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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>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 == | |||
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 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. | |||
** Outlines which monsters allow drops for the Vita500 item (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. | |||
* Adds the vendor NPC "Ron" to Morocc: | |||
** Sells bottles of Vita500 (Price not mentioned). | |||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 00:39, 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
The event added the following[3]:
- 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.
- Outlines which monsters allow drops for the Vita500 item (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.
- Adds the vendor NPC "Ron" to Morocc:
- Sells bottles of Vita500 (Price not mentioned).
References
- ↑ 비타500, 온라인 게임 라그나로크와 공동마케팅 (2004) 메디팜스투데이. Available at: https://www.pharmstoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=12154 (Accessed: 23 December 2023).
- ↑ 비타500, 게임업체와 공동마케팅 실시. Available at: https://archive.is/wip/NuZsk (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).