Gameplay Adjustments

OldschoolRO’s unique approach to class balance. This guide provides a detailed breakdown of stat and skill adjustments across all jobs, offering a fresh yet familiar combat experience that blends classic Ragnarok mechanics with modern enhancements.
Attack Speed Reworked:

First-Job Adjustments:

Increase AGI
Increases ASPD by 1% per Skill level.
Angelus
Grants +50 Max HP per Skill level.
Teleportation
Disabled

ALL Bolts and Other Skills
Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time

Crazy Uproar
Now a party buff. Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time
Mammonite
Zeny cost reduced to 300z flat

Double Attack
Critical Enabled
Steal
Consume 150 SP per use
Second-Job Adjustments:

Acid Terror
Damage now scales on % of ATK
Bomb
Adds damage based on Potion Research skill Damage formula changed to melee

Sonic Blow
Changed attack motion

Power Thrust
Removed weapon destruction chance Increased party bonus damage

Shield Boomerang
New damage formula
Spear Quicken
Added ASPD and critical
Grand Cross
Self damage slightly reduced Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time

Trap Skills
Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time
Blitz Beat
Auto Blitz no longer split damage Damage formula now depends on AGI and DEX

Bowling Bash
Removed gutterline effect Deals AOE 5x5 damage
Brandish Spear
Acts as long-ranged physical attack
Two-Hand Quicken
Adds ASPD, CRIT and HIT

Knuckle and Fist Weapons
Deals 100% dmg to small & medium
Raging Trifecta Blow
Has 30% proc at all skill levels
Asura Strike
Reduced SP penalty to 3 seconds
Blade Stop
Has 10 seconds duration Increases damage of Occoult Impact and Throw Spirit Sphere by 50% while on Root

Magnus Exorcismus
Deals Holy MATK damage
Mace Mastery
Increases Critical
Suffragium
Reworked skill mechanism on veriable casting time reduction
Impositio Manus
Increases ATK and MATK

Steal Coin
Disabled for economy
Intimidate
Disabled for economy
Sightless Mind
Target takes +30% damage from all sources when it successfully hits its target
Back Stab
Automatically moves players to back Damage hits twice when using daggers

Deluge / Whirlwind / Volcano
Changed catalyst to Blue Gemstone
Volcano
Increases ATK and MATK

Meteor Storm
Storm Gust
Jupitel Thunder
Earth Spike
Heaven's Drive
Lord of Vermilion
Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time

Ensemble Skills
Enabled
Supportive Ensembles
31x31 AOE party buff skill
Offensive Ensembles
9x9 AOE behavior
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