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Welcome to the LineageOne global community pages.Here you can find anything from our great competitions, including our annual "US Player Of The Year" awards, to our exclusive interviews with NCsoft's staff and players from all servers - take a looka at our previous Interviews!
New: NCsoft's Mistryl brings us answers to questions which have plagued Lineage players since the beginning of time in our Fact vs Fiction Q & A Forum section.As always, we welcome any screenshots you wish to sumbit to us and will review every single one for publication in the Screenshots section.Be sure to check our Player Of The Year 2006 competition!
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Competitions
Please select a competition from the list below:
Player Of The Year 2007: The Vote
The votes have been counted and the tie-breaks are over. We have taken one character of every class and sex and thrown them into one giant public vote.
All of them will receive a LineageOne button! Four of them will walk away with T-shirts, but there can be only one winner. The winner will walk away with 180 days of FREE game-time.
This years finalists are...
Elf: Male - Ken Rauhel's Nycros
Elf: Female - Ken Rauhel's Jesy
Knight: Male - Lands Of Aden's L3g3nd
Knight: Female - Depardieu's OrangeCrush
Mage: Male - Depardieu's 0Merlin0
Mage: Female - Ken Rauhel's Cainna
DarkElf: Male - Lands Of Aden's Fantasma
DarkElf: Female - Depardieu's Anju
Royal: Male - Ken Rauhel's Justifier
Royal: Female - Lands Of Aden's DakotaSky
Wait... There's a catch!
The polls will be counted on Tuesday night - the two players with the least amount of votes will be.... Eliminated.
The polls will then be re-set for wednesday's maintenance and it will be time to vote again!
Player Of The Year 2007: It's Time
LineageOne is now accepting nominations for the following:
- Player of the year
Submit your nominations via the nominations closed.
This year you may submit two nominations each; one male and one female character.
Remember to include a short statement of why you believe the players you have chosen should be put forward.
Once we have colllected the nominations we will select 1 player of each sex and class to go through to the next round. The begins the public vote. The contestant with the least amount of votes at each checkpoint will be removed from the competition until only the winner remains.
Prizes? WHAT? You want prizes? Well of course! This year we're feeling generous. In cooperation with the wonderful folk back at NC Austin, The LineageOne Player of the Year will be awarded with 180 days of FREE playing time!
You want more? Sheesh.
Well okay then... The four runners-up will receive a special, LineageOne player of the year t-shirt.
What? You want more??? Jeebus, you folks are demanding. We'll also be randomly selecting folks who took the time to nominate to receive LineageOne buttons!
The closing date for nominations is December 12th during the regular server maintenance. This year we're aiming to announce the winner on the 25th! Now that'll be a nice christmas present for someone!
Of course there are rules and stuff... so be sure to read the [Terms and Conditions].
Player Of The Year 2007: Knocked Out!
It's time to say goodbye to the two players with the least votes.
OrangeCrush and 0Merlin0... You have been eliminated!
Both players will receive a LineageOne button!
Be sure to vote again for the next round.
The polls will be re-counted on Saturday and the two players with the least votes will be eliminated!
Good Luck
Player Of The Year 2007: Semi-Finals!
Ken Rauhel's Cainna and the Lands Of Aden's DakotaSky say goodbye as we eliminate them from what is now the semi-finals of 2007's Player Of The Year award!
Both players will, of course, receive a LineageOne button!
Be sure to vote again in the semi-final.
The polls will be re-counted on Wednesday and the two players with the least votes will be eliminated!
We will then enter into the final - the winner will be announced on Wednesday 23rd January 2008!
Good Luck & Keep Voting!
Player Of The Year 2007: The Finals!
It's time to say goodbye to Ken Rauhel's Jesy, who in last place with 6% of the vote is Eliminated!
5th place in the competition was a close call! The Lands Of Adens Fantasma, who fell just 1% behind at 15% of the vote is Eliminated... Both players will, of course, receive a LineageOne button!
In 1st place in the semi's was Ken Rauhel's Nycros with a whopping 25% of the vote!
In 2nd place in this years semi's was Lands of Aden's L3g3nd with 20%.
In 3rd place, was a shock move from 5th place - taking 17%, Ken Rauhel's Justifier - who promises that he will level up at some point... just as soon as he stops dying...
In 4th place, our last player to enter the final with 16% of the vote is Depardieu's Anju.
So the Final...
Voting starts NOW!
The polls will close automatically in 1 week.
The winner of Player of The Year 2007 will be announced on Wendesday 23rd of January 2008!
Good Luck & Keep Voting!
Player Of The Year 2007: Tie-Breakers!
Nominations are now closed and we're ready to reveal this years competitors...
Elf: Male - Ken Rauhel's Nycros
Elf: Female - Ken Rauhel's Jesy
Knight: Male - Lands Of Aden's L3g3nd
Knight: Female - Depardieu's OrangeCrush
Mage: Male - Depardieu's 0Merlin0
Mage: Female - TIEBREAKER - VOTE NOW
DarkElf: Male - TIEBREAKER - VOTE NOW
DarkElf: Female - TIEBREAKER - VOTE NOW
Royal: Male - Ken Rauhel's Justifier
Royal: Female - TIEBREAKER - VOTE NOW
Congratulations to those listed above - they'll be going through to the next round.
