How to play Ragnarok Online in China

Ragnarok Online - China server will be shut down on 19 February. Ragnarok Online is a massive multiplayer online role playing game developed by Gravity. Ragnarok Online first launched in China in 2003 under Softworld Beijing, before transfering to Shanda Games in 2005, and finally Kalends in 2013. The Korean game was first released in South Korea in 2002 and has since entered in many other regions around the world. Though it will be shut down in China, Ragnarok Online is still popular in other countries, especially in Japan. Ragnarok Online Japan server is the most attractive official server with active and friendly population.

How to get a Ragnarok Online Japan account

• Option 1 - You can let your friends who living in Japan to verify your Ragnarok Online Japan account with their inland telephone number for a start. Then you can pay with cards bought from online retailers.
• Option 2 - Buy a verified Ragnarok Online Japan account.

The hardest thing is to pass Japanese captcha when sign up for an account. You need to have google translate open and copy paste a lot of stuff. It is also a struggle to understand the Japanese when running the game. The natives won't pay much attention to if you speak Japanese. And a lot of foreigners play Ragnarok Online Japan server.

How to play Ragnarok Online Japan server from abroad

Ragnarok Online Japan server bans foreign IPs, so you need a Japan VPN to switch IP to Japanese IP address. There is plenty of variation among VPN services, so it's a good idea to try a few free VPN and figure out which one you like best. Here we choose FlyVPN's free VPN trial accounts. They provide both free VPN accounts and premium VPN accounts. New users can have free test with these accounts or their own accounts. As we only need a VPN to login to Ragnarok Online Japan website, a free Japan VPN is enough. After login to the website, you can close the VPN and play.