December 2024 Fairy Auction
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2024-12-03 02:09:08 EST


The December Fairy Auction date has been announced! See the HeRO Wiki for more information!


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2024-11-26 03:27:03 EST


Although the Birthday celebrations have ended and heRO returns to regular exp/item drop rate, the new Thanksgiving Quest is now available, starting in Prontera. Pair up with your friends and catch the super turkey! Refer to our wiki to see detailed changelog (will be available on Nov 27th)


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2024-10-25 06:12:34 EST


There's only 1 week left until Halloween! Be sure to claim your Halloween costumes in Niflheim as the costumes will be off their discount by Nov 1! Boo will also periodically go trick or treating with all non-vending players. Be sure to have some treats with you or you'll be in for a trick!


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2024-09-30 22:03:17 EST


HeRO is one of the oldest running servers, if not the oldest, and on October 15 2024, the server will turn 19 years old! Always stable, never any wipes! To celebrate in style, we have quite a bit in the works for all of you, our wonderful players! Click here for more information!


RE: Server news
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2024-09-06 13:23:35 EST


The forums will be temporarily out of order on Saturday September 7th, 2024 while we work on upgrading it. The wiki should still be available at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Meanwhile, if you have some time, why not leave your honest review of the server on RMS? Thank you for your continued support, heroes!


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2024-06-30 01:27:02 EST


A fix has been released to address a portion of the reported issues from our playerbase. For more details, please see this link: http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/Server_Changelog


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2024-06-24 20:05:54 EST


We're happy to announce that the much anticipated New Client Update will take place tomorrow! The server will shut down at 11:00 server time on June 25th. We will have an extended outage lasting at least 7 hours. At 18:00 server time, we'll update you on the progress of our work—either announcing a time that the server is up or a further extension of an outage. This massive update will require all players to uninstall the existing heRO. A new installer with the new client will be released tomorrow during the outage window. You MUST download the latest client to log in to heRO once the server is back up. We will have posts on our wiki in advance regarding how to port over your old homunculus AI settings, along with a guide on installing the new client and how to whitelist it for Windows Defender if you play the game on a Windows machine. A long, exhaustive, complete changelog will be posted either tonight or tomorrow. With the massive number of changes and improvement in quality of life, we ask everyone to please report all issues in the heRO discord if anything behaves differently compared to the old client and is not mentioned in the changelog. heRO discord will open its community thread feature for easy reporting of issues without support tickets- so you can see if another player has already reported your problem. We remind all players that if there's anything that's not mentioned in the changelog and you decide to keep a change private to your mechanical benefits, that will be treated as bug abuse. It is to all players' and the server's benefit to report all bugs and issues so they can be addressed swiftly. If there's any questions about the new client update, please feel free to ask about it on discord.


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2024-06-20 10:27:26 EST


Hi everyone, We will be having an outage on Sunday for roughly 10-30 minute hopefully at an unspecified time for the purpose of new client final test integration. We will post again on Sunday June 23 of the exact time, and announce again when it will be back up. This is done to prevent possible worse-case scenarios where testing affects the live server. We hope that this test will go well! Depending on the result of the tests this Sunday, it'll inform the T&D + GM team regarding when we can pull the trigger to push the new client update out for everyone. Thank you for your understanding about the upcoming Sunday outage.


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2024-04-27 22:02:35 EST


Here is an update regarding the progress of heRO new client by the GM + T&D team. Give it a read to stay updated on the latest development for heRO! http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/GM_Developer_Blog


RE: Server news
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2024-03-29 01:13:02 EST


The Easter Event is here! Smash easter eggs west of Prontera for bunny points, which you can trade with Annabelle in the city for all sorts of goodies, including one new costume! But watch out, an Easter Bunny might pop out of the eggs you smash! Defeat it to earn many bunny points for yourself and everyone near you!


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2024-02-10 05:32:26 EST


Happy Lunar New Year and Happy Valentine's Day! It's been awhile since heRO has celebrated Lunar New Year. We have a series of events- from simple turn in quests to a new minigame available! There's also some follow-up monster changes and skill balance changes as well. Be sure to check out our wiki for changelog details! If you like the recent release or what heRO server is doing in general, please show us your support by giving us a review on RMS!


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2023-12-23 02:39:44 EST


Happy belated Halloween, and a Merry Christmas heRO! Ferre's Playground, heRO's latest instance, is now available. This is the most complicated dungeon that heRO has offered, and we hope that it'll be an unique experience for you across any RO server. Please see the heRO wiki for detailed changelog and details. If you like the recent release or what heRO server is doing in general, please show us your support by giving us a review on RMS!


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2023-11-13 23:52:13 EST


I mean, we're only 1 month late for err... Halloween? The next permanent new instance dungeon for heRO will be out soon. It will require you to have 25 Faeheim points. It's not a lot but it's not nothing either, especially if you aren't familiar with the system. If you want to make sure you have access to it, please be sure to get your points ready on your characters! For more information, please check out http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/Faeheim_Quests for what quests can get you to the points.


Happy 18th Birthday heRO!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2023-10-15 12:37:33 EST


Happy 18th birthday to heRO! This year's anniversary quest, Memory of heRO, is now available and begins in Payon Archer village. Remember to check out the series of massive class balances and upcoming events in our changelog in our wiki. Many other events and Halloween-related changes are coming for the birthday month of October. On behalf of the GM team, thank you to everyone who continues to support heRO now or has played within the past 18 years. It has been a very long time, and we would not be here without all of you. We hope to continue onward to year 19 and keep going! If you want to show your support for heRO, please consider writing a review or updating your RMS review or send us a donation. These are all ways to help heRO grow and stay strong for next year! Once again, happy birthday, heRO!


Bunnies!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2023-04-04 00:18:45 EST


The yearly Easter Festivities are being hosted in Faeheim this year! On each field and dungeon map without an existing MVP, you will be able to find 1 bunny boss per map. There's 3 different types of bunnies you can find, with one being stronger physically, the other stronger magically, and the third one defensively. You can obtain past headgears from them, as well as other loot! Additionally, the seasonal gear trader in Hugel's fireworks shop has wares available year-round now with discounts on specific months, and a new easter headgear was added!


Maintenance
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2023-02-10 16:34:08 EST


Server maintenance is complete, there is no need to patch afterall. :)


Happy Valentine's Day
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2023-02-05 17:56:33 EST


Valentine Day returns to heRO and will be here for the month of February! 3 short quests are available in Malangdo (278, 210), Morroc field 16 (232, 200) and inside the main building in Ayothaya (189, 150) for you to get 3 different Valentine's Day related costumes. The 2020 Valentine's Day quest also returns and starts in Yuno sage quest, though characters who have completed it already cannot repeat the 2020 quest. Happy questing!


Happy Holidays
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2022-12-14 01:04:37 EST


The Lutia Gift Box event has arrived! You can find colorful gift boxes scattered all around the Lutia region's fields and dungeons. Each provides loot and exp, and upon smashing enough you'll receive two new costumes. Afterward, you can continue searching for boxes to obtain past christmas headgears. Enjoy!


Trick or treat!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2022-10-31 04:01:08 EST


Boo returns for a new haunt this Halloween. Accept Boo's challenge and brave the Haunted Graveyard for fabulous rewards! However, Boo is tired of your nobility gem and assassin cross cloaking shenanigans, and will only accept Novices at Novice Grounds for his challenge. Not only can you get 2 new Halloween costumes for this event, but if you performed above and beyond in this difficult challenge, you can even win one of the rarest costume in the server with your Novice's name on it! The Halloween headgears this year are: Zombie Mask Costume Vampires Familiar After Halloween, the zombie mask will be available to be turned into a costume and will be added to Wrapped Mask, while the Costume Vampires Familiar will be available in Past Halloween Gear Box.


Happy 17th Birthday HeROes~
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2022-10-10 12:37:56 EST


The heRO 17th Birthday Festivities have begun! There is an NPC in Prontera who will warp you to Faeheim to join in our Birthday Mini Games Events! Some of the events can be enjoyed solo where others will require two or more participants. If you Participate in at least 17 Minigames then you can also win both of our new birthday gears! The Poring Soap Pipe http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/Poring_Soap_Pipe AND the Costume Giant Poring Backpack which is a Garment costume!!! http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/Costume_Giant_Poring_Bag The Server has increased rates to 7/7/5 (7/7/4 for MVPS) for the month of October to celebrate our 17 year anniversary! Donations will be worth double for the month of October 2022! Example: 5$ donation service can get you 2 GM services instead of 1 Note: This does not apply towards your cumulative bonus War of Emperium Second Edition will be having a public test this saturday at 11:00AM until 12:00PM and will be replacing the regular WoE that day. Regardless of who owns the castle, GMs will be retaking the castle such that no one keeps the castle because this is a beta test. This event will be considered a TOH event so all participants will receive:
1 ToH Voucher 150 Battleground points
Here is the most recent Changelog: http://www.pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/Oct_10_2022_Changelog Stay tuned for more Anniversary festivities~


Announcement
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2022-09-22 10:05:52 EST


It has indeed been awhile but a major patch is released today in preparation for the War of Emperium: Second Edition release in heRO. There are a lot of changes along with decard offers for cards impacted by the change, so please be sure to read out the patch notes: http://pandoraonline.net/heRO_wiki/index.php/Server_Changelog


Class Update!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2022-05-22 02:26:09 EST


As a follow-up to our recent Blacksmith class update and to reduce the need for a large party only to do some crafting, the Faeheim Crafter's Guild has opened its doors to support any aspiring crafters, brewers and chefs!


Happy Easter!
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2022-04-17 10:12:46 EST


Happy Easter heROes!! There are two New Easter costumes now permanently available at the Hugel Medal Trader Shop every April so don't forget to check them out before the end of the month! There are Easter Bunnies spread out across specific fields for some past Easter loot! Don't forget that all Donations are worth double their regular value until the end of the April! The belated March ToH will be taking place on April 23rd at 10:00PM EDT.


Gunslinger/Whitesmith Updates are here!
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2022-04-09 22:33:47 EST


The Gunslinger and Whitesmith class updates have arrived! 3 resets will be provided for free in Prontera to Blacksmith/Whitesmith and Gunslinger. All Donations made in the month of April will be worth Double! You can read all about the new changes in the April Changelog updates on the heRO Wiki!


Happy Valentine's Day
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2022-02-12 23:41:48 EST


Prontera has a lovely new look to celebrate Valentine's Day, and a Valentine's Day quest has been added! To start, head over to Hugel and talk with Tamara to start the quest. Depending on how you progress through the quest, you can earn a new Valentine's Day costume, along with other goodies, including a chance to get "Past Valentine Gear Box" to get some old Valentine's Day gears! This quest will be available for at least until the end of February. Don't forget that we also have an art contest in heRO right now as well! If you want to read more about it, check out this link: here


Patch Notes and Search are back!
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-12-31 01:14:04 EST


The heRO Forum is fully functioning again including the Search Function and Patch Notes!


Support Ticket System is back online!
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-12-02 20:43:59 EST


The support ticket system is back up and running! The support ticket system is accessible on the main page of hero-server.net as well as on the front page of the heRO wiki. Edit: the news are back too :)


Our very own database searcher!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2021-11-18 00:40:49 EST


heRO has a huge amount of customs, so it is about time to have our own database searcher. We are introducing our own "RMS" to have a item/monster searcher into public beta testing. You can access it at https://hero-server-db.herokuapp.com/ for the public beta. We will try to incorporate it to be part of our website once we finalize it. Please give any feedback about the searcher in our discord with the GMs or with Ange. We are very thankful for Ange who created this for us, with the support and feedback from the Test&Development team.


Boo!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2021-10-28 09:56:36 EST


The mischievous spirit known as Boo is back again! They'll be trick or treating from now until Halloween ends, and may appear to players in fields, towns, or just about anywhere except the novice areas or prison. They'll accept candy, candy cane, cake and just about any kind of sweets in general. Give 'em at least one of any of those, and you'll receive a treat in return, otherwise, be prepared for a tricky treat!


Happy Halloween!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2021-10-17 06:30:17 EST


The Halloween Quest for 2021 is now available in Prontera. You need to collect no items, and no fighting is required. What can possibly be the catch...? It's all tricks and some treats if you make it to the end, and earn yourself a new costume for this holiday!


Upcoming Events for October
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-10-13 21:39:28 EST


A few more events you can look forward to for this month: GM-Ayu will be hosting a Novice Flower Maze and Minesweeper event on October 23rd at 1:00 PM EDT GM-Ayu will be hosting an Allegiance Monster Arena Event on October 24th at 10:00 AM EDT GM-Ayu and GM-Pereca will be hosting a Heroic Survival Event on October 30th at 4:00 PM EDT More details of the events will be posted soon.


Lutia Mine, Hero's Journey 2.0 and Save the Pingvis campaign
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2021-10-13 16:24:16 EST


Lutia Mine: Leave no stone unturned and go explore the newest Custom Dungeon on heRO! Hero's Journey 2.0: Quest your way from a new novice up to level 80 with this new and improved version of last year's birthday quest which is now a permanent addition (however, the rewards are higher during the birthday month of October). Save the Pingvis: in central Prontera you will find Pandelina who is gathering funds to save the poor Pingvis. There are server wide bonus for everyone when certain milestones are reached. Find out more here.


Upcoming Events
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-10-05 19:39:06 EST


Here are some of the events to look forward to this month! GM-Ayu will be hosting a new dungeon exploration event on October 9th at 11:00PM EST (server time) to highlight a new dungeon that will be released before the event. GM-Pereca will be hosting a Halloween themed Werewolf RP event on October 12th at 9:00PM EST (server time). GM-Pandora will be hosting a PVM event to celebrate heRO's 16 year anniversary on October 15th at 7:00PM EST (server time)! GM-Pereca will be hosting a Traditional TOH on October 16th at 6:00PM EST (server time). More details on each of these events will be added to the forum soon!


Increased Anniversary Rates
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-10-01 23:20:26 EST


To Celebrate the heRO 16 year Anniversary, For the month of October we have increased the rates from the usual 5x5x3 to a special 7x7x5! We have also increased our regular and miniboss card drop rate from 5x to 6x for the month! MVP card drop rate remains at the usual 3x. Happy hunting!


Double Donations/Social Media
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-09-29 15:39:07 EST


heRO is turning 16 this October, and to celebrate, any Donations made during the month of October will be Worth Double! The double donation period will begin on October 1st and will be ending on November 1st! More announcements will be made soon regarding more fun birthday celebrations so stay tuned! They will also be announced on our social media pages so why not follow us on Facebook or Instagram to help you stay up to date! There is a social media contest ending on October 13th so make sure to join it for some fun prizes!


Website Trouble
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2021-09-07 20:06:57 EST


Control Panel, Forum, Wiki, and Website are all up and running now! For now the Support Ticket system is down so if you need any support or have anything to report please send GM-Pereca or GM-Ayu a direct message on Discord or on Forums until we announce otherwise.


Specific Decard
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2021-08-02 11:53:38 EST


We are issuing a de-card option for anyone with the gear "Elemental Cape" due to misleading wordings in the item description. The cape should only boost Physical Damage dealt, not magical. Please submit a ticket to ask for a de-card. You will get to keep the card and the equipment with all refines. You must submit the ticket by Aug 21 to take opportunity of the de-card option. Please note that there are skills that do not use cards that boost damage and the items will not specify these exceptions, such as Cart Termination, Acid Demonstration, Blitz Beat and so on. GMs will not issue de-cards due to mistakes made to card for these skills with special effects. Every item will be rewritten to clarify physical/magical for all damage boosting effects, status inflicting requirements, and piercing effects by the next patch to the best of the GM team's abilities.


New ToH Headgears
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-07-25 20:54:20 EST


The two new 2 slotted ToH hats have been added to the ToH Gear Switcher in the South West corner of Prontera! You can turn in your ToH Vouchers for either Anarchy's Reign (Dark Allegiance only) or Triumphant Order (Light Allegiance Only)! You can read more about the new gears here.


Maintenance (Host Move!)
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2021-07-19 21:31:40 EST


The Maintenance was a success and is now done! Everyone needs to patch to be able to connect. Pandelina awaits in Prontera to bestow a few gifts upon you to reward your patience. More info about the maintenance here. Last, but not least, Congratulations to our Intern-Pereca who got promoted to GM-Pereca!


Fireworks in Fortuna!
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-06-30 13:17:05 EST


Fortuna is once again having it's Annual Fireworks Day Celebration! Bring the Celebration Girl either 10 Love You Firecracker, 10 Birthday Firecracker, or 10 Xmas Firecracker for some experience as well as some Temporary Summer Suits! You can turn in up to a maximum of 10 sets of Firecrackers per character, and once you are done you will receive a special costume! The Celebration Girl will be awaiting you in Fortuna, a special Faeheim region, for the next week. Faeheim has sent a special envoy who will meet you in Prontera to bring you to Fortuna if you need any help finding your way there. Keep an eye out for heRO's favourite mob, Masterdrops! They will be spawning in all of the Major Towns for the next week.


Happy Father's Day!
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-06-20 14:46:20 EST


Pandelina is in Prontera once again to help celebrate Father's Day and will be giving out some rewards for June 20th and the 21st! Hope you're hungry!


Welcome Intern-Pereca/Inn your Dreams
By GM-Pereca | Posted : 2021-06-06 22:13:16 EST


A new addition to the GM team: Pereca and that's not all, rumor has it you should visit the Inn for a good nights rest...


Disclosure
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2021-05-20 01:43:30 EST


Previous free GM decarding or card-swapping offers due to the buffs/nerfs in March/April will end as of today. If you got any impacted gears of Armed Guard Soheon, Elvira, Tikbalang, Faithful Manager, Pouring, Yuki Onna, or Wild Rider cards, please be sure to contact the GM team asap. By May 21st, no more refunds will be provided.


