The 2nd Throne - Gracia - Part 2 update is now live on the Public Test Server! Pop on in to see the latest content and features offered in this latest update. From a Vitality Replenishing Herb to new instanced dungeons, you're not going to want to miss what we have in store.
Check the official Public Test Server forum to check out the Gracia - Part 2 Patch Notes as well as a special message concerning Halloween.
The Lineage® II Lookalike Contest has come to an end. And what a tough decision it was! But after much deliberation, here are the winners. Congratulations to Heza from Phoenix for Best Resemblance, Pinkye from Aria for Funniest and Glarawen from Sayha for Most Creative! Picking the winners for this contest was extremely difficult, and the voting was incredibly close due to the amount of fantastic entries we received. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in this contest.
Want to see who won? Please visit this page to see if you recognize any of the winners. And don't forget to peek at the Honorable Mentions down at the bottom of the page!!
Check out the full details here!
Do you think you bear a striking resemblance to your Lineage® II character? We want to hear from you! Grab a camera because now's your time to shine in the Lineage® II Lookalike Contest! Send us a screenshot of a Lineage® II monster, NPC, or your character alongside a photo of you for a chance to win some fabulous Lineage® II prizes!
Check out the full details here!
Welcome to The 2nd Throne - Gracia - Part 1!
There are several methods available for updating to the Gracia - Part 1 update.
- Update your game client through the game updater.
- Download the PTS to Live Conversion file from the official web site if you played on the Gracia - Part 1 Public Test Server. Be sure to "Check Files" to make sure you download all necessary files.
- Later today, you will also be able to download the full Gracia - Part 1 game client from FilePlanet and GamersHell.
Please be aware that your characters will be moved to the closest village during the server downtime in preparation for the Gracia - Part update. Chaotic characters will be re-located outside of the nearest village or to Floran Village.
From August 12 - 26, 2008, Gatekeepers in every town are offering discounted teleport prices for all characters (this is separate from the free teleports offered to players who are level 39 and below).
You can view the full Gracia - Part 1 Live Notes here.
Please report any additional bugs through the "Ask a Question" link in the Support Center. Thank you!
The wait is almost over! We're pleased to announce that the Lineage II: The 2nd Throne - Gracia™ - Part 1 update will be going live on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. The current estimated maintenance period for the launch of The 2nd Throne - Gracia™ - Part 1 is 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Central Time (1:00 PM to 7:00 PM GMT) on Tuesday, August 12. Event Gatekeepers will be back in the towns of Aden and Elmore to celebrate the launch.
During the server downtime for the launch of the Gracia - Part 1 update, your character(s) will be moved to the nearest village.
More details about downloading the Gracia - Part 1 update will be available on launch day, so stay tuned!
The 2nd Throne - Gracia - Part 1 update is now live on the Public Test Server! Be one of the first to try out the new Vitality System, new quests and skills, changes to crafting and PVP, and much more!
Check the official Public Test Server forum for more info on The 2nd Throne - Gracia - Part 1 update Public Test Server!
The official Lineage II Fan Site Kit has been updated with new images from the Kamael and Hellbound updates. In the newly updated Fan Site Kit, you'll find beautiful new concept art, dozens of avatars, gorgeous posters, and more!
Since we opened server transfers in February this year, we’ve all seen a noticeable shift in what servers the Lineage II population is playing on. Many players transferred from lower population servers to higher population servers in the name of greater competition, which is in essence what Lineage II is about. This has left us with a few servers with low enough populations that the communities on those servers have expressed their concern.
After looking at the servers, we agree that some changes need to be made to help us maintain the very highest quality Lineage II experience for all of our players. As such, we will be combining a few of our North American servers in early July. With the exciting changes coming in the next Chaotic Throne installment (which we plan to launch later this summer), we believe that merging some servers now will create an even more active, competitive Lineage II community.
