.. thanks?

Anyways, I just installed another server and it seems to run without the hiccups. I'll have to check with my friend tonight to see if it's the same for her. Alas this server only has about 200 ppl online. =/

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: robo.saiyuk on April 04, 2009, 07:39:57 pm

lol 200 people online? thats more like *RO's numbers.. at the most we have about 700+ players

and btw most likely it was probably eAthena server you joined, yes it's currently has more support than Aegis.. but what eAthena lacks in is glitches, and inconsistency in many of its formulas

but all in all the point really is for you to be comfortable and have fun so peace and take care bro

*Please don't mention other servers.  -Axe

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: Hard Weapon on April 04, 2009, 11:25:26 pm

Quote from: StarSaviour on April 04, 2009, 04:51:08 pm

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/445026774.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Ping: 60 ms
DL: 1.93 mb/s
UL: 0.53 mb/s

Laptop is new (less than 6 months).

I live near Toronto so it really shouldn't be a problem as for the distance. Btw, is this server situated in Montreal? Like, I really do like this server and runs fine like 83.33% of the time. It's just about every 10 seconds there'll be a sudden lag spike. And it's not just me.. my friend who lives somewhere else, with a different computer, and a different isp is getting the same lag spikes.  :-[

lol.. i was a little unhappy about the platinum skill npc and the stat/skill reset npc. I kind of liked the challenge before. I guess it makes levelling a bit too easy now (ie make a stage build till 99 then switch to a WoE or PvP build if you want.. ie ie GC Sader to Shield). I walked the entire desert to Morroc to get my job change to Acolyte last night only to find out that they had a job changer in town when i got back.  :(

Edit:
I think we're just going to find another server tonight unless someone can think of a fix. It's really aggravating to be killed by a bat cause you can't run lol...

Hmm, I never get lag. 


You can try the following, it should help:

type the following commands and see after the difference:

/lightmap
/aura
/effect


If the effects are necessary, then put them back by typing /effect again.


Yes, there's a lot of 99'ed players, this server has been around for quite a few years and as time progresses, people will always lvl; just like any other server has 100s of 99'ed players.

As far as easy lvling goes, good luck lvling up after lvl 30-50.  /no1

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: robo.saiyuk on April 05, 2009, 12:43:07 am

Quote from: robo.saiyuk on April 04, 2009, 07:39:57 pm

lol 200 people online? thats more like *RO's numbers.. at the most we have about 700+ players

and btw most likely it was probably eAthena server you joined, yes it's currently has more support than Aegis.. but what eAthena lacks in is glitches, and inconsistency in many of its formulas

but all in all the point really is for you to be comfortable and have fun so peace and take care bro

*Please don't mention other servers.  -Axe

lol i got pwned by axe, lol srry about that old boy

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: StarSaviour on April 05, 2009, 02:02:15 am

Quote from: Hard Weapon on April 04, 2009, 11:25:26 pm

Quote from: StarSaviour on April 04, 2009, 04:51:08 pm

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/445026774.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)

Ping: 60 ms
DL: 1.93 mb/s
UL: 0.53 mb/s

Laptop is new (less than 6 months).

I live near Toronto so it really shouldn't be a problem as for the distance. Btw, is this server situated in Montreal? Like, I really do like this server and runs fine like 83.33% of the time. It's just about every 10 seconds there'll be a sudden lag spike. And it's not just me.. my friend who lives somewhere else, with a different computer, and a different isp is getting the same lag spikes.  :-[

lol.. i was a little unhappy about the platinum skill npc and the stat/skill reset npc. I kind of liked the challenge before. I guess it makes levelling a bit too easy now (ie make a stage build till 99 then switch to a WoE or PvP build if you want.. ie ie GC Sader to Shield). I walked the entire desert to Morroc to get my job change to Acolyte last night only to find out that they had a job changer in town when i got back.  :(

Edit:
I think we're just going to find another server tonight unless someone can think of a fix. It's really aggravating to be killed by a bat cause you can't run lol...

Hmm, I never get lag. 


You can try the following, it should help:

type the following commands and see after the difference:

/lightmap
/aura
/effect


If the effects are necessary, then put them back by typing /effect again.


Yes, there's a lot of 99'ed players, this server has been around for quite a few years and as time progresses, people will always lvl; just like any other server has 100s of 99'ed players.