For the tie-breakers, we'll be announcing the successful candidates next week - so go vote!!!
Player Of The Year 2007: Vote
Previous Competitions
The competitions listed below are now closed. We have left the pages available for your enjoyment.
Lineage Blooper Event
It's screenshot time again!
This time we want your best in-game mess-ups caught by screenshot!
You can submit them via the website here or email them to us at screenshots@lineageone.com.
The best ones will be displayed on the front page. Remember to include a short description on what was happening at the time!
LineageOne: Celebrating 1 Year
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Emblem Contest Terms & Conditions
Contest Terms & Conditions
- It is preferred that current in-game emblems are not submitted
- Each submitted emblem must be unique and your own work, or you must have permission from the author to submit the emblem.
- Judges will include Myself, Szeto, Elvorith and special Guest Judges Mistryl & Kyzah.
- All enquiries regarding the competition should be directed towards competition@lineageone.com as NCsoft personnel will not be able to assist you.
- NCsoft is not responsible for the terms and conditions of this contest, the final decision, or the disbursement of prizes.
- The judges decisions are final.
- 7 emblems will be selected between the starting date of the competition (14/09/2005) and Friday 23/09/2005. Each of the emblems selected will be awarded a special prize. The best over-all selection will recieve FOUR months of FREE game-time credited to their Lineage 1 game account.
- All emblems submitted will be made available for public use and download via our archives.
- Multiple submissions from a single user will be accepted, however only one prize per user will be awarded.
- LineageOne reserves the right to modify, suspend, or even cancel the contest and/or these terms and conditions at our discression.
- To enter the competition, you must have a valid LineageOne website account. You can create one here.
Submission Requirements
Here are the emblem requirements: "The emblem has to be 16 pixels wide and 12 pixels high. The emblem also has to be a 24 bit color bitmap file (BMP)"
For the purpose of this contest, you will need to submit TWO copies of the emblem file, one in the original BMP format, and one as a JPEG image.
Using an Emblem with the Lineage Client
PC Users:
1.) Save your Pledge emblem BMP file in the same directory that you installed Lineage (i.e. C:\Program Files\Lineage).
2.) From within the game, you can upload the emblem by typing /emblem filename.bmp or test the emblem first by typing /checkbmp filename.bmp.
Macintosh Users:
1.) Place your Pledge emblem BMP file in the Lineage Resource folder. Press Ctrl and click on Lineage Icon. A menu will pop up. Click on "Show Package Contents" and then double click on the Contents folder. Double click on the Resource folder and place icon bmp in Resource folder.
2.) From within the game, you can upload the emblem by typing /emblem filename.bmp or test the emblem first by typing /checkbmp filename.bmp.
Remember, much like language and names, Pledge emblems must adhere to the Lineage Rules of Conduct!
Emblem Contest: The Winner Is...
Congratulations to Itachi, who takes first prize of the Limited Edition Lineage 1 Shirt and four FREE months of game-time.
The winning entry can be seen here.
We'd like to thank everyone for participating, and have decided to award everyone who submitted an emblem before tonights HoC began with a little something special from our memorabilia collection. (Please note, only one prize per contestant.) We will be in contact with you soon!
All submissions are now available in our public emblem archive, which is available here.
We want to keep our archive growing, so please, keep submitting your emblem designs here.
The competition is now closed.
There's Still Time!
There's still time to win FOUR months of FREE game-time and plenty of Lineage goodies!
You can submit your emblems, in BOTH BPM and JPEG format here.
How do you create an emblem?
Well - you can use Microsoft Paint!!!
Tips:
- Be sure to set your image to be 16 pixels wide and 12 pixels high.
- The Lineage client changes the colour "black" to be transparent - so if you want to use black in your emblems, set the colour slightly off-black.
Please view the Emblem Competition Terms & Conditions for information on this contest and for the requirements of the emblem files.
LineageOne: Player Of The Year 2005
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Round 2 is now over and we are preparing for the Grand Final.
1. View the LoA candidates: here
2. View the results of the LoA vote: here 3. View the Ken Rauhel candidates: here 5. View the Depardieu candidates: here |
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Finalists! Depardieu: ZeFeroth Up for grabs!
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Boxed & Ready - Last call for prize winners
The boxes are packed and we're FINALLY ready to ship!
Prize-winners from the recent LineageOne Player Of The Year competition have just a few days left to claim their goodies!
Recipients of t-shirts & game cards need to have responded to their in-game messages by Friday 21st April 2006.
The winner must reply to a special message sent from NCsoft to the account's registered email address by Friday 21st April 2006 to claim their additional 4 months game time.
We apologise for the delay in processing these claims. This was due to difficulties tracking contestants down!
