RAN Online

[Chojin]

Jin and I started playing RAN Online! It's a free MMO produced by the same people who do O2Jam.

The premise is that 3 high schools are engaging in extreme japanese deliquency hijinks with each other. It's a simple Diablo 2-esque game where you pick a class and then pick from skill paths. Most of the time you're going around with buddies and beating up the NPCs that wander your campus, but you can also go on quests, beat up other players, and invade other schools.

It's fun, actually kinda pretty, and contains the most amount of broken english allowable under Windows XP.

Jin and I play on Server 0 (PK) and belong to the Sacred Gate school.

http://www.ranonline.com.my/index_eng.asp

[Chojin]

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/campus.jpg

Y HELO WELCOME TO RAN ONLINE WHERE EVEN MALAYSIANS TRY TO SPEAK ENGLISH

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/dorms.jpg

HERE R R DORMS ^_^

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/surrounding.jpg

UNFORTUNATELY PEER PRESSURE CAUSES MANY OF OUR STUDENTS TO DRESS ALIKE ;_;

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/cigbut.jpg

EXPECT HELPFUL MISSIONS LIKE THSE

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/lildirt0.jpg

PLEASE DO SOMETHING HORRIBLE TO ME

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/lildirt1.jpg

WAH

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/lildirt11.jpg

WATCHAA

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/lildirt2.jpg

thx

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/swordman.jpg

YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB, GUY I JUST SAW

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/lilhime5.jpg

MISS MISS WAIT I HAVE A SURVEY I NEED YOU TO TAKE

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/lilhime3.jpg

IGNORE ME WILL YOU

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/lilhime2.jpg

HATCHAA

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/lilhime4.jpg

JUSTICE IS A DISH BEST SERVED FIST.

[Fathom Zero]

Beta Closed. :(

[CaptainBubba]

What is an IC number?

[Sam]

16. Each kind of attribute weapon like thunder, fire, ice, poisons and gas have what kind of attached attack effect?

Its attachment attack effect as follows:

Thunder attribute :The paralysis temporarily moves and the attack speed reduces all motions all retard.

Fire attribute: After burning erupt temporarily catches fire each second automatically to reduce HP.

Ice attribute:Freezes temporarily moves and the attack speed reduces, by now received the injury will increase.

Poison attribute:Is poisoned temporarily each second automatically to reduce HP.

:lol

[Fathom Zero]

What is an IC number?

I think it's a number you give that they ask you for to make sure you're you. I made mine up and it seemed to work.

[Chojin]

the 'english' version of this game is actually singlish which is what most malaysians speak. it's english with chinese grammical structure and some special words.

so believe it or not, that's correct grammar up there!

[Juttin]

I want to play this :(

ALL MOTIONS, ALL RETARD

[Juttin]

Avatar's Skin *
Yellow Brown Darkbrown

:/

[Fathom Zero]

If it ever comes to a commercial release, I'll be playing it as well. For now, it resides only in my bookmarks.

[Chojin]

Um, what? It's here, it's the english server, and this is as commercial as it's gonna get ;<

Someone come play with me ;<

[Chojin]

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/campus.jpg

CAMPUS LIFE AM I RIGHT GUYS

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/campus2.jpg

I AM ACHIMP I TALK ABOUT GOING TO UNIVERSITY

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/class1.jpg

HOW DARE YOU DISRUPT MY STUDIES

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/class2.jpg

I AM HERE TO LEARN, FUCKFACE

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/class3.jpg

OH GOD IT'S SOMETHING FROM SILENT HILL KILL IT

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/lucky1.jpg

LUCKY.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/hallway.jpg

CRASH BANDICOOT: LIVE ACTION COMING TO THEATRES SEPTEMBER '06

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/horale.jpg

¡HORALÉ!

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/lucky2.jpg

LUCKY.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/nurse.jpg

I don't knowK?! ^^;;

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/terrorists.jpg

NEVA FORGET

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/02/running.jpg

OH GOD NO I DIDN'T MEAN IT

[Marc Summers]

I used to play it, but...eh...

[Juttin]

Um, what? It's here, it's the english server, and this is as commercial as it's gonna get ;<

Someone come play with me ;<

I would, but the fucking BETA is CLOSED :/

[Juttin]

I clicked " Sign up", I logged nito my eGames account, and it said:

"The Ran Online Closed Beta Registration is closed for the time being.
please check back again."

