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The sequel to the most popular MMORPG in the world

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 16
Date: February 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bet not many of you guys have heard of a game called Lineage and would probably wondering if it's really the most popular MMORPG in the world.

The answer is yes. A definate yes...

About 5 years ago, Lineage was first released in Korea and it was a major hit. Back then there were many bugs to be fixed and limited places to go, but people liked it anyway because it was just so 'addictive'

I myself played Lineage for many years now and it doesn't get boring no matter how much you play. While there have been numerous numbers of new MMORPGs released after Lineage, with better graphic and sound effect and all that, Lineage is still keeping its place at the top of the Asia MMORPG market.

If you don't realize how popular this Lineage is by now, read the next sentence. It has millions of regular players and no other MMORPGs in the universe have such number of players. Period

As a beta tester of Lineage 2, I got to play it before the rest of the world, and I've certainly enjoyed it.

Graphics are improved, and now you get to customize the look of your character, which wasn't available in the original.

I'd say, when this comes out you should buy it. I am not saying this just to make you waste your money. I am saying it because it is worth it.

This is awesome.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 13
Date: February 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is awesome. Period. I played Lineage 1, which Im sure none of you have heard of, and I was addicted for over three years. And I now have the North American Lineage 2, beta. And it rocks.
Totally Awesome. Im gonna go play it after I write this review..literally. The graphics use the 3D unreal engine. It has the best sounds ever. Its not extremely gory, for all the people who think those games are evil, because I know quite a few. Its just.asdasd..im gonna go play..id ont wanna finish..bye

Played Beta...Boring Boring Boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 42 / 72
Date: March 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well, after playing the Beta for quite a bit I've decided I won't be getting this one...The graphics are amazing, the quests are pretty standard, and the whining about PKing and how much of
a "noob" this or that guy is annoying as ever...it is seriously boring. Leveling takes forever; downtime is too much; not enough interaction while in combat: it's pretty much Point, Click,
and hope for the best, maybe getting a skill off. There is virtually no customizing your character...you get like 2 faces, 2 hair colors and maybe a few hair styles but that's it. There's lots and lots
of running and lots and lots of space to do it...boring boring. No points to add to any attributes or anything of the sort. There's only 2 base classes from which only a few more classes branch
off from, these being fighter/mage. Casters get spells and so forth...some passive (just work innately, basically becoming a defense adjustment to your chara), which is fine and all but when you
are working and working and working to level only to get some skill points to dump into a skill that you basically never see or use is awful...and with the active spells you generally just make
them stronger, so in the end you are working and working and working to get/see the same spells...not rewarding enough, especially considering how slow leveling is. Great graphics seem to be the only
thing pushing this. Perhaps it gets better (I don't see how) at way higher levels...but grinding through the lower ones was tedious and horribly boring. Bleh, off to play COH...hopefully
this is way better.

PRICE of the game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 24
Date: March 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok whats the damage going to be to my wallut to place this game?? If you dont get what im talking about there are lots of others that do. IM talking about the online cost ... the online cost is what troubles me. so someone tell me what the cost is going to run, better be free.

Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 20
Date: March 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When I got into Beta, I was thrilled. However, once I started to actually play the game, I was very disappointed.

Good Points:
If you enjoy PVP and just killing monsters or other players then you will most likely enjoy the game.
The game has beautiful graphics and a wonderful soundtrack.

Bad Points:
Very few quests available
Nothing really to do except to go out and level your character by killing things.
No tradeskills available except to dwarves.
No restrictions on Player Killing (PK). Any person can kill anyone else, regardless of the difference in levels of the two players.
Very limited character creation options such as only 2 different faces or hair color to choose from. For example, elves could choose light blond or yellow blond for their hair color.

I am hoping that some of these things improve before the game is release; however, considering that it has already been released overseas, I doubt there will be many changes to come. Hence, why I would not recommend the game unless you enjoy just killing things.