Once again we'd like to thank you all for taking part!
Last Orders!
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Final days of nominations!
There's still time to nominate your favourite lin-buddy to recieve one of our fantastic prizes!
Please send your nominations to: nominations are now closed Remember to include your character name, your nominations character name and the server you both reside on. Be sure to tell us why you feel this player is worthy of the title: LineageOne Player Of The Year 2005. |
Public voting dates and information will be released once the nominations are closed.
Please be sure to read the Terms and Conditions.
Player Of The Year 2005 - Gearing up for Round 2!
Nominations for this years Player of the year contest are now closed.
We'd like to thank everyone who has taken part in the nominations process.
We will shortly be posting 3 polls. One for Ken, one for Dep and one for LoA. Each poll will contain the names of the 3 players with the most nominations for each server. You may vote on each poll - however you must have a LineageOne web account and log in to do so.
This year we will also be showing you the exact number of votes cast for each contestant.
Also - please remember that every one of the names listed in the coming polls has already won a prize - so congratulations to each of them.
Player Of The Year 2005 - The Final Vote
Player Of The Year 2005 - The Final!
Player Of The Year 2005 Finalists
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Depardieu: ZeFeroth |
Lands Of Aden: Fantasma |
Ken Rauhel: AmericanGirl |
The nominations are over, the second-round votes have been counted and all candidates have now been chosen. It's time to vote for Player Of The Year 2005.
We have listed each servers candidate above. Click on the players name above to view what the people that nominated them had to say about them.
When you've read through each of the candidates stories you can decide who you're going to vote for to become this years LineageOne Player Of The Year.
The public vote is open now... you can vote here. You can only vote once and you must be logged in to vote, so please be certain of your candiadate before placing your vote.
The vote is open to everyone with a LineageOne account, including LineageOne Staff, NCsoft Staff, and the general public! Please note that you are required to "log in" to the website in order to vote. You can register free here and we promise not to send you any spam! :)
Lets not forget about the prize! In Co-operation with NCsoft Austin, this years Player Of The Year will be awarded with SIX months of FREE game time AND a free Lineage 1 T-Shirt.
All of the finalists will recieve a complimentary 60 day time-card and a Lineage T-Shirt!
The polls will close during the scheduled server maintenance on Wednesday March 1st 2006.
Player Of The Year 2005 - We have a winner!
After many months of poking the community with big sticks, we *finally* have our winner.
Guess what?
We're not gonna tell you who it is yet! :P
You'll have to wait one more day to find out who is the LineageOne player of the year 2005.
Player Of The Year 2005 Exetension
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Nominations Deadline Extension
The nominations deadline has now been extended until December 21st 2005. Please send your nominations to: nominations are now closed Remember to include your character name, your nominations character name and the server you both reside on. Be sure to tell us why you feel this player is worthy of the title: LineageOne Player Of The Year 2005. Public voting dates and information will be released once the nominations are closed. Still up for grabs!
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Player Of The Year 2005 Terms & Conditions
Terms and conditions
- Nominees must have a valid Lineage 1 game account
- In order to use the time-cards the player must have migrated their Lineage game account to PlayNC
- We reserve the right to reject submissions if deemed inappropriate.
- Submissions made after the deadline of: Dec 21st 2005 will not be considered
- LineageOne reserves the right to cancel or suspend this award without notice
- The decision of the LineageOne Administration team is final
- We reserve the right to modify these terms without notice
- NCsoft Austin will not accept or review any submissions; all submissions must be made to LineageOne directly via nominate@lineageone.com
- Multiple submissions from the same player will not be counted.
- Each nominee can only be put forward as one single character.
- Self-nominations will not be accepted.
- NCsoft Austin reserve the right to terminate the agreement at any time
- The winning player will be bound to the Lineage Terms of Service
- NC Staff and Official Fansite Administrators are not eligible to be entered.
- NCsoft are not responsible for the disbursement of prizes.
Player Of The Year 2005: ZeFeroth
ZeFeroth will take away SIX MONTHS of game time and a Lineage T-Shirt :)
Taking second place this year with a difference of just ONE vote, AmericanGirl will walk away with a 60 Day GameCard and a Lineage T-Shirt.
Fantasma will also recieve a goodie-bag containing a 60 day GameCard and a Lineage T-Shirt.
Congratulations to ALL of this years contestants, and a HUGE thank you to everyone who nominated and voted.
Player Of The Year, Round 2: Depardieu
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Vote for the LoA candidate here.
Player Of The Year: Ken Rauhel's Finalist Is...
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AmericanGirl Congratulations to AmericanGirl of Ken Rauhel who, with a whopping majority of 50% of the public vote, will be joining LoA's Fantasma in the grand final of Player of the year 2005. AmericanGirl and Fantasma will be competing with the winner of the Dep heats for the top prize of 6 months free game-time. LadyCrystael made second place with 30% of the vote - nabbing a runners-up prize of a fabulous Lineage T-Shirt. Nycros made third place in this round, taking 20% of the vote, also walks away with a super Lineage T-Shirt. |
Special thanks to everyone who voted in this poll, and to all of those who took the time to nominate.