Happy Mother's Day!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2021-05-08 22:28:05 EST


Talk to Pandelina in Prontera if you want to collect some free rewards! If you're lucky to have a kind mother in your life, be extra nice to her on this special day. <3


Happy Easter
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2021-03-31 21:59:21 EST


The heRO staff wishes everyone a Happy Easter! As per our usual tradition there is an Easter Egg Hunt. Find Princess Annabelle in central Prontera. Additionally, exp rates are up at 7x to celebrate, enjoy!


Sorry for the downtime!!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2021-03-12 13:21:30 EST


The server is live again! :) In Prontera you will find Pandelina who has gifts to bestow our patient heroes, because we are so so sorry for all the downtime and inconvenience!! Rates have also been increased to 6/6/4 (no change to chests staying at 3, and cards are still 5) The Control Panel is still giving us issues, so that will have to come later. For now, we have re-enabled the old _M/_F method to create accounts. This means that to create an account, I'll use username_M for a male account, or username_F for a female account, and your password in the login box when you open RO. To login again remove the _M or _F. Once the account is created, you should be able to use control panel to vote 4 points and so on. E.g. For a female account with account name AnExample and a password of ChangeIt, I'll use this to create the account: account name: AnExample_F password: ChangeIt Then to log in: account name: AnExample password: ChangeIt


Happy Love Day!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2021-02-13 18:38:13 EST


To celebrate Valentine's Day in 2021, help the strange Researcher of the Heart in Yuno in capturing his specimen for his studies! There are also a series of other changes and updates in heRO. You can read more about it in our change log.


Blackout Nightmare
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2021-01-17 11:35:41 EST


A new dungeon will be released in January! Be the first to challenge it by participating in this month's Trial of Heroes! See here for more info!


Merry Christmas!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-12-12 22:36:37 EST


The 2020 Christmas Quest is now available! It begins in Fortuna town, and features a fairy you might recognize if you did The Hero's Journey quest. Help him out once more to gain the option to create one of four tropical headgears!


Turkey Time!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-11-17 12:02:03 EST


The town of Hugel is holding a special event this year! They've released turkeys carrying bags of special loot all over Schwartzvald's fields! Beat the turkeys for a chance at winning all sorts of goodies, which will change sporadically until November is over! The turkeys respawn 10 to 15 minutes after being defeated, so you have plenty of chances to obtain loot! Have fun!


The Hero's Journey
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-10-04 22:29:52 EST


HeRO is reaching the amazing milestone of 15th anniversary this month! Always stable, never any wipes. We are the longest running RO private server! We have a lot of surprises and gifts in store to celebrate in style and properly reward you, our lovely players!

- The Hero's Journey: How do our adventures and memories impact us as a person? Embark on this epic questing experience with Tiamat and travel through official and custom areas to learn what makes a hero! Start with a new novice and grow to level 80 by questing, with little to no grinding involved!
- Halloween Quest: Lord Huppal has been living quietly for a few years, sadly his manor is invaded again, by several ghosts and a witch, poor guy. Find him in Prontera to assist him!
- Pandelina graces us with her presence as always, with free goodies and several interesting deals to offer the veterans and newcomers alike.
- Frederick is in Prontera awaiting to help you participate in several hourly events. There is also an evil Halloween MVP to vanquish.
Happy Birthday heRO!


Anniversary Month!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-09-30 23:55:31 EST


To kick off heRO's 15th Anniversary Celebrations, the server rates have been increased to 7x 7x 5x! There's much more to be announced soon, so stay tuned!


Important Notice
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-09-16 19:20:30 EST


A bug with the new client seemed to slip through the cracks in which character names 19 characters or longer can cause the game of everyone with @Main on to crash when sending messages to #Main or @Main. For now and until the issue is fixed (which won't be anytime soon), character names 19 characters or longer are not allowed. Anyone with existing characters that meet this criteria will receive a free rename from GMs, just send a support ticket with a list of all chars that should be namechanged. Needless to say, anyone found abusing this bug will be severely punished. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for everyone's continued support throughout all of heRO's 15 years!


New Client & Other Updates
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-08-30 06:17:10 EST


Many changes took place in heRO during August, including a new game client! These changes are so big that many current game files will no longer work, so we decided to do a complete overhaul of the full installer as well. This means that all players must redownload the game in order to play. See here for the game's download links, and here for a list of changes or to report possible bugs.


Fortuna's Fireworks
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-07-01 06:19:58 EST


Fortuna's annual Fireworks Day is approaching, and the Celebration Girl needs your help to prepare. Bring her either 10 Love You Firecracker, 10 Birthday Firecracker or 10 Xmas Firecracker for base and/or job exp, plus temporary summer suits! You can hand in a maximum of 10 sets, and once you're done, you'll receive a special costume! You can find the Celebration Girl at Fortuna town in the Faeheim Region. If you don't have warper access and don't want to travel, an NPC in Prontera near the warpers can take you there. The quest will be available for about a week, so don't procrastinate!


Father's Day!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-06-17 20:32:34 EST


From now until approximately June 22, an NPC in Prontera will give out a costume to players over Lv. 50 to celebrate Father's Day! Check it out!


Thanatos Tower, Quarantine Edition!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-04-26 18:27:03 EST


Muspelheim and Thanatos Basement returned to normal, but stay at home orders/recommendations continue, and so does heRO's events! From now until Friday night, Thanatos Tower will not require a specific amount of party members to open the warp from F2 to F3!


Thanatos Basement & Muspelheim Event!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-04-23 12:52:49 EST


From now until Sunday Night, Thanatos Basement and Muspelheim will be open 24 hours a day! Have fun!


Earth Day!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-04-22 15:19:53 EST


Happy Earth Day! Remember, we only have one Earth! So do what you can to reduce your ecological footprint so that beings of today and tomorrow can live on it. For today only, and once per account, you can receive 3x Life Insurance and 1 Precious Earth Headgear from the Nature Lover NPC in Prontera.


The Seer's Dilemma ~ Emancipation
By The Midgard Times | Posted : 2020-04-08 11:38:15 EST


The end of The Seer's Dilemma storyline is coming to an end, as the Light Allegiance prepares to attack the Dark Allegiance to stop Vynn from seeing into the future!

Light's event will happen Friday, April 10 at 8:50 PM.

Dark's turn will take place on Saturday April 11 at 8:50 PM.

The event and story as a whole will happen Sunday April 12 at 9:00 PM.

See here for more info on this event!


Easter 2020!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-04-01 10:43:47 EST


Easter's #1 fan Princess Annabelle is back in central Prontera! Talk to her and see what she has to offer this year! For info on this quest, see the heRO Wiki!


Remember to wash your hands!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-03-31 11:02:07 EST


As social distancing and stay-at-home recommendations/orders continue for many if not everyone, heRO's rates increase continues!

- Item drop rates at 4x will continue as previously increased (does not apply to Castle Chests)
- Card drop rates are increased to 6x (does not apply to MVP cards and angeling/deviling/ghostring cards)
- Exp rates are increased to 6x (For base, job, and quest-granted exp)
These will last until April 15th! Additionally, there are news regarding The Seer's Dilemma finale, click here for more info! Stay safe, everyone, and remember to review the server on RMS!


Locked Up Inside? Don't let it get you down!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-03-21 08:01:20 EST


To help make people's social distancing a bit more enjoyable, drop rates have been increased to 4x until April 1st, 2020! Also, if you know anyone who is looking for a server or a game in general to play, why not invite them to heRO for a fun time? And if you want to help heRO grow, you can also leave a review on RMS! Have fun!


Celebrating with Roma & Jule
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-02-11 15:54:44 EST


The lovely Orc Couple, Roma & Jule, require a bit of assistance for a special Orcish celebration! You can find them in Malangdo 178, 203 (North of the ship). This quest requires a party of two to complete. Upon completing the quest, you can obtain one costume or headgear, including the two new headgears of 2019, Costume Love Fragment and Costume Heart Ribbon Hairband, or past headgears of your choice such as Costume Love Cheeks, Rose Choker, Yummy Chocolate, etc. For more info, check out the wiki!


Culvert Cleaning!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-02-08 22:20:34 EST


Malangdo Culvert is now available! Help some poor cats clean the culverts to receive coins, which can be used to purchase special weapon enchantments, or a few costumes! This instance dungeon has two modes, Normal and Hard, and requires a party of two to complete. The entrance to the culvert is located on the island just next to the one with the Malangdo Dungeon entrance.


Reminder regarding GM Impersonation
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2020-01-28 08:29:25 EST


Recently we had a situation with a GM impersonator creating discord accounts, one of which was named "Sectaewt#9755". The impersonator copied GM-Ciar and GM-Ayu's profile pictures in order to attempt to have people download Teamviewer with the promise of turning them into GMs. They spectacularly failed in explaining the need for "secret" "interview" accounts that used the same visible name and avatar as GM's regular accounts, however. If you were messaged by this person we recommend reporting them to discord for spam. The heRO GM team would like to remind players that GMs will NEVER ask you to download Teamviewer, and will NEVER ask for your account passwords or bank information. A real GM will be able to nuke you, spawn monsters, or speak on the #announcements channel in discord.


Happy 2020!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-12-31 23:01:15 EST


It was not long ago that HeRO celebrated its 14th anniversary, and now we're entering the year HeRO turns 15 years old. Throughout 2019 the server saw the release of the Bio Lab's 4th floor and Bifrost Tower, the full revamp of Muspelheim and the Reset Master, the return of Morroc's old fields, many retouches to the Battlegrounds, Bee Wings and Thanatos Tower, big updates to pets and WoE, and the revamp of the class training quests to help players just starting out in HeRO, new headgears and costumes for the hat lovers, and so many quality of life updates that we don't even know where to begin with. As always, we're very grateful for your love and support throughout the year, and we will continue delivering the entertaining RO experience you stay here for. We have quite a bit of content and surprises planned for 2020, so don't miss out! On behalf of the GM Team, we wish you a happy new year and an excellent new decade, full of prosperity and good health!


Holiday Rates Increase!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-12-21 06:54:32 EST


Enjoy the holidays with a small rates increase! From now and ending on January 1st, the rates have been increased to 6x 6x 4x! Additionally, the wars of emperium happening on the 25th of December and 1st of January are cancelled due to the holidays. Last but not least, throughout the end of the month we'll be having a few small events here and there, in addition to the larger-scale events that are part of "The Seer's Dilemma" chronicles storyline! Happy holidays!


Happy Holidays, heroes!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-12-10 16:53:07 EST


The Christmas 2019 quest is now available! The travelling orc couple, Roma and Jule, need your help! You can find Roma at Crystal Shore in the Lutia region. See the wiki for more info on Lutia. While there are no new headgears this year, the quest can reward up to 3 different past Christmas headgears at once depending on how you complete the quest and if you've helped Roma and Jule before. Happy Holidays!


Thanksgiving Quest 2019
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-11-10 20:52:04 EST


A class pet ate Eliza and Bune's magic academy project! Help the young siblings out and you'll be rewarded with a Pilgrim Hat and an Autumn Mouse pet! The quest starts in Prontera, have fun!


Maintenance!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-11-07 20:21:09 EST


On Sunday November 10, 2019, sometime in the evening, there will be a maintenance to add or update a thing or two. Though it will take place after WoE, on that day all castles will be closed in preparation for the maintenance (AKA WoE is cancelled that day). Thanks for your patience and understanding!


November approaching!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-10-28 16:34:50 EST


October is almost gone, and with it, go the rates and quests! Don't miss out on if you still haven't participated in any of them!


October is here!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-10-01 14:19:42 EST


Just a reminder: Starting today and ending on November 1, Pumpkinrings will spawn in Niflheim, use @mi 2509 for more info! Additionally, the double donation event has started, it ends on November as well. But that's not all! Only during this month, you will be able to purchase a Costume Drooping Panda and Costume Pandaring Hat for 75 Vote Points each, so don't forget to vote for points and to check out the V4P shop!


Happy 14th Birthday, HeRO!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-09-26 21:28:38 EST


October is almost here, and with it comes HeRO's Anniversary! This year the server turns 14 years old! To start off the celebration, the birthday minigames are available in Fortuna town, where you can win one of four new backpacks once you play enough minigames! Pandelina can also be found in Fortuna, offering the usual backpack lottery plus a choice to craft one of three high end backpacks. Additionally, there are two halloween quests available this year, starting in Prontera! In one quest you help a very forgetful bathory with a potion recipe, and in the other find out who or what has been attacking the residents of Malangdo. Stay tuned to forum and discord for updates on the different events happening throughout October, and a million thanks for you heroes' support over the years!


Birthday Approaching!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-09-23 06:29:27 EST


As you know, HeRO turns 14 years old in October! In addition to the treats we have prepared for you, which will be announced soon, we would like to get a new RMS review daily for the whole month, as a sort of birthday present for the server! Every day starting October and ending in November, we'll remind players about it on forum and discord, and we will pop up ingame and talk to players about reviewing if there's been no reviews that day. Keep in mind that reviews are fully optional and you won't receive anything for it, other than the joy of helping hero grow. There's many other ways to help HeRO too. You can invite your friends to play, remind old guild mates about the server, or if you know of anyone looking for a pre-renewal low rate server, tell them about us!


Beyond The Bifrost
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-09-03 11:29:40 EST


New lands continue to be discovered as the Midgard Expedition Crews advance further into the Ash-Vacuum! A green field was recently discovered beyond the Bifrost, with a mysterious structure located at the edge. Now, Eclage Field and the Bifrost Tower Dungeon are available for all to explore! It is a full magic focused area where players can effectively ignore physical defense and deck out as much magic defense as possible, and must also do damage with magic. See the HeRO Wiki for more info!


Extra days of increased rates & More!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-07-16 11:39:51 EST


Summertime and school vacation time is almost over for some! To help you guys have some extra summer fun, the rates will remain increased to 6/6/4 until Saturday around noon. But that's not all! Until then, Muspelheim and Thanatos Basement are opened without any time restriction. Have fun!


Fireworks Day!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-07-01 11:08:42 EST


Midgard's annual Fireworks Day is approaching, and the Celebration Girl needs your help as she prepares. Bring her either 10 Love You Firecracker, 10 Birthday Firecracker or 10 Xmas Firecracker for base and/or job exp, plus temporary summer suits! You can hand in a maximum of 10 sets, and once you're done, you'll receive a special costume! You can find the Celebration Girl at Fortuna town in the Faeheim Region. If you don't have warper access and don't want to travel, an NPC in Prontera near the warpers can take you there. The quest will be available for about a week, so get cracking!


Happy Father's Day!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-06-13 20:25:59 EST


From now until approximately Tuesday June 18th, an NPC in Prontera will give out a costume to players over Lv. 50 to celebrate Father's Day. Check it out!


Summertime Rates Increase!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-06-07 11:13:17 EST


From now until approximately July 15th, the server's rates will be increased to 6/6/4! As usual, this exp increase applies to quests, and drop rate increase applies to item-dropping gear, etc., but not to castle chests. Non-boss cards drop rates are increased to 6x. This was planned to occur halfway through the month but we're adding it earlier as compensation for today's downtime. Have fun!


Happy Mother's Day!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-05-11 12:19:30 EST


Happy Mother's Day to all those moms out there! From now until Tuesday, an NPC in prontera will reward players with a nice hat, check it out!


Earth Day
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-04-22 11:31:52 EST


Happy Earth Day! Remember, we only have one Earth! So do what you can to reduce your ecological footprint so that beings of today and tomorrow can live on it. For today and tomorrow only, and once per account you can receive 10x Life Insurance and 1 Precious Earth Headgear from the Nature Lover NPC in Prontera.


Thanatos Tower Updates!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-03-29 11:00:36 EST


Thanatos Tower received some big updates! The Gray Gear set has been introduced, bringing with them the possibility of Near Death "red health" builds. To be strongest when you're at your weakest! The Basement's monsters were completely revamped, and its main MVP, Orcus was also updated. See here for more info!


Easter!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-03-22 17:34:49 EST


Annabelle is once again back in town with the Easter quest! Complete bunny missions for her to obtain points! Once you reach enough, you'll obtain a new headgear, and be able to trade more points with her for items, headgears, or even an easter bunny pet! This quest will be available until the month of May. Have fun!


Why Fabres?
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-03-08 13:57:53 EST


Early Happy St Patrick's day! For the remainder of March, Colossal Fabre will spawn in Izlude, Geffen, Payon, Alberta, Aldebaran and Morroc. These drop a variety of loot and headgears! Talk to Patrick in Prontera to know when a particular town's fabre is alive or has not respawned for easier huntings! Technical Note: These fabres spawned at double size actually have double attack, rate, stats, exp and drop rates of what @mi shows. So just multiply whatever you see in @Mi by 2 for the correct numbers.


Muspelheim Revamp!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-03-02 21:41:19 EST


Muspelheim has been completely revamped! It is now open for the complete duration of Mondays, requires less participants to complete, and now spans 4 fields and 4 dungeon maps! New gears, monsters and pets are now available as well! See here for more info!


Fairy Auction PVP Pack News
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-02-23 19:43:01 EST


As per the latest fairy auction, which the Killer Instinct pack was a part of, the Neko Island map has been chosen to become PVP enabled for 2 weeks. If you die you will lose exp. PKing (Player Killing) will be allowed. All server rules are still in-place, no KSing, no Mob-Dropping, etc. Additionally, the "Double Double" auction pack winner has chosen that Creeper Bow from Alphoccio in the bio labs have a double drop rate, therefore it now drops at 0.90% up from 0.45%. Happy killing!


The past is the future!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-02-01 14:18:33 EST


The holiday of love is back with a blast from the past! Relive the first adventure of Roma and Jule, and help them elope together and leave Rune-Midgard! The Valentine's Day Quest starts in Prontera, and a guide for this quest can be found on the HeRO wiki.


