KROSE

kROSE

Administration

Publisher: Gravity Corp.

Developer: TriggerSoft

Info

Public: Korean players

Actual Public: Anyone with a KSSN (Korean social security number)

Servers: Pre-Evo: Casio, Cast, Giena (1 channel each) / Evo: Capella (fusion of previous 3), Agena (3 channels each) / Test: Jennifer and Arua (1 channel each)

Pre-Evo type: iROSE-like

Dates

Closed Beta: Jan 2004 (under the name "Seven Hearts Online - S.H.O.")

Open Beta: Sept 15th, 2004 (under the definitive name "Rush On Seven Episodes - R.O.S.E. Online)

Official release: Jan 20th, 2005

Move to Evo: Aug 12th, 2006

Closing date: Apr 25th, 2007 at 10am (Korean time)

Background

The very first version of any ROSE appeared with the beta version of kROSE. It became immensely popular with over 46,740 players playing online at the same time. Gravity also spent over 2 millions in USD on advertising fees for kROSE, such as TV and internet ads.

When kROSE moved to ROSE Evolution on August 12th 2006, it also became free to play.

Timeline

The following table contains all events, incidents and important cases that occurred in kROSE throughout its history.

Year	Date(s)	Event	Reference if any
2004	January	Start of Closed Beta
2004	September 15th	Start of Open Beta
2005	January 20th	Official release
2006	August 12th	Move to ROSE Evolution
2006	August 12th	kROSE becomes free to play
2007	April 25th	Server officially closed

See also

• Official Servers

External links

• List of former and current ROSE servers (in French)