Joymax has announced that Silkroad-R has officially launched. Silkroad-R is a unique server with unique accounts and features including a "clean" start to the game. The item shop has been retooled with items receiving boosts for the "R" version of Silkroad.

New players have a chance to win an Amazon.com gift card for reaching milestone levels of 30, 50 and 70. Randomly selected players will be drawn from the pool in February.