News announcement on their website. A date has been set for the release of the new version as well as a nice package for old players with gear on them. Click after the jump.

The ROSE Evolution update is scheduled to be implemented August 24, 2006. Download the Evolution client from our Download Section on the website now and avoid the wait! Also, be sure to read the following so that you can be aware of what to expect to happen during maintenance.

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After the connection problem there have been other problems in ROSE.
Here are a few problems in a small list that I've been experiencing.

-Lag.
-Random disconnect.
-Stuck.
-Cant do anything (you'll have to reset ROSE).

I'm sure there are more problems in ROSE right now.
When these problems are fixed is unknown to me.

~Migz.

Rose has some problem connecting right now.
I'll copy the update here.
I'll update an update again once the problem is fixed.

Official announcement :
We wish to inform you that we are currently aware that users are receiving a [cannot check latest version] error.
This has been reported to the networking department and the situation is currently being worked on.
We hope to have the situation completely resolved as soon as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience in the meantime.

Thank you for your support
ROSE NA GM Team
Gravity Interactive, Inc

Edit :
The connection problem has already been fixed.
To fix it yourself you should download the patch from here.
Extract this in the current ROSE folder.

Once ROSE works again you might notice that there is lag.
I'd recommend to wait a while until this lag goes away.

To be honest, I'd say this is the worst kind of lag I've ever had.
So be warned when you want to keep on playing.
The lag should be over within a day though.

Right now I've been fighting Junon Golems to level my hawker (lvl56).

If you actually defeated them, they often drop a rare item such as a 3rd grade talisman or bind rune.
They drop these so often, that it makes it possible to make an refined (7) item.

Right now I'm going for the Bear paws (7) so my attack will rise a lot.
Off course you can do the same to any other armor.

Remember : Refining beyond (3) is a risk you shouldn't take if your equipment has good stats on it.
It is best to use it on NPC equipment.

I finally got my outfit. This was after collecting 70 soccer balls. I got one ROSE Outfit (yellow one) and the other set was a pair of Red Stocking Cleats for kROSE and the blue uniform of jROSE.

Quite nice, aren't they? I have the last 50 soccer balls to find in order to get a Soccer Pet. Then we'll see what happens with that. The pet is not a real pet but a random item, usually equipment.

We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Oh, these outfits are going at a hefty price. The cleats are priced at 10K-20K zulies each and the uniform about 30K-50K. Reason being is that you're only allowed 2 sets per character.

Done the 1st part of the event so I now have a pair of KROSE cleats. And this shoes are nifty and snappy but lock to the last 10th level. So, since I'm currently a Level 32 Mage, it hit Level 30. And the Movement speed is decent at the moment so that's good.

The amount of zulie that is passing around for Event Scrolls (that can help with capturing the balls) as well as selling the sets is huge. Definitely gives a run for the actual gambling bets that are being placed for each football match in fever. Millions of dollars : Millions of zulies. Eep! I saw one guy selling 614 Event Scrolls for 500 zulies and another chap selling the scrolls for 2,700 zulies each. Doh!

Anyway, think I'll keep at it as I got time. Paying through my teeth for sets is not worth it. However, there's no limit to not doing it so oh well.

At least in my home, I can sleep soundly. When I used to work in another city, FIFA usually meant helpless nights as many houses suddenly gain voices, all screaming out "GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!"

However, ROSE Online is commemorating the event by having their own soccer theme event as well. From June 15 to June 29, you can start a quest from Judy (Canyon City of Zant) to collect stolen soccer balls from Green, Yellow and Orange Monsters.

Amongst the various rewards that she dishes out is a Rose NA Soccer Uniform and a Soccer Ball PET Summon that provides Aura's Blessing. Quest can only be done once per character. And looks like a lot of people are deleting some high level characters to get the suits.

From the pictures posted, looks nice. And the wee little football as well. Yeah, where I live, we call soccer as football.

Phew! You know, once hitting Level 30, it's even harder to level because the quests that's worth doing, is getting harder and harder.

Luckily, like in all major towns, there's a person who is always looking out for materials i.e. stockpiling material quests. In Junon Polis, it's given out by Eva(Guide), located near the north entrance (only entrance actually). She's looking for some Maple Branches from Porkie type of monsters.

The good thing is that the Maple Branches are also popping out of Moldie monsters that are blue bears with mining gears.

A bug? Or just a typo in the Quest Log? Ah well.