Free-to-play MMORPG Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second will open for commercial service on May 1st at 3pm PDT in North America.

Ragnarok Online 2 is going into beta in North America this week.

Kazuki Morishita, president of GungHo Online Entertainment, conducted a panel at GDC today, titled: “100% Fun: Keeping Players Engaged”.

There are five main jobs available in Ragnarok Online 2, along with four additional “profession jobs” that affect your crafting abilities.

A day before the Ragnarok Online 2 open beta kicks off, the game’s publisher in South East Asia, Asiasoft Online, have revealed that the game is region locked.

An overwhelming response from players caused “severe congestion” of the Ragnarok Online 2 open beta servers and websites, says the game’s publisher.

Ragnarok Online 2 is finally going into open beta-testing in English.

Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second is live in South Korea in open beta status. When we met with Kazuki Morishita, President and CEO of Gravity Corp’s parent company Gungho Online Entertainment, we asked about the rest of the world.

Take a look at Ragnarok Online 2′s classes and customization options.

Gravity are finally ready to show the new Ragnarok Online 2 to the world.