Stay tuned for the announcement following the close of the Depardieu poll on Wednesday 8th February 2006 - and of course the grand final of Player Of The Year 2005 where one lucky winner will walk away with SIX MONTHS of FREE game time AND a fabulous Lineage T-Shirt.
Player Of The Year: LoA's Finalist Is...
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Fantasma Congratulations to Fantasma of LoA who, with a winning majority of 44% of the public vote, will be going through to the final of Player of the year 2005. Fantasma will now go through to compete with the winner of the Ken and Dep heats for the top prize of 6 months free game-time. BiteMe came in second place with 42% of the vote - winning himself a Lineage T-Shirt. Siren, who made third place in this heat, scooping 14% of the vote has also won herself a Lineage T-Shirt. |
I would like to take the time here to apologise for a few text errors on the LoA candidate page for Sirens' entry. It appears i messed up the entry whilst i was copying your nomination quotes and I simply didn't get time to fix it.
Special thanks to everyone who voted in this poll, and to all of those who nominated this year... Stay tuned for the next set of announcements coming tomorrow!
The Public Vote: Round 2, Dep
The Public Vote: Round 2, Ken Rauhel
The Public Vote: Round 2, LoA
US: The selected candidates are...
The 9 candidates to go through into round 2 of the LineageOne Player Of The Year Awards 2005 are listed below by server and in alphabetical order.
Depardieu:
- StopHeart
- XSilverLeafX
- ZeFeroth
Ken Rauhel:
- AmericanGirl
- LadyCrystael
- Nycros
Lands of Aden:
- BiteMe
- Fantasma
- Siren
Congratulations to all of the players listed above. The public polls will be opening over the next few days.
LineageOne: Player Of The Year 2006
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LineageOne is now accepting nominations for the following:
Please send your nominations to: lineageone@mac.com Remember to include a short statement of why you believe this player should be nominated, telling us a little bit about them. We will also need to know on which server the player resides! |
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Once we have colllected the nominations we will select 3 players, one from each of the live servers, all three will be thrown in for the public vote!
Prizes? WHAT? You want prizes? Well okay, but only because we're feeling generous. In cooperation with the wonderful folk back at NC Austin, The LineageOne Player of the Year will be awarded with 180 days of FREE playing time! Now how's that for fair? Bah, you're never happy are ya? Well okay then... Each of the three successful nominees will also receive a Lineage 1 T-Shirt, courtesy of PlayNC & LineageOne. What? You want more??? Jeebus, you folks are demanding. For every nomination received, we'll throw your name into a hat and give you the chance to also receive 60 days of free game time... Now ya can't complain at that can ya? The closing date for nominations is December 13th during the server maintenance. Ohh yeah... we'll be announcing the winner on the 25th! Now that'll be a nice christmas present for someone! Of course there are rules and stuff... so be sure to read the [Terms and Conditions]. |
LineageOne Player of the Year Finalists
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Sure we're running late - but have you ever known us to be on time with anything? :P
It's Christmas Eve and we're finally ready to announce this years finalists. It was a tough call this year, but we're pleased to present you with the following candidates: |
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Depardieu: Amphetamines
"Well my name is Bryan, but mainly i'm refered to as Amph' in the lineage comunity. I recently turned 24 and i live in Toronto Ontario Canada.
I could go on about my Lineage history, but honestly i doubt anyone really cares. I started playing Amphetamines around the same time DarkElves were introduced as a playable class. I remember just hitting 49 and wishing I had waited for the DarkElf class. Since then I stuck with my Mage, taking small breaks here and there. I have maintained a blog for a few years; I would like to think its one of the more popular ones, but I try to be humble about it. |
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I'm trying to sell myself here but I really can't. If you know me, you know me. If not, please feel free to visit my site. I have years of history open to read and explore and tons more to come. I just want everyone to know that if I do infact win, I want to thank everyone who voted, and I hope I live up to your expectations... But if not, at least my intentions were in the right place.
Merry Christmas. Amph." |
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| Ken Rauhel: Molindar
"I'm not really great at selling myself or putting myself ahead of others... I'll see what I can do within these lines.
My mission here is to have fun and get powerful, but not at the expense of others. As a matter of fact, in many ways, I have sacrificed a lot of Adena and items for others growth and power. I believe that a group of strong friends is more important than myself being uber-duber. I enjoy helping my friends and BP members become more than they are. It's who I am, both in RL and the game. Together you can accomplish more than you can by yourself. I have known a lot of people in this game over many years (I started in late 2002). Many of those people have quit or moved to another server leaving me loads of stuff and Adena. It just seemed fair for me to pass most of it out to friends and my BP's at the time. Of course I kept some of it for myself heh. |
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I don't mind hunting with others from other BP's but mainly stay in BP hunts. I don't get involved in much of the drama that goes on through global-chat or on fvb, but there are a few people i'd like to see go poof. You know who you are.
