F2P

Overview

F2P is an acronym meaning "Free to Play." Servers which are F2P usually have half the normal experience and drop rates, as well as disabled skills and item drops. These servers are usually supported by extra Shop Items, and are generally not the most "friendly" towards players. Those wanting the full RO experience are highly encouraged to pay for a regular account instead.

Server Settings: Singapore/Malaysia

The Singapore/Malaysia version of Ragnarok Online has such an F2P server, with the following settings:

Experience and Drop Rates

Monsters give 50% of the experience they would on a regular server. Monsters no longer drop Empty Bottles, which are sold by an NPC instead. Creamy cards are removed from both Creamies and OCAs. Golden Thief Bug cards are no longer dropped as well. Dead Branches are only obtainable through Item Mall purchase.

Death Penalty

When a player dies (outside of WoE and PvP), there is a chance to drop equipped items. Instead of the normal 1% experience loss, players lose 5% of their base/job experience.

Kafra Services

Kafras no longer provide a teleport service.

Upgrading

Safe levels (I.E. up to +4 for any armor equipment) are removed. Level 3 and Level 4 weapons require 20,000 and 50,000 Zeny respectively, to be upgraded.

NPC Items

Butterfly Wings and Fly Wings are no longer sold through NPCs. Potions have level restrictions for use:

• Red Potion: Level 10+
• Orange Potion: Level 20+
• Yellow Potion: Level 35+
• White Potion: Level 50+

Prices of some items when being sold to NPCs are also changed.

PvP Rooms

PvP rooms require a special Item Mall scroll each time a player enters. Without the scroll, players cannot participate in PvP.

Player Skills

• Teleport's SP cost is increased to 500 SP.
• Steal's SP cost is increased to 100 SP.
• Mug's SP cost is increased to 150 SP.

Guild Skills

Emergency Call scrolls are sold through the F2P Item Mall.

• Type 1 - Maximum of 7 Guild Members summoned.
• Type 2 - Maximum of 12 Guild Members summoned.
• Type 3 - Maximum of 20 Guild Members summoned.

Server Settings: Indonesia

The Indonesian version of Ragnarok Online, idRO, has F2P server named Fun n' Chat with the following settings:

Experience and Drop Rates

Experience is given at twice the normal rate. However, drop rates are reduced to half (50%).

Death Penalty

When a player dies (outside of WoE and PvP Yoyo), there is a chance to drop equipped items which did not originate from the Item Mall. Equipments from Item Mall will not drop. Instead of the normal 1% experience loss, players lose 5% of their base/job experience.

Upgrading

Safe upgrade level (I.E. up to +4 for any armor equipment) are removed, unless you used Enriched Oridecons (for any level of weapon) and Enriched Eluniums (for gears).

NPC Items

Butterfly Wings and Fly Wings are no longer sold through NPCs. Potions have level restrictions for use:

• Red Potion: Level 10+
• Orange Potion: Level 20+
• Yellow Potion: Level 35+
• White Potion: Level 50+

Player Skills

• The Acolyte skill Teleport has been removed entirely. Also, Creamy Cards, Fly Wings, and Butterfly Wings, while still in-game, but they have no effects at all.

Server Settings: Taiwan and Hong Kong

The Chinese F2P servers (Poring and Baphomet) run by Gameflier for Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau have the following settings:

Basics

• Experience gain from monsters are reduced by 50%
• Players loses 5% experience (instead of 1%) on death
• Players drops one random equipped item on death
• Kafra employees do not provide teleport service

Refining

• Removal of safe levels for equipment refining with normal metals
  • Refining with Enriched Oridecons and Enriched Elumiums have safe level of 4
• Refining level 3 weapons cost 30,000 Zeny
• Refining level 4 weapons cost 60,000 Zeny

Monster drops

• White potions, blue potions, and honey are not dropped by monsters
  • White potions and blue potions can be purchased from NPCs
  • Honey are sold from the item mall
• Creamy Cards are not available in the server
• Drop rate of slotted items are reduced by 50%
• Collectible items dropped by monsters of level 60 or higher have their drop rates reduced by 50%
• Reduced drop rate or (Rough) Elumium and (Rough) Oridecons
• Fly Wing and Butterfly Wings are disabled
  • Teleport scrolls are sold at the item mall
• Potions have level requirements
• Emergency Call scrolls are sold through the F2P Item Mall.

