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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=* [[Vita500 Cap (Ragnarok_Online_Item)|Vita500 Cap]]
* [[Ron (Ragnarok Online NPC)|Ron]]|Brand=KwangDong Pharmaceuticals, Vita500|RelatedItems=
* [[Vita500 Bottle (Ragnarok_Online_Item)|Vita500 Bottle]]|PhysicalPrizes=* Laptop (5x)
{{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=|EventImage=RagnarokVita500Advert.jpg}}
* 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 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>.  
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>.  
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== Event information ==
== Event information ==
[[File:Vita500-Ragnarok-Promo.jpg|thumb|The Vita500 Big Event Promo poster detailing rewards, prizes and NPCs.]]
[[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 ===
=== In-game ===
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* Added the following items:
* Added the following items:
** [[Vita500 Bottle (Ragnarok Online Item)]]
** {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}}
** [[Vita500 Cap (Ragnarok Online Item)]]
** {{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:
* Added the item [[Vita500 Cap (Ragnarok Online Item)]] to the drops for the following monsters:
** [[Picky (Ragnarok Online Monster)]]
** [[Picky (Ragnarok Online Monster)]]
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* Adds the NPC "Rich" to Prontera which does the following:
* Adds the NPC "Rich" to Prontera which does the following:
** Presumably gives some information about the Vita500 product.
** Presumably gives some information about the Vita500 product outside of Ragnarok Online.
** Outlines which monsters allow drops for the Vita500 item (also included in the news item).
** 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 Vita500 Cap items to be included in the competition for the physical prizes (laptops, mice, gift vouchers, etc).
** 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 Vita500 Cap for 5 x Vita500 Bottle.  
** 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.
** The event was repeatable.
* Adds the vendor NPC "Ron" to Morocc:
* Adds the vendor NPC "Ron" to Morocc:
** Sells bottles of Vita500 (Price not mentioned).
** Sells {{Ragnarok Online Item Individual|ItemImage=File:Vita500 Bottle Item.png|ItemName=Vita500 Bottle}} (Price not mentioned).


=== Physical ===
=== Physical ===
The event also included a quiz which was included on the Korean Ragnarok website and KwangDong Pharmaceuticals' website.<ref name=":0" />
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 ==
== 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].

Loading screen explaining the Vita500 promotion.

Event information[edit | edit source]

The Vita500 Big Event Promo poster detailing rewards, prizes and NPCs.[3]

In-game[edit | edit source]

The event added the following[4]:

  • 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:

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]

  1. 비타500, 온라인 게임 라그나로크와 공동마케팅 (2004) 메디팜스투데이. Available at: https://www.pharmstoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=12154 (Accessed: 23 December 2023).
  2. 2.0 2.1 비타500, 게임업체와 공동마케팅 실시. Available at: https://archive.is/wip/NuZsk (Accessed: 23 December 2023).
  3. 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).
  4. 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).