Happy New Year!

   It is that time again where we wrap up things in the past year and embrace what the incoming year has to offer.
   It is also the time for those promises to improve and better ourselves, new year resolutions. It would be splendid if you're able to remember what your new year resolutions were last year and if you were able to faithfully fulfill those promises you made. If you might have some shortcomings, well we have another year to act on it and hopefully those won't end up with just thoughts or words.

Hopefully not?

Happy New Year! May the force be with you this 2015!

Updates

   Hi guys! How are you? I know there have been a number of updates since my last posts. Most of the updates are game-changers and surely have changed the metaplay of the game. With changes comes mixed feedback. We will get to them soon. But surely, it would really be great for the game to frequently have updates.

   It's been quite some time since I've made a post. I've been busy with work and some few other things. In the coming days, I surely could do updates and manage my time to make more posts. Keep posted and thanks for the continued support. Cheers!

Missing Sailor Hint No. 2

   Haven't found the first NPC yet? Perhaps you should try zooming in to see the head of the NPC.

   It is in a place which is honored as one of the four royal stars in ancient Persia.

   Familiar with Alpha Tauri? Well you better get to know the eye of the bull to help you with your journey.

   By this time, you should have already figured out where to start this venture. Keep posted for more hints.

   For previous hints:
   Missing Sailor Hint No. 1

Count to a Million

   While browsing in the Dark RO Forum, have you come across the thread Count to a Million in the Off Topic-Chatroom Section? If not, then you should definitely help us reach that 1 million mark. Although it might seem "impossible" to most of you, as one of the known guild's tagline says, "Impossible is Nothing", who knows someday it might be realized. So start now and drop by every now and then in the Count to a Million thread and count with us.

Character Server Down

   It seems that you can't find your characters when you log in your account. Wait! Before your level of anxiety increases to panic, the absence of your characters is most likely due to the character server being down. So just relax and find something else to do first.

Missing Sailor Hint No. 1

   The wait is over and the quest begins! For those eager souls wanting to start the missing sailor quest, I've got something for you.

   I will not be disclosing the complete details of the quest because it would be totally lame. I might, at some point of the succeeding hints, post more specific information though.

   To start something is the hardest part in certain circumstances. Starting this quest sure is a difficult task.


   Finding the First NPC

       Ever participated in a hide and seek event? Then you've got the skill needed in that event to find in a town what you're looking for, a woman.

       Token Quest. Have you tried to deliver Zed the Rod from the quest manager when doing the token quest Mystic Wizard? You have to zoom in for you to see the head, right? Zed is in the same quadrant with that woman's place. If you know Zed, it would be easier for you to find what you're looking for. If not you should read this THQ Guide first. You might get additional clues.

   That's it for now. The succeeding posts may include additional clues to guide you on your quest. Now find the sailor!

Host Server Maintenance

The host server will be having a maintenance at around 6:00 to 6:30 of July 8 server time that will cause the server, website, and forum to be down. The expected downtime will last for approximately 10-30 minutes.

What would you do while the server is down?

Missing Sailor

Are you up for something new? Something challenging? This is surely for you. You may have had finished a lot of quests in your stay in Dark RO but here's something new. A lot of people say it's a tough quest so you better ready yourself.

To start off, here's the available information given that you can utilize. Missing Sailor Quest

Here's the link to the forum. (NOTICE: Some posts may contain spoilers. Try not to be totally dependent on guides. It would be more enjoyable and rewarding to finish the quest without spoilers. )

What's the reward? White Captain's Hat! Gives you bragging rights that you were able to finish the quest.

I may post leads (when I have time to do the quest later on) for those who have difficulty in the course of the quest. Read them at your own choice.

Let the sailor hunting begin!

Update
Missing Sailor Hint No. 1
Missing Sailor Hint No. 2

Links Fixed

The links to the support index have been fixed. If you encounter any problems, kindly contact me. Thanks!

Staff Changes

Let us congratulate the new members of the staff of different branches and those promoted as Game Masters.

Game Masters
Stockholm - Events GM
Dazzu - Development GM

Scripters
Obiwankenobi
SinceBirth

Innovators
Last Black Sunshine
Jireh

Testers
Vane
Jessica.milei
Kaeya Kaneeka
Wakoko187
Ashley_Rhose
HollowIchigo

Designers
Fallback
prinsesa
Chiyue

Congratulations guys and hope you all do a good job!

Support Index and Blog Link Issues

   There have been problems regarding the links to the support index. I renamed the site (since it was not named correctly) from empyeralsupportindex001102010 to empyrealsupport.blogspot.com) which caused the problems. I reverted the changes I made since it also affected the search engine results like from google. I am sorry for the inconvenience and have tried to fix all the links. They should be working by now. If you find any problem, kindly report or comment it so it could be fixed. Here's the fixed link to the support index: Empyreal Support Index. Thanks!

Donation Matters

     To the donators who have been supporting the server, there has been a problem with regards to donation email as seen in this post. Although this has been posted for quite some time, I would like to inform you guys that it seems that it still has not yet been fixed. Since Admin Matias is the only one who can access donation matters, the problem has not yet been fixed. Whatever the reason is for the delay, he might be busy IRL or taking a walk in the park, who knows? The only thing that can be done for the moment is to wait patiently (as always), and keep on supporting the server.

Graduation Fast Approaching

   I am deeply sorry if there has been no recent post. Our group organized a seminar and I coordinated the emergency medical first responders in the Regional State Colleges and Universities Athletics Association Olympics. The final batch of comprehensive exams will be given next week too. On top of it all, I've been finalizing the thesis, other academic requirements, and necessary documents since I'm graduating this March! Yay! :D It's been reaaaaaaally hectic. I might be able to do a few updates and be fully updating it after graduation and the board exam.