We aim to make this as smooth and painless a transition as possible for our players and feel this will balance and revitalize the overall server populations.
Please see the forum posting here for all the details.
We have some great news for those of you who have been patiently waiting for Teon and Franz to re-open for server transfers. We will be re-opening both Teon and Franz for transfers on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 12:00 PM Central Time (6:00 PM GMT+1). It’s important to note that the number of available transfer slots will be limited each week, but this system will allow us to keep transfers to these servers open.
The process for transferring servers will be the same as before, but if all the slots have been taken for that particular week, you will not be able to select Teon or Franz, and will need to wait until the following week. The server transfer slots to Teon and Franz will reset every Tuesday after the regularly scheduled weekly maintenance. We cannot provide information regarding the exact number of slots because it may change from one week to the next. In the event that the number of available slots changes, it will be more transfer slots opening, not closing.
As a reminder, please review the Rules and Requirements on the Server Transfer Info Page. If you are in a unique situation where you wish to transfer to Teon or Franz, but cannot because of Hero status for the month, please contact our GM team through the "Ask a Question" link in the Support Center. As a courtesy to our players, we will remove hero status by request through Monday, May 26, 2008.
Lineage II community, we hear you!
Lately, we’ve all witnessed a staggering increase in the number of Lineage II trial accounts that are being abused. As we all know, the purpose of a trial account is to give someone who hasn’t tried Lineage II before a chance to give it a test drive. Unfortunately, our trial codes are being used more and more, by individuals who are not true members of our community, in ways that harm the player experience. We have received an overwhelming number of requests from our player community to put a stop to this trial account abuse; so, we have made a reluctant, but absolutely necessary decision. As of today, April 29, 2008, we will greatly limiting trial account creation. Current trial accounts that have already been activated will be left active.
We will also be making some changes to how trial accounts can be acquired. For the time being, trial codes acquisition will be limited, but you will still be able to acquire trial codes via the Refer a Friend program. We will be monitoring all trial codes very closely. This is something that we believe will actually create a better atmosphere for our players in Lineage II and, especially since our community has requested this move, we are happy to oblige.
For those former and potential players who may in the future wish to use a trial code with the intent to simply try out Lineage II, though limited, trial codes are still accessible! You can get a trial code from an existing player via the Refer a Friend program. The Lineage II team will be monitoring this situation closely and will update our community on further developments and policy changes.
Thanks to our community members who report these abuses and do all they can to keep the game challenging, fair, and fun.
Welcome to The Chaotic Throne - Hellbound
There are several methods available for updating to the Hellbound update.
- Update your game client through the game updater.
- Download the PTS to Live Conversion file from the official web site if you played on the Hellbound Public Test Server. Be sure to "Check Files" to make sure you download all necessary files.
Please be aware that your characters will be moved to the closest village during the server downtime in preparation for the Hellbound update. Chaotic characters will be re-located outside of the nearest village or to Floran Village.
Please report any additional bugs through the "Ask a Question" link in the Support Center. Thank you!
The wait is almost over! We're pleased to announce that the Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne - Hellbound update will be going live later today (Wednesday, April, 23). We're also launching Luna, the brand new European server, today. As announced in the Server Maintenance news, the servers are currently down for both launches. We expect to have the servers back up by 2:00 PM Central Time (8:00 PM GMT+1). We will let you know if anything changes. Event Gatekeepers will be back in every town to celebrate the launch.
During the server downtime for the launch of the Hellbound update, your character(s) will be moved to the nearest village.
More details about downloading the Hellbound update will be available shortly, so stay tuned!
Jordan Deam of the WarCry Network recently sat in with North American & European Lineage II Producer Tim Tan for a candid chat about the upcoming Lineage II update The 1st Throne - The Kamael: Hellbound™.
WarCry: What is a hardcore L2 player likely to be most looking forward to out of Hellbound?