Somatology Laboratory F4!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-01-27 13:30:55 EST


As Trentini and Basil's journey comes to an end, the fourth floor of the Somatology Laboratory is now accessible. It can be quite difficult, so a geared party is recommended. The entrance to the area is located on the southeast part of Bio Lab F3 (the flooded stairs). See here for more info on the gears and cards obtainable in this new dungeon floor.


Happy New Year!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2019-01-01 15:13:27 EST


The HeRO GM Team wishes all heroes a happy 2019! We hope this year brings everyone much health and happiness!


Maintenance!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-12-28 16:47:12 EST


There will be a server maintenance tomorrow to perform more updates. It is happening in the afternoon or night and is expected to last about 15 minutes, should nothing go wrong.


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-12-25 13:58:49 EST


On behalf of the heRO GM team, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! If time permits, come and give us a visit in-game during your time off this holiday season!


Roma & Jule return!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-12-20 18:37:46 EST


The travelling orc couple, Roma and Jule, were travelling through the Lutia region when they were suddenly attacked! Separated from her husband and injured, Roma needs your help to find and save Jule! You can start the christmas quest at Crystal Shore in the Lutia region, see here for more info on our completely custom expansion to Lutie town.


Drop Rates Boost!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-12-14 16:26:10 EST


To get our heroic holidays started, the server's drop rates have been increased! Drop rates for items and MVP cards went from 3x to 5x, and regular card drop rates went from 5x to 7x! This will last until January 1st 2019!


Thanksgiving Quest
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-11-04 16:30:07 EST


A class pet ate Eliza and Bune's magic academy project and fled to the field! Help the young siblings out to obtain a headgear and a pet! Don't procrastinate though, this quest will only be available until approximately December 1, 2018!


Halloween Quest!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-10-13 11:11:52 EST


The Halloween Quest can now be started in Tessera! Help two little sorcerers fix a mess! You need 100 fairy reputation points to start this quest. Remember to patch or you'll encounter issues with the headgear rewards~ Happy Halloween!


Birthday Minigames!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-10-12 23:30:18 EST


The Birthday Jester is back! You can play minigames with him for items, fairy reputation & other prizes! He is located in the Faeheim town of Fortuna. Talk to the Fairy Envoys at Alberta or Beacon Island to get there! Pandelina is also in Fortuna, check out her backpack lottery! Happy 13th birthday HeRO!


The Faeheim Region is now open!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-10-10 22:26:44 EST


Ages ago, the home of Midgard's fairies, the Faeheim Archipelago, was destroyed. Their inhabitants fled to the Sky Islands near Moscovia, and remained shut-off from most of the world who had once gone to war against them for their treasure. Centuries of hardship later, the new queen, Pixie, reestablished relationships with the human nations. Through the Fairy Auctions, they gained enough zeny to build a new home, and so an expedition crew lead by Pixie's sister Lucretia set out 3 years ago to find a land worthy of becoming the new Faeheim. After discovering an uninhabited territory near the old Faeheim archipelago, construction began. Now, Faeheim is finally open for everyone to visit, promising new adventures, stories and fun to all! Talk to the Faeheim Envoys in Beacon Island, Alberta Docks, or Fairyland (now named Caerulia in the warper menu) to explore the colorful lands!


Maintenance Oct 10 ~6PM EST
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-10-09 18:09:22 EST


At approximately 6PM EST, there will be a server maintenance. There will also be a patched released between today and the maintenance. It is heavily advised to patch beforehand, or you will encounter issues ingame.


HeRO's Birthday Month
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-10-04 10:24:03 EST


HeRO's 13th birthday is fast approaching! To get the festivities started, the server's rates were increased to 7/7/5! Stay tuned to forum and discord for more updates!


Killer Instinct
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-07-28 05:32:18 EST


As selected by the winner of the recent "Killer Instinct" Fairy Auction pack, for the next 7 days starting now, poring island (pay_fild04) will have PVP enabled! Take care when adventuring there!


Updates!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-07-05 20:21:12 EST


There's been some changes to Poring City & Islands! First off, the item drops, difficulty and exp of true poring island has been rebalanced, and 2 quests have been added to Poring City: Green Apple Hat Quest and Cow Hat Quest! Additionally, Bloop is now an immobile NPC (yay!), and the access quest to Poporing Island has been replaced with a simple NPC warp for a small fee! See the Reboot Changelog and Patch Changelog for more info on the latest maintenance.


RE: Server news
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-07-04 19:48:51 EST


On July 5, 2018, there will be a maintenance at around 9:00 PM. We'll be making a few fixes, changes and improvements to existing content. In the meantime, why not leave a review for HeRO to help get us back into the top 10 list of low rate servers on RMS?


Fourth of July Quest!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-06-21 05:28:55 EST


Midgard's annual Fireworks Day is not far away, and the Celebration Girl needs your help as she prepares for the celebration. Bring her either 10 Love You Firecracker, 10 Birthday Firecracker or 10 Xmas Firecracker for base and/or job exp, plus temporary summer suits! You can hand in a maximum of 10 sets. You can find the Celebration Girl at Kaldheim in the Lutia Region. If you don't have warper access and don't want to travel, a boy from Lutia visiting Prontera near the warpers can take you to Kaldheim. The quest will be available until the Fourth of July, so get cracking!


Maintenance on the 21st!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-06-12 14:47:30 EST


On June 21st, nearing 3 AM, there will be a maintenance done by the server host, with the goal to be online at least at 6:30 AM. More accurate times might be posted later in the week. During the downtime though, why not leave a review for heRO? It helps the population grow in numbers, and makes us more noticeable for server seekers by moving us up on the top 10!


May 26 2018
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-05-26 13:18:58 EST


The next server-wide milestone rewards for the City Reconstruction Lottery have begun. Drop rates have returned to normal, and 3 Special MVPs make their appearance: Creamy Queen now spawns at Umbala Field 01, Taffy spawns at Mjolnir Field 01, and Reaper spawns at Nameless Island/Cursed Abbey F1! Use @mi ingame to look at their stats and drops. The next milestone of 5 Boosted Monsters of GMs choice will begin soon and take place concurrently with the MVP spawns, so stay tuned to the MOTM thread! If you are struggling with the reaper, perhaps magic from an element that its attribute isn't normally weak to may help you in halting its ghostly fury...


RE: Server news
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2018-05-07 20:31:33 EST


Oh no! We're late for Easter! Thankfully, neither magical chocolate eggs or the new bunny costume can expire, so best to pick them up from Pandelina in Prontera while you can!


The region of Lutia reopens!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2018-02-28 09:06:23 EST


The region of Lutia reopens its doors after the devastation last year. Explore the rebuilt towns of Lutia, and experience one of heRO's largest updates in history! Why not give the new dance halls in the Kaldheim Hotel a visit, and help a desperate man who fell madly in love with a woman of his dreams? Both old and new quests in Lutia are now available, along with old dungeons receiving a huge drops revamp with the advent of new weapons and class combo gears.


Rebuilding Lutia
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-02-09 12:56:32 EST


Thanks for your zeny donations, heroes! The next server-wide milestone rewards for the Lutia Reconstruction lottery are increased drop rates. The server now has 5x drop rates up from 3x!


Rebuilding Lutia
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2018-01-17 07:27:53 EST


The next server wide milestone reward for Lutia Reconstruction lottery has kicked in! Although the direct warp to Geffenia has ended, the Lottery NPC in Alberta will allow you to bypass the normal party entry requirement to Thanatos Floor 3!


Happy New Year!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2018-01-01 09:46:17 EST


The HeRO GM Team wishes all heroes a happy 2018! May this year be better than the last, filled with much health, love and happiness!


Rebuilding Lutia
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2017-12-26 01:56:35 EST


The next server wide milestone reward for Lutia Reconstruction lottery has kicked in! Although the direct warp to Juperos Core has ended, the Lottery NPC in Alberta will allow you to bypass the normal entry requirement for Geffenia!


Merry Christmas!!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2017-12-22 19:34:42 EST


Christmas 2017 quest is now available! The start of the quest is in the Prontera orphanage. Help Granny Kathy and one of her grown up orphans re-discover the meaning behind a Christmas gift! Update: due to designer's flaw on one section, here are the *intended* answers for the quest even though it is not accurate regarding game mechanics with the question:

- What song is more powerful if the singer is more agile? intended answer: Perfect Tablature
- What Ensemble can be cancelled by a Sage's Dispel? intended answer: Lullaby
- What song is empowered by INT? intended answer: Magic Strings



Lutia Reconstruction Lottery
By GM-Luna | Posted : 2017-12-04 19:30:43 EST


Lutia needs you, or your zeny, at least! They are preparing to invite everyone back to their home, but need [size=x-small">a little [/size">additional funding. They estimate 300m should be enough! But don't despair, there is a chance for cool items with each 100k donation, and server-wide bonuses are rewarded for every 50m milestone. Each bonus lasts 3 weeks, and only one is active at a time. The Lutia Reconstruction Lottery NPC can be found in Alberta to the right of the Save Girl/Warper Boy. More information on the rewards can be found there.


Advent Pandelina
By GM-Luna | Posted : 2017-12-01 19:32:17 EST


Pandelina is back with daily rewards for the holiday season! She is located in central Prontera. Also, we're being treated with increased base and job level rates a little while longer, so enjoy the 7/7/3 rates!


RE: Server news
By GM-Luna | Posted : 2017-10-29 21:38:14 EST


BOO! Happy Halloween from the GM-Team! A Halloween quest can be started in Prontera. The birthday quest will end soon, so complete it on characters you would like quickly, and enjoy increased rates for a little while longer!


RE: Server news
By GM-Rahice | Posted : 2017-10-16 22:01:31 EST


HeRO's 12th Birthday is upon us! Pandelina is in Prontera, giving goodies! There's a new Fairy in town? Come visit the Fairy Herald, see what she needs help with this year! Plus, you'll get to see a beautiful new town!


RE: Server news
By GM-Luna | Posted : 2017-10-06 23:58:58 EST


HeRO's 12th birthday is fast approaching, so to kick things off, rates have been increased to 8/8/4!! Additional increases: Quest exp 5x --> 8x Homunculus intimacy 2x --> 3x Party bonus exp 50% --> 80%


Buying Stores!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-09-04 09:07:37 EST


Buying Stores are now available in Alberta! An NPC to the right of the warpers will sell purchase permits, which you can use to open a shop to buy items! You must have one of items you want to purchase in your inventory, and you can buy up to 5 items at a time. You cannot buy gears or player-named items, IE brewed pots. For gears, cards, or whatever is not possible to buy through buying stores, you can still use the Bulletin Board System!


Bifrost & Hazy Forest
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-08-13 12:39:37 EST


Both the Bifrost Bridge and Hazy Forest are now accessible! Head north from Splendide Town in the new world to reach the Bifrost, where you can find the unique monsters Miming, Angra Mantis, Pom Spider, and Little Fatum! At the Hazy Forest, you can find the monster Parus, as well as the MVP Lost Dragon, who has gone mad due to being tormented by Kushiel and Surtur!


Help out heRO!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-07-28 12:04:34 EST


Recently, more and more of our RMS reviews expired without new ones being added. Because of that, we went down in the rankings for top RMS low rates servers. It would help the server gather new players if our numbers went up again, so if you've got some free time and would like to help heRO, send in a review or renew your expired review. It would be greatly appreciated!


Happy 4th of July!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-07-04 07:14:00 EST


To mark this occasion, a short and easy fireworks quest has been added in Malangdo! Head there for some sweet exp!


MVP Drops Update!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-06-05 15:54:09 EST


Almost all MVP drops have been retouched or revamped! New gears have been added, or their really low drops have increased! See here for more info!


Hatter Update and New Cards!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-05-29 08:13:41 EST


The hatter has several new hats for players! You can now obtain Skull Cap, Imp Hat, Sloth Hat, Shrine Maiden Hat from the hatter, plus so much more! Some items were removed from the item hunting list too, such as Tassel and Straw Baskets, while new ones like Sharp Leaf and Moth Dust were added. Additionally, there's several new cards, such as Curupira, Piranha, Boitata, Mastermarin, Masterpoporing!


Happy Mother's Day
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-05-14 08:24:34 EST


Happy Mother's Day from the GM Team! An NPC in Prontera will give players a cute hat in celebration of mother's day! But she'll only do so today!


Happy Easter!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-04-14 17:00:20 EST


Princess Annabelle is hosting the yearly Easter Egg Hunt! Find her in Prontera and complete a few missions to obtain bunny points, which you can use to obtain headgears or other items!


Valentine's Day!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-02-13 20:56:04 EST


Remember those Orcs, Roma and Jule? The ones some of you helped escape their families' conflicts to find true love in Malangdo? Well, they're vacationing in Kaldheim and are having trouble with the cold! Talk to Aldo near the city Kafra to help the two orcs with the Valentine's day gifts they want for each other! Additionally, loverings and love balloons will spawn in most towns, while Masterlovering miniboss and Big Love Balloon MVP will spawn in Prontera, Izlude, Geffen, Morocc, Aldebaran and Lutie!


Lutia's Mysteries
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2017-02-04 14:37:46 EST


The Lutia Region has been fully opened for travel! The recent record-breaking snowstorms have affected the residents of the Lutia region and its towns, Lutie, Farsat, Crystal Shore and Kaldheim! Help the people and improve your reputation in order to access more quests! Head east from Lutie to explore every part of the region and discover its secrets! Remember to patch before exploring the region, however!


Threats Rising
By The Midgard Times | Posted : 2017-01-22 14:59:07 EST


As per Fairy Auction's "Boss Gamble" pack results, Midnight Jack will spawn in Glast Heim Castle F2 (gl_cas02) every 2 to 3 hours, and Grass Mutant will spawn in Comodo Field 05 (cmd_fild05) every 2 to 2.5 hours! They will stop spawning about a month from now. Be careful when travelling in these areas!


Lutia Region & Winter Quest, Part 1
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-12-24 15:54:23 EST


Happy Holidays, heroes! A big winter quest is on its way early on in 2017, but meanwhile, some changes occurred in Lutie! Santa's Representative in Aldebaran is finally retiring, and so the new Lutie warpers have stationed themselves in Hugel and Alberta, in addition to Aldebaran, and will warp you to the coast of Lutie! In this new field, lutia01, you can find many snow bunnies and mastermarin, as well as the regular lutie field mobs. But that's not all, now the Toy Factory is accessible from the new field north of Lutie! On said field you can find santa porings and santa poporings, as well as Laurie, who will create a Husky Hat for you! Not all is well in Lutie however, as Santa's Toy Factory has been haunted! Talk to Santa's Assistant in the Toy Factory's entrance to F2 to help him out!


Advent Calendar!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-12-01 10:35:24 EST


Visit Pandelina in central Prontera for freebies every day leading up to Christmas!


Christmas and New Years' WoE Suspended
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-11-30 21:16:20 EST


Due to December 25th 2016, Christmas Day, and January 1 2017, New Years' Day, being on a Sunday, the GM Team has agreed to suspend the War of Emperium on the aforementioned days. This includes both Trans and Retro WoEs. All other Wars of Emperium will proceed as usual.


Halloween Quest!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-10-31 10:39:55 EST


Halloween is upon us, and it seems Eudoxie and Ostellos have laid a curse on Lord Huppal's home! Talk to him in Prontera to be able to visit his haunted mansion and cleanse it of the spirits that plague him again, but beware: A fearsome MVP awaits the brave heroes at the end! Once you complete the quest, you may return to the boss map to help other players defeat the MVP! And remember to patch before starting the quest! See here for a list of Halloween gear obtainable from this quest.


Happy 11th Birthday HeRO!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-10-14 18:10:22 EST


HeRO's 11th birthday is upon us, and to celebrate, the birthday Jester is in Prontera! He'll announce a minigame every 10 minutes, and after you play enough times you'll get a birthday gear! Each mini-game has its own rewards as well! Additionally, Experience rates were increased to 8/8/4, and there'll be events held throughout all of October. Happy birthday, heRO!


Flooded Yggdrasil's Root
By The Midgard Times | Posted : 2016-09-15 17:43:57 EST


Despite having been defeated several months ago, Kushiel still clings to life within a newly discovered area of Yggdrasil's Root. At nyd_dun02, near the entrance to the next level, you can choose to enter a flooded region of the root. Near the end of the road, you'll encounter custom monsters, such as Dreamstone Golem, Dreamstone Crystal, and the monstrous light allegiance radical, Kushiel!


Pyramid Nightmare
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-09-07 10:14:39 EST


After an ancient artifact was stolen by Ostellos and Eudoxie, the magical energies of the Pyramid accumulate in the lower floors, causing the monsters to become more powerful from time to time. The Pyramid Nightmare can now be accessed! Just talk to the Agent at the south end of the Thief Guild Area to hunt certain mobs for exp and items! See here for more info.


Rahice's important notice
By GM-Rahice | Posted : 2016-08-11 19:40:06 EST


As a friendly reminder to all heROians, GM's & Interns are only GM's/Interns when they are on their GM-esque/Intern-esque characters and should only be addressed as a such when they are on said character. Just as when they are on their legitimate characters, they should be addressed as regular players. No current GM, save for Pandora, has chosen to let their legitimate characters or personal identity be publicly announced to the server population and made a public note of it. That being said, if any players make it a habit to mention GMs Legits, we will have to take the appropriate action against it. Please respect the privacy of all of our GM's & Interns, as they want to enjoy the game just like everyone else. If for some reason you know who a GM/Intern's personal identity is or their legitimate characters, it is not something you should spread around or speak about openly. [size=x-small"> There's a thread, probably long forgotten, with Pandora's comments on matters like this here.[/size"> Our team: GM-Pandora, GM-Garr, GM-Ciar, GM-Luna, Intern-Abathur and myself (GM-Rahice) love what we do and love this server. Thank you for everything, heROes!