GREAT GAME!!! VERY FUN!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 16
Date: March 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

(...) I have spent much time on the NCsoft website researching this game. The graphics are SWEET!! Not able to really customize your character?? NOT TRUE!! There are many hair styles you can choose from. Your character can be a Human, Orc, Elf, Dark Elf, or Dwarf. You can choose your race and then if you want to be a fighter or mystic. At level 20 you can choose to be a more specialized class such as an Elven Fighter can choose to be a knight or a rogue. The special classes keep splitting every group of levels you get to. Each race/class choice has its own playing styles used in battle. The only bad things about the game is the Death and Weapons. When you die you have a chance to drop items. I cant imagine how bad it would be to die and drop a highclass weapon. Also when you die you lose experiance but that comes with every game. There are not really a wide selection of your weapons. There are about 15 diff items in every category.(Armor, Shields, Swords, etc.) Even with those mild set backs the game will be great and i would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Diablo 2, Morrowind(but with more action), or Everquest. (...)

Best to consider what the retail version will hold

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: March 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've played DAOC as well as Asheron's call and a few others and, to be honest, this one seems as though it is a better version of them . The graphics are far superior and the classes, as well as the spells, are similar with a distinct anime flair. To this point, though, realize that the game is being beta tested with patches available almost every week. To judge the game now could be a mistake on a number of levels. Best to watch for when the game comes out and read reviews written after that date.

I love it so far

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: March 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing the closed beta now for 3 weeks. If you like Everquest, I think you will like this game too. The graphics blow everything else out of the water. The female characters are very scantily clad ... !!! ... but that does just add to the fun. I happen to like the pvp aspect of the game. I wasn't a PKer but it did make the game more intense. You had to be stealthy when you were hunting and watch out for raiding PK hunting parties. I literally only saw a few minor bugs in the beta but it is lacking in some niceties that most mmorpgs have such as being able to easily find your friends (no /who command) and no autorun. There is a nice economic system which was easy to use, banking, and players can autosell while afk as in Final Fantasy XI. The classes look fantastic. Even the orcs look good. I do wish there was more variety in facial features and hair color. Maybe this will be added after beta. Give it a try if you like this genre. Its a fun game.

A breath of fresh air. . .

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: March 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As one of the lucky few who was able to participate in the closed beta for Lineage II, I have to say that I've found the experience quite enjoyable. The interface is very intuitive, the characters are gorgeous, and the world is absolutely stunning. . . indeed, the developers showed us what the Unreal engine is capable of.

Anyhow, I would like to address what various naysayers have mentioned as perceived drawbacks. First of all, there are claims that characters are not customizable enough. Granted, players are given a choice of two hairstyles, two hair colors, and two faces per model (of which there are one per gender per race) leading to limited initial character customization. The result is that newbie areas are filled with very similar-looking player characters. However, customization in the game comes through the wide array of clothing, equipment, and weaponry available (of which there is an extremely large variety).

Quests. While some claim that there are not many quests available, this is blatantly untrue, as quests are available to those who seek them. Just about every NPC can give you quests, which range from killing various monsters roaming the wilderness to delivering items to other NPCs. Quests are arranged by level, so there is no need to worry whether one will be saddled with a quest too difficult or two mundane for one's character.

But not all is peaches and cream with the game; in my first two hours in the beta, my character died five times, always at the hand of another player. However annoying this may be, Lineage II addresses the problem of PKers by introducing a Karma system, where people who PK (player kill) have their name indicated in red, as opposed to the standard white. While people who feel the need to PK can do so wherever they wish, once they do so, they do so at their own risk, as players fed up with PKers will often band together to take out PKers, who make themselves a target through their own actions. Thus is balance achieved; furthermore, the desire to band against PKers also helps build incentive to form parties and the like.

The beta provides us with a good idea of what's to come, but when the full retail comes out, there will be much, much more to look forward to, including a full clan system, dragons, and massive set-piece castle sieges. I know I'm looking forward to it!

Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: March 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

So far the beta was good....besides lack of server and lag but by retail it should be fixed.The one thing that really draws my attenion is the "Castle Seige" thats the one thing that looks VERY good.

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