Hardware maintenances will solely consist of IT tasks required to continue smooth operation of the game. We will later today be posting dev notes of what we're working on, testing, and what is planned for next week's maintenance. From now on, we will be alternating between Hardware Maintenance and Update Maintenance from week to week. Current schedule looks like this:

7/01 - Hardware Maintenance
7/08 - Update Maintenance
7/15 - Hardware Maintenance
7/22 - Update Maintenance
7/29 - Hardware Maintenance

Events

Jump Event continues! (Ends July 22nd)
• Visit Janeway (izlude 100 100) to get started. Janeway will help users reach level 99! (Cannot be used by transcended characters, ninjas, or gunslingers)

Melon Festival continues! (Ends July 8th)
• Visit Lavender (geffen 88 35) and Palpadora (geffen 142 40) to get started!


Scaraba Dungeon Frenzy Fields are open!
• Located on the way to El Dicastes, equip your Ring of Wise King to face the Champion monsters here!


"Wandering Merchants" Event continues!
• Towns: Izlude, Hugel, Alberta, Payon, Comodo, Geffen, Rachel, Veins
• Stock (Limited Quantities): Strawberries, Witch Starsands, Blue Herbs, Stems
• Restock Periods: NPCs restock daily at a different offset hour for each NPC. This is to ensure that players from all time zones have a chance to purchase these items.


Our Novice Quest "A Journey Together" now available!
• To get started, head on over to Archer Village (pay_arche 49 138)


Experience a new adventure with the Skill Balance Update!
• You can get a partial stat reset from Sam Status in Payon (186, 109)


Our Homeward Bound Event has been extended (Ending date is to be determined)!
• Enjoy a bonus +50% EXP and +25% Drops as you stay indoors and keep safe!



Guild vs Guild wars will begin in the War of Emperium!
• Think your guild has what it takes to be the best in PvP? Prepare yourself as you fight with your guild for ownership of guild castles and daily treasures!

Community

• New Haiku contest / Submit poetry for a chance to win prizes!
• Did you know?
-- The use of grf edits such as "grayworld" is prohibited
-- We do not recruit players to be GMs

• Currently Committed:
--- Guild Emblem system is updated to allow for animated GIF emblems
--- Current Guild Emblems are reset
--- Izlude Bullet Merchants are renewed
--- There is a change to the way memos are stored for classes with Warpportal skill. This caused an issue on RO1, but won't cause an issue on RT as we have already applied the fix.
• Currently Testing
--- Melon Festival Leaves
--- Popcorn Festival Starts

As a note: With this update, some Third Job Skills are being updated. We are applying this to RT so that it can continue to receive EXE updates, but this is not expected to affect RT gameplay, so we do not consider it an update for RT. We do, however, wish to list it because there will be skill description changes for this in the patch.