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quinz
03-11-2019, 01:36 PM
Hello!

I've been having some MMORPG craves lately, and after randomly bumping into some SRO related stuff on the internet I instantly felt the nostalgic wave. I remember playing some private SRO servers many years ago but they never really stuck. Most of them were also either crowded with bots or had a very low population.

Today I decided to do a search to see if I could find any new servers that looks interesting, and I gotta say, this one looks very promising. Ranked 3rd top rated server on topg, has a "no bot" rule, and aims to keep the game as close to its original state as possible while still being innovative with active content like custom events etc. It all sounds great!

However, what I typically do before I dive straight into new things is to do some research first. So, here I am with some questions, and I hope you can answer all of them.

1. Where is the server located? Judging by the server time zone and the American flag icon on topg, I assume somewhere in the US?

2. Do you know where the majority of players are from? Is there a good mix between EU and US players?

3. One of the biggest issues I had with original SRO was the "gap" system. In order to be competitive and efficient at higher levels, it was recommended to have multiple builds and high level skills, which required a lot of skill points. The problem for me was that leveling up was simply way too slow when using the optimal "gap". It was not very casual friendly, if even hardcore friendly. So my question is, have you guys focused on tackling this issue to make sp farming and leveling more balanced? Or do you actually want the leveling to be as slow as in the original?

4. How far ahead are people on the server currently? Are there any players with maxed out gear?

5. How much of an impact does silk have in the game? Especially on character/gear progression? Are there any items that could be considered "pay-to-win"?

6. Perhaps the most important question of all - how's the population doing? Approx. how many active players are there on the server on a busy and not so busy day?

That's all I have right now, but expect more questions later! :Emoji Smiley-28:

Thank you and hope to see you in-game soon!

-quinz

Simplicity
03-11-2019, 02:35 PM
Hello,

Welcome to Origin.

1- The Host is located in Germany. The Server timezone is GMT -4 as described on the main website.

2- Most are European players, but we have a good amount of US/Canada as well as Latin American players.

3- There are two quest (Forgotten World) that give you 500k SP each. So farming SP isn't that difficult anymore.

4- The server has been online for a year, so a lot of players are maxed out in gears, that will change once CAP 90 is released in 1-2 months.

5- Like the classic game, silk is a helper not that necessary. Many players who don't donate have very good items, you can also buy Silk scrolls from other players for gold in-game.

6- Around 150~350 REAL players online (No bots, no multi-client)

Cheers,

quinz
03-11-2019, 02:51 PM
Hi Simplicity. Thanks for your quick response! This sounds very good. Let me just ask a follow up question on number 3. Do you have any guides or raw data available of how much gap is needed and from what level in order to get maxed out?

frootyloops
03-11-2019, 03:01 PM
I'm here since Dec2018. Give it a shot! It's worth it.

Geh
03-12-2019, 01:21 PM
https://forum.playorigin.com/showthread.php?582-Working-SP-Calculator&highlight=sp+calculator - here you have some sp calculator that's supposed to be accurate.
Basically, until lvl 60 you're gonna need ~50k sp which you can easily farm with the help of high lvl players. Then if you manage to complete the Forgotten World Quest and get 500k sp, you are set for good.