The game that ate away at my life from mid-May 2003 until December 2004.

Ragnarok Online is a massive multi-player online role playing game (MMORPG). Much like the one in .hack//SIGN, except this one doesn't suck your consciousness into the game. (Or does it?)

While the game itself does not have a plot nor is the gameplay very exciting (levelling for the most part is mostly "point-and-click", it does have ways to draw you into the game:

• keeping in touch with friends in-game and the online community
• competitive activities like MVPs (boss fights), PVP (player vs player) and WoE (War of the Emperium, aka guild wars)
• general cuteness (especially the assorted plethora of accessories and hats).

Depending on how you spend your time in the game, who you know, and the management of the RO game service you're playing on, the game experience can be quite enjoyable or exasperating.

I'll let you decide:

• Oceania Ragnarok Online (AU game service)
• International Ragnarok Online (US game service)
• European Ragnarok Online (EU game service)

For those who are interested in my adventures on iRO Loki, feel free to visit the Shin Ravenloft memorial website.