As far as easy lvling goes, good luck lvling up after lvl 30-50.  /no1

Thanks for the tips. I've tried them out to no avail. I really don't think it has anything to do with my computer specs or my internet connection since this is the same problem my friend is having and she lives on the other side of the country. It's not even so much that it lags from excessive effects (we're still both novices just stabbing porings and rockers and not casting spells like mages or anything).

So far no problems on the other server for me. Maybe it's because we run Vista but I read that some other vista users managed just fine so I really don't know. It's a shame because this server is like 3 times as populated. Sigh.  :-[

Edit:
Oh about the levelling bit.. yeah, I use to play hardcore on a 2/2/2 and 3/3/3 server. So this seems really easy especially with the uber novice gear and automatic job changer.

But what seems to really take away from the original RO feel is the stat and skill resetter. I can basically set some stats to 1 that I wouldn't be able to originally from the very start due to that character making pie chart/grid thingy. And I can now make a stage build character till 99 and then switch to a PvP/WoE build then (albeit at a cost). What comes to mind for me right away is making a GC Sader and then switching to Shield later. The real shine of a Shield Sader before was that it was so hard to make one because it was hard to level it since GC saders have better mob killing abilities for fast levelling. Or even taking it a step back... making a STR/VIT/DEX swordie then completely switching out STR for INT when changing to a GC Sader because what made making a GC Sader hard was the lack of STR during your early swordie days.

Just my thoughts..

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: Razer on April 05, 2009, 02:42:22 am

We have many 99ers here because :

Our data is never cleaned as in many other servers. Its backed and maintained properly.
The server has been around for 5 or more years.. I myself have been around 3 years here.
I have tried other servers but their communities are either foreign language speaking or unfriendly.
Mid rate and High rate servers are no fun at all.

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: balam on April 05, 2009, 03:09:07 am

i've tried 1 hyper high rate and was really boring with like 50 people on and events going everyday but still not fun cause they were having guilds of 1 vs 1
while anthem has many players that can help you out if you're not too beggar and really look for help without getting free stuff but just getting advices and improving yourself on the server.

you can get good friends here if you work out


for the lag im sorry but if you lag a lot must be your internet provider so theres nothing to do with the server =/ if you like other servers go for it if you like them, anthem is probably the best Aegis server out there, Aethna arent that cool with all their broken custom stuff, you'll feel anthem broken at the begining but join a nice friendly guild and you'll be fine.


pm me if you need any help ingame, ill be glad to help


PS you should start with a swordie, either sader or knight are fun and easy to start

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: StarSaviour on April 05, 2009, 03:26:48 am

Quote from: balam on April 05, 2009, 03:09:07 am

i've tried 1 hyper high rate and was really boring with like 50 people on and events going everyday but still not fun cause they were having guilds of 1 vs 1
while anthem has many players that can help you out if you're not too beggar and really look for help without getting free stuff but just getting advices and improving yourself on the server.

you can get good friends here if you work out


for the lag im sorry but if you lag a lot must be your internet provider so theres nothing to do with the server =/ if you like other servers go for it if you like them, anthem is probably the best Aegis server out there, Aethna arent that cool with all their broken custom stuff, you'll feel anthem broken at the begining but join a nice friendly guild and you'll be fine.


pm me if you need any help ingame, ill be glad to help


PS you should start with a swordie, either sader or knight are fun and easy to start

lol... thanks for your kindness, i appreciate it. But you guys got me all wrong. I'm not new to RO.. just new to this server. I took a break for like 3-4 years. As for help... i actually hate getting help like having a high level character babysitting you. I absolutely hate that. I much prefer finding similarly levelled characters that need to pool together to be able to level efficiently because the dungeon or whatever is just too hard to play alone. I guess you don't really see too much of that in old servers though.  :-\

My biggest pet peeve right now is the Skill and Stat reset npc for the reasons i listed in my last post. Honestly, it just makes this game too easy. For me at least, the lower the rates and harder and closer to the original RO then the better. It's just way more satisfying, y'know?

"Yeah, I made a GC sader. Yep. It wasss hella hard during my swordy days to get to job 50 with just INT but i finally made it."

lol but instead.. now you can just make a regular STR/VIT/DEX swordy then just reset the stats to INT later. Oh well, i doubt i'd find a server without this horrid reset npc now and most people probably are addicted to it. Sure makes levelling easy.  :(

Edit:
I for one have just reached level 36 after just 1 night as a novice with that uber novice gear and my stats reset to just AGI and DEX.. I think i might actually level a bit slower for some parts once i job change! >_.