Right is right and wrong is wrong there is no debate upon that, but people try to manipulate others feelings and ideas towards their own ends. I have no time for those people. I want to enjoy my game and learn to hunt together with my friends. My friends are my life. Alone you wither and die. Hmm well I just told you who I am and how I operate. Ill let others speak towards reasons to vote for me as player of the year, as I am not great at speaking highly about myself. Be good and play well !! Moli" |
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Lands Of Aden: Somebody
"I started playing Lineage long ago when my uncle and his friends decided it would be something fun at a LAN party we were having. This was around the time right after Desert was put into the game and Desert was uber. That started my obsession and has continued until this day.
My first character was of course a Knight on Depardieu named “Comm4nd3r”, which I later quit and gave it to my uncle to play(very good rolls – oh the joys of rolling that dice for an hour). I then quit for about a year and then, like a great game always does, I was drawn back in for more, but this time I decided to play test with a good friend of mine(Now known by ProblemChild). |
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Test was a blast, I don’t think I have ever had as much fun as I had on test and that is where I made my very first mage that I actually leveled. Low and behold it was a strength Mage (how I play my mage now), it was so much fun and then test server wiped. I quit again after this for awhile until I heard that Lands of Aden was opening. A fresh server to play with unique rules, can’t beat that. I made my first character, an elf, which went by the name of 7112. Yes I know, a horrible name (unless you’re a bot, then it’s a great name), but it was just a test character to see if I liked Lands of Aden.
I loved the server and made a few friends along the way. Once of which was DICTATOR. I asked him one day “What do you think the best stats are for a mage?” he without hesitation said “18 CON / 18 WIS” and with that I was off to make my mage. Making a name for a new character is always hard, but I figured Somebody would be fitting as I had used it many times before in other games. (Although it is a rather confusing name… “Somebody do this…” “Somebody do that…”). With my character made I was off to begin playing my mage. I found out quick my mage did not hit hard like my previous strength mage, nor did it have the magic power to do very well with magic alone. I found a pledge I wanted to join while hunting Dragon Valley beach and meeting D0MFORCE and Sauromans. I became a member of DOMFORCE and enjoyed that pledge immensely. Shortly after joining I found DVC 3f and how well my mage could do turning undead and leaching mana with Staff of Mana. I then went from level 46 to 49 in a short 9 days (at the time anyway) and that’s where my problems began. I HATED level 49 with a passion. I got 2% on my mage and quit it. I then proceeded to create 6 characters(2 Mages, 2 Knights, DE, Elf) and level then all to 49, then quit them because I hated level 49 that much. Meanwhile doing all of this I made many friends, but none stood out as much as one - Soundwave. I loved the way he played his mage and how well he could do it. I would switch back to my mage here and there, but I could never focus enough to get it done. I dreamt of playing like he did and being able to hunt the places he could. I tried desperately to Turn Undead like all of my mage counterparts, but I just couldn’t do it. It took so much of my mana just to turn one thing because of my horrible Intelligence. I would get frustrated and just give up. I did, however, make it to 50% somehow between my attempts at 31f, 51f, and DVC 3f/4f. My good friend had previously made a Dark Elf (Now ProblemChild) switching from his Knight and asked me if I wanted to go to Forgotten Island with him. Now I had remembered my previous engagements with the Forgotten Island monsters and how they slaughtered me every time as I tried to run away. Ignoring my deaths I decided to go with him. I played my mage like I had always seen Soundwave play his, but switching his brute melee with a combination of melee and spells. This worked incredibly well and I began to focus on making myself better at it and being able to heal other people while doing this. With lots of “work” I just eventually got very good at it. So much so that I often hunt Forgotten Island like I had always seen my idol, Soundwave, do – without summons. Unlike most mages I thought to myself (and with the help of other people saying I should) “What the hell I am already 18 con/wis I might as well add some more WIS”. This was based on the fact that I wanted the MR, MP regen, and the MP level ups. While this might seem like a bad idea, considering how much I whined about not being able to turn undead like everyone else, I have never regretted doing it since. I added to 25 Wisdom and then 3 to Intelligence (Level 60). My last level up I got 16 MP which made me feel very good about my decision to get full Wisdom and then add to Intelligence, seeing as I have 6 more levels until its full =(. I play my Mage like it is a Paladin and I love doing it. I am just a little Knight wannabe or maybe an Elf at heart." |
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Well folks, that's it! You've heard from the finalists, who (thanks to you guys) have all already won an uber Lineage 1 T-Shirt from the PlayNC store! Now we need to find out which one of these folks gets to take home 180 days of free game time! Get ready to vote... The polls will be on christmas day, and we'll be announcing the Player Of The Year 2006 on January 1st!
LineageOne would like to thank EVERYONE for their nominations - we'll be announcing the winner of the bonus 60 day time-card soon!
Finally, LineageOne would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
LineageOne Player of the Year Terms & Conditions
Terms and conditions
- The winning player must have an existing, valid US Lineage 1 account.
