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{{Ragnarok Online Event|EventNPCs=* [[Rich (Ragnarok Online NPC)|Rich]] | {{Ragnarok Online Event|EventNPCs=* [[Rich (Ragnarok Online NPC)|Rich]] | ||
* [[Ron (Ragnarok Online NPC)|Ron]]|Brand=KwangDong Pharmaceuticals, Vita500|RelatedItems= | * [[Ron (Ragnarok Online NPC)|Ron]]|Brand=KwangDong Pharmaceuticals, Vita500|RelatedItems= | ||
{{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}} | |||
{{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}}|PhysicalPrizes=* Laptop (5x) | |||
* Digital cameras (5x) | * Digital cameras (5x) | ||
* MP3 players (10x) | * MP3 players (10x) | ||
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* Lotte World free passes (120x) | * Lotte World free passes (120x) | ||
* Cultural gift certificates (120x) | * Cultural gift certificates (120x) | ||
* Ragnarok Online 30-day-free pass (10,000x)|InGamePrizes=}} | * Ragnarok Online 30-day-free pass (10,000x)|InGamePrizes=|EventImage=RagnarokVita500Advert.jpg|DateStarted=06-06-2004|DateEnded=01-08-2004}} | ||
The '''Vita500 Big Event''' was an event held on Korean Ragnarok Online (kRO) between 6 July 2004 and 3 August 2004 as a joint marketing event between KwangDong Pharmaceuticals Corporation, the manufacturer of the Vita500 Vitamin C drink and Gravity Corporation. | The '''Vita500 Big Event''' was an event held on Korean Ragnarok Online (kRO) between 6 July 2004 and 3 August 2004 as a joint marketing event between KwangDong Pharmaceuticals Corporation, the manufacturer of the Vita500 Vitamin C drink and Gravity Corporation. The event was started as a joint venture between the two after the pharmaceutical company wanted to expand its reach to the target market that the Ragnarok Online game provided - namely teenagers and those in their 20s<ref>''비타500, 온라인 게임 라그나로크와 공동마케팅'' (2004) 메디팜스투데이. Available at: <nowiki>https://www.pharmstoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=12154</nowiki> (Accessed: 23 December 2023).</ref><ref name=":0">비타500, 게임업체와 공동마케팅 실시. Available at: https://archive.is/wip/NuZsk (Accessed: 23 December 2023).</ref>. | ||
[[File:Loading06-2004-07-06sdata k.jpg|center|thumb|Loading screen explaining the Vita500 promotion.]] | |||
== Event information == | |||
[[File:Vita500-Ragnarok-Promo.jpg|thumb|The Vita500 Big Event Promo poster detailing rewards, prizes and NPCs.<ref name=":1">라그나로크온라인에서비타민C를채운다. (Fill up on vitamin C in Ragnarok Online) Available at: https://archive.is/jZowH (Accessed: 23 December 2023).</ref>]] | |||
=== In-game === | |||
The event added the following<ref>제목[이벤트] [비타500]과 함께하는 [라그나로크] 빅 이벤트 (7/6~8/3) (EN: [Event] [Ragnarok] Big Event with [Vita 500] (7/6~8/3)). Available at: https://archive.is/wXAaz (Accessed: 23 December 2023).</ref>: | |||
* Added the following items: | |||
** {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}} | |||
** {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}} | |||
* Added the item [[Vita500 Cap (Ragnarok Online Item)]] to the drops for the following monsters: | |||
** [[Picky (Ragnarok Online Monster)]] | |||
** [[Picky (shell) (Ragnarok Online Monster)]] | |||
** [[Drops (Ragnarok Online Monster)]] | |||
* Adds the NPC "Rich" to Prontera which does the following: | |||
** Presumably gives some information about the Vita500 product outside of Ragnarok Online. | |||
** Outlines which monsters allow drops for the {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}} (also included in the news item). | |||
** Allows the player to trade in 500 x {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}} items to be included in the competition for the physical prizes (laptops, mice, gift vouchers, etc). | |||
** Allows the player to trade in 25 x {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Cap Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Cap}} for 5 x {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}}. | |||
** The event was repeatable. | |||
* Adds the vendor NPC "Ron" to Morocc: | |||
** Sells {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}} (Price not mentioned). | |||
=== Physical === | |||
The event also included a quiz which was included on the Korean Ragnarok website and KwangDong Pharmaceuticals' website.<ref name=":0" /> The "quiz" consisted of 1 question provided on the promotional poster: | |||
"''What is the name of the potion you can receive when you give the vitamin-containing potion bottle cap to [Rich] of Prontera?"''<ref name=":1" /> | |||
The clue to this ''exceedingly difficult'' question provided within the promotional poster: | |||
"''One Event! Take a close look - it's good for your body, tastes good, has vitamins, but doesn't have caffeine''".<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:38, 23 December 2023
The Vita500 Big Event was an event held on Korean Ragnarok Online (kRO) between 6 July 2004 and 3 August 2004 as a joint marketing event between KwangDong Pharmaceuticals Corporation, the manufacturer of the Vita500 Vitamin C drink and Gravity Corporation. The event was started as a joint venture between the two after the pharmaceutical company wanted to expand its reach to the target market that the Ragnarok Online game provided - namely teenagers and those in their 20s[1][2].
Event information[edit | edit source]
In-game[edit | edit source]
The event added the following[4]:
- Added the following items:
- Added the item Vita500 Cap (Ragnarok Online Item) to the drops for the following monsters:
- Adds the NPC "Rich" to Prontera which does the following:
- Presumably gives some information about the Vita500 product outside of Ragnarok Online.
- Outlines which monsters allow drops for the
Vita500 Cap (also included in the news item). - Allows the player to trade in 500 x Vita500 Cap items to be included in the competition for the physical prizes (laptops, mice, gift vouchers, etc).
- Allows the player to trade in 25 x Vita500 Cap for 5 x
Vita500 Bottle. - The event was repeatable.
- Adds the vendor NPC "Ron" to Morocc:
- Sells Vita500 Bottle (Price not mentioned).
- Sells
Physical[edit | edit source]
The event also included a quiz which was included on the Korean Ragnarok website and KwangDong Pharmaceuticals' website.[2] The "quiz" consisted of 1 question provided on the promotional poster:
"What is the name of the potion you can receive when you give the vitamin-containing potion bottle cap to [Rich] of Prontera?"[3]
The clue to this exceedingly difficult question provided within the promotional poster:
"One Event! Take a close look - it's good for your body, tastes good, has vitamins, but doesn't have caffeine".[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 비타500, 온라인 게임 라그나로크와 공동마케팅 (2004) 메디팜스투데이. Available at: https://www.pharmstoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=12154 (Accessed: 23 December 2023).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 비타500, 게임업체와 공동마케팅 실시. Available at: https://archive.is/wip/NuZsk (Accessed: 23 December 2023).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 라그나로크온라인에서비타민C를채운다. (Fill up on vitamin C in Ragnarok Online) Available at: https://archive.is/jZowH (Accessed: 23 December 2023).
- ↑ 제목[이벤트] [비타500]과 함께하는 [라그나로크] 빅 이벤트 (7/6~8/3) (EN: [Event] [Ragnarok] Big Event with [Vita 500] (7/6~8/3)). Available at: https://archive.is/wXAaz (Accessed: 23 December 2023).