Reboot done!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-07-15 08:47:09 EST


The reboot has finished! There's been new additions and fixes, mainly revamped warper and save NPCs, fixes to @restock and crazy merchant, and the addition of a new custom quest: Shavenz Quest! Help him prove that there's a big octopus lurking in the comodo sea!


New content!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-07-03 11:50:26 EST


There's some updates this last reboot! First off, the @restock command was added. You can add an item to a list and withdraw it from storage automatically when you walk near a Kafra. There is also a new NPC near the Prontera Tool Dealer, Namingway! He'll handle name change requests if you have a GM service ticket. Crazy Merchant is now an NPC, and can be disguised as any NPC or monster, so be on the lookout! Also, the Celebration Lady is in Brasilis for a limited time, near the Healer and Banker. Give her some fireworks to obtain some exp and summer suits! Last but not least, the town of Dewata, it's fields and dungeons are now accessible! Talk to a sailor in Alberta's docks to travel there!


Welcome, Abathur!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-07-02 21:21:40 EST


The GM Team has a new member! Welcome, Intern-Abathur! He will not be around much in-game, as he'll work mostly with developing scripts and the like, but he'll be available via forum PM and support tickets! He's the creator in the above screenshot.


Spirits in Niflheim
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-06-09 15:51:46 EST


Recently, Niflheim has seen an increase in the population of spirits. Experts cannot quite determine the cause for it. Some theorize it's a natural phenomenon, while others believe the balance of life and death in another realm has been disrupted, causing the land of the dead's flow of souls to increase. Regardless, travelers are urged to be extra careful when venturing into Niflheim. See forum under Chronicle of Heroes for more info! Additionally, an update to the OCA and DCA list of cards have been made to include the new cards!


Happy Easter!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-03-26 12:44:30 EST


Easter's #1 fan Princess Annabelle is back (in central Prontera) and it would appear Easter Bunnies have invaded all towns as well as Endless Tower... check it out!


New Quests & Small Fixes to Bugs!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-03-21 15:50:15 EST


There's a few changes after the most recent reboot, heroes! First of all, there's a new quests for the following headgears: Fairy Flower, Necktie, Hair Brush, Baby Angel Statue, Frog Hat, Loner Boxes, Peco Peco Headband, Goat Horns and Rideword Hat. There were also several changes to existing new world quests, and the addition of Manuk and Splendide quests. Even the Cat Hand feature received a revamp! As if that wasn't enough, one allegiance quest called "The Crimson Curse" was released. It begins in Amatsu! Last but not least, as the end of the "Judge, Jury, Executioner" RP storyline reaches its end, a quest is released. Help track down the Golemancer and figure out his destructive plans for the Dark Allegiance!


Happy Valentine's Day!
By GM-Garr | Posted : 2016-02-13 15:12:23 EST


The holiday of love is back! A poor Orc needs your help to elope with his beloved, you'll find him in central Prontera. That's not all, you'll see some new faces (NPC) around the Midcamp outpost and the cities of Splendide and Manuk. On top of that, the Sealed Shrine is available, visit St. Capitolina Abbey (prt_monk) if you think you've got what it takes to challenge the Great Demon Baphomet.


Happy Chinese New Year 2016
By GM-Garr | Posted : 2016-02-07 18:18:47 EST


A happy year of the Monkey to all heroes! You can earn yourself a lovely pair of Yin Yang Earrings and a myriad of other rewards with our newest quest starting in Louyang. It will be available all year long, but complete it before March 1st to earn an extra OCA as a prize! But that's not all, we have another new quest, a permanent one, the Helm of Hermes quest, which starts in Brasilis. Have fun!


Scaraba Hole and Byalan Dungeon
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2016-01-10 00:28:46 EST


There's new areas to explore! After venturing deeper into Manuk, heroes came across the Scaraba Hole, where the fearsome Queen Scaraba resides. Beyond the tunnel lies the snowy Dicastes Fields. Additionally, underwater explorers discovered a new area of Byalan. New mobs such as Sropho, King Kray, and the terrible Kraken make the ruins their home! See Scaraba Hole and Byalan Dungeon F6 on the wiki for information on the mobs and how to access the new locations.


Christmas Quest!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2015-12-23 15:40:56 EST


It's questing time! Visit Santa in his house in Lutie to help bring the spirit of Christmas to everyone, humans and monsters alike!


Advent Calendar!
By GM-Garr | Posted : 2015-12-01 04:42:25 EST


Visit Pandelina in central Prontera for daily freebies until Christmas!


200 Online!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2015-11-15 14:50:20 EST


We reached 200 players online recently! The Valkyrie NPC is now rewarding players, but we have a new goal now: 250 online! Help us reach this new amount!


Valkyrie's Recruitment
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2015-11-11 09:28:39 EST


The Valkyrie has arrived, and will bestow a gift upon everyone if they bring more heroes to the server! Recruit more players, ask your friends to check it out and to invite their friends. Be helpful to newcomers and make them feel welcome. Post a review on http://www.ratemyserver.net and vote daily to promote heRO! If we reach an online count of 200, the Valkyrie will reward players with a "Drooping Valkyrie" headgear!


Happy Halloween!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2015-10-31 15:23:00 EST


Spooky time! You'll find Bathory in Prontera, north of the center, in need of some special help...


Happy 10th Birthday heRO!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2015-10-10 16:58:32 EST


We've got a lot prepared to celebrate this grand occasion in style!! Increased rates, a special Challenge of the Gods quest and more, read all about it here.


Welcome, Luna!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2015-10-06 22:41:41 EST


The GM team has a new member! Welcome, Intern-Luna! Luna will be around to offer support and do events! She's the Paladin wearing the Valkyrie helm in the middle of the above picture.


Poporing Island!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2015-08-10 18:37:46 EST


After stopping Fairy Lucretia's plan to experiment on Poring City residents, it has been revealed that some of her test subjects roam freely in an island nearby. Poporing Island can now be accessed from Poring City! The mysterious island is home to orcring, foxring, jailring, cupcakering and deviruchiring! Speak to the Arc Angeling at coordinates 159, 58 to begin the short access quest!


Happy 4th of July!
By GM-Ciar | Posted : 2015-07-04 10:13:41 EST


To mark this occasion there is a short fireworks quest in comodo. Head there for some sweet exp!


Welcoming new blood!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2015-04-18 22:16:01 EST


The gm team just got bigger! Introducing our newest recruits: Intern-Strax and Intern-Ciar. You'll see them a lot in game in the coming days. (They are in the middle in the picture above, wearing Gentility Hat and Dark Rangris Helm)


Happy Easter!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2015-04-04 21:51:00 EST


It's bunny hunting season again, read more about it here! That's not all, Heroic Battleground mode Flavius is now available!


Happy V <3 Day!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2015-02-13 15:03:38 EST


To celebrate the holiday of love we have a short quest starting in central Prontera with the npc Cupid, enjoy!~


Happy 2015, heROes!
By GM-Garr | Posted : 2014-12-31 14:07:27 EST


We wish our heroes around the world a wonderful year 2015. Lots of health and happiness. Reminder: rates are still up for the holiday season (7/7/3) and the Christmas quest is still available, it starts in central Prontera.


Happy Halloween~
By GM-Garr | Posted : 2014-10-31 16:37:46 EST


The spookiest day of the year is finally here! And we brough to you just the thing to celebrate it with our server: give a warm welcome to Conny, who needs your help north of Prontera Fountain. Be careful with what you do and what you don't. There may be hidden paths~ Birthday rates (8/8/4) decided to stay with us for a bit longer, and so did Jester. He had so much fun with you all he didn't want to leave~


Happy 9th Birthday heRO!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2014-10-15 19:35:45 EST


October 15th marks another birthday for the server, as always we celebrate it in style. You'll find a very festive Birthday Jester NPC in central Prontera who wants to entertain you for the next 2 weeks. During that time the rates are also up (from 5/5/3 to 8/8/4) and to give partying a boost the bonus to party exp is now +50% for each extra party member when in share!


Welcome to Hercules!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2014-08-08 11:22:20 EST


We've completed a maintenance to bring heRO to Hercules, what is Hercules? It's an awesome emulator for Ragnarok Online. We've also updated the Battlegrounds, Nobility, added an exp item gathering quest and more. You can read more about the new features of heRO here.


Brasilis Quests and more
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2014-05-20 14:12:47 EST


Brasilis now has its official quests launched, Prontera has a new look and the automated event Mystic Tower is available to be started by any player. Read more about it here.


Easter 2014
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2014-04-26 11:17:25 EST


Easter is upon us again, you can hunt for the mysterious bunnies to earn yourself some fancy eastery gears. Learn more here. Introducing a new GM! We are happy to present the newest addition to our team: Intern-Garr. He's been helping in the backgroup for the past few weeks and we owe him some fancy updates including the new forums.


Taini & Forums
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2014-03-31 22:11:10 EST


The automated event Novices VS Taini can now be started by anyone with an Event Bag. The forums have been updated and are now on a new website, with faster speed, more connections and good bot protection.


Mr. Hatter's new hats!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2014-03-05 16:12:51 EST


Mr. Hatter (located North of Rachel) now offers 16 brand new hats for the hardwordking heroes who complete his quest! Read more here.


Valentine's Day 2014
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2014-02-14 12:58:26 EST


Happy Holiday of love to all our heroes. This year's brand new quest starts in Hugel with Tamara who needs your help.


Happy Lunar New Year
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2014-02-01 10:33:40 EST


'Tis the Year of the Horse and the zodiac needs your help. Speak with Xin Ying in Louyang to land a helping hand with a conflict between the Horse and the Snake. You have all year to complete the quest, however if you complete it by March 1st you will receive a bonus OCA on top of the other prizes.


Have very merry holidays
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-12-07 15:32:34 EST


Happy Christmas or any other holiday your celebrate! Have fun, be with your loved ones. In Prontera you'll find an elderly man looking for some unusual help, more info on this year's quest and perk here.


Jakk is back!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-10-29 13:34:31 EST


It's time for some Halloween Questing! Visit the Spirit Kafra in central Prontera to play fun games with Jakk and his friends. Additionally, the automated novice event Wordzzle is now available, enjoy!


Happy Birthday heRO!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-10-06 11:21:30 EST


In honor of heRO's birthday we have a special quest again, a new headgear (Ceremonial Hat) and 3 backpacks! Visit Tausupa in front of??the Comodo Casino and Pandelina in Prontera. You can also click here for more d?tails. The perfect birthday gift to heRO would be for everyone to make a REVIEW ON RMS, it takes only a few minutes and it's a great help to the server!


A big update for our heroes!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-10-01 13:29:30 EST


First there is a new client including the storage search and improved battle mode. Secondly, there is a Styla update (including a short optional disguise quest) and a new quest: the Guild Storage quest. Additionally the server rates are increased for the month of October to 7x/7x/4x also including boost to quest exp (7x), homunculus intimacy (3x) and exp bonus per party member in share (40%). Lastly there are various improvement to the War of Emperium and Battlegrounds, including more exp, new & better rewards and no more MVP cards in WoE/BG. Click here for full and detailed list of changes.


Neko Island!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-09-15 12:11:02 EST


Our newest custom dungeon, the cat-tastic Neko Island, home to the purring Nekoring as well as leaf cat, autumn leaf cat and wild rose. You can travel there by boat from Alberta.


New Quests
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-08-21 12:53:18 EST


New quests are available to craft the following gears: Gold Feather Hat, Dominoes Cap, Bamboo Hat, Majestic Fox Queen / Majestic Fox King and Super Summer Suit! The WoE castles have also been rotated, additionally buying Guild Megaphone and Token of Siegfried is now cheaper. Click here for more information


The Job Manager is here!
By GM-Pixel | Posted : 2013-08-11 12:02:12 EST


heRO has never had a job changer before (by choice), we've finally decided to add one for the convenience of our heroes. The Job Manager provides his service for free, however for completing the regular job change quest he will reward you nicely! For first job change 40k + an accessory and for second job change 100k + a headgear (Teacup or Tea Kettle). Find him in Central Prontera next to Styla to collect your rewards or change job.


Happy Canada Day and Independence Day!
By GM-Patton | Posted : 2013-07-01 17:38:13 EST


To celebrate those 2 North-American holidays the Celebration Girl is back in Comodo offering nice exp and summer suits in exchange for fireworks!


Give us a hand!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-06-22 21:07:41 EST


Give back to heRO to thank us for providing you with a free server to play! Invite your friends (see rewards here) and if you have not already done so, write a review for heRO on RMS every 6 months and if you feel inspired for more you can also write your in-depth impressions of your experience on their forums! Thanks heroes ^_^


Update Bundle
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-05-30 13:41:23 EST


Several small perks for our heroes: - Warper Boy: Last Warp Option - Warper Girl: Town Saving is now free, Dungeon is cheaper and the Sisterly Affection Quest gives better rewards including a bonus at level 85+ - The monsters of True Poring Island now give Double Experience! - Better value for the WoE Participation rewards - New Hatter Jr. quest (North of Rachel) For a complete list of changes, see the changelog.


New Interns!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-05-24 19:05:00 EST


We welcome 3 new interns to our staff, they'll be helping both in game and out. From left to right: GM-Azote, GM-Rahice, Intern-Pixel, GM-Pandora, Intern-Patton, Intern-Lassander and GM-Radiance.


Muspel Monday and other updates
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-05-06 13:13:56 EST


Some changes have been made to make the life of new heroes a bit easier, including the healer being free until level 50. Additionally, a new quest has been added, find the NPC Fabre Queen in Hidden Dungeon, she wants your Hill Wind cards! Last but not least, Muspel Monday gets a revamp, new monsters, more exp and a new Automated Event called Mini-Muspel! See a full list of changes here.


Happy Easter!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2013-03-28 12:43:15 EST


This year we have not one, but TWO Easter Quests, both start in central Prontera, have fun!


March PvP Madness
By GM-Rahice | Posted : 2013-03-01 22:31:52 EST


Hello, heROes! Here's a little bit of PVP news that I think you're going to enjoy. For the month of March we're offering some discounts to some pesky prices that you PVP players are faced with. Hope you all enjoy these temporary changes!

- Discount for Battle Ground Keys, previously they were sold for 40 WoE Points are now on sale for 30 WoE Points through the WoE NPC!
- 25% Discount for Become A Mob, previously sold for 2,000 WoE Points is now on sale for 1,500 WoE Points through the WoE NPC!
- 50% Discount for Battle Ground entry, previously it cost 50k Zeny and is now lowered to 25k Zeny per entry! Be sure you have 50k Zeny on your character, because the NPC will check that you have 50k Zeny, but it will not consume 50k Zeny.
- 100% Discount on Warping to WoE Castles, previously cost 1k Zeny is now Free! Be sure to have 1k Zeny on your character, because the NPC will check and not warp you if you don't have 1k Zeny. It will not consume the Zeny.
Also, Valentine's Quest for 2013 has been removed.


<3
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2013-02-13 20:02:49 EST


Run your patcher to feel the LOVE in the awesome new Prontera Valentine edition! Of course we also have a brand new Valentine's Day quest this year, you'll find Cupid in the middle of Pront, help him spread the love to variety of our heroes!


Celebrate the Lunar Year with our brand new quest!
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2013-02-10 10:59:20 EST


We have a brand new quest to celebrate the Chinese/Lunar New Year along with 2 superb headdresses, it starts in Louyang, have fun!


Merry Christmas 2012!
By GM-Rahice | Posted : 2012-12-21 19:18:42 EST


Merry Christmas 2012! Christmas Cheer for all to see, Christmas Cheer for all to hear, Christmas Cheer for all in heRO! Let's celebrate Christmas with each other, a time for giving, friendship, family and fun. To start the Holidays off right, we have a brand new quest for all you heROes. Speak to Pandelina in Prontera, she'll give you the details on how to obtain a Brand New Gift this year! Spread the Christmas Cheer, don't be a Scrooge or a Grinch! Join us as we celebrate the Holidays. To help everyone celebrate, we're upping the Rates to 6/6/3. *Edit* Welcome Intern-Kaenec to the GM team. Also! Keri and Laroc join the Moderator team.


True Poring Island
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2012-12-12 19:41:45 EST


With the funds fully gathered the Leader of the Porings oversaw the construction of the True Poring Island, which is now avaible to the public. Find Bloop in Old Poring Island (pay_fild04) for a small access quest.


Happy Halloween 2012
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2012-10-28 20:14:40 EST


Spooky times in heRO, give our brand new Halloween quest a go, but beware, it's not for the faint of heart! (Starts in Prontera) Rates for the Halloween Season are 6/6/3!


Happy Birthday heRO
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2012-10-12 20:14:24 EST


It's Birthday season again, with lots of goodies including increased rates (7/7/4), a new quest, new hat and new backpack! More info here. That's not all, there is also a a new feature (Veteran Rewards via the GM assistant in Prontera) and new automated event (Poring Smash), enjoy!


Update to Fishing, Nobility and WoE Participation rewards
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2012-10-01 16:04:36 EST


3 small updates for our heroes, the Fishing feature has a new spot, new fish and more. King Ernst has a new throne room and has decide to bestow monthly gifts upon his noble peers. Last but not least, there are new rewards available from WoE participation points, hats, consumables, etc. check it out!


New look for old maps
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2012-09-18 16:34:29 EST


The novice land and prontera have each gotten a graphical upgrade, check them out!


Happy Canada Day and Independance Day!
By GM-Circe | Posted : 2012-07-01 12:46:03 EST


The North-American holidays are back and so is our Firework->Exp NPC, find her in Comodo and enjoy the freebies!


Welcome Chaucer and Rahice!
By GM-Circe | Posted : 2012-06-15 23:45:13 EST


Today we welcome two new interns! Chaucer is to become our new RP GM, and Rahice is to specialise in Player Support. Give them a big welcome and a /kis when you see them online. :D


Orcus Challenges Heroes
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2012-05-03 20:08:35 EST


The newest custom dungeon of heRO is available at last: Thanatos Basement! Meet Orcus the demon lord, MVP and his many minions. The dungeon is available via the first floor of Thanatos Tower, enjoy!


