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Welcome to ShmaRO, a new MMORPG based around Ragnarok Online of GRAVITY Co., Ltd. ShmaRO is a game fuelled by the interaction of the online community, members of with belong to different cultures across the globe. We engage into this magnificent 3-D world as eye-pleasing 2-D characters capable of using various beastly attacks, casting magical spells, and even taming the monsters they fight to serve as loyal and cuddly pets.
These differences in style are based on a class system that Ragnarok Online (RO) basically revolves around. Everyone starts off as that weak, little Novice and with time grow stronger, eventually turning into that stronger class of their dreams. There are many different classes to choose from: Swordsman, Acolyte, Mage, Thief, Merchant, Archer, and more. With enough training, these classes can evolve into even stronger jobs, but you'll have to find those out yourself.
Want to do something besides leveling and killing monsters? Oh joy, the fun doesn't stop there. ShmaRO lets you in on all the action the mainstream RO is at: MVPs, PvP, and WoE. MVPs provides the ultimate challenge to kill a boss in the game for the enjoyment and adrenaline. For a more dynamic challenge, Player vs. Player gives you the challenge of overcoming opposition with the same tools as you. Or if teamwork is your thing, War of Emperium is a large scale PvP arena in which people compete in guilds to be the best as a team. Did I say guilds? Yes, there are guilds. You're not alone in this world! Players are encouraged to band together for even more fun events.
Don't like killing? Quests are installed for your satisfaction, but on top of the gripping stories, they don't come unrewarded. Ever fallen in love? Get married! A marriage system is also implemented for your loving needs. Ragnarok Online is your fantasy world with all your needs so come on in. We'll welcome you with open arms.
Let's get on to what ShmaRO specifically is: ShmaRO is a new private server recently opened in March 2009. A midrate server, ShmaRO is not your ordinary private server. Since RO has been around for a long time now, you bet there are many updates to the game. And you better bet we're updated to even the recent changes in the game. That's right! We've even got your third class sprites to update your appearance even more.
But that's not all. Instead of adding boring customs you'd need to pay money for, we've decided to change it up a bit in our own innovative ways. To get such customs, you can complete a quest for the item, for free, made by your fellow ShmaRO players! Fun? You bet it is!! After all, quests are installed for your satisfaction, but they never come unrewarded.
Don't even worry about the Game Masters (GMs) either. They're top notch of their class and very professional when dealing with players. GMs help the server to flow smoothly around the community so that the server will find no cheaters, hackers, or even troublemakers who disrupt the flow. They even provide you events just in case you get bored here and there.
ShmaRO is nothing like any other. We're totally new, friendly, and crazily fun. Welcome to ShmaRO!