- We reserve the right to reject submissions if deemed inappropriate.
- Submissions made after the deadline of: Dec 12th 2007 will not be considered
- LineageOne reserves the right to cancel or suspend this award without notice
- The decision of the LineageOne Administration team is final
- We reserve the right to modify these terms without notice
- NCsoft Austin will not accept or review any submissions; all submissions must be made to LineageOne directly via the [nomination form]
- NCsoft support will not be able to answer your questions, please direct these to the LineageOne forums.
- Multiple submissions for the same player, character and/or account(s) are not acceptable
- You may only nominate once, and will subsequently only be entered into the prize draw once
- NCsoft Austin reserve the right to terminate the agreement at any time
- The winning player will be bound to the Lineage Terms of Service
- NCsoft Staff and Official Lineage Fansite Managers are not eligable to be entered (Rooella, Elvorith & Stub).
Player Of The Year 2006 - The Final Vote!
MAYDAY MMO Domination Tour
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Girlz Game Too (www.girlzgametoo.com) and Split Infinity Radio (www.siradio.fm) have joined forces to bring to you, the players, the largest online gaming event ever. 16 MMO’s, 12 universes, 1 radio station, 1 community crazy enough to pull it off. |
This party will be held on Saturday, April 29th – Monday, May 1st and will include many contests and a prize list that made even our heads spin! The festivities will start at 12 noon EST (-5 GMT) and will be hosted by your favorite SI Radio and Team GGT personalities. You can head on over to www.GirlzGameToo.com for all of the details and pop into the forums to show support for your games’ community. There will be giveaways prior to the event as well, so don’t miss out.
LineageOne is teaming up with GirlzGameToo & Split Infinity Radio to bring the celebrations to the Lineage 1 community. Whilst we're not quite ready to annouce any formal details yet, be advised that we're gearing up for something NEVER done before in US Lineage. Keep May 1st clear in your calendar and watch this space (and go visit www.GirlzGameToo.com too!)
MAYDAY MMO Domination Tour: Event Details
Join us in Aden Town on the Lands Of Aden server this weekend for a bundle of fun.
When? Err yeah... Here's what's happening.
- Sat Apr 29th: Sunday's event was cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
- Sun Apr 30th: 11:00 Central Time (17:00 BST/18:00 CET) Hosted by GGT & SI Radio - FireCat will be your host.
- Mon May 1st: 17:00 Central Time (23:00 BST/00:00 CET) Hosted by LineageOne, GGT & SI Radio -
- An event for ALL Classes and Levels - meet at Aden Town by the Auction Board at 17:00 CST sharp.
- Various members of the NCsoft Lineage team will drop in between 5 and 7 pm Central time.
- There will be several games, and some nice prizes too!
What's that? You don't play on LoA? We suck? HA! we say.. HA.
For your convienence those wonderful folks at NCsoft have kindly "tweaked" LoA epspecially for the weekend.
If you're not an LoA'er, read on for instructions on just how you can join us...
- Whack those dummies.
- That's right - go get yourself to level 5 or so... it won't take long. Be sure to stock up on haste in the village.
- Kill a few mops
- All you need is 5 adena... so go kill a few goblins and get some pocket change!
- Get your butt back to town and speak to the vendor
- Buy yourself a special (yet unmarked) Scroll of Teleportation... this is where your 5 adena comes in!
- Use your new teleport scroll - and we'll see you in Aden Town! (Yep - the scroll will take you straight to Aden Town.)
Player Of The Year 2004
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This Competiton Is Now Closed
The Honors List
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Depardieu's FieldsOfLove
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Since Fields created that prince he was always at war and always was there for his pledge and friends fighting side by side no matter the odds. Well, He wanted to peace hunt for a little bit to recooperate his supplies and have some hunts with friends that wouldn't be interrupted.
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Ken Rauhel's AmericanGirl
IN PROGRESS - CHECK BACK LATER
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Ken Rauhel's Battle Of Honor
AmericanGirl Vs Cazorp
Keep watching as AmericanGirl and Cazorp battle it out for the honor of Ken Rauhel's candidate for the Player Of The Year 2004.
Each party will fight alongside two of their chosen defenders in a 3 vs 3 battle of whits.
We'll bring you the news, as it happens!
Cazorp to be Ken Rauhel's Candidate
Comiserations to Ken's AmericanGirl, who fought bravely and earns a place in this years Honor Roll; but congratulations to Cazorp, who is to become Ken Rauhel's candidate for LineageOne's 2004 Player Of The Year award.
Cazorp will face the public vote along side contestants from Depardieu and The Lands of Aden to be announced later this week.
Click on "read more" below for the full story.
The Story
In the secrecy of the Talking Island combat arena the two tribes and their supporters gathered. All non-participants were asked to polymorph into "Assasin Master" to prevent any illegal healing whilst four LineageOne officials kept watch via detection for any hidden help.
Team AmericanGirl
AmericanGirl: A greatly skilled level 52 hunting mage.
