US: Live Server Publish 26/05/2005

The US Lineage I servers will be brought down for a brief maintenance and publish on Thursday, May 26th at 1:00 PM CDT. The content of this publish will include the following:

All servers:

  • Join us on the Depardieu, Ken Rauhel, and Lands of Aden servers for a Memorial Day Weekend event! All monsters throughout the entirety of Aden will have a greater chance to carry adena and items as well as a doubled experience reward for their defeat, just waiting for the skilled adventurer to claim! The event will commence on Thursday, May 26th with the server publish and end on Tuesday, May 31st at 1:00 PM CDT.

Read on for additional updates exclusive to the Lands Of Aden server...

Lands of Aden server:

  • Increased overall drop probabilities for and added adena as a possible drop from several higher-level monsters.
  • Increased drop probabilities for various items: Low- and mid-level gemstones, Entangle and Earth Bind spirit crystals, Potion of Mana, and Bring Stones in Silent Cavern.
  • Addition of Elemental Stones as possible drops from certain Elven Forest creatures.
  • Addition of Greater Potion of Mana as a possible drop from certain higher-level creatures.
  • Increased Mana Point (MP) regeneration rates inside of inn rooms, on the Tower of Insolence “rest” floors, and throughout Mainland Aden.
  • Increased MP bonus of Blood to Soul from 12 to 16.
  • Increased duration of Area of Silence from 10 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Increased effectiveness of Nature’s Blessing.
  • Increased duration of Burning Spirit from 5 minutes to 10 minutes.
  • Increased duration of Armor Break from 5 minutes to 10 minutes.
  • Increased duration of Counter Magic from 10 seconds to 2 minutes.
  • Certain NPC merchants will now purchase Magic Gems: Melissa and Raon in Aden City, Fraoun in Hidden Valley, Pagoru in the Ivory Tower, Bius in Ivory Tower Town (Oren), and Johan on Singing Island.
  • Increased damage bonus for Sayha’s Crossbow from 2 to 3.
  • Adjusted base damage of Fire Arrow from 8/7 to 7/9.
  • Increased base damage of Earth Arrow from 6/8 to 7/9.
  • Adjusted base damage of Wind Arrow from 7/7 to 7/9.
  • Adjusted base damage of Water Arrow from 8/7 to 7/9.

Source: NCsoft Lineage Message Boards