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A beginners guide to Lineage 2 (READ ME!)
merxthis207
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Righto. This game recived really bad press. Cus it was reviewed by everybody in beta, before Chronicle 1 (the official start of the game) was even released.
The Recent Chronicle 3 "Rise of Darkness" has really made the game alot better. Exp has been upped. And there are now group exp bonus' which encourage grouping.
In addition to that, there is a new contest system woven into the game. Lords of Dawn vs. The army of Dusk. Every 2 weeks players have to sign up for a side, then go to necropolis' and catacombs. Where players will find x4 hp mobs with x4 xp. They have to then kill the mobs which drop seal stones. These seal stones when handed in contribute to the score of each side. The side with the most stone points and the most festival points (a place where 9 players have to battle mega hard npcs for as long as they can before they die.) wins.
The bonus for winning is that only they can enter the Catacombs and Necropoli. And also use Ancient adena to upgrade their weapons, buy enchant scrolls etc.
Lineage 2 is also heavily group-play based. And you are activly encouraged to group up and use different classes to make the perfect group.
Enough of the gameplay changes, lets take a look at the races.
Humans
Humans are the middle way class, they make good tanks, archers and nukers.
The best 2 human PvP classes are the Hawkeye (Archer) and the Gladiator (Dual Swords).
Also have a Prophet and a Bishop (Buffer,Healer) which are 2 of the best support characters in the game.
Basic Characteristic: Humans are well-balanced in all of their characteristics.
Elf
Elves do good damage. And are also quick. Silver Ranger (Archer) and Spellsinger (Nuker) are extremely good classes. Spellsinger is widley regarded as the best nuker in the game as it casts the fastest, and runs the fastest.
Also have a SwordSinger, who can perform 3 minute songs that provide "mega buffs" which stack ontop of Prophet buffs.
Basic Characteristics: Elves are wise and quick-witted. They are fast in attack, movement and casting speeds. They also have superior marksmanship skills and higher evasion ratings (ER). However, their attack strength is inferior to that of other races.
Dark Elf
Dark Elves do alot of damage, but cannot take much of a beating. Abyss Walker (Dagger) and Spellhowler (Nuker) are good classes in both PvE and PvP.
Also the Blade Dancer can perform 3 minute dances that provide "mega buffs" which stack ontop of Prophet buffs.
Characteristics of basic parameters: Since they possess high STR and INT, the Dark Elven attack capability is high.
Orc
Good Orc classes are the Tyrant who uses metal claws as weapons, and also their mystics. The mystics dont have any real offensive spells, but they are excellent buffers who can buff a whole party OR Alliance in 1 click of a button.
Basic Characteristics: Orcs have superior physical strength, with high maximum HP and MP levels. They also have a fast recovery speed. However, they are not quick of foot and they have slow movement, attack, and casting speeds. They have low marksmanship and ER as well.
Dwarf
Dwarfs are the only race that can make items, and use its spoil skill to optain extra materials and items from a mob. Dwarfs are hard as nails.
Basic Characteristics: Overall, Dwarves do not have any distinguishing features other than superior physical strength.
So thats the races.
The game has a brilliant clan/ally system aswel. Where a clan is limited to levels and members. http://lineage.fansites.ru/clan_list.html Also clans and alliances can have their own "tags" which display above a characters head. Great for pvp so you know who is your enemy or friend.
The Teon (euro server) has a varied community, lets put it that way. And last month you could have cut the tension with a knife. And somebody did. A small incident of pvp turned into 5 alliances warring with each other. Imagine 600-700 players fighting each other whenever they saw their enemy. It was madness.
Items, armour etc.
Armour, weapons and player models in this game look fantastic. And there are more weapons in the sword category, than there is in all of mir 3s weapons!
Human Screenshots
Elven Screenshots
Dark Elven Screenshots
Orc Screenshots
Dwarven Screenshots
Chronicle 3 Promo Video <Watch that!
E3 Promo Movie
Music
Music in the game is performed by critically acclaimed composer Bill Brown. The music provides the idea soundtrack and mood for every situation. Sample some of it from the "Music" link I provided. Try "Call of Destiny" it gets good half way through.
Where to buy
I reccomend you buy the Game and the gamecard. This will give you 1 month + 2 months from the gamecard. Otherwise you will have to use a credit card to the tune of Visa or Mastercard. Solo and Switch are avaliable aswel. But you need to set up your credit card before you can activate your account. If you get a game card, you do not. And it comes to just under £30 so its the price of a normal game anyway.
You can buy a CD key online but it costs you £29.99 and it only gives you 1 month. So buying from play is alot cheaper.
Lineage 2 is an excellent game. Ignore the out of date reviews and you do not have a valid opinion on the game if you have not played the latest Chronicle.
Comments
Unless they offer a free trial there is no way I will try this game again. Not worth the money to risk not liking it still.
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And it still sux so don't subrscibe again! I failed tho, I did reactivated my account - played for 30 minutes then went back to the website and cancelled! omg it's so boring I almost vomit when I talk about it
Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.
I stopped reading as soon as you forgot to mention destroyers. Looking back, I should have stopped when you failed to mention Dark Avengers (shield stun ftw.)
Yet you still talk about it... Constantly...
*awards the funny troll a cookie*
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Really NordicBearskin, full name wouldn't fit...
I sure do, I don't want more lost souls to get trapped... besides I'm a forum whore and Lineage2 is the only topic I can flame atm. Please check by when I get fooked over on another game, I'll be there!
And not to mention you keep answering my statements... Constantly...
U wanna make out or something?
Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.
Meh, that was the first time I responded to one of your posts, so your comeback doesn't really work...
So before this goes too far off topic, have you actually played LII? I'm doubtful since you don't seem to know much about it (I find it hard to believe that someone who still plays wouldn't know about things like low level buffs), and you've just admitted to posting things to be deliberately offensive and insulting. If you have played it though, and can prove it, your viewpoints are interesting, I'm trying to collect as many opinions on various MMORPGs as I can before I decide which one I want to plump for. (Again, since you admitted to being a troll I'm now doubtful of anything you say...)
I'm not trying to defend Lineage II or attack you, I just want to cut through the bullshit.
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Really NordicBearskin, full name wouldn't fit...
Could you please tell me if the pvp guys are still going around and killing newbs and people way below their lvls ?? Thats what drove me away, I could never get ahead as soon as I get a lvl up some dork 40 times my lvl would kill me. I mean the lvl grind was bad enough but sheeeh I don't want to spend all my time losing items and lvls. I lost more good stuff then my toons have on them now lol
Argue not with Dragons, for tho art crunchy and go well with brie
This game is sweet! New player bonuses are great for new players (I just missed them...lol)!
Don't worry about getting killed in low level towns so much anymore. There are guards everywhere that will kill a chaotic character on sight.
PvP is good, and I am a noob. The 7 signs events are also great. The community is generally mature compaired to other popular MMOs.
Not to mention graphics are great. Also you can get the game from your local game store for like $20 which also gives you a free month. You can also try online stores! I got my game for $8 and that is including shipping.
Good game, with many bad reviews during beta testing.
I think people got tired of pking lower level people