TheHammer: A fast and owie (i should know - he killed me) level 55+ knight
RageRiot: A wise and powerful magician.
Team Cazorp
Cazorp: A slightly crazy level 50 wisdom dark elf.
Blueberries: A fast and powerful level 55+ mage.
Fyreblade: A strong and deadly level 55+ knight.
The Fight
And then the fighting began...
Use the links below to browse through the story.
1. Getting Ready
Both parties gear up and prepare to do battle.
2. Mass Cancel
AmericanGirl cancels Cazorp & Blueberries, as Blueberries cancels TheHammer.
BlueBerries slows AmericanGirl
Korea: Test Server Publish 14th April
According to discussions on the NCsoft Austin Message Boards The following changes have been made to the Korean public test server:
1. Added critical hit on claw.
Read on for more...
2. Added an in-game calculator
3. Add delay on several magic spells
- Vampiric touch - 3 seconds
- Greater heal - 1.5 seconds
- Immune to harm - 3 seconds
- Fog of sleep - 3 seconds
- Turn undead - 1.5 ~ 2 seconds
Source: NCsoft Austin Discussion Forums
3. Mages on the Run
It's a 2 on 1 as each party tries to end the other parties mage.
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Rumours: Episode 4 Item Additions
Please be aware that we are NOT able to verify the accuracy of this information. Any alterations suggested here do not reflect any impending service changes to US Lineage.
Yea sorry.. i've been lazy but hey i am a student and i am suppose to study for exam.. o.o EXAM EXAM EXAM and now i fried one...
Nue has posted information on several new aspects of EPISODE 4 o.o oooo! I am gonna split it into a few sections, the MAP, Items, Weapons Spells, NPC, Other.
Lets start
Items (Only Weapons and Armors):
Nue mentioned a few unique items that will be coming out. Note: This is surely not all of them i hope.. and i can't show pics.. i am gonna get pies from NC if i post pics=D
Read on for the full details...
Cloak of Sashin:
AC:0
SAFE Enchant: +4 i assume
CLASS: ALL
EFFECT: Morphs u to Death Knight
Cloak of Vampire:
Class: ALL
Effect: Provides Vampire Morph
Amulet of Wisdom :
Effect: +10 MR, +2 MP Regeneration, +1 HP Regeneration
Class: Mage
Silver Circlet:
Ac: 2
Safe Enchant: 6
Effect: +5 MR, +1 HP Regeneration, +1 INT
Mage ONly
Mummy's Crown:
AC: Unknown
Effect: +2 Str, +1 Dex, +1 Con, -2 Cha
Prince ONly
Amulet of Affection:
Effect: +2 HP and Mp Regeneration when ring of bravery is equipped
All Class
Ring of Bravery:
Effect: When combine with Amulet of Affection, it gives the Regeneration
Other Item Names with Unknown Status: Mole Coat, Mamboo Cap, Obisu Ring, Elemental Gloves, Staff of Earth Jail, Staff of Fireball, Staff of Dark Forester, Oriharukon Dagger, Mithril Dagger, Axe of Demon and Spear of Crimsod
Sources: Nue Lineage
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4. The First To Fall
AmericanGirl is the first to fall as blueberries strikes her from above with destroy.
FyreBlade heads for RageMage whilst TheHammeR trys to take on BlueBerries
5. Another One Bites The Dust
TheHammer goes for Cazorp whilst BlueBerries strikes down RageMage.
FyreBlade re-polies.
6. Is It All Over?
Almost defeated TheHammeR pops a few clears and goes for BlueBerries.
7. Missed!
BlueBerries attempts to strike TheHammeR down with another destory - only to fail.... TheHammeR goes for BlueBerries again...
8. BlueBerries Runs Away
BlueBerries polys to Bapho and runs away!
Antharas - Ken Rauhel's Kardoza
9. The End?
After TheHammeR pumps a LOT of clears, AmericanGirl conceeds from the contest.
The crowds are dispersed, and the celebrations begin.
US: NonenoN, Depardieu's first Level 65 Elf
US Server, Depardieu, now has it's first Level 65 Elf. NonenoN of the FirstLove Blood Pledge (so called SoL) reached lv65 the morning of July 11, 2005.
As you can see on the high level players' list, the highest level elf was at lv62 on June 10. however, NonenoN power-leveled in a surprising speed and caught up with the tops elves of the other servers.
Please read on for the full interview.
The folllowing interview was conducted on July 12, 2005.
Nukata: Thank you for having this interview
NonenoN: npnp ^^ ty too.
Nukata: We appreciate it very much
Nukata: When did you reach lv65 exactly?
NonenoN: Yesterday. Early morning.
Nukata: Where were you at the moment of leveling up?
NonenoN: FI
Nukata: Please introduce yourself to the LineageOne readers.
NonenoN: I live in LA. I am a Taiwanese and around 22 years old. People call me Law in this game, because my name is Lawrence.
Nukata: How long have you been playing Lineage?