Happy Easter 2012!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2012-04-07 00:49:40 EST


It's Bunny Hunting time season heroes! But with a twist, talk to Princess Annabelle in Prontera or check the Easter Decree to find out! http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=21914 That's not all, for our heroes enjoyment the rates are also up 6x/6x Base/Job Exp for 2 weeks, have fun!


Happy St-Patrick!
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2012-03-17 12:17:41 EST


To celebrate St-Patrick a very short mini-quest has been added, you'll find the festive NPC (Murtagh McHarg) in Central Prontera and Irish Lizards in most major towns. Murtagh will stay until March 21st, the Exp Event (6x Base/Job) will also last up to that day, have fun heroes!


Valentine's Day & Styla Update!
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2012-02-11 15:44:47 EST


Tis the season of love and as always your loving GMs have prepared festivities for their heroes. The Valentine's day quest starts in central Prontera with Pandelina. Styla was updated and contains 21 new hairstyles (11 female/10 male) and 6 new clothing palettes! February info: ToH is February 26th at 7AM, Fairy Auction is February 26th at 1 PM and the Hat of the month is "Small Horn of Devil" (mid gear +3% HP)!


Holiday Update
By GM-Glyph | Posted : 2012-01-06 17:05:08 EST


The Christmas Quest will be up until next Sunday (January 8th) hurry up if you haven't completed GM-Circe's funny quest yet! The charity for 'the cause' will be accepting more zeny until that same date, hopefully we can reach the next tier by then! The increase base experience rate (6x) will last until January 15th, enjoy!


Happy Holidays Heroes!!
By Former-GM-Radiance | Posted : 2011-12-22 18:52:55 EST


Time for some Christmas Questing, the Claus couple needs a bit of unusual help and isn't the holiday a good time to give to a charity? You'll find the starting NPC you need in Prontera, north of the center. The questing will be available at least up to January 2nd, maybe more, thanks to GM-Circe for the scripting!


Halloween Time!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2011-10-25 14:36:24 EST


The Birthday week is over, time to make place for our unique spooky Halloween Quest! It starts in Prontera (just North of the center), prepare for much craziness! Because we like to spoil our heroes the Base and Job exp increased rate of 7x will stay through Halloween week as well, however the drop rate is back to its normal value of 3x. That's not all, the Guild Quest has been improved with more rewards to make it even more appealing, it starts in the Payon castle map.


Heroic Birthday!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2011-10-14 13:15:54 EST


We're celebrating the server's Birthday from October 14th to October 23rd 2011, come have fun with us, we have a quest that starts in Prontera (just North of the center), Masterdrops in major towns, new gears, fun events and more! Enjoy ^_^ Click here for more info!


Allegiance Quest & Welcome NPC
By GM-Vanadis | Posted : 2011-09-15 14:28:22 EST


- A welcoming NPC has been added to the area where new characters spawn and she has rewards for everyone! Complete her quiz on the heRO rules to obtain a Battle Manual (limit of 3 per account), and also receive a lovely hat on your first new character! - The Pledge Allegiance quest is also added, to join either the Light or Dark side talk to the Allegiance NPC in Prontera, if you have already joined either, talk to her to visit your leader Sir Melot (Dark) or Lady Thea (Light)!


Brasilis & Battlegrounds
By GM-Salt | Posted : 2011-08-08 15:04:10 EST


The new dungeon of Brasilis is out, it was hinted at before, an event was hosted and it's now it's available to all, simply visit the North-East corner of Brasilis for the portal. The official quest is not yet translated, it will be added at a later time. In the Battlegrounds department, the schedule has been updated to every hour (except when there is another automated event ongoing such as WoE, Muspel, etc.) and the points can finally be spent on weapons and gears, enjoy!


Celebrations from Canada Day to the 4th of July!
By GM-Glyph | Posted : 2011-07-01 21:59:13 EST


A short easy quest has been added in Comodo to commemorate both Canadian's and American's special days: Canada Day (July 1st) and Independance Day (July 4th), prepare your fireworks and get some Experience! There is also a new holiday monster that makes its first apparition: the Master Marin which will inhabit Comodo for the duration of the quest.


Adventurers Beware!
By GM-Circe | Posted : 2011-06-25 19:28:05 EST


Feel like MvPing a bit on the wild side? As per the winning of a Fairy Auction deal, and starting today (25th), and continuing for one week, the following map will be PvP enabled! Poring Island Beware that the map remains exp loss. Goodluck! ;D


Hatter Update!
By GM-Glyph | Posted : 2011-05-14 18:17:20 EST


Mr. Hatter, everyone's favorite French mad hat maker, has just received a much needed update with 11 new hats available (all official) as well as Cute Ribbon which can now be recolored in blue, red, green and white!


Easter Time!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2011-04-19 08:37:15 EST


It's Egg Hunting season on heRO, deliver those Easter Eggs to Annabelle in Prontera to receive goodies and prizes!


WoE Revitalization & Promo Contest
By GM-Glyph | Posted : 2011-04-11 17:13:44 EST


It's time for WoE changes, as you have decided in the poll: - A third castle in normal WoE: Geffen castle opens this wednesday! - Derandomizing of Castle Chests: each of the 4 castles now have treasure drops from their respective city only. - Participation Rewards: Sign up with the NPC, then be in a castle during the WoE and your points will add up, rewards are not available yet, another poll will follow. We've also done a Castle Rotation as it had been a little over 7 months since the last one, thanks for your patience everyone, the heRO staff wishes you fun WoEs! That's not all, we also have a new contest for our favorite heroes, show us your creative side and help your server with banners, videos and more! Promo Contest


Happy St-Patrick's day heroes, don't drink and drive!
By GM-Glyph | Posted : 2011-03-17 20:05:46 EST


GM-Circe has nicely cooked brewed up a fun St-Pattie quest for you guys, it starts at the Prontera Roleplay Tavern, enjoy!


Battlegrounds!
By GM-Salt | Posted : 2011-03-06 14:43:01 EST


Battlegrounds have been added to heRO. Join in for some fun pvp!


Happy Valentine's Day and Welcome GM-Glyph
By Former-GM-Radiance | Posted : 2011-02-12 19:01:59 EST


The holiday of love is upon us again heroes, as always there is a lovely quest for you all, it begins in central Prontera. Recently we've introduced someone new to you guys, his name is Glyph and he's the latest addition to the GM team, give him a warm welcome!


Happy Holidays from the GM team!
By Former-GM-Radiance | Posted : 2010-12-22 21:43:23 EST


Winter is here! The GM team wants to wish everyone a happy holiday season. To celebrate in style, here's what we cooked up for you:

- A special Christmas Quest has been added, it starts in the center of Toy Factory level 1
- Holiday monsters in most towns
- Increased Base and Job exp from 5x to 6x



New V4P + More to come!
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-12-03 08:37:01 EST


November's Hat has been removed and December's Hat has arrived! Introducing our December's V4P hat: Lollipop Be sure not to miss this one! Update 1: The new Guild Quest was added, to spice things up, the first guild to complete it gets bonus rewards! Click for more info Update 2: A small bonus to Nobles, their nobility gems now give a bonus to walking speed! More Nobility change coming in 2011!


Goodbye Halloween and small fix
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2010-11-09 19:38:05 EST


The 2010 Halloween Quest has been removed, thanks to all who participated. To those who did not finish it, there are now warps that will allow you to leave the Haunted Mansion. In an attempt to fix a possible problem in PVP/WoE the look of the Robo Eye has temporarily been replaced. The effect of the item remains the same, only its look has changed, to a monocle!


New Forum Section!
By GM-Forge | Posted : 2010-10-31 18:39:08 EST


;tldr (That's right, I'm starting with the short version) We have a new forum section with sub-forums for the Fairy Auction and the Trial of Heroes! They are contained in the new public section "heRO Events" that will be visible on the forums index page. Each new event will have it's own thread in the appropriate sub-forum, making it easier to find information on the particular event you want. This is replacing the old method of a single thread to contain all information about the events, so be sure to update your bookmarks! Check them out here: Fairy Auction Sub Forum Trial of Heroes Sub Forum - GM-Forge Informercial Time! Are you tired of having to browse through a single thread to find information? Sick of looking at page after page of forum posts, only to find out you have gone too far and then have to go back again? Well, Browse No More! Introducing the new and improved Fairy Auction Sub Forum! This one section does everything that your tired old thread used to do, and more! The Fairy Auction Sub Forum contains helpful information on what the Fairy Auction is, how to get there, what has been auctioned off and what will be auctioned off! Brilliant! With each new Fairy Auction, a new thread is created in the system! This way, you can find the first post about each auction with ease! Fantastic! The new threads will have the date and time of the auction in the title, so you don't even need to open the thread to find out when it is! Amazing! If you want, you can even leave comments in the Auction threads! Wow! Throw out your old bookmarks to the Fairy Auction Thread, because we guarantee that once you start using the Fairy Auction Sub Forum, you won't ever go back. Call today and all the benefits of the Fairy Auction Sub Forum can be yours for free! But Wait, There's More! Call now and we will throw in access to the unlimited time offer of A Second Sub Forum! O Rly? Just have your credit card handy*, and you can also get the Trial of Heroes Sub Forum! Ya Rly! Just like the Fairy Auction Sub Forum, the Trial of Heroes Sub Forum contains all the useful information about the monthly Trial of Heroes! Super! It also includes a new thread for each Trial of Heroes! Again, no more searching through a single thread to find that "original" post. Awesome! And, unique to the Trial of Heroes Sub Forum, you won't see this in the Fairy Auction Sub Forum, the Trial of Heroes Appreciation Polls! Radical! Call today and all this can be yours for the small price of Nothing! Preposterous! Nothing!? That's right! Call today, for we are simply giving this access away! Crazy! Really, you don't even have to call! You will receive the access electronically right now! Insanity! In fact, you already have it! SWEET! *Disclaimer: We don't really expect you to pay for these new Sub Forums. Would be nice though. You can forward all money to GM-Forge! Please? Awww. =(


Happy Halloween!
By GM-Circe | Posted : 2010-10-28 21:51:23 EST


Halloween is officially here! Although Prontera is still suffering from heat wave, you can start this year's Halloween Quest at the Wandering Spirit NPC in the middle of Pront! The quest will remain in until November 4th. Please remember that the Wandering Spirit Quest (not to be confused with the NPC) is a prerequesite to this year's Halloween Quest. The guide for it can be found >here<


RE: Server news
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2010-10-27 17:40:36 EST


Forum Update! The forum will be getting a new section added soon (next few days) containing information on our heRO Events! * Chronicles of the heroes / Allegiance system / Trial of Heroes * Fairy Auction If you have any links to the current threads, this is your reminder the threads will be moving.


Give back to heRO!
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-10-13 11:59:10 EST


During these times of celebration, what better way to wish a happy birthday to heRO than by leaving a review for the server on RMS? Click here to review If you've left one 6+ months ago it has now expired, you can renew it by deleting and writing again.


Happy 5th Birthday heRO!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2010-10-11 12:52:01 EST


heRO is celebrating it's 5 years of being opened on Friday October 15th. To enjoy this momentous occasion to the fullest we have a special Quest, Increased Rates and Events. Click here for more details


Server back to normal
By GM-Azote | Posted : 2010-09-04 16:11:44 EST


Update: The security issue is now resolved. Account creation is now avaible again for every users. Thanks everyone for your patience and support! :cool:


Introducing Intern-Salt
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-08-24 11:07:24 EST


Last night we introduced a new GM Intern with a poring smash frenzy! You'll be seeing more of him for sure.


SVN Update!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2010-08-22 20:29:44 EST


We had a maintenance tonight to bring you an updated SVN (subversion of the emulator), it comes with bug fix, new features, official quests, and more as well as some new heRO stuff like a Styla update, a revamped Wandering Spirit Quest and the long anticipated @whosell command. For a complete list of changes, please check this thread: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=16162


August Update
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2010-08-01 14:51:12 EST


It's a new month, and the new Help heRO Hat is available, it's called Odin Mask! (Click here for more info) Exceptionally there shall be 2 Fairy Auctions this month, and of course there is the Trials of Heroes, here are the dates (server time): Trials of Heroes: Saturday August 21st at 10:00 AM Fairy Auction I: Sunday August 22nd at 7:00 PM Fairy Auction II: Saturday August 28th at 9:00 AM


Reaching 500!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2010-07-24 20:37:13 EST


We've reached 500 players on the server this week. To celebrate this Pandelina is handing out cakes in Prontera as usual along with other goodies. In addition we'll have an Increased Rate Marathon for a week: Base Experience and Job Experience are 6x and Quest Experience is 5x from now until Friday July the 30th, that's not all, on Saturday the 31st and Sunday August 1st the Drop Rate of items will be increased to 4x! Thank you for supporting heRO everyone, please keep on inviting friends, voting and leaving reviews at www.ratemyserver.net ^_^


Summer Kick-off 2010!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2010-06-12 16:45:05 EST


To kick off the Summer nicely and to celebrate getting rid of the lag that we have for a short time (June 12th to June 19th) increased the rates to 6/6/3 (from 5/5/3 before) for 1 week. That's not all! The fairies have decorated Prontera for the season and there is a little quest associated with this for a week, talk to Pandelina in the center of Prontera to receive free complimentary cakes and start the quest.


Vote For Points Rewards!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2010-06-03 19:51:06 EST


They are finally here, headgears, consumables, gm service, cake and more! Click here to learn more about Vote For Points Rewards


Vote for heRO and get special points!
By GM-Vanadis | Posted : 2010-05-08 18:38:14 EST


You can now use the Control Panel to vote for the server, you can vote every 12 hours, there's 2 Tops to vote in, each vote is worth 1 point. Those points cannot yet be exchanged, but rewards will be added soon! http://www.pandoraonline.net/cp/?module=vote


Nidhogg has Arrived
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-04-26 18:02:57 EST


The Nidhogg Dungeon is now available through the New world map. This is a temporary warp portal, the real warp will be released upon our next reboot. Enjoy.


Welcome Intern-Forge!
By GM-Circe | Posted : 2010-04-25 08:24:32 EST


Last night Intern-Forge, our new tech GM, made his debut! Give him a friendly welcome when you see him around. ^.^


Thank you heroes!
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-04-22 21:46:46 EST


Thank you everyone for making us #2 (almost #1) on RMS low rate server! We couldn't have done it with out you all. We've received over 40 reviews in less then 2 weeks! We were all excited seeing ever a single review popped up! Thank you very much on behalf of the GM team!


Help heRO Out!
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-04-12 16:06:53 EST


Recently more and more of our RMS votes expired with out renewals or new additions. Because of that we went down to 3rd almost 4th in the Rankings for top RMS low Rate server. It would help the server out and cheer on the hard working GM team if our numbers went up again! So take a few min an send in a review or re-new your expired review! You keep telling us how you love this server so now tell the rest of the RO community! Click Here to Review


Easter Extention
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-04-04 16:07:19 EST


Easter UPDATE The race for the top 3 egg donator to Annabelle will end on April 7th at 10 PM (just after WoE), however, we are extending the time for you to get the eggs for your Easter gear ^^. So now instead of the event lasting form the 1st-7th, it'll last from the 1st-15th. This is ONLY for the easter egg quest, the EXP will go back down to normal on the 7th. This is to allow people who play casually a chance to be able to reach their 100 eggs too. Happy Hunting ^^


Malicious Site
By GM-Circe | Posted : 2010-04-02 02:06:28 EST


*BEWARE* Recently, players have started receiving ingame PMs advertising a site that is made to look like heRO, along with a similiar URL. It then asks for login details. Do NOT sumbit your information to this site. If you did, please attempt to change your password ASAP via the heRO Control Panel found Here. The site redirects to a fake heRO homepage, which then says that you can get free rewards. This site is a fake. Do not follow it. If you are unsure whether a site is the genuine heRO site, always go through http://hero-server.net, and use the navigation bars to the forums, Wiki and Control Panel on the left hand side. Thank you.


Winter and Easter
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-03-31 23:40:08 EST


Lots of action tonight! We started the evening with the event of the Snow Queen, once vanquished all the Snow Melted! Then followed the addition of the new Winter Lover Quest, it starts North of Lutie, speak to Leon (it's a permanent quest). Our rates are increased for the Easter week as previously announced: Base Exp increased from 5x to 7x Job Exp increased from 5x to 7x Quest Exp increased from 3x to 4x Homunculus Intimacy Rate increased from 1x to 2x Bonus for Share Party increased from 5% to 10% Drop rate is unchanged. Last but not least the Easter quest has been added, read more about it here: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=13831


Ninja+Gunner Gear & Brasilis
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-03-27 17:55:01 EST


Today we introduce a special Gunner/Ninja gear that makes the classes more equal to others. The gear can only be worn by 99 level characters and is started by an NPC in Veins. We also bring you the city of Brasilis now available via Alberta.


Buzzing about the Bee Wings and the Endless Tower
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2010-03-21 19:35:38 EST


2 additions were made to heRO tonight. First: The official Endless Tower was added, see Captain Janssen in Alberta to reach the Tower's Island. Only 1 party may go at a time, once started a team has 4 hours. After their time is over, the people who were in the party may not go in the Tower again for 7 days. Second: the Bee Wings Quest is finally available. It starts in Mjolnir Field 3, find the Queen and do her bidding. The wings you will obtain in the end are useful for gathering particular items such as Immortal Heart, Cobweb, Alcohol and even Karvodainirol!


Welcome Intern-Azote
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-02-28 04:33:08 EST


Our new Inter-Azote has arrived on the scene! Welcome him as a new member to our GM staff.


Happy Valentine's Day
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-02-13 12:52:07 EST


Come celebrate this lovey dovey holiday with us! We have a lovely quest that starts in Pront where you can obtain both new and old Valentine's Gears. You have till the 19th to collect them all!


