RF Online Next · New Player Guide

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RF Online Next is Netmarble's Unreal Engine 5 sequel to the 2004 cult classic RF Online — a three-faction war where you are never locked into a single class. This is the five-minute orientation before you pick a side.

By the Independent RF Online Next Guides team

Bellato Union Holy Alliance of Cora Accretian Empire

What RF Online Next is

RF Online Next is Netmarble's Unreal Engine 5 rebuild of the 2004 original. It keeps the franchise's defining identity — a three-way faction war — but reworks how characters play. Most importantly, it is classless.

The Biosuit system, in one line

  • You wear Biosuits that each give a different combat role, and you can swap suits mid-combat.
  • Skill levels carry across suits, so investing in your character is never wasted — you are not locked into one class the way you were in the original.
  • That means your "build" is really a kit of roles you rotate between, not a single fixed archetype.

The basics that matter on day one

Three factions

Pick a side

Bellato Union, Holy Alliance of Cora, and the Accretian Empire fight a three-sided war. Your faction shapes who you fight beside and against.

Free-to-play

Cross-platform

Free to play on PC (Epic Games Store and the Netmarble Launcher) and mobile (iOS / Android), with cross-progression — your account follows you between devices.

Summons

Reroll is usually unnecessary

Duplicate summons fuse into higher rarity, so a "bad" early pull still feeds your collection. Burning hours rerolling for a perfect start generally is not worth it.

First steps

  1. Pick a faction whose war style you enjoy. You will spend a lot of time in its fights, so play preference matters more than any "best faction" claim.
  2. Learn the Biosuit swap early. Getting comfortable changing roles mid-fight is the single biggest skill jump for a new player.
  3. Don't burn resources rerolling. Because duplicates fuse into higher rarity, a clean reroll-free start is fine — invest in your character instead.

Where to go next

Once you are comfortable with the basics, the endgame is the large-scale faction war over the Holy Stone. Our flagship guide covers how it works and the roles that win it.

Endgame

Mining War & Chip War Guide

How the large-scale Holy Stone war works, Sacred Weapon tactics, and the biosuits that matter in mass PvP.

Read the flagship guide →

A full beginner walkthrough — early leveling, the summon system, and Biosuit progression step by step — is in development.