[ArrowX]

I want to play so I can punch chojin in the fuckin head :(

also Asians

EDIT: I GOT A CODE LOL

[Juttin]

GODDAMN This takes a long time to install/patch >:

[Juttin]

OK.

I Finally installed it, got an account, and set up a character.

My character's name is Juttin, and I'm on Server 0,
Sacred Gate High.

[Cliff Steele]

im cliff steele on 0 in sacred gate

[Juttin]

I'm actually going to go play now, somebody play with me

[Cliff Steele]

i played for an hour or two today, its pretty fun but really really glitchy i had to quit and start like 3 times. ill probably be on at 10 or 11 if anyone wants to play

[Fathom Zero]

What the Hell? How'd you guys get accounts? It says it's closed. :(

[Cliff Steele]

i just went to the link, downloaded it, and signed up. i don't know where people are getting the beta thing from, i didnt see anything about it

[Fathom Zero]

You clicked "Sign Up" on the official page, right?


This Link?:

https://www.e-games.com.my/game_reg/ran_regis_en.asp

[Cliff Steele]

i downloaded it then when the box with terms and conditions pops up, there is a register button ,i just did it from there. it asks for an ic number i just put a bunch of numbers in and it worked

[Fathom Zero]

Really? Ok, I'll try that.

I guess I was confused, it said to register before the download.

Thank you.

[Chojin]

fathom zero you are the smartest

anyway i bought some ep and got a hair color kit and a snappy suit

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/suit.jpg

the hair color kit works better than i thought, it gives you sliders and shows how it looks in realtime

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/sweat.jpg

TIGER TIME

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/suitpunch.jpg

TIGER

anyway so then i tucked myself away in a corner of this room, put on my passive heal, and alt-tabbed out to talk to schimid. when i came back i was dead and topless. i've only ever seen someone lose a piece of equipment when they're killed once before and that was on sam last night ;< so apparently in the 1 minute i was gone i was murdered and some jackass foreigner stole my sportscoat, which was bound to my jacket armor so that was gone too.

30 minuets and 18 more ep later i have my jacket back but my DIGNITY IS FOREVER DAMAGED :<

[Juttin]

You clicked "Sign Up" on the official page, right?


This Link?:

https://www.e-games.com.my/game_reg/ran_regis_en.asp
Use your EGames account when you download and install it.

[Juttin]

Also, when is everybody playing? I'm thinking about playing right now.

[Fathom Zero]

I think I'll be playing at around seven and maybe till 10:30.

[Juttin]

Well, I'm in the central time zone.

[Cliff Steele]

ill get on for a while, join us now fathom

[Fathom Zero]

Well, I'm in the central time zone.

As am I.

And I will join you as soon as the bloody download is finished.

[Chojin]

HERE IS HOW TO PLAY SO I DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN

There are 4 classes - Fighter, Swordsman, Archer, and QiGong (Mage). Fighters and Swordsman are males, Archers and Mages are females. Generally how this game works is that you kill things and do quests to get XP, XP gets you levels, levels raise your base stats and give you skill points, which you can then distribute. Your base stats are STR, DEX, INT, VIT, and STA. STR DEX and INT, unlike other games, do not affect how strong you are, how quick you are, or how great at spells you are - Those stats instead determine when you can get certain skills. As a result, each level you should probably dump all of your points into one stat, depending on what skills you want to get.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut11.jpg

Hit K to bring up the skills window. This is the DEX section for a fighter. Your will look different because I have MASTERED the facepunch. Important things to note here are "Principal's tool: fist", which means you must have a FIST type weapon equipped, "DEX required", which is the minimum dex you must have to learn the skill, and "Grade", which is the minimum level you must have to learn the skill. I believe this skill in particular requires you to have a fist weapon, 26 dex, and level 7 to learn it. You can check your stats and levels by hitting C to bring up the character window.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut13.jpg

Ok now, to learn a skill you must first meet the requirement. Then, you need to buy the book for the skill RIVER CITY RANSOM style. You'll go to your class's store and find the book.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut10.jpg

This isn't the facepunch book but you get the idea.

Anyway, you buy it, then right-click to read it. Then you open the skills window and it'll be lit up like in the picture up there. To use this skill quickly, drag it to the bar on the left side of your screen.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut12.jpg

To use the skill is a little weird. You hit the number key for it, which will 'ready' the skill and puts it in the upper right corner. Then, you right-click on an enemy to use it.

SIMPLE, HUH!

Actually, it really is, but when all you have to learn is broken english it is a pain in the ass.