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: Razer on April 05, 2009, 03:32:59 am

Resets are available in offical servers now as well but for a price. Eg : Neuralizer.
We make them available for free to everyone to just make life easy.

If you want to make a character that doesnt depend on stat resets go for a mage /heh
The built is mostly alwas int dex. Levelling melee chars is always easier the magic classes.

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: StarSaviour on April 05, 2009, 03:59:19 am

Quote from: Razerman on April 05, 2009, 03:32:59 am

Resets are available in offical servers now as well but for a price. Eg : Neuralizer.
We make them available for free to everyone to just make life easy.

If you want to make a character that doesnt depend on stat resets go for a mage /heh
The built is mostly alwas int dex. Levelling melee chars is always easier the magic classes.

lol.. but that's just what i'm against.. making things "easier". So to argue that it was done to make things easier is just not a very good argument for me. Btw, how much does a Neuralizer cost in iRO? I haven't played for awhile so I have no idea.

Oh and as for the mage bit, even mages are alot easier now even if we don't include the novice 1 zeny gear and only talk about the stat resets. A STR/DEX novice will level like 2-3x faster than an INT/DEX one. And since you wouldn't want STR really on most mages (except for weight limit.. but that's still kinda rare) you'd never see that prior resets.

I still like AnthemRO and her low rates. I don't want to sound like i'm coming back to RO just to complain or anything! I'm just surprised that things are so much easier. No one else feels this way? =|

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: lgun on April 05, 2009, 04:59:30 am

welcome
and don't use the resetter if you feel don't like it
some ppl here doing something for the goal of making this game bit harder
i.e. never change job until 99, wearing only npc gear up to 99, etc
lurk the forum more and you'll find it, also try to find some friend or enemies, so you wont be bored after a while

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: tony2000 on April 05, 2009, 06:20:12 am

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/445335333.png) (http://www.speedtest.net) i get lag sometimes

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: Hard Weapon on April 05, 2009, 03:59:55 pm

I only get lag when theres a thunderstorm around here in Miami Florida.

Interesting that you guys lag only here o.O


And its not about making it easier, its about conveniency.  If everything was ment to be made easy, then thats what a Highrate is for.  Conveniency is what makes this server tick as far as warpers, resetters, and platinum skills goes.

Theres a difference in conveniency and making things easier.

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: StarSaviour on April 05, 2009, 07:24:04 pm

Quote from: Hard Weapon on April 05, 2009, 03:59:55 pm

I only get lag when theres a thunderstorm around here in Miami Florida.

Interesting that you guys lag only here o.O


And its not about making it easier, its about conveniency.  If everything was ment to be made easy, then thats what a Highrate is for.  Conveniency is what makes this server tick as far as warpers, resetters, and platinum skills goes.

Theres a difference in conveniency and making things easier.

What's the difference from what i've stated..?

Because I kinda listed off why resetters make the game a lot easier with my STR Swordie to INT GC Sader to Shield PVP Sader makes getting that end result so much easier. Because a GC sader has a hard time levelling initially because levelling an INT-based Swordie is hard hard hard work.. but this is made easy to reach GC Saderhood by using a STR/VIT/DEX Swordie. Levelling a Shield Sader gets harder end-game because they lack any fast way to kill mobs (ie Grand Cross) but this is made easy by levelling using a GC Sader build then switching over.

I'm sure there's a difference between what's convenient and what's easy.. but i'm pretty sure skill and stat reset npcs just made the game too easy as opposed to "more convenient".

Again, this is just my opinion. It seems most private servers have these reset npcs installed but of course that doesn't mean it's right..  :-X

Title: Re: New and question about the server
Post by: @schoLary@ on April 05, 2009, 08:15:38 pm

Actually I happen to love the stat and skill resetter. I mean I wouldn't want to level up a character to like 65+ and then have to re make one just beacuse I accidently clicked on the wrong skill or stat. Plus I wouldn't have to keep making new characters if I ever wanted to try another build for the same class. Also, like what Igun said, it's your choice to use the skill and stat resetter, if you feel it doesn't make the game feel like RO. Then just don't use it? Seems hypocritical to me that one would complain about something, yet still do/use that said thing.