New Hero Contests!
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2010-02-04 16:03:27 EST


We have a new art contest and a screenshot contest in the Forums going on! herefor the art contest and here for the screenshot contest! Due date is March 30th for the art contest and April 11 for the screenshot contest so get your butts in gear and turn in your lovely arts and screenshots!


Temp Rate Increase
By GM-Circe | Posted : 2010-01-30 16:35:36 EST


heRO's rates will be 6/6/4 from the usual 5/5/3. This will last a day, ending Sunday 31st at 10PM server time. Enjoy. :)


Welcome to the Brand New CP!
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2010-01-08 13:32:00 EST


After many hours :mrgreen: a lot of :twisted: some more :confused: a few :mad: and finally a :cool: It is my honour to present to you our Brand New and Shiny CP!!! Many thanks to Vanadis for paving the way and Pandora for the fun admin decisions (and much more before I get dead).


Happy New Year!
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2010-01-01 20:32:11 EST


The GM team wishes all its heroes a wonderful new year, filled with health, joy and success! Thank you everyone for your continued support to heRO, you'll see we haven't forgotten you either, We have a lot upcoming for you guys in 2010! We start with a small change in WoE, as previously announced on forum, we'll have a??WoE castle rotation for the first war of the new year (Sunday January 3rd).


Welcome Intern-Radiance
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2009-12-28 16:40:32 EST


We'd like to welcome our newest member of our GM Team, Intern-Radiance who had made his debut last night. Don't be shy to tell him Hi!


Happy Holidays
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-12-19 19:32:24 EST


The heRO GM teams wishes all its players a wonderful holiday season! This year's Christmas quest starts at Toy Factory, you can get your hands on one of the two brand new Christmas Jesters or any previous Christmas headgears.


New ToH Map III
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-12-19 08:58:07 EST


We were once again blessed with a cool new exclusive custom map by Kohaku for the Trials of Heroes, this one is for the PVP room where we can now host up to 4 fights at once! Additionally, the palettes used in the event to distinguish the 2 opposing Allegiance have been changed to reflect the wishes of the community, shiny white for Light and Black&Red for Dark.


Separate Retro WoE & Last Men Standing
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-12-06 12:10:55 EST


As previously announced the Retro WoE now has it's own time slot on Sunday from??4 to 5 PM (server time) while normal WoE on sunday is changed to 1 hour from 2??to 3 PM. Between those 2 WoEs is the newly added Last Men Standing automated PVP??event! We've also added a feature to the GM-Assistant (located at 3 o'clock around the fountain in Prontera). You can customize your account options of @main, @exp, @skilldelay and @loot to be permanent. For more info, talk to the GM-Assistant NPC.


Reboot/Patcher Changelog
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2009-11-28 17:18:01 EST


Patch Changelog 28/11/09 Aesthetics

- Prontera changed to snowy Prontera
- Prontera BGM changed to normal Prontera BGM
- Snow weather added to Prontera
New Content/Fixes

- New Sign Quest Fix #2
- Kiel Quest Fix #9
- Continental Guard Quest added
- Dimensional Gorge and Satan Morroc added
- New Hatter hats and Hatter cards added (refer to the wiki to see the new changes)
- 2 new guild dungeons added! Arunafeltz and Schwaltzward guild dungeon can now be accessed through the trans woe castles!
Item Changes

- Sprint equipment set fixed (ring, shoes and mail all needed for the bonus)
- Mushika effect works properly again
- Cold Heart: now follows official rate of ASPD increase equal to refine rate of right hand equipment
- Black Cat: now follows official rate of cast rate decrease equal to refine rate of right hand equipment, also fixed to give dex properly
- Official items with ID 6000-6226 added in preparation for future updates (this includes new world monster drops having official NPC price)
- Mystcase Hat now works with rogues if they copied mammonite lv 10
- Rudolf's Red Nose is now fixed to drop cookie bags again, at a rate of 0.11+0.01*monster level (avg lv 50 monster has a rate of 0.61%). This should mildly ease the "screwed by Hatter" feeling with this hat compare to glasses(1)
- Death Medallion, Rune Charmstone, Seal of Continental Guard should now be fixed to be usable by all classes but novice
Administrative Changes

- GM-Mass is now a lv 60 GM! Be sure to congratulate him ingame and give thanks for most of the planning for Last Line Defense event
Notified Problem

- Morroc Incarnation (Angel) has improper element (needs to be dark 1)



Happy Scary Halloween Week
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-10-23 22:36:29 EST


Welcome to the haunted heRO! Have a great scary week heroes, this years quest starts in Prontera City! Last years quest that started in Yuno City has been upgraded for our Trick and Treat week!


Happy Birthday heRO <3
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-10-10 10:53:19 EST


We're starting our celebration week with a bang! A small rate increase, new quests, events, events and more events! For more information, read up on the 10 Days Celebrations : heRO's 4th Birthday! Happy Birthday heRO! Thanks to all our players for making it a fun week!


A smashing intro for Intern-Circe
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-09-13 08:43:07 EST


Intern-Circe made her debut last night with a huge poring smash that was well attended. Welcome Intern-Circe!


New TOH Map!
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2009-08-31 11:52:44 EST


This new map is our new waiting room for TOH. It also serves for where we do our Trivia and Prize Ceremony. Thank You Kohaku for creating such a wonderful map!


SVN UPDATE!
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2009-08-08 14:51:55 EST


We got our SVN update! If stuff seems broken or missing its because you aren't up to date with us! Be sure to patch up to eps 13.2 on sakray. If that doesn't work get our full installer! For any weird glitches give us a let know in the report forum! Update: -Fairy Paradise can now be accessed via Fairy Land -Splendide and Manuk fields can now be accessed via a temporaily warp in Morroc town (there is no warper there until the quest access is ready)


400+ Population reached!
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2009-07-28 14:33:39 EST


In celebration of hitting 400+ players online Pandalina is giving out special treats to the heroes of heRO! Be sure to stop by in Prontera and give her a visit for a yummy surprise!


Design heRO's Banner Contest
By GM-Nara | Posted : 2009-06-22 10:00:20 EST


Winners Announced! For details click here! Create a banner to advertise heRO! Summer is the time when most players join a server, with that in mind we want you to help us and the server with some eye catching banners that would help promote us. There are fabulous prizes to be won. Deadline July 10th is fast approaching, don't be cut for time in the end! See for details in forum or here.


Styla Update
By Intern-Cyrus | Posted : 2009-05-29 11:53:21 EST


The famous Styla got an update, she now offers: - 9 New male hairstyles - 10 New female hairstyles - 2 New haircolors (grey and dark pink) - 6 New Clothing Palette (131+) Enjoy!


ToH just got faster!
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-04-25 14:10:50 EST


Thanks to Kohaku who made us a new exclusive map for the ToH's monster trial it now goes much faster!


heRO's GM team just got bigger
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-04-19 20:53:50 EST


Left to right in the picture: GM-Pandora, Intern-Cyrus, Intern-Nara, Intern-Mass, GM-Aki, GM-Ayu. Welcome to our new interns!


Easter decree of 2009!
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-04-09 21:08:55 EST


Hear ye! hear ye! King Tristan III has announced that the heroes must bring "Decorated Easter Egg" to his niece on her favorite holiday, in return they will be rewarded with prizes, especially the 3 people who bring her the most! Good luck heroes! For the rabbits can be hard to find ^_^ Easter Decree of 2009


Ahoy Matey!
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-04-05 17:02:53 EST


It seems Drake has acquired a new hat: the Pirate Hat! Visit him in the Sunken Ship if you want to get your hands on this novelty, it gives Vit and combos with Cutlus.


The Lord of Byalan is Here!
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2009-03-23 22:19:20 EST


Finally spring returns to heRO as the heroes dispatch of the Eternal Crystals, built by the mermaids Eralia and the Lord of Byalan, Levia Lusca. The newest custom MvP to heRO, Levia Lusca, along with Eralia, can be found in the bottom floor of Byalan. The MvP is a high level powerful opponent, so be careful heroes!


Spring Incoming?
By GM-Ayu | Posted : 2009-03-21 21:32:18 EST


As the heroes continue to discover and defeat the Eternal Crystals, the presence of spring can be felt as nature awakens in the city of Prontera. However, seems like winter struggles to hold on to its powers as Prontera fails to completely rid of the snow. What can be the reasoning behind this? In the meantime, the Fairy Land has been built and will be the new hosting location for the Great Fairy Auction. Be sure to support Pixie's Fairy Auction in the year 2009 as well! Location of Fairy Land can be found in Moscovia field, shown in the picture here: Be sure to check forums for more details about both of these events! GM-Ayu


Valentine's Day
By GM-Aki | Posted : 2009-02-15 05:12:44 EST


A formal ball was held to celebrate this loving day! Party games like Musical Box, Love Plant and A formal Dance where the party's events. Our VIP guests, White Lady and Orc Hero, arrived late. For those late players, an i-Tower run was held later in the evening! Happy Valentine's Day everyone!


Maintenance!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2009-01-12 12:57:50 EST


We had a successful maintenance last saturday! The server is now moved on a new & better hardware and also on a new & better hosting connection. To celebrate we had a huge Infinity Tower event which was nearly lagless for everyone! Every player has to run their patcher to be able to access the new server, if for some reason you have trouble getting your patcher to work there is also a new mini-installer available in the download section of forums. Control Panel is down temporarily, we will get it back up as soon as possible. Until then players can use the _M/_F method to register.


Winter upon us already and the Holidays soon!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-12-04 19:19:21 EST


Winter has arrived on heRO! The Snow Bunnies are hard at work covering Prontera and Izlude with snow ^_^ Soon enough it will be Christmas, of course we will have a quest to celebrate this, actually we'll have 2! Also please note that Woe on the 24th and 31st of December are cancelled due to the holidays.


Happy Halloween 2008!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-10-29 22:33:27 EST


~ We are treating you with a brand new Halloween Quest this year, it starts in Yuno inside a building with a "Dedicated Scholar", good luck! The quest is for Halloween but it will be staying afterwards, however it gives better reward during the halloween season (until November 5th). You'll have to complete it to find out what the rewards are, and perhaps a way to summon something? ~ Niflheim has some new residents, they don't seem aggresive, but they got a wicked smile! ~ There will be a small Halloween Event on friday night, for those not Trick or Treating ^_^


Happy Birthday heRO! ^_^
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-10-13 17:38:13 EST


We're happily celebrating the Birthday of the server on October 15th (Wednesday), we got a week full of events, raised exp to 7/7/4 along with a special quest and complementary birthday gear (backpack)! Join the fun! More information here: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=7535


Poring Island
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-10-04 16:59:54 EST


New poring family monster have arrived! They decided to pay us an early visit for the server's birthday and will be staying afterwards. God Poring, deity of the porings, roams around Poring Island protecting his family, he is however friendly (not aggressive) unless provoked. The distant cousins Sapling and Aquaring can also be found in the same place, Poring island, which is the map pay_fild04 ^_^ Another News! The hot fire MVP Skoll has gotten a revamp as well as his puppies, both can still be found in Magma Dungeon level 2.


Moscovia Opening!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-09-04 21:41:17 EST


The far away land of Moscovia is now available, thanks to the work of the witch Baba-Yaga who created a bridge between our 2 worlds. The Kafra Corps, Warper and Healing service have been contacted and will shorthly send their representatives there for the heroes' convenience.


Styla Update!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-08-07 22:15:53 EST


New haircuts and colours available at your favourite stylist in Prontera ^_^


Big Update to start the summer!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-06-12 12:42:19 EST


A big update on June 11th, it includes the much-awaited opening of Nameless Island and the Cursed Abbey, as well as lots of new gears and cards, Socket Enchant V2 and destroyed Morroc. The new client has Battle Log and neat party window showing the other's HP. More information here: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=6438


Fish Update + Nobility!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-05-03 18:44:32 EST


A new Nobility System has been introduced. Certain heroes will have the priviledge of becoming nobles of this Kingdom! ^_^ Read more information here: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=6030 There have been a few tweakings to the fishing system, see this post for more details: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2077&pid=72434#pid72434


Skoll melts the snow + Homunculus are here!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-03-15 16:03:59 EST


The oh-so-lovely homunculi are invading heRO ^_^ It is recommended that if you plan on having one you download the heRO ai: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=5524 Skoll, a new MVP, brother to Garm, has crossed over to our world and invaded most major cities along with lots of fire minions today. The mighty heroes have defeated the beast, but he kept coming back, finally a magic spell was made to bind Skoll and his puppies to Magma Dungeon 2! Thanks to the skoll invasion, the snow has melted! Everyone has to download a new server patch, it contains the latest update + all cities are cleaned of snow: http://www.pandoraonline.net/installers/hero_mini_installer.rar


Baby Wing Quest is in!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-03-01 14:15:10 EST


The quest to make cute little wings for novice/super novice is finally on heRO. As previously announced, it is done entirely in the Training Grounds!! But do not be deceived, it is a hard quest nonetheless! Have fun brave novices!


New Maintenance
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-02-07 07:25:44 EST


Thor was opened recently, enjoy this fiery hot dungeon! Maintenance is planned for Saturday February 9th to upgrade to a faster processor and bigger main hard drive, server will be down for a few hours, but there will be a special high rate server opened for the duration of the downtime, read here for more information: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=5054


Maintenance
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-01-17 08:16:45 EST


There will be a maintenance tonight (2008/01/17) starting from 9 PM (EST), should last about 1 hour, more or less. During that period I will ask everyone to stay off even if the server gets back on I might just be testing something quick and it will go back down without notice. Sorry for the inconvenience & thanks for your understanding! ^_^ Update: Maintenance is done. Name change were done during the downtime, a new NPC was added in Pront, she will give the main server news for those who don't visit forums.


Happy New Year!!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2008-01-01 18:54:09 EST


The GM team wishes a wonderful 2008 year to all our heroes! ^_^ We wish you health, happiness, love, fun and all that you desire in the new year. Thanks for playing with us, for making such an awesome community and supporting the server through its good and bad times, we love you heroes <3


December, Snow & Christmas!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-12-23 10:50:01 EST


Snow starting falling in the world of RO, brought by the Snow Bunnies is slowly covering the entire land! Read more about it here: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=4226 Odin Sanctuary was introduced, be careful Valkyrie is rather protective of her land! Xmas update: 2 Christmas quests were added, along with lots of new resident in Lutie, Pront, Izlude and Geffen ^_^ Read more about it here: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=3089&pid=54733#pid54733


November!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-11-21 08:10:02 EST


~ A new patch has just been released, with a fix for the patcher, you can get it at: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2097 ~ New hats have been added to the Hatter (Helm of Hermes, Adventurer Hat, Luxury Hat) ~ New headgears that drop from monsters (Aliza Doll, Masks of Maero, Dolar & Despero) ~ New headgear "Big Wedding Veil" is now on sale at the Prontera Wedding Shop ^_^ ~ Please have patience for the baby wings, the script for the quest is about 50% done.


Happy Halloween & Other Updates ^_^
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-10-29 09:25:54 EST


Lots of things have happened, hard to list them all ^_^ ~ Kiel dungeon was open, arm yourself with patience for the quest! ~ New Job: Gunslinger! Shoot things to till your heart's content! Who will be our first 99 Gunslinger? The race is on! ~ Our dear Mr. Hatter (located outside Rachel temple) accepts 10 new cards for his games! ~ A private rentable DB room was added for everyone's convenience. Happy Halloween! ~ Pumkingrings have invaded Morrocs, and Autumn Leafcats have joined the Zombies. ~ Halloween Quest is available until November 1st, it starts in Prontera, find the Squire! ~ Join us on Oct. 31st during the evening for the Halloween Event! ~ A Strange man in the DB rooms is looking for Pumking Mojos to summon the great pumpking spirit...