But anyway, here's what you do when you first log in.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut01.jpg

HI I'M HERE AT RAN ONLINE KEKEKEKE I SURE HOPE I DON'T RUN INTO ANY IDIOTIC FOREIGNERS ^^;;

You can talk to the college snitch, but there is no real reason to do so. Instead, head south.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut02.jpg

Keep going south.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut03.jpg

This is the game's way of telling you that you can zone in to a new area. Click AFFIRM.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut04.jpg

You're now in the school itself. Hit M to bring up a colorful labelled map. Head left a bit to talk to the welfare director and to pick up your food stamps.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut05.jpg

She will give you BREAD. YOU'VE GOT A NEW LEASE ON LIFE NOW, BUDDY! Every 7 levels or so you should head back here to recieve a new batting glove. For now head left again.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut06.jpg

Check the blue circle with the arrow in it on the map, that's where i am. This is the student director's office. He'll give you your newbie quest which generally involves running around this building like an idiot talking to people.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut07.jpg

I forgot to take an image of the combat director, but this is the store for fighters. The stores are all in the 4 corners of the center of this building and they are by no means difficult to find.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut08.jpg

The fighting director is special, however, because they never bothered to translate his text from chinese. ~R is how you say 'Show me your wares' in China.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/03/tut09.jpg

Weapons are split up like the skills - Columns 1 & 2 are for the STR fighters, 3 & 4 are for the DEX fighters, and 5 & 6 are for the INT fighters.

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN NOW BUDDY except you should also pay the nurse in this building a visit. After you hit level 7 or so you can get cigarette butt quests from her where you beat up dirtbags (not to be confused with Litt. Dirtbags) for 'Cigarette Buds'. 20 of them will get you $1200! Later on you can get bandages from the Gibbs for her too, and each of those runs yields $2800.

[Juttin]

I READ IT, ARE YOU FUCKING HAPPY NOW >:


I already wasted my points up to lvl 9 by evening them out :(

Should I just restart?

[Chojin]

well it depends, i have 26 in STR and all the rest in dex, that way i have two attacks. If you have them evened out, then you could get a kick, punch, and headbutt and then specialize in something. But, you'll get your skills slower than other people would at first.

[Juttin]

I MEAN, evened out. every fighting skill. I need, like, 6 more points on ANYTHING to get any skill :/

[Juttin]

FUCK IT, I'm going to play it now, this time, WITH KNOWLEDGE :)

[Chojin]

I know what you mean, fatty fuckbubble, i'm saying if you have 26 in STR, DEX, and INT, you can get heavy punch, side kick, and iron head.

[ArrowX]

Weekly Maintenance >:

Still the whole skill points thing and the wonky level up system are a nice change form the usual

[Juttin]

GODDAMNIT

The same exact time I decide to play >:

[ArrowX]

I was almost level 8, I was ready ot earn my deadly shoes :(

[Juttin]

That was fun while it lasted...


I just hope somebody took Caps of me Smooth Talkin' that guy :)

YOU SAW ME LAY IT DOWN, DON'T ACT LIKE YOU'RE UNIMPRESSED.

[ArrowX]

I was too awestruck, sorry.

BTW my MSN = chupas_in_your_garden.

In case we nneds to TALK, and I can call you a homo in rapid sucession.

[Juttin]

I'm sure Chojin took screenshots, that seems like his favorite thing to do :/

[ArrowX]

we need to start up an I-Mock gang
So we can rumble with that dude who called us fags

[Juttin]

What's the point? It was part of the joke, anyways.

[ArrowX]

I wonder how long chojins been playing. Hes too high of a level :(

[Juttin]

Chojin's been playing since Saturday :/

[ArrowX]

Nerd >:

Then again Ive been playing for about an hour

[Juttin]

I wonder if CaptainBubba and Chojin are still trying to log in :/

[ArrowX]

I don't think there so retarted they can't read that it says there back up at 12:00

[Juttin]

Well, it was 9:00 here when it shut down, so, at 11 PM Central.

I need to get to sleep, though. I have to go back to my stupid-ass High School in the morning >:

[ArrowX]

it was only 7 for me, so i wont be playing untill tomorrow morning :(

[Chojin]

I'm sure Chojin took screenshots, that seems like his favorite thing to do :/
OH YEAH? WELL, UH

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/broom1.jpg

HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW, CLIFF "STEELE" STEELE?

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/broom2.jpg

VICTORY.

