about ro..every1 should read this
| Today, as per normal, sat at the center fountain after leveling on monsters.Sitting in front of the computer, browsing through a revision book, ocasionally looking up at the screen at the people walking up and down the streets, and the randomly opened shops and chatrooms.Suddenly, a chatroom caught my eye.[Are you...smiling now?]Looking carefully, it was opened by a female novice.She was wearing a Smile Mask, sitting quietly by the fountain.I looked as people went in and then immediately out of her chatroom, those who came out, either used the [...] emoticon, or type a string of [....]Ocasionally there would be some, who used the /thx emoticon.I got curious then.Putting down the revision book, moving the mouse, clicked to enter her chatroom.[Peace..., ] She greeted me, and then dealed me.Starting I thought she was a beggar monster, and kept cancelling.After a few times, I wanted to leave the chatroom, she suddenly said [I want to give you something...]I looked at the item she gave me, a Flower.That's right...a Flower...a worthless Flower.I didn't understand why she gave me this Flower., and asked her why.She slowly typed a line of words,[Hoping this Flower, will bring a smile to your face] [Er, Smile?]I still didn't understand her meaning.[Yes...Today as you were playing RO, have you been angry? Or unhappy because you died?][Yes, I had...] Today got killed by mobs, I got angry once again upon mentioning this.[Then you often got angry because of such matters?][Yes, thinking of it also made me angry!][Then...why are you still playing RO?][...]I thought about her question on the spot, why am I still playing RO?Everyday get angered, there would always be things not going my way, so why am I still playing RO?I thought of the reasons as to why I am still staying, was it because of the high level? Too much zeny? Perhaps...but these were not the main reason.Once again I thought of the happy times I had with my friends on adventures...meeting a good samaritan who gave me equipments when I was still low level...Talking to a still new Priestess by chance, now my dear after knowing each other for some time...The first time we met Baphomet, the entire party couldn't react fast enough and got exterminiated, all of us lying on the floor laughing hysterically...A new Acolyte in the guild, who got upset as she added wrong skills, the memory of us all comforting her...Managed to get a Ghost Bandanna, watching my cute and lovely wife wearing it for consecutive few days shopping happily...[Have you thought of the answer?] She asked again.[Yes...][So are you smiling now?][Yes!] A smile formed on my lips, a smile that came form within my heart.[Hoping this Flower, will bring a smile to your face] She repeated again, [Once you smile, the world will smile with you.][Yes...Thank you.] I thanked her again.After chatting with her, I learnt that she was an old player who started playing RO when it first came out, but due to some reasons, she couldn't continue playing, after over half a year, as her friend opened a new account, she borrowed her friend's account to take a look at the RO she missed.[So will you continue playing?] I asked her with lots of anticipation, hoping to make new friends with her.[No...RO has changed, till I can't recognise it anymore.]She answered, [I just logged in to look around, this character, I will delete away once I log off.][Pity...][Pity? This is just a novice^___^][I didn't mean that...] I answered, [I'm saying I don't know whether they'd be chances of meeting special players like you.][Me? I'm very normal, but still...thanks for praising me.]She said, [I have to go, hopefully you can have a great time.] [Bye...]After some time, I said [The flower you gave me, I will keep it forever.][^___^]After saying our byes, she logged off, I thought, she won't be coming back.The flower she gave me, although being small, but the meaning it represents exceeded its value.Now the flower occupies a space in my storage, reminding me, the motivation for me to continue playing RO, and the meaning of the kind person who gave the flower to me.Are you smiling now?
do you get it? ragnarok online used to be a place where interaction, sharing and friendship had equal meaning as levelling. Nowadays, bots roam the place and the only time these idiots play is when they go for guild war or go to pvp... is this what ro is about? if so, what the adults and our parents say is right, ro is bad for us. it certainly is. think about it, those of you who played ro during beta. do you know why i could stop playing ro? There's nothing to it anymore, its an empty vessel. There used to be a sense of belonging, with everyone making new friends, kind priests giving novices tanks, rich dudes donating money to all those poor people...the music itself was calm and relaxing, now it just reminds me of the good old times...think about it. |
posted by Wayne. @ 9:17:00 AM
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