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Lineage 2: F2P and Goddess of Destruction Q&A
Nov 1st
To many folks' great delight, Lineage II developers recently announced that the game would be adopting a free-to-play revenue model. MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy caught up with Associate Producer Nico Coutant and Executive VP of Publishing Matt Turetzky to talk about the announcement and the upcoming Goddess of Destruction expansion. Read on and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
MMORPG: One of many things a F2P conversion does for a game is bring in a lot of new players. What sorts of improvements have you made to handle new players, and more so… to make sure they’re not feeling too far behind in a game that’s been around for a while?
NCW: The new player experience and the first 76 levels have been revamped to make the game a lot more accessible and to allow new players to close the gap with veteran players faster.
Additionally when we launch Goddess of Destruction we will have new fresh servers that players can choose to start on if they wish.
Read more of Bill Murphy's Lineage II: F2P and Goddess of Destruction Q&A.
Lineage 2: Happy Halloween Events Go Live
Oct 27th
Lineage II players will want to check in between now and October 31st to experience the thrills and chills of the season Lineage II style.
Players will be gifted several Halloween-themed items to put them in the mood and the character on each server to reach the highest level of all will be gifted an awesome gift pack.
Read more on the Lineage II site.
Lineage 2: October Bonanza Yields Big Rewards
Oct 13th
The Lineage II team has announced the arrival of the October Bonanza packed with Subscription Rewards, Thank You Letters, and Commendations.
All of the rewards being handed out to players contain some nifty in-game swag such as potion supply packs, a dynasty weapon box, helpful buffs and more.
Check out the full line of gifts on the Lineage II site.
Lineage 2: New Hybrid Revenue Model Coming
Oct 10th
NC Soft West has announced that Lineage II will adopt a hybrid revenue model. While few details are known, the Lineage II team said that the new hybrid system will "feature an order of magnitude greater than those of a conventional subscription model, and creates a new way to play."
NC Soft has also partnered with Innova to bring the Lineage II Free to Play service to the EU and Russia.
More details are to be released at a later date.
In the meantime, find out more about Lineage II: Goddess of Destruction.
Source: Email press release
Lineage 2: New Details for Goddess of Destruction
Sep 22nd
In the latest Lineage II "Sace Says" column, new information has been revealed about the upcoming Goddess of Destruction expansion.
The blog details several features that will be included in Goddess. Among them:
- Auction House: The auction house will include categories, sorting options, and a word search function to help players find items easily. Auction House NPCs will be available in all major quest hubs.
- Awakening Process: More details have been revealed about the Awakening Process that players will go through on reaching level 85.
- Ye Sagira: "Each of the other parts of Ye Sagira is somewhere underground and out of sight–with the exception of the Reliquary–but they can all be accessed by speaking to NPCs in the Exploration Zones. One of the best parts of Ye Sagira is the Observation area."
Sace also hints that there will be "big news" coming for players next month.
Read the full blog post on the Lineage II site.
Lineage 2: Treasure Hunt Event Arrives
Sep 21st
From today through October 5th, Lineage II players will have the opportunity to participate in the Treasure Hunt event that devs indicate will yield bounteous rewards.
Players are told to gather the pieces of the treasure sack by killing monsters and are then to head to Treasure Isle. There they can turn themselves into treasure hunters to seek chests filled with all sorts of bounty.
Read more about the event on the Lineage II community site.
Lineage 2: New Armors Detailed
Sep 3rd
In the latest Sace Says column on the Lineage II website, a lot of new information is revealed about new armor sets coming with the Goddess of Destruction update.
When players awaken at level 85, they will be 'gifted' the Immortal Set. At level 90, it's the Twilight Set. At level 95, the Seraph set is revealed and is considered by Sace to be the most diversified armor set in the game. Finally, at level 99, players start seeing the Seraph set. Every race and gender, according to Sace, has its own unique look for each armor set as well.
A lot of the blog post is devoted to details about the colors and looks of the various armor sets and several great screenshots accompany the article.
Read the full article about the Lineage II armor sets on the official site.
Lineage 2: New Classes, Zone & Raid Boss Detailed
Aug 12th
A new Lineage II blog has cropped up with information about two new classes, a new zone and a new raid boss that will be featured in the Goddess of Destruction update scheduled to be rleased later this fall. The Othell Rogue and Aeore Healer are detailed and fans can also learn about the Prison of Darkness zone and Spezion, the raid boss who lives within.
Rogue-class players will find a lot of fun new abilities in the Othell Rogue that will let you hone in your gaming skills by bringing strategy and finesse into your playstyle. Generally, rogue-types characters should be sneaky, agile and deadly, and move around stealthily while swiping coin purses and attacking with daggers when the enemy's guard is down. Currently in Lineage II, rogue classes have daggers and stealth, but otherwise they simply hack and slash and hope that the enemy will die before they do. Yes, rogue classes die a lot. Well, Othell Rogues will have a longer life thanks to increased evasion stats and many skills that combine evasion with combat attacks, self buffs, enemy debuffs, or enemy target cancellation. Aside from getting out of dangerous situations, Rogues can also control the fight from More >
Lineage 2: Rabbit Rampage Arriving July 27th
Jul 26th
Lineage II players with a love of all things bunnies will want to check into the game from July 27th until August 13th. The Rabbit Rampage event will be live during those dates and will allow players to face rampaging hordes of pissed off rabbits.
The Magic Research Institute is at it again! But instead of causing the problem, this time they are going to help us. Rabbits all over Aden have come under attack from the most vicious and virulent of diseases: ANGER! After waking up on the wrong side of their little bunny beds, these knee nibblers are now roaming our lands, looking to gnaw on anything and everything they can get their furry little paws on. And what can you do, brave warrior of Aden? Love them, of course!
The Magic Research Institute calls on our strongest and bravest to take a stand and fight back against the bad-tempered bucks before all is lost. First, they'll come for the carrots, and then the cabbages, but where, dare we ask, where will it end?
Read more on the official Rabbit Rampage page on the Lineage 2 site.
Lineage 2: Player Appreciation & Goddess of Destruction Updates
Jun 30th
Lineage II players will want to head into game from July 6th to 13th for Player Appreciation Week. Players can take advantage of free gatekeeper teleports, double XP, no XP loss on death and much more. In addition, one character from each player account can collect four buff potions from NPC Angel Cat.
Also, the new reward NPC Angel Cat will be in town during this week, giving 1 character on every game account 4 buff potions! The buff potions are called Angel Cat's Blessing, and they give you the following stats boost: HP Recovery Bonus, Max MP, and Critical Atk. Rate +20%, and you can feel the effects of Prophecy of Water, Might, Haste, Empower, Acument, Wind Walk, Vampiric Rage, Berserker Spirit, Shield, Focus, Death Whisper, Guidance, Clarity, Wild Magic, and Concentration for 1 hour.
The Angel Cat's Blessing buff potions do not expire and you can keep them as long as you want and use them when you want. They cannot be traded, dropped, sold, destroyed, nor shared via Dimensional Merchant. As only 1 character per game account can receive these 4 buff potions (Angel Cat will give all 4 to you at the same time), please choose your 1 character More >