October Update!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-10-02 08:33:04 EST


~ Phase 5 was implemented! ~ Geffenia is now open, to access it you will need to do the Sign Quest. ~ There is a new fishing spot, a contest was started to see who finds it first, click here for more details. ~ October patch was released, click here to go download it. ~ 2 New pets: Siroma and Civil Servant. ~ 4 New Loading Screens. ~ 5 New hats that drop from Hatter! ~ 2 New masks that drop from Wrapped Mask item (available from Hatter) ~ 2 New hats that drop from monsters (Dokebi Hat and Drooping Wild Rose) ~ 2 New Wings, 4th generation heroic, Luminous Wings and Gargoyle Wings. ~ 2 New Female Hairstyles available from Styla. ~ A special secret gear that will be obtainable only on October 15th (server's birthday) ~ Enjoy the new Evil Prontera look, it was made by GM-Feith! ~ More updates! ~ The Hatter now colors certain specific hats and will trade Hat Voucher. ~ Special Zombies in Prontera to go with the new look (not agressive monsters)! That sums it up, enjoy all the new stuff ^_^


Ninjas!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-09-23 10:01:20 EST


Phase 4 was successfully implemented, enjoy the new class Ninja which has finally reached heRO ^_^ Future update are planned for October, they include Geffenia, The Sign Quest, the Advanced Fishing spot, Kiel's Robot Factory and the new job Gunslinger! There are 2 TOH this month, planned for: Tuesday the 25th of September, starting at 6 PM Saturday the 29th of September, starting at 10 AM


Socket Enchant, Rachel Sanctuary and Mad Hatter!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-09-10 21:02:27 EST


Behold the new Hatter NPC, custom to heRO, if you play his games he will reward you with one of his many hats. This is a way to obtain several of Gravity's hats that are normally not obtainable in game, as well as special custom hats. http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=3524 Rachel Sanctuary Contest is open, help Prietess Nemma gather the 150M donations she needs for the Festival ^_^ http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=3339 Socket Enchanter available in major town usually close to the refiner NPCs. Enjoy ^_^ ;)


SVN Update
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-08-27 20:39:23 EST


SVN Update is Done! Server Status: Up! Patch Status: Available See link: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2097 You NEED the new files if you wanna play, otherwise your character will appear messed up or simply gone!! Don't worry you haven't lost anything, just get the new files and it will work fine. Not everyone checks the website/forums so please spread the word!! Another thing to remember: login is now case sensitive, so if you cannot log at all, make sure you got those lowercase/uppercase letters right. Tonz of new stuff, too many to list them all, just come enjoy it with us ^_^


Nature Strikes Prontera
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-08-08 21:12:11 EST


Plant monsters invaded Prontera & Izlude and planted seeds everywhere! The brave heroes of the server vanquished the invading plants, but their seeds bloomed and the cities are now covered with glass and twigs. Enjoy the new look ^_^ (http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=3305) The August patch is out, 2 new hats and new pets! :) (http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2097) There is a real life meeting on August 11th, if you are in the area (Montreal,Qc,CA), come see your fellow players and GMs! (http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2817)


July Patch!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-07-12 08:07:24 EST


I hope you are all having a fun summer! July patch was released, you can find it in the file update post as usual: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2097 New pets, new gears and other tidbits, as always ^_^ Expect a new fishing spot in a near future! We're still working on tweaking it but it will be ready soon. Take care everyone /kis; ~ Pandora


June Patch & Update!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-06-06 08:19:44 EST


The June Patch was released, you can find it in our download section: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2097 New stuff as promised (pets, hairstyle, hats, etc.) and the long awaited quest for the Avian wings has also been released, address any complaint about the item list to GM-Auron ^_^ Heroic pet quest is also available, to make tame for angeling/deviling. It requires a certain number of Allegiance points to make. Enjoy ^_^


News
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-05-24 08:17:39 EST


Just keeping you up-to-date with some server news ^_^ ~ We are about to hire new GMs to make the server better than ever for our heroes, check this post for more details: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2080 ~ Small changes to the fishing system, you can read about the new fish description here: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2077 ~ Next ToH (Trials of Heroes) is scheduled for Saturday June 16th at Noon. ~ June patch is progressing well expect new pets, along with hero pet quest, at least 1 new headgear and possibly the long-awaited quest for the Avian wings ^_^


Short downtime :(
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-05-14 17:00:39 EST


The server that we all play on is hosted on a computer located in my appartment. An electrician is coming tomorrow (tuesday) and perhaps wednesday too to make some repairs to the building, he will cut the electricity which will result in the server going down :( I don't know at what time this will happen, all I can tell you is that I come back from work around 6 PM, the power should be back at that time and I can restart the server. Unfortunatly this downtmie is out of my control, but I'm very sorry for the inconvenience!


May Patch + New WoE castle!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-05-01 20:35:37 EST


The May patch is available, get it from either of these link: http://files.filefront.com/heROMayzip/;7403270;/fileinfo.html (mirror1) http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56347/heROMay.zip (mirror2) ~ 2 New Headgears (Succubus Doll Hat & Donator Laurel Wreath) ~ 10 New Hairstyles! ~ New text for pets ~ Some minor fix to various bugs (Including small change to Zodiac Wings) ~ 5 custom pets along with custom tame items(Kraben, Wild Rose, Succubus and 2 hero pets Angeling and Deviling!) Aldebaran castle will be opened sunday, it's going to be a no-trans and no new job, only second job and below can enter! Edit: There will be a bug with cursed helm being red instead of black, I'll fix it as soon as I can.


Maintenance Done
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-04-22 12:26:46 EST


The maintenance is now done, you can connect back to the server ^_^ The update seems fine, altough you will not see anything new. Should you experience any unusual crash or weird behavior please report to me! Server is back online. Unfortunatly WoE had to be cancelled for today, but we'll be having a Guild VS Guild event instead ^_^


Short Maintenance
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-04-19 11:41:27 EST


There will be a maintenance on the server, next sunday morning (local time). The duration or exact start time of the maintenance are not yet decided, but be assured it will be as short as it is possible. The reload included in the maintenance will provide a few fix to some items/npc. The next TOH event is set to be on monday May 21st starting at 3 PM. Can't wait to show you all what we got in store for the May patch ^_^


April Patch
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-04-13 08:24:52 EST


The April patch was added last week, download it by following 1 of those 2 links: http://files.filefront.com/april_patchzip/;7147372;/fileinfo.html (mirror 1) http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56347/april-patch.zip (mirror 2) ~New hats, new hair, new wings, lots of fun. ~The Easter Quest was available for the Easter weekend, hope you completed it if you wanted the Easter hat! ~Easter monsters were in major cities! ~Magician NPC in geffen makes "Rabbit in the Hat" ~Reset Allegiance now cost 100k ~There was a Easter Event this weekend hosted by GM-Chocolate! Happy Easter everyone ^_^ ~Raised the price of fishing baits. ~Made changes to the TOH NPCs By the way Trials of Heroes event is tonight, friday the 13th... spooky! ;)


Helm Quest, Finallly!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-04-04 06:59:38 EST


The helm quest has finally been added. You can start it by talking to Balian, he is located in the west Prontera inn, on the 2nd floor. But beware, he will only talk to a hero! The april patch is almost ready, if all goes well it will be released tomorrow (thursday) ^_^


April Fool!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-04-01 09:53:39 EST


Some fishy friends are visiting for April Fool, they'll be gone soon, so enjoy them while they're here! Some little changes too: ~ Geffen 4 is now a "hero only" dongeon, you need to have at least 40 allegiance points to enter. ~ Moved the banker in Alberta to be close to the warper/healer. ~ A few more fixes, including healer for the toh NPCs which should speed up the process some more! Speaking of ToH, the next one is on Friday the 13th of april, I hope you're not too supersticious ;) Oh and the Helm Quest (Blessed & Cursed) is comming very soon, either tonight(sunday) or tomorrow night(monday)!


New NPC and hairstyles!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-03-28 18:52:49 EST


Yesterday a few new NPC were introduced: Lonely Artist: You can find him in morroc, get him what he wants and he'll give you an item. What is the item? Bring him 5 pencil case to find out! Orphanage: Granny Kathy has opened an orphanage for the abandoned children. (You can become a baby character with no parents) http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2660 Guild Administrator: She will allow you to change leadership of a guild if a few conditions are met. -The new guild leader has to be in guild. -The new guild leader has to be online. -You must spell the name of the new leader correctly. -Woe must not be going on at the moment of the change. -You must pay a fee of 200k for the change. Tonight I'll be adding new hairstyles to the Styla Dyess NPC, 3 male and 5 female. I'll also correct some minor bugs. I've also made some slight modifications to some of the monster drops.


Trials of heroes & Auction
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-03-24 11:00:49 EST


The trials of heroes event is today (march 24th), good luck to all aspiring heroes! ^_^ The auction event is tomorrow (march 25th) after the WoE. I reopened the 4th level of Geffen Dongeon, you can find all sorts of monsters there such as Violy, Fake Angel, Baphomet, Alice, Bloody Knight, etc. Enjoy!


March bundle ^_^
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-03-13 10:06:45 EST


Well here's a bunch of news and information about the recent changes. The March patch is out: http://files.filefront.com/hero_marchzip/;6919090;;/fileinfo.html With it comes: ~ 6 new hairstyles are available (4 female, 2 male) ~ 2 new headgears I'll be introducing soon and that will drop from monsters ~ 2 new loading screens ~ all female hairstyles work with 15 colors (8 RO colors + 7 custom ones) ~ the male hairstyle "gentilhomme" now works with 8 colors instead of 2. I also made a few changes that I hope are for the best! ~ In order to help the newcommers on the server, the healer is now free until level 20! Do not bother asking me to extend that to higher level or to lower the price, just be happy about what we give you ;) ~ The previous "Quiz" NPC present at the entrance of the server has been modified to be a little easier, he will now list you the server rules instead of quizzing about them, just agree to them if you want to enter, he will also ask you to confirm that you understand basic English. ~ Since we have 3 castles for woe, there was 1 dongeon unavailable, to cope for that I added a choice menu to the guild dongeon switch. Now if your guild owns a castle you have access to all 4 guild dongeons! ~ There was a bug with the OCA (Old Card Albums) that only dropped old cards, apparently a lot of people knew about it but no one seems to have thought of reporting it! I can't stress that enough, if you find a bug, please report it, it will help make the server better. If we cannot fix it, at least we'll be aware of it. And about what's comming in a near future: ~ We're working on a patcher, to avoid people having to download + extract the patch themselves, this would be more convenient. ~ We are working on the new svn, I know the new classes and maps are long-awaited and I'm grateful for your patience. ~ The quest for the hero helms (Blessed and Cursed) is near completion. ~ I'm working on ways to make the ToH faster, the next one is March 24th at Noon! Farewell heroes ^_^


Hairstyling!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-02-23 14:56:07 EST


The server now has 5 custom female hairstyles and 3 male ones. The quest to get a "coupon" for a haircut is also implemented. See the guide for more details: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2527 Tomorrow is the ToH, see you then! ^_^


Aerial Wings!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-02-18 16:03:19 EST


The long-awaited NPC for the aerial wings (wind property) has been added tonight, no hints, enjoy!


Happy V-Day + Enjoy the February patch!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-02-14 09:56:16 EST


On behalf of the heRO staff, I'd like to wish everyone a happy Valentine's day! Don't forget the V-Day event is tonight, around 7 PM (server time EST), there is still a little time if you want to register, see post: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2457 I released the February patch late last night, you can download it at: http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56347/february.zip Soon I'll be adding the new hairstyling quest that will allow people access to the new hairstyles. I'm also working on the Blessed/Cursed helm quest, but it's not ready yet, expect it to be hard!


Christmas is behind us, but lots of fun ahead!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-01-22 11:24:52 EST


The Xmas quest was removed yesterday. As well as the holiday monsters that populated most major towns (christmas orcs and goblins, santa poring and cookies). However I left a few of our custom santa poring in Lutie ^_^ I'm planning some fun stuff for the comming holidays (Valentine's day, Easter, etc.), I'm also preparing a special hair stylist that will require a quest to change your hairstyle into custom ones and I'll probably be adding the Aerial wings quest soon.


Better & Faster + CP = Yay!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-01-20 11:16:20 EST


Update: The technician came and the internet/server are back. Welcome to the new faster and more stable heRO!! In addition, the CP(Control Panel) is back!! You can find it at: http://www.hero-server.net/cp/ You can do all sorts of stuff with it, from password change, to transfer of zeny. The ladder still need tweaking, just give us a little time, the tk family class are not recognised and GMs show up in the ladders. Should you experience any problem with the CP, please report to me. Thank J@h_Man who worked on getting the cp back, as well as GM-Windslip, Koko, Peekaboo and myself ^_^


TOH today + possible little downtime
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-01-20 07:45:01 EST


Today a technician is comming over to install my new (and faster!) internet connection. It is possible that I'll have to turn off the server abruptly, if so I appologize for the inconvenience. (done) It's also TOH today, so I'll have to reboot the server to add the new stuff. (done) The TOH (Trials of Heroes) is at 1 PM server time, and the new wings are available in it, see you there!! ^_^ P.S.: I'll be removing the Xmas quest after ToH so hurry if you have not done it already!


It's a new year!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-01-16 13:23:32 EST


As you might have noticed, there's lots of new stuff in the January Patch! If you haven't done so already, go download it and apply it! 2 new hairstyles for female and 1 new hairstyle for male, along with 7 new hair colors (including the much-asked black one). New gears as well, 3 pairs of wings and several heagears. I'll be updating the custom gear post soon with images, stats and availability. I've also made some slight changes to the color of the interface to give it a "heRO" feel. Dual clienting has been disabled and is also forbidden (I've asked the GMs to run thorough checks to ensure this new rule is respected, so don't be surprised if they pop up next to you and ask you stuff.) Let's hope this will be a great year for heRO! ^_^


January Patch + Test Server
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-01-13 20:14:19 EST


I'm attempting to start the test server with someone's help, so far it's not working, I appologize for the delay ;_; Edit1: The test server is almost up, some minor stuff to take care off and it'll be there guys! Edit2: The person who was helping me went to bed a while ago (it was really really late there), I have not succeeded to get the test server running by myself, sorry everyone T_T I got the login + char server working (which is why people could get to the char screen), but that's it, after that I'm getting errors that I do not know how to fix x_x I'm giving up for today, sorry, I'll revert things back to the normal server for now. We'll have to test some other time ._. At least we got the January patch, you can download it: http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56347/january.zip


Another Test Server Day + January Patch
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2007-01-09 08:53:52 EST


This comming saturday, the 13th of January, I'd like to make another high rate test server day with the latest svn. I'll also try to have the january patch ready by then (preparing both might be a little time-consuming, I hope I make it in time!) I'll post more details when I have them, please spread the word in game for those who don't read the forums! ^_^ Edit: I'm gonna try to make it, but I'm not even done with the january patch yet, and have not started on the svn yet T_T On the brighter side I got some cool stuff comming in the January patch :D new gears and other neat stuff! ^_^


Happy New Year
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-12-31 20:54:46 EST


On behalf of all the heRO staff, I'd like to wish everyone a truely happy new year! heRO has seen a lot in 2006, players comming and leaving, new gms joining the team, some gms leaving, lots of events as well as new quests and gears. Also lots of moments to remember, some sad, other very intense, lots of happy moments too (I hope!) The new year is a time for reflection, to ponder over both the past and the future, I hope your look back will be a positive one and your look forward a hopeful one! Happy New Year heRO! ^_^


Merry Christmas!!!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-12-24 09:49:07 EST


The Christmas Light/Dark Quest was added, it will be there during the holiday (same goes for your xmas friends!), so make sure you do it soon if you want the allegiance points as well as the cute christmas hat!! ^_^ The NPC to start the quest is located in Prontera, 7 oclock from the center. The rest you'll have to figure out on your own, but know that the whole quest can be done in Prontera city. Altough the hats are not light or dark per say, if you finish the quest the dark way you'll receive the Santa Jester and you'll get the Snow cap if you finish the quest the light way. Happy holiday heroes!! ^_^


Christmas!!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-12-21 18:46:48 EST


Say hello to our snowly look for winter!! ^_^ To see it, make sure you download the december patch: http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56347/december2006.zip And some christmas friends have appeared in Prontera, Lutie, Geffen and Izlude!


Real Server Back (after 1 day testing)
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-12-10 12:33:19 EST


The main server is back on :) We wont be changing to the latest svn yet, we'll need more tweaking and testing.


Temporary Test Server
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-12-09 13:57:47 EST


Today's the day we have the high rate. 14:20 ~ backup of the Main server 14:30 ~ Main server turned off 14:50 ~ Creating the fresh database 15:30 ~ Swearing at the computer a lot.. 15:40 ~ Database and sql permission set 16:15 ~ Problem with map server, but we're almost there! 16:45 ~ We've almost got it all working, I see that some of you created accounts already, my impatient little ones ^_^ 17:00 ~ YES! It's up!! Thanks to GM-Windslip and I Sorry for making you wait so long!


Up-To-Date SVN test :)
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-12-04 09:10:32 EST


Next saturday, December the 9th at around 2-3 PM, the main server will be turned off, for a day. This is the day we are testing the new svn, which has Ninja/Gunner and all the new changes from eAthena. http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2264 On that day, you can play on a high rate temporary server (will probably be 1k/1k/1k), we need your feedback before implementing this new svn, so come and give it a try. If we have a lot of people on, I might hold a woe saturday night. I will revert everything back to the real server by sunday morning, so this does not affect the sunday woe. Important: If all goes well, you wont need to download anything, HOWEVER, your account will not be working on the test server, you will need to create a new account using the "_F/_M" method. I'll probably be doing a few reboot during the day saturday, to tweak some stuff and it might take a little time to set it up properly, so please be patient ^_^ Please spread the news in-game, as not everyone reads the forum and I'd like to minimize the amount of "zomg server is down!" :P Cheers everyone ^_^


New stuff
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-11-17 06:59:53 EST


Tonight (friday the 17th of November) there was a Light VS Dark event! The brave Light warriors have pushed away the evil forces of Erebos that held Prontera! The November patch is available: http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56347/november2006-2.zip Tomorrow (saturday the 18th of November) I'll unveil the Zodiac Quest! Cheers :)


:)
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-11-01 07:30:33 EST


I hope those who participated enjoyed last night's big Halloween event!! The trick or treat quest is over, I hope you got your sweets! The disguiser npc was removed, one night of this crashy dude was enough anyway, but it was fun to play disguise ^_^ The witches and Mr. Pumpkin will stay with us for a few more days, enjoy them while they're there, I'll probably remove them this weekend. Cheers!!


Halloween Event!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-10-31 10:25:50 EST


Hiya!! Happy Halloween everyone ^_^ Of course there will be an event tonight, should be around ~8ish PM (server time EST). See you then!


Daylight Saving Time
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-10-29 08:33:04 EST


Dont forget we are changing hour today (for those in daylight saving time). The server automatically changed the hour so if you're not sure what time woe is at for you, just do @time and it will give you the local server time (WOE is from 2 to 4 PM)


Trick or Treak!!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-10-27 10:02:28 EST


Added the Trick or Treat quest for Halloween! You have until November 1st to complete the quest if you want the reward ^_^ The quest starts in Prontera tool shop, good luck!


Spooky Witch and Mr. Pumpkin!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-10-22 08:10:11 EST


Say hello to the new Prontera residents. Witch and Mr. Pumkin will stay with us until Halloween, they hold some sweets for you! Yesterday was the ToH and it went quite well I think, the next one will be in November, make sure to prepare in advance if you want to participate!


