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Lineage 2: Hellbound Launches, 4th Anniversary Pack
Szark
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NCsoft has announced the launch of Hellbound, the latest free content expansion to Lineage II, as well as the special Lineage II Fourth Anniversary Edition retail package.
AUSTIN, Texas, April 24, 2008 – NCsoft® today announced the release of Hellbound™, the newest addition to the Lineage® II franchise, in conjunction with its 4th Anniversary Edition retail package. Continuing the storyline and content from December’s popular expansion Kamael™, Hellbound increases the game’s level capacity to 85 and adds significant quests and skills. Players finally get the chance to best the diabolical boss Beleth fighting their way through multiple towers in the Steel Citadel. Enhancements to the pet system enable players to grow their wolf pet into a mount called a Fenrir. Additionally, this update adds more transformation options, where players earn the ability to temporarily transform into a powerful alter-ego with special skills that will aid them in their ventures.
The Hellbound expansion is free to current Lineage II subscribers; however, there are many added bonuses for those who purchase the 4th Anniversary Edition, available this week in stores. Customers who purchase this game pack receive the game client, all Lineage II expansions including Hellbound, plus an unprecedented sixty days of game time. Customers also receive two exclusive in-game items, and Lineage II fans that have had accounts for a year or more can take advantage of special discounts on account services, including gender, character name and server changes.
Lineage II is known as the gaming market’s premier player-versus-player (PvP) online role-playing game, with a customer reach of more than 19 million players worldwide.
“The content in our Hellbound expansion really rounds out what we started in Kamael,” said Tim Tan, NCsoft’s North American producer of Lineage II. “The expansion was very popular with our players and we’re happy to follow up with more content so soon after its launch. Players can now really sink their teeth into the Hellbound area of the game, and the raised level cap gives them a fighting chance against Beleth! The 4th Anniversary Edition box we’re releasing today adds value for our current players, but we also encourage our former players to check out the unique account service loyalty benefits and start playing again.”
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Hmmm, people need to keep in mind that "no" they don't have 19 million subscribers but more like "19 million" people have tried the game.
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Maybe they are counting inactive accounts? I got a trial key for it, and the new areas were empty. I saw one person the whole time I was on. While I realize that its the newbie area, the fact that its empty says something.
The way to really get new players is to make leveling not a grind, make a new server, make a pve server, and do something about the bots and goldspammers.
they have a massive asian player base...on us it completely sucked and on eu semi
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That's true, they do have a massive Asian player base. But if you look at their quarterly results they don't have 19 million players. As the gentleman above pointed out, I think they are counting inactive accounts that have accrued over the years in order to make the game seem larger than it is. They do have a lot of people.. in Asia... so yeah that is a chunk. But not 19 million active accounts.
Ah... marketing!
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
well you are right, but anyone does it they count ppl with multiple accounts as multiple people altho 19m kinda looks exagerated to me too
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I bought the anniversary pack... because I like wasting my money on stuff like this occasionally. lol The two ingame items are a half-mask (like Phantom of the Opera), and a wand that summons a giant piggy. The art on the box is rather pretty.
They do have a huge asian player base but i believe they only have about 4 million players or so, and i believe that lineage 1 is still more popular in asia as well and still have millions of players.
and out of the 4 million approximately a couple hundred thousand are both EU and NA based players, if that. the way this game has gone down the shitter with the economy is truly a joke. never such ridiculous assinine prices in a game as i witnessed in Lineage2. heck, i even followed up on the ncsoft forums and found the damacsus sword jumped from 60-70million adena to 150 mill easy. inflation much? thats the main reasons I left. and ill never go back again if its not dealt with but with NCsoft as if they really care.
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Well, Lineage 2 has been killed by botters. That also explains the massive inflation there.