8 Nov 2026
About these dates
Ragnarok Online runs on many separate official servers, and each one got the same content at a different time. The episode dates below are for the Korean servers (kRO), where the game is developed, and count the live release, not the test server. Other servers such as the international iRO received the same episodes later. For the big rules overhaul of 2009-2012, see Renewal vs Pre-Renewal.
2002-2004: launch and early episodes
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2002 | Episode 1: Start of the Adventure (kRO) |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Release in South Korea for Windows |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Episode 2: Lutie |
| 4 Feb 2003 | Episode 3: Comodo |
| Mar 2003 | Gravity sets up Gravity Interactive in the United States |
| 12 Apr 2003 | Episode 4: War of Emperium |
| 20 May 2003 | Release in China (fandom wiki) |
| 1 Jun 2003 | Release in North America (the international iRO service) |
| 15 Jul 2003 | Episode 5: Juno |
| 7 Oct 2003 | Episode 6: Beyond Rune-Midgarts |
| 27 Jan 2004 | Episode 7: Umbala |
| 23 Feb 2004 | Episode 8: Niflheim |
| 15 Apr 2004 | Release in Europe |
| 20 Apr 2004 | Episode 9: Rebirth Job System (transcendent classes) |
| 2004 | The anime Ragnarok the Animation premieres in Japan |
| Dec 2004 | Release in Australia |
2005-2012: new nations and Renewal
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2005 | Episode 10: The Republic of Schwarzwald (Einbroch, Lighthalzen, Hugel) |
| 11 Jul 2006 | Episode 11: The Religious Nation, Arunafeltz |
| Mar 2007 | Oceania servers (oRO) close; players may move to iRO |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Episode 12: Nightmare of Midgard, Destruction of Morocc (Morroc) |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Episode 13: Ash Vacuum, Encounter With the Unknown, El Dicastes |
| 2008 | Work on Renewal begins in Korea (fandom wiki) |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Renewal goes live in Korea after about 10 months of testing (fandom wiki; Wikipedia only says 2010) |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Episode 14: Bifrost, Eclage, Decisive Battle |
| 6 Jul 2010 | Renewal on Japan's jRO (later withdrawn and brought back with changes) |
| 7-21 Oct 2010 | Renewal on iRO: Yggdrasil opens 7 Oct, Ymir 14 Oct, Valkyrie 21 Oct; Philippines pRO on 13 Oct |
| 15 Dec 2010 | Renewal on all Indonesian idRO servers |
| 2011-2012 | Renewal reaches bRO (Feb 2011), aRO (21 Sep 2011), ruRO (5 Oct 2011) and fRO (27 Jun 2012) |
2013-today: later episodes and new versions
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2013 | Episode 15: Fantasmagorica |
| 25 Feb 2015 | Episode 16: Banquet of Heroes, Terra Gloria |
| 31 Mar 2015 | The old Philippine pRO closes; players may move to iRO |
| Jun 2016 | First Revo-Classic server, mixing Pre-Renewal and Renewal rules, opens in Thailand |
| 28 Dec 2016 | Illusion updates (recap episode) |
| 27 Dec 2017 | Ragnarok Online: Zero launches in Korea |
| 25 May 2018 | Servers shut down in most of Europe, except CIS countries |
| 18 Jul 2018 | Episode 17: Appear, Illusion!, Legacy of the Wise One |
| 3 Feb 2021 | Episode 18: Direction of Prayer |
| 28 Nov 2021 | Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines (MSP) servers close |
| 19 Jan 2022 | Episode 19: Issgard, Land of Snow Flowers |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Episode 20: Undying |
| Jun 2024 | iRO adds Episode Clear Tickets to skip Episodes 16 and 17 |
| Jan 2026 | iRO adds skips for Episodes 15 and 18 |
Sources
- Ragnarok Wiki (fandom): Episode Updates (RO)
- Wikipedia: Ragnarok Online
- Ragnarok Wiki (fandom): Ragnarok Online
- Wikipedia: Gravity (video game company)
- iRO Wiki: Renewal
- iRO Wiki: Episode
Game pictures: © Gravity Co., Ltd. · playragnarok.com
