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MEDIA ADVISORY
December 28, 2012
Contact:
IAN PURNOMO
MARCOMM MANAGER, ASIASOFT ONLINE
+65 9008 4538;
ian.purnomo@asiasoftsea.net
ALVINIA LEE
SENIOR MARCOMM EXECUTIVE, ASIASOFT ONLINE
+65 9792 9656;
alvinia.lee@asiasoftsea.net
WHAT:
Asiasoft Online ("Asiasoft") today announces the rescheduling of
Ragnarok Online 2’s Open Beta Test ("OBT") to 3
rd January 2013.
Initially slated for commencement on 27
th December 2012, the OBT was met with overwhelming
response from players across the globe, resulting in severe
congestion of the game servers and websites. After careful and
deliberate consideration, Asiasoft has decided to reschedule OBT to
3
rd January 2013 to ensure that all issues are resolved
before the game proceeds any further and to prevent any further
disappointment.
The regretful decision to reset all character data with wipe
just before the servers reopen official on 3
rd January 2013 was also made in order for the publisher
and game developers to be fair to the majority of players who were
unable to access the game servers last night.
Mr Sherman Tan, Chairman of Asiasoft Online, has expressed his
apologies on this issue with a personal message to the players on
the official
Ragnarok Online 2 Facebook fan page at
http://www.facebook.com/notes/ro2/open-beta-extended-to-3rd-jan-2013-a-message-from-our-chairman/144994925652540
From now till OBT, Asiasoft and Gravity Co., Ltd will be working
hard to resolve all game server issues and will be performing
occasional stress tests on the game. Players are welcome to
participate in the testing and the stress test schedule will be
released shortly. For the latest updates, please visit the
Ragnarok Online 2 the Facebook fan page at
http://www.facebook.com/PlayRO2 .
WHO:
Ragnarok Online 2 - the world's first English service.
WHERE: Online
WHEN:
28
th December 2012 to 3
rd January
2013
MEDIA: For
more information of the event, please contact
Ian Purnomo at
ian.purnomo@asiasoftsea.net ,
+65 9008 4538, or
Alvinia Lee at
alvinia.lee@asiasoftsea.net,
+65 9792 9656
About GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
Based in Korea, Gravity is a developer and publisher of online,
mobile games. Gravity's principal product,
Ragnarok Online, is a popular online game in many markets,
including Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, and is currently commercially
offered in 79 markets. For more information about Gravity, please
visit
http://www.gravity.co.kr.
About Asiasoft Online
Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd in Singapore and AS Online Sdn Bhd in
Malaysia, collectively known as Asiasoft Online, are incorporated
as subsidiaries of Asiasoft International Co. Ltd, listed in
Thailand as Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited, in 2004
and 2007 respectively.
Asiasoft Online is part of the Asiasoft group of publishing
companies with a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and
Vietnam serving over 49.5 million registered gamers.
Asiasoft Online publishes Massively Multiplayer Online Games
(MMOGs) in Singapore and Malaysia and assists game developers to
tap onto the growth potential of the South-East Asia region.
Asiasoft Online publishes “MapleStory”,
“Audition”, “GetAmped X”, “CABAL
Online”, “Sudden Attack”, AIKA Online", "XW
Online (????)" and "Alliance of Valiant Arms".
Committed to developing the regional online gaming community,
Asiasoft Online works with content developers and industry partners
to entertain and engage casual gamers and netizens. Content
localization, marketing and game service management are deployed by
specialized and dedicated professionals, for game developers, in an
integrated services platform.
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