Lineage II - Introduction
The eternal struggle between orcs, dwarves, elves, dark elves and arteias (a flying race) is the
main subject of Lineage II. So far only the first four races are playable, the flying race of arteias might follow with the next update "The Kamael" (8.April 2007 - Korea).
However even although Player versus Player fights are the core of this game,
it offers great Player versus Environment possibilites (see below). The character development is not
indivdualistic, but the interactions between players is what makes Lineage II so unique!
The story:
Gran Kain (the destruction) and Einhasad (the creation) are the gods of the world.
Their first five children rule over the elements of the world:
The first five of these children were empowered with the authority of the earth.
The oldest daughter, Shilen, was in charge of water. The eldest son, Paagrio, controlled the fire, and the second daughter, Maphr, controlled the land.
The second son, Sayha, became master of the wind. For the youngest, Eva, there were no elements remaining, so she created poems and music.
After Einhasad created the orcs, elves, dwarves and arteias with the help of their children Gran Kain was so jealous about her creation, that he decided to create his own race.To achieve this he had to ask their children to help him, but there were only leftovers, because they gave most of their spirits to Einhasad, the goddess of creation. To create his creatures he instilled the spirits of water, fire, wind and earth all combined into one form, but his creatures were weak, stupid, sly, and cowardly. They called themselves: Humans.
These four races struggled for the reign over the world and the humans were supposed to rule in the end.
Interested in the full story of Lineage II ? Download the whole story:
Story (printable)
complete english story C1-C4 -> word document with pictures:
Lineage 2 Story
Q: What is the difference between "Chronicles" and "Thrones"?
A: Lineage II is subdivided into Chronicles and Thrones. Lineage II has the subtitle "The Chaotic Chronicle" which underlines the term "Chronicle". Originally the story talks about 12 Chronicles, however after C5 NCSoft introduced another era "The Chaotic Throne". The following updates are from C5 on called "Thrones".
Impressions
Pictures can tell more than words:
Q: Where can I find more impressions of Lineage 2 ?
A: Recent Public Test Server Impressions (new shots from Interlude)
Why is Lineage 2 so unique ?
One world:
All characters play in the same unique world, which means that you have to expect ambushs, challenges, looting or traps all the time. This system provokes fights over territories.
Castles:
Secondly there are huge castles, which are sieged by bigger clans and alliances every 2 weeks.
The amount of players involved in a siege is theoretically unlimited, but there are so many castles with different profits,that not all clans share the same goals.
The alliances of Lineage II are unique as well:
Players of any race can form a single clan. There are not only two sides (good and evil) like in WorldofWarcraft.
The amount of sides is limited by the players and their alliances. There is also the possibility to chat with so called “enemies”.
Several Clans can form one huge alliance, which can join the fight for honour and glory at a certain level. Castles are siegable at Clan LvL4.
Raids:
Of course there are a lot of fights over so called Raids, where you have to kill bigger boss mobs. To kill those you have to gather a lot of people and the tank class (which is intensively discussed here at our forums) is the center of all, because the tank is the meat shield and has to provoke the enemies with his skills to protect his allies. This is also the case when you are fighting average mobs.
The huge difference between WoW and Lineage II is that you literally have to fight to complete quests or to gain levels, items and power.
This open system is also a lot more interesting because you have to expect the worst case all the time.
It’s also a great way to meet people from all over the world and make friends even if they are your enemies in the virtual world.
Payment methods + costs
- Credit Card
- Gametime codes (send via e-mail or regular mail)
- Costs: around 25€ for two months of game time
Official System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
CPU 800MHz or better
RAM Higher than 256M
Graphic Card GeForce2 or better 3D graphics card
Recommended Requirements
CPU 1GHz or better
RAM Higher than 512M
Graphic Card Geforce4 Ti or better 3D graphics card
L2W Suggestion
CPU 1,5GHz or better
RAM At least 1 GB RAM (preferably dual channel)
Graphic Card At least a Geforce4 MX440
* Lineage II requires DirectX 8.1 or above. Lineage II will not run on Windows 95. Install DirectX 8.1 or above and the latest drivers for your video card.
Download
Download Lineage 2 Client (free)
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