We are nearing the end of the year and we would like everyone to take a look at their RO account(s) and update the PWs by logging in to the website and using the myinfo button to make a new PW. We will be implementing a system in the near future that will push you to make a new PW every few months to make sure you are at least abiding by that level of security protocol. Please update the Password by January 12, so you don`t have to find out when the Game says "change your password now". While updating the password please consider checking the email account status for the RO account. Do you have access to or still remember the email address? If not you are missing one of the most important security tool available to you on the web, that of email verification. If you need to update the email address the GM team will happily assist you. It will take a bit of information from you to get the email updated; but if you are the proper user of the account the email update is very possible to do. General Security guidelines:

• Make sure the account email is something only you have access to, and plan to have long term access to.
• Preferrably only use a registration email address for registering for important things like bills, rather than a "spam catching email".
• Also the fewer people that know your email the better.
• Passwords should contain uppper and lowercase, numbers and symbols in them
• 6-13 characters long should be your goal for a password. If you make a password that is truly random it is excrutiatingly difficult to guess and if you change the password regularly you are taking appropriate password protective measures.
• If no one knows your account information the liklihood of a random person logging in drops to near 0.
• Use antivirus and spyware eliminating software regularly, and think about the riskiness of the sites you visit on the web.
• Play from secure systems/locations. Playing on a lan cafe PC is a risk as you do not have control over the network or what others may have put on that PC; at a friends house you are safer (assuming the friend is trustworthy and computer savvy), but your home on your PC on a scanned and clean PC is the best security for normal usage.

We do appreciate the many thousands of players that have changed their Passwords today when we made the in-game announcement (I apologize for the feeling of intense urgency that was felt in the announcement, upon re-reading it I can see why the public reaction was what it was). We also like that so many have written in requesting email changes to get themselves fully resecured. We are processing them now, and hope to have the ones received on the 17th done by the end of the 18th. For now you all have time to make your PW changes yourselves with no interuption to your game play. Thank you for your support and Happy Holidays! Heimdallr

With the Maintenance today on December 17th, we have put in a 150% exp event until December 22nd. The 150% drop event is also going until the 22nd too!

Also the Poring Gift pack makes its debut. This is our biggest Gift Package ever from the Kafra Gals. The items inside mostly had to be made Account bound to prevent a handful of players from scamming and commiting fraudulant players. But don`t worry after the Sale is over we will make the items unbound on January 5th!

The Holiday Season has come again. In celebration the Kafra gals are releasing many old favorites and some new items through the Poring Gift! See what new items tha Kafra gals have to offer!
The Poring Gift will begin being available December 17, it will be discontinued at some point between 12/29 and 1/5/2010.

Class A	1x	Party Hard Pack
Class A	10x	Thick Battle Manual
Class A	1x	Kafra Band
Class A	1x	Ice Pick [1]
Class B	8x	HE Battle Manual
Class B	8x	HE Bubble Gum
Class B	2x	Slotting Advertisement
Class B	1x	Shark Hat
Class B	1x	Luciuss Fierce Armor of Volcano [1]
Class B	1x	Saphiens Armor of Ocean [1]
Class B	1x	Aebecees_Raging_Typhoon_Armor [1]
Class B	1x	Claytos Cracking Earth Armor [1]
Class C	1x	Sagittarius Crown
Class C	1x	Sagittarius Diadem
Class C	1x	Formal Suit [1]}
Class C	3x	Boys Pure Heart
Class C	10x	Vital Flower
Class C	5x	Bloody Branch
Class D	10x	Spearman Scroll 10
Class D	10x	Fencer Scroll 10
Class D	10x	Bowman Scroll 10
Class D	15x	Party Blessing 10 Scroll
Class D	15x	Party Increase Agi 10 Scroll
Class D	15x	Party Assumptio 5 Scroll
Class D	20x	Korean Rice Cake
Class D	10x	Sesame Pastry
Class D	10x	Honey Pastry
Class D	10x	Rainbow Cake

Happy Box Vender		Happy Box Opener

Prontera		Payon

	Sagittarius Crown the 9th Zodiac Sign Dex +2, Increases resistance to Fire property by 7%. If refined to 7, Aspd +2% (after-attack delay) If refined to 8, Agi +2. If refined to 9, ranged attack damage +5% If refined to 10, when physically attacking, has a low chance of increasing Dex and Agi by 10 for 10 seconds. Class : Headgear Defense : 3 Head Position: Upper Weight : 30 Required lvl : 1 Jobs : All
	Sagittarius Diadem the 9th Zodiac Sign Dex +2, Mdef +3, Increases resistance to Fire property by 7% If refined to 7, reduces spell casting time by 3%. If refined to 8, when using magic attack, has a low chance of autocasting Lvl 1 Sightrasher. If refined to 9, additional reduction in spell casting time by 2%. If refined to 10, Matk +4%. Class : Headgear Defense : 3 Head Position: Uppper Weight : 30 Required lvl : 1 Jobs : All
	Snowman Hat A hat that is a constant reminder of the Winter season. Increases resistance to Water property by 7%. When killing monsters, has a low chance of dropping Buche De Noel or Candy Canes. When dealing physical or magical damage, has a low chance of activating Lv 1 Unbarring Octave. If refined to 8, activates Lv 5 Unbarring Octave. Class : Headgear Defense : 4 Location: Upper Weight : 30 Required Level : 1 Jobs : All
	Shark Hat Sharks are amazingly gentle creatures if you stay away from their food supply. Str +1, Agi +2, Mdef +1 Increases Damage to Water Property by 5%. Increases Damage taken by Water Property monsters by 10%. Class : Headgear Location : Upper Defense : 3 Weight : 50 Required Level : 1 Job : All

Party Hard Pack = This pack is filled with goodies to last for 2.5 hours of high efficiency leveling.
Contains the following items
10 High Efficiency Battle Manuals
10 High Efficiency Bubble Gum
50 Blessing Scrolls
50 Increase Agi Scrolls
50 Assumptio Scrolls
10 Token Of Siegfried
5 Life Insurance
200 Giant Fly Wing

Starting on Tuesday December 15 - 22nd all servers will enjoy a 150% drop event!

Also on Thursday 3pm we will have a brief maintenance to implement more Christmas themed events!

For the next week from December 14th 5pm - 21st 5pm all Kafra point purchases will gain +20% value!

$4.99	500pt	600pt
$9.99	1050pt	1260pt
$14.99	1650pt	1980pt
$19.99	2300pt	2760pt
$39.99	5200pt	6240pt
$74.99	10,400pt	12,480pt

Don`t forget to check out the blog for updates on what is going on during our 12 Days of Christmas Event.

Happy Holidays!

We here at Gravity Interactive have spent many years playing subscription based MMORPGs, especially our own, and enjoying our time with many online friends. But we have all been hit with the "too many subscriptions to afford" in the past. We are very sympathetic to this player dilemna. With that in mind we have lowered the price of our Premium Subscription Costs on both Ragnarok Online and Requiem: Memento Mori.

Our new Lower Price for Premium Subscriptions on Both Games are:

1 Month	$9.99
3 Month	$26.99
6 Month	$47.99

This lowering of Price is our way of thanking those Loyal users and welcoming any new friends in starting their adventures with us!

Happy Holidays and a Great Start to a New Year!