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/duel.jpg

INVITE ME TO A PARTY WILL YOU

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/bumrush.jpg

H8 GIRLZ

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/hall1.jpg

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/hall2.jpg

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/hall3.jpg

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/hall4.jpg

[ArrowX]

was that whole gay thing done while I was trapped outside by the stupid knife throwing women?

Because I ccan fucking roll them now >:

[ItalianStereotype]

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7126/untitled1copyeq1.jpg

let me all up ins this sausage fest

[Fathom Zero]

"CRC Error: The file C:\Program Files\e-Games\RAN_Online(en)\data\Animation\a_npc_st_stay. bin doesn't match the file in the setup's .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup may be corrupted; contact your software vendor."

>: :ignore

[EisigerBiskuit]

Apparently I'm cool enough to murder highschool student's but conciously can't walk on the grass.

[Chojin]

http://www.i-mockery.com/chojin/ranonline/04/team.jpg

HORALE.

[Juttin]

WE ARE AN UNBEATABLE KUNG-FU FORCE >:

[Fathom Zero]

I'll be playing this for the next fifteen minutes and probably tommorrow morning at 5 AM if anyone cares to join me.

[Fathom Zero]

I just got the fuck beat out of me by Guitar Woman.

[kahljorn]

I decided to download this and see how it is

I'll try to play tomorrow

[Zomboid]

Downloaded it and getting the patch right now. Should be in soon :O

[Zomboid]

Ok I'm in under Zomboid40.

[kahljorn]

I'll start playing whenever i get a chance to register, the egame site isn't working :(

[Fathom Zero]

This site's invaluable:

http://www.playran.com/

[ziggytrix]

and a great site to browse during weekly maintenance, thanks! ^_^

[ziggytrix]

for nothing ;_;

[Fathom Zero]

You're welcome.

By the way, was that you I saw last night?

[ziggytrix]

yep - Zigz the sword swinging student

[kahljorn]

Do you actually have to enter your drivers license number? Do they check that?

[Fathom Zero]

No, I think that's just a number that they ask you for so you can get your password back.

[kahljorn]

alright I'm registered I'll see you guys ononce maintenance is donewith.

[kahljorn]

I'm a qigong user named Kahlo ;o

[kahljorn]

Oops, nevermind

[Juttin]

Why'd everybody stop playing?

[ArrowX]

School :(
I'm lucky if my parents stop hounding me to get off the computer long enought to play for about 40 minutes. Later this year after their tired of blaming videogames for the bad marks I get I'll be able to play.

[kahljorn]

whenever iloggedonnobody was on andthen i had stuff to do ;9

[Fathom Zero]

I'll be playing again as soon as I have a more reliable internet connection. Lately, it's been on the fritz. :(

[Juttin]

I play at strange times :/

[Fathom Zero]

It's "Double EXP Weekend" right now. I'm so there.

[Juttin]

That's only if you have a special necklace. I played today, even mastered a few skills.

[Darryl]

I still want to play this.
Or is this too September? :(
By the end of the month I will have internet at home again :rave


Edit: BTW, is it free to play? :/

[ziggytrix]

completely free and worth every cent

[kahljorn]

lol ;( ill play today

[Jeff The Ninja]

I am a Mystic Named Fijord.

My first Impressions on this game (Just tried it).

I played it for about an Hour or so, and I got completly lost trying to find that Welfare place or whatever its called.

The Best thing I can say about this is that it is free. It plays similar to WOW so it feels easy to pick up. I Also fealt a Diablo kind of Vibe while playing it, Just all the Pointing and Clicking, It feels like there is no Learning Curve (for me at least).

Well, the server is down for Maintence, So i have to stop for a Couple of hours. I will give an update as soon as I can pass Fair Judgement. But so far I like it.

[ziggytrix]

unless you are playing with friends, or enjoy the company of random, semi-english literate teenagers, gameplay gets real tedious, real fast.

[Gurlugon]

I think I saw some of you a few weeks ago. :o

This got boring fast, though.

[ArrowX]

What happened to this?

[Chojin]

unless you are playing with friends, or enjoy the company of random, semi-english literate teenagers, gameplay gets real tedious, real fast.

[ArrowX]

that didn't seem to stop you at the time.

[Chojin]

unless you are playing with friends, or enjoy the company of random, semi-english literate teenagers, gameplay gets real tedious, real fast.

[ArrowX]

I'm not letting this thread die >:

[Zomboid]

You and the thread should jump off a bridge together :)

[ArrowX]

I'm not jumping to death, I'm gonna drink some volatile chemicals and explode all over someones room.