Player skills

• Teleport skill costs 500 SP

Server Settings: Philippines

The F2P servers (Valkyrie and Valhalla) operated by Level Up Games of Philippines have the following settings:

Basics

• 1.5x experience rate
• Players loses 5% experience (instead of 1%) on death

Character Skill changes

• Teleport is removed completely - The skill is removed completely from the skill trees of Acolytes and Super Novices
  • Prerequisite of Warp Portal is changed to Ruwach

Item Changes

• Fly Wings and Butterfly Wings are disabled
• Creamy Cards, Angeling Cards and Ghostring Cards are completely removed from the game
• Cards and Emperiums cannot be placed in Kafra Storage
• Field Manuals and Bubblegum cannot be placed in Kafra Storage
• Potions have level restrictions for use:
  • Red Potion: Level 5+
  • Orange Potion: Level 20+
  • Yellow Potion: Level 35+
  • White Potion: Level 50+
  • Blue: Level 40+
  • Red Slim Potion: Level 20+
  • Yellow Slim Potion: Level 50+
  • White Slim Potion: Level 70+

NPC Changes

• Upgrading Level 3 weapons with Oridecon at the NPC costs 30,000 zeny
• Upgrading Level 4 weapons with Oridecon at the NPC costs 50,000 zeny
• Upgrading armor with Elunium at the NPC costs 30,000 zeny.
  • Upgrading costs at Special Upgrade NPC with Enriched Elunium or Oridecon are unchanged.
• Hugel Monster Race NPCs removed.
• Remove Wedding Dress and Tuxedo from NPC traders
• Starting characters will receive 5 Field Manual and 5 Bubblegum.
• Empty Bottle sold at Morroc NPC for 250 zeny each

Monster drop changes

• Monsters do not drop Royal Jellies
• MVP cards are not dropped. Each month, one selected MVP card is available for purchase at the item mall.
• Emperiums are not dropped from monsters, and they can be purchased from the item mall
• Many slotted items have been removed from monster drops, and are instead sold at the item mall.

This PDF contains an extensive list of monster drop tables.

F2P Quick Comparison Chart

	Country/Region
	South Korea	Taiwan Hong Kong Macau	Philippines	Indonesia	Singapore and Malaysia
Names	Baphomet Doppelganger	Poring Baphomet	Valkyrie Valhalla	Fun & Chat	Prontera
EXP Rate	0.5x	0.5x	1.5x	2x	0.5x
Drop Rate	0.5x	1x (slotted items x0.5, collectible items from level 60+ monsters x0.5)	1x	0.5x	1x
EXP % Loss on Death	1%	5%	5%	5%	5%
Lose Items on Death	No	Yes	No	Yes (Except item mall items)	1 random equipped item
Fly Wing/ Butterfly Wings enabled	Yes (cost increased)	No	No	No	No
Teleport Skill Enabled	Yes	Yes (500 SP, no Creamy Cards)	No	No	Yes (500 SP, no Creamy Cards)
Kafra Teleport Available	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Upgrade Safe Levels (Regular Metals)	Yes	No	No	No	No
Level 3 Weapon Refining Cost	?	30,000z	30,000z	?	20,000z
Level 4 Weapon Refining Cost	?	60,000z	50,000z	?	50,000z
Removed NPC Seller Items		Fly Wing Butterfly Wing	Fly Wing Butterfly Wing Tuxedo Wedding Dress	Fly Wing Butterfly Wing	Fly Wing Butterfly Wing
Modified NPC Seller Items		White and Blue Potions sold at NPC	Empty Bottles sold at NPC	Empty Bottles sold at NPC Basic weapons sold at 1z from NPC
Potion Level Restriction		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Removed Monster Drops		Creamy Card White Potion Blue Potion Honey	All MVP cards Emperium Steel Many cards Many slotted items Royal Jelly Source		Creamy Card Golden Bug Card Dead Branch
Other			No Hugel minigames Cards, Emperiums can't be placed in storage		Steal costs 100 SP Mug costs 150 SP Entrance to PVP arena requires item mall item