Happy Birthday heRO!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-10-14 23:30:49 EST


Today, is the official first birthday of the server! One year ago exactly the server opened up. To commemorate this special occasion, visit Prontera and talk to the clown to receive your heRO Anniversary hat! (Must be Second job or above to get the hat) Tonight we also released the October patch, get the file here: http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56347/october2006.zip Enjoy the new Prontera look! :twisted:


About the server downtime today..
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-10-06 19:51:31 EST


I'm so sorry about the downtimes we've had today. The server was still up technically, but my internet connection went down... twice >_< The problem is with the internet provider, they're having problem at the central, at least that's what they keep telling me. I'm definatly considering switching provider, I'll try and find a more stable one. I'll keep you updated on that. Until then, server is back up now, for good hopefully!


Small changes
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-10-05 12:41:32 EST


Made 2 small changes yesterday: * Same-sex Wedding is now implemented. 2 girls or 2 guys can marry together! When registering at the npc in Prontera church, one of them has to register as the bride and the other as the groom, but don't worry, at the altar the proper rings are given. Thanx for Angel's eyes, a lovely dancer who accepted to marry me for testing purpose, our wedding and divorce both went fine, skills were working as well. * The command @changegm is now available to all players. This command allows to change guild master, it can only be used by a guild leader and the new leader must be in the guild and online for it to work. So ownership of guild may be transfered without GM help from now on, and can be done at any guildlevel. Enjoy!


RE: Server news
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-09-30 08:46:09 EST


Maintenance is done.


RE: Server news
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-09-28 15:37:14 EST


There will be a maintenance on the server this weekend, most probably saturday morning very early (EST). The server will be down for about half an hour. I will be doing some testing, you may be able to connect during that period, however you might crash since you wont have the proper files for the changes I am testing. If you crash, don't worry, just try again later on (I will revert back the server to the way it was after I'm done testing), down time should not be over 30 minutes.


RE: Server news
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-09-22 16:44:02 EST


A few changes today: - Gaia Wings Quest was added (Earth Property Wings). - Flower Wings Quest moved to Yggdrasil Tree. - Deep Root, clothes palette added. - Command @Duel added. - Kafra added to Lutie. - Corrected a bug with the angeling/deviling wings which gave 5 perfect dodge instead of 5 flee + lowered def to 4.


RE: Server news
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-09-15 15:46:38 EST


There will be Maintenance/Updating Sunday Morning from 11 AM to Noon (EST) Most likely the server will be up, but if you decide to play expect reloading/restarting during that period. Will be adding NPCs for the Trials of Heroes + a few more small updates to some items/npcs.


RE: Server news
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-09-09 13:48:09 EST


Fishing System! Was added last saturday at 5 PM (EST), enjoy! :)


Give your opinion!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-08-28 16:05:22 EST


New polls have been added to the poll section of the forum! Give us your opinion! ^_^ http://pandoraonline.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=43


Server is up!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-08-27 14:27:30 EST


To play, download this file: http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/8/56347/newfiles.zip Unzip it, drop the 3 files in your RO folder, replace everything and launch hero.exe This new client is not as stable, if it gives you error, let me know! http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2034


Server Downtime
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-08-27 06:44:17 EST


The server will go down this morning (sunday the 27th of August) as we change the location of the computer that host the server from Ben's house to my place. I will keep you up to date on the status of the server. 8:15 AM I left to go pick up the server with GM-Boomy and GM-Feith (the car didn't break down on the way and Feith sends you all his love) :P 9:20 AM The server is now at my place, we're starting the setup. Update: Technical problem, we are missing some passwords required for the setup :( 11:55 AM We die 11:56 AM Rebirth and taking a break to pee and eat a bit. XD (Feith) 2:16 PM We've made some progress, the server is comming back soon! Thanks to boomy mostly who managed to re-install SQL! Woot ^_^ 3:21 PM I'm online with a few people who helped us test. Thank you everyone for your help!!


RE: Server news
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-08-23 06:58:57 EST


The website and forums are back, sorry for this downtime! Server will undergo some changes soon, check here for more informations: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=2018


RE: Server news
By GM-Feith | Posted : 2006-08-14 09:19:05 EST


Back from vacation and what do I see.... The server is down. :( Don't worry I fixed the problem and now the server is UP!


RE: Server news
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-08-11 21:17:21 EST


For the duration of the heRO downtime, a temporary high rate server is available! Come and join the fun! Check here for details: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1998&pid=22379


Server news
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-08-09 18:19:23 EST


Server is currently closed because of technical difficulties. Check the forum for update on the situation. Sorry for the inconvenience!


GM Evaluation
By GM-Feith | Posted : 2006-07-22 18:02:27 EST


It's been a while since we introduced to you a couple of new sub-GMs. Now is the time to evaluate their capacity to be a GM for the heRO community. The GMs are asking you to give your opinion about them inside the new POLL SECTION of the forum. Every opinion and comment are important. Please try to answer as fast as you can. The more reply and votes we get, the more we can get an idea of what is the opinion of the players. The votes are not secret, but do not worry no consequences will be taken depending on what you voted. Thank you.


A new GM among us
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-07-06 22:35:40 EST


Please welcome GM-12 which just joined us. She happens to be our... you can guess... 12th GM. She will mostly act as a "technical" GM, but im sure you will come across her ingame sometime. Ben


Item Auction Part II
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-06-01 10:19:29 EST


Another auction with hot items!! Check this forum thread for more details: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1754


SVN Update
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-04-25 00:28:56 EST


As many of you might already have noticed, we have just upgraded the server to the latest SVN. As with any update there are skill that are better than they used to, some are weaker. The team developping eAthena (the emulator we are using) are trying to have it as close as possible as the real officials servers. Same goes for quests and such. We can't look nor change back every single change they made. If you feel something is wrong, I post the 3 changelogs that were produced since the last version of the server we were running. Try to search them for your particular inquiry, it will most likely be answered.

- DB changelog Mainly changes regarding, monster skills/items/forging/crafting/monsters http://www.hero-server.net/changelogs/naru6233_db.txt
- NPC changelog Mainly changes to npc/npc locations/quests/monster spawning points http://www.hero-server.net/changelogs/naru6233_npc.txt
- Min changelog All the other changes: AI/Gameplay/skills/classes/etc. http://www.hero-server.net/changelogs/naru6233.txt
*N.B. we were runing the february 3rd svn before this one. So everything stated between this date and today is most likely new or changed now. Many of the listed changes are "technical" but still some very useful informations might come from these. Some of you might have a hard time making the Biolab quest. If its the case, please be patient, we allready have identified both the cause and the way to solve the problem. We just need a little time to put everything in place. Ben


In-Game Auction!!
By GM-Pandora | Posted : 2006-04-22 09:58:50 EST


An auction with hot items will be held in game, sunday the 30th, check this thead for more informations! http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1624


Ladder is finally fixed!
By GM-Scott | Posted : 2006-04-07 23:28:09 EST


I went mad for updates tonight and managed to fix the Control Panel to recognize the Taekwon family. Enjoy! :) Scott


Big website revamp
By GM-Scott | Posted : 2006-04-07 22:32:09 EST


I took the time to clean up and add informations to the website today. You might want to check out all the sections to get a better feel of the changes. I'm all about feedback so if you have trouble with any of the sections, please PM me with your suggestions. Thanks for making heRO Server a great place to play! Scott


Elemental Quest released!
By GM-Feith | Posted : 2006-03-25 22:49:29 EST


Yep, we're finally releasing our first customs items : the elemental wings. Some of you may have noticed all the GM were wearing new type of wings, well those are the elemental wings. Two of the four NPCs have been installed and are ready to use. Only Pheonix Wings and Arctic Wings are available at the moment. Gaia Wings and Aerial Wings will become available when we will fix all the bugs on the items. IMPORTANT : Wings are now how they should have been from the start, untradable and unsellable. Our next projects are the Zodiac Quest, then, the heRO GEAR System. We are working hard to provide you the best experience of Ragnarok. For more information about the elemental quest, look over here. Thank you for playing on heRO. Now enjoy! - Feith


New (big) patch available!
By GM-Scott | Posted : 2006-03-19 18:12:02 EST


As you might have noticed, there is a new patch available since some time this afternoon. As with any launch, there has been some problems. People seems to have found all the help they needed to get it to work though since no one added me to their MSN! ;) So what's new with this release? Well, welcome to heRO 2.0! We can say that the first heRO was there to make sure we could run the server and now our own ideas are beggining to come to life. You will find in this update the first custom items. While the whole Light and Dark concept is still in the work, you can count that it's getting closer because the related wings are in there. You will also find the Phoenix Wings and the Arctic Wings. How to get them? Oh, we could not tell, you might want to go into an adventure to find the quest... Just the patch itself is the result of 30 hours of work and the result is quite pleasing. The bumpy road that have been lead by the early adopters is now smooth as silk and everyone can enjoy the sight of these wings...if you can find them. Good luck! Scott


This Morning downtime
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-03-08 11:37:45 EST


Power has just been restablished. Server is now back online. Enjoy. Ben


Server Downtimes
By GM-Scott | Posted : 2006-03-08 09:24:15 EST


It seems the ISP that is providing connectivity to our server is experiencing difficulties. There was a small downtime late yesterday but it came back on. This morning, the server is still down. There is a possibility that this is part of the power interruptions GM-Ben mentionned and there is a possibility that it's ISP related. Rest assured that our network equipment is tested and functionnal and our server is in great shape. We also do regular backup so your character is safe. Thanks for your undestanding. Scott


Power interruption
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-03-04 13:47:16 EST


As some of you might have notice, no interruption occured this week as announced previously. Those interruption has been postponed by a week so expect the interruption to occur either on Wednesday or Thursday of this week. We are sorry about that. Ben


Power interruption
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-02-28 23:25:24 EST


Wednesday or thursday from 8:30 to 12:00 (eastern time) there should be some power interruptions. I don't have more information as of the exact period. So expect the server to be down at least one of those two period. I wont have any physical access to the server during those periods. The auto-powerup + remote access should allow the server to get back on feet quite fast. We are sorry for any trouble that may cause to you. Ben


New versions of the installers
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-02-18 10:58:16 EST


I just updated the different installers for our server. Anyone still having difficulties updating sakray or/and seeing taekwon/soul linker/star gladiators might want to have a look at those. removed old patches Ben


About the new SVN (server update)
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-02-11 10:50:40 EST


First of all, if you are crashing a lot I would recommend updating sakray by running the file named "sakray.exe" in your RO folder. If it doesn't work read this thread containing some informations: http://pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1147 Now about the update. As with any update there are skill that are better than they used to, some are weaker. The team developping eAthena (the emulator we are using) are trying to have it as close as possible as the real officials servers. Same goes for quests and such. We can't look nor change back every single change they made. If you feel something is wrong, I post ed the 3 changelogs that were produced since the last version of the server we were running. Try to search them for your particular inquiry, it will most likely be answered.

- DB changelog Mainly changes regarding, monster skills/items/forging/crafting/monsters http://www.hero-server.net/changelogs/naru5174_db.txt
- NPC changelog Mainly changes to npc/npc locations/quests/monster spawning points http://www.hero-server.net/changelogs/naru5174_npc.txt
- Min changelog All the other changes: AI/Gameplay/skills/classes/etc. http://www.hero-server.net/changelogs/naru5174.txt
Many of the listed changes are "technical" but still some very useful informations might come from these. Ben


Please update
By GM-Feith | Posted : 2006-02-08 23:26:29 EST


Don't forget to UPDATE your Sakray.exe in your RO folder. With the SVN updated, many of you seems to be crashing due to the new classes and skills. All you need to do is to run sakray.exe and wait until you get all the lastest updates. Then, you won't crash anymore. If you have any problem to use your sakray.exe, use this : Old Sakray Updater. This old Sakray updater should work fine. Feith


New SVN fully loaded
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-02-07 23:28:06 EST


Well everything is now up and working. We corrected the major bug surrounding it. Notable changes include: - Taekwondo | Soul Linker | Star Gladiator - Main chat - 2nd job quest skills - Dual-clienting/infinite zoom client - Removed christmas prontera - Added news to the patcher screen Ill include the full changelog in this news tomorrow so you can read everything that has been done since the PR1. Before to report anything as a bug, please try to check if it hasnt been made as a quest. I know for sure that some old "easily" accessible stuff now requires quests to be done. Note that if your game crash you will need to update it, either run the file named sakray.exe from your ragnarok folder, or redownload the latest version of sakray/ragnarok. We will soon update the full installer for a more uptodate version. Good night everyone, hope you are enjoying today changes. Ben


New SVN (server version) - Installation completed
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-02-07 16:39:53 EST


Some debugging is left to be done but it seems to be working fine. We will give it a test run for tonight and if everything goes smooth it should stay that way. Expect more reboot from our part in the next few days to get things straight. Please report any anomaly you find (except that weird halo in prontera at the place our custom kafra should be - allready noticed). I will be back later tonight with more information about those updates. Ben


SVN Update - Well trying
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-02-07 15:38:06 EST


Ok server is currently down as I am trying to update to the latest SVN (many many new features included) I announced ingame that it was to take around 30 minutes, it is leaning toward an hour. Hopefully it will be back real soon. Ben


Server updates
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-18 22:43:53 EST


Following today WoE we made a few update to the server namely: - Changed the Prontera Kafra back to its normal look (removed halloween skin - was about time) - Added GM-Lars to the list of GM - Added PVP warper to the middle of prontera (left to the kafra) Enjoy


heRO Server BGM (Music) Add-On
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-13 20:23:29 EST


There is finally a BGM (music) add-on to our heRO Full installer. If you downloaded our full installer and want to add music to it, there is a 150mb download available at the following location: http://files.filefront.com/4609890 You just need to point the installer to your RO folder and everything will get installed. If you never changed anything while installing kRO/Sakray, it will automatically install to the right folder. Ben


Second Edition of the Screen Contest!
By GM-Feith | Posted : 2006-01-13 01:29:58 EST


heRO's Screen Contest is back for the second edition. All the infomations are on the forum. Same instructions, same criterias, same categories, same prizes. Do not hesitate to put your efforts into this to get incredible results. The DEADLINE IS FEB 01 2006. Good Luck to all of you. :3


Fixed job changing quests
By GM-Scott | Posted : 2006-01-08 22:52:30 EST


Some players complained that the Bard and Monk job changing quests were a little buggy. Both of these have been updated to the latest version available in the SVN so any bugs should have been ironed out by the main eAthena developers. I recommend looking for help (forum, fellow players, how to, etc) before filing a ticket about a bug since a lot of players just don't try hard enough and end up blaming their situation on a bug when the quest works just fine. Thanks for your understanding. Scott


This morning update
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-08 11:03:01 EST


For those online we had to make a quick restart to make some changes. Namely:

- adjust server time (we also automated the synchronisation with an ntp server so it should not lose its time ever again).
- Remove Santa Poring from prontera (Christmas is over)
- Remove daily WoE
I hope you all enjoyed the daily WoEs. Ben


News are now linked to the forum
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 20:30:39 EST


For those that havent noticed, news on the main page and soon to be in the patcher will be linked to this thread in the forum. I had to add the news manually in the forum therefore all dates and usernames are screwed, im sorry about this. This change will allow us to post news more frequently and more easily in the future. For your information (I might be posting this a bit too soon, but having a little pressure will help evolve it faster ) I am currently working on a "roempire-like" database for monsters, spawns and items but which will be directly based on our databases. It will not come before at least a few weeks as I am working on other stuff as well and University just started but I wanted to let you know. Ben


Winter is upon us!
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 20:01:25 EST


It looks like there was a big snow fall yesterday as Prontera and the area around is covered with snow! Villagers finally found their inner festive feelings and decorated the whole scene so you can have that "nearly in the holidays" feel too! Enjoy the visit of the Santa Porings too!


heRO Ubuntu Linux server UP!
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 20:00:26 EST


The heRO staff gathered this weekend to migrate the server from the buggy Windows version to the stable Linux version. No need to say the transition was a complete success and for the transfer log, please refer to the General section of the forum.


Hero loading screen contest
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 19:59:07 EST


The First Loading Screen contest is nearing end and will last until December 1st. You might want to get all the gritty details in the forum thread containing all the contest rules, details and examples. Good luck to all contestants!


Scary Prontera, Halloween Festival
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 19:58:15 EST


The patch number 101 is being distributed since late Oct 21st. It replaces the original Prontera map by a custom rendition of a modified map. We all hope you enjoy this new setting and we look forward to any suggestion you may have to enforce the gruesome feeling we tried to cook up for you. Since then, we hope you get to meet the brain-hungry zombies that have decided to move in the neighborhood.


Server maintenance completed
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 19:57:38 EST


The server is back online! Enjoy!


Server Maintenance in progress
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 19:55:15 EST


The server will be down today to upgrade the server's connection. Keep an eye on this page or the forum for any update. For more informations, please visit the forum.


Server maintenance: Sat, 22 Oct 2005
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 10:43:46 EST


There will be a server maintenance on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 from 9:00AM to 6:00PM. This is the maximum time it should take. Server might be up longer than 9:00AM but the service can be cut at any time following this hour. The server will be up following 6:00PM for sure. The downtime should not be long, it will just happen any time between these hours. For more informations, please visit the Forum.


Server news
By GM-Ben | Posted : 2006-01-05 10:43:06 EST


Today is the official launch date for our server. After much efforts made by our GM-Team, the server finally reached a state where it is ready to be launched. Be certain that there is still much to come but the most important setting are already in place. We focused our energy on creating an experience where no classes would be put in any advantage over the others. We will also keep a close eye on the WoE. We want them to be enjoyable. The start-up GM-Team is made up for 7 people who have played RO for around two years. We have been able to carry our (previous) guild through 5 different servers which vary greatly in sizes (average of 30 players to 1500 players). After seeing them die, we decided that we can not do much worse (do not worry, we make periodic backup and our game server is located at a different location than our web server. That should ease the process of creating those back up. ;) Anyway, I have already talked too much. We hope you are going to enjoy your time passed on this server. If there is anything, such as suggestions/ comments/ complaints, you can be sure that there will be at LEAST one GM who will listen to you.