Tim Tan: I would definitely say the challenge of the new aspects of Hellbound -not the update name, but the actual zones - actually getting into the Steel Citadel, and fighting Darien who's essentially Beleth's bodyguard, and actually encountering Beleth. That chain of progression is going to be the end all, be all of the PvE aspect of the game. So I think the most hardcore are going to be interested in doing that to get to the highest-end items in the game.
Check out the full interview here!
GamerZines' MMOzine is hosting an exclusive Lineage II promotion in which they are giving out rare white half masks. Check out issue #4 for all the details. Quantities are limited, so don't miss out!
The full Hellbound Public Test Serve is now up on FilePlanet. Please visit FilePlanet to download the complete Public Test Server client and start experiencing the Hellbound update today! You must be registered on the site to begin the download, but the download is free.
The 1st Throne - The Kamael: Hellbound update is now live on the Public Test Server! Be one of the first to try out the new level 80+ skills, new quests, the improved pet system, the Underground Coliseum, new Hellbound challenges and much more!
Check the official Public Test Server forum for more info on The 1st Throne - The Kamael: Hellbound update Public Test Server!
The Lineage® II Replay Movie Contest has come to an end and the winners have been chosen! Congratulations to 9v9 of Bartz, Amberdrake of Kain, and DarkSeeker of Bartz! Thank you all for submitting such action-packed siege Lineage® II Replay Movies!
We’d like to thank everyone who participated in this contest. The winning Lineage® II Replay Movies will be available for download tomorrow (March 18, 2008) on the L2 Fun section of the Lineage II web site!
MMOFury.com is looking for the top fan sites in the gaming community, and awarding those sites with great tools that will increase their exposure and give them the recognition they deserve. MMOFury knows it is hard work to maintain a fan site, so a little appreciation can go a long way. Fan Sites that show that they are active in the gaming community and provide a useful resource for players will be considered for the top awards that include being featured on MMOFury.com with ongoing promotion. Head on over to MMOFury.com to check out all the details and get your site entered in the event.
The server transfers to Teon and Franz this week have been so popular that the activity has put both servers near their maximum player capacity. We regret to announce that we will be suspending both of these servers as available transfer locations for the time being. All server transfers that were queued to Teon and Franz prior to 5:30 PM Central Time on February 19, 2008 will go through. Purchased server transfers that had not yet been queued will not be able to be queued until the Teon and Franz servers are available again. Please keep in mind that this does not necessarily mean that Teon and Franz will be forever closed off to transfers. This also doesn’t affect the gender change, name change, and character server transfer services on and to the rest of our servers.
It is very important to us that the current Teon and Franz communities have the best possible experience. We also understand the need and desire for our European players to be able to play on a European server. We will be closely monitoring the server performance on Teon and Franz to evaluate whether they can handle more players and how soon we can reactivate the transfers to them again.
We also have some exciting news to announce! Last week, we mentioned that we were currently discussing the possibilities of a new European server. The players on Teon and Franz and the rest of our European player community made it very clear to us that there is a great need for a new European server. We listened to you feedback, and have made that a priority. We're very happy to announce that this decision has been finalized, and the new European server will be coming this year! We will continue to strive for the best experience possible for our Lineage II community.
Please stay tuned for more details, and thank you all for you patience as we grow and evolve with the recent and future changes.
We’re very pleased to announce the very first Lineage® II Replay Movie Contest! Hit the battlefield with your Lineage® II Replay camera rolling, and you could win more than just the siege!
Send us your most exciting Lineage® II Replay movie featuring castle or fortress siege footage for your chance to win a rare NCsoft® iPod nano, a dev team exclusive Lineage® II Kamael long sleeve t-shirt, and more! The winners will not only earn great prizes, but their Replay movies will also be used to promote one of the most unique features of Lineage® II, castle and fortress sieges! The official NCsoft® movies we create using the winning footage will give special thanks in the credits to the winning players, clan, and server! Check out the full details here!