NonenoN: I have been playing Lineage for 5 years already. I started it on a Chinese server at first. Then, I came to the US server as I moved to LA.
Nukata: How long have you been playing this elf?
NonenoN: I have been playing this elf around 2-3 years.
Nukata: How long did it take for you to level up from lv64 to 65?
NonenoN: I think around 10 days. I only play around 10 hours a day. Sometimes just chilling in the mainland.
Nukata: Where do you mainly hunt? Also, hou much exp can you gain per hour?
NonenoN: South of FI, Doppel zone. Also BB area gives a good exp. The exp rate depends on mops' spawn rate. At maximum, I gained 1 % in 40 min.
Nukata: What kind of things do you pay attention at hunt?
NonenoN: Mostly my HP. You can not die when you power-level. the best way to gain % is not to lose %.
Nukata: Have you felt tired or pressured in Lineage? In such a time, how do you get relaxed?
NonenoN: Yes, sometimes. Then I take sometime away from Lineage. I like to play basketball and hang around with my friends. LA is a good place to have fun. There are lots of parties going on here.
Nukata: For those who do not play on DEP, please tell about your pledge.
NonenoN: SoL is a very big pledge. They are very helpful, and I have a lot of friends there.
Nukata: What was the best thing you have experienced in this game?
NonenoN: My friends and the relationships with them. I will be friends with them forever even one day I do not play this game anymore. My lineage time will eventually end, but the friendship will stay.
Sometimes, I think I hunt for exp too much. I only have a little time for the friends.
Nukata: Do you think you will continue to level up to 70 now?
NonenoN: I think I will relax for a while and hunt with my pledge members.
Nukata: What is the charm of Lineage for you?
NonenoN: To be able to challenge yourself, see what is the best you can do, and get to know with lots of people.
Nukata: What problems do you find with this game?
NonenoN: Disconnection and lag. I died once because of lag at lv64.
Also, you come to see the real face of people. You might find out bad sides of people while you spend time with them. Such as bad manner, ill-talks, and cheatings.
Nukata: How could Lineage be improved?
NonenoN: Make all the races balanced. For example, now the elf is kind of weak compared to other classes both in hunting and PvP. But I think it takes turns.
Nukata: Do you have any words to other elves?
NonenoN: Do not give up! Elves rock!
Nukata: I read your blog, and I was surprised you got 2 Ancienct scrolls in a short period of time.
NonenoN: Actually, 5 A-scrolls during about a 5-day period.
Nukata: Gee, those were a great present for Lv65.
NonenoN: Yep, thanks, NC too!
Nukata: Thank you for having this opportunity. I hope you play Lineage for long and have fun time in it.
NonenoN: Thank you for the interview too.
LineageOne's Player Of The Year 2004
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And The Winner Is... Ken Rauhel's Cazorp with a massive 51% of your votes. Congratulations Cazorp! Voted Player Of The Year 2004 by LineageOne readers! We will be contacting you shortly to arrange your four months of free game time! Cazorp Says: "I’m not one for making speeches about myself. Let me just say that when I started to play lineage I never expected to be looked upon by my fellow players as someone that deserves such recognition. I’m honored that you think of me in such regard. I play Lineage to have fun, and try and help people the way others have helped me. I have made many friends in the game, some are very powerful, some are well known, some are wealthy beyond my imagination, but I also have friends that aren’t any of those. It’s the ones we call “newbs”, these people are what keep Lin going. So when I see a newb, or a newb has a question, I don’t mind helping them out if I have the resources to do so... Don’t get me wrong, I’m not always the “nice” person that I seem to always be. There have been many occasions where I have had to put the niceness away to help out a friend, or my pledge in a fight or some other type of issue. As many of my friends know, to me friends and family, pledge mates, comes first and foremost. I’m there if they need me and will be there at any cost." |
LineageOne would like to thank Depardieu's Magnetik and The Lands Of Aden's Breetai, and everyone who nominated and voted for taking part and making this as fun as it has been! Special thanks also go to NCsoft Austin for making this competition possible!
Nominate a friend to win 4 months game time!
LineageOne is now accepting nominations for the following:
- Player of the year
Please send your nominations to: Nominations are now closed
Remember to include a short statement of why you believe this player should be nominated, telling us a little bit about them. We will also need to know on which server the player resides!
Once we have colllected the nominations we will select 3 players, one of whom will be crowned the LineageOne player of the year by public vote!
Prizes? WHAT? You want prizes? Well okay, but only because we're feeling generous. In cooperation with the wonderful folk back at NC Austin, The LineageOne Player of the Year will be awarded with FOUR months FREE playing time credited to their Lineage Account!
Now how's that for fair?
The closing date for nominations is December 1st at 11AM CDT. Ohh yeah... we'll be announcing the winner on the 15th! Now that'll be a nice christmas present for someone!
Please be sure to read the Terms and Conditions.
Player Of The Year 2004 Finals
Player Of The Year 2004 Finalists
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Depardieu: Magnetik |
Lands Of Aden: Breetai |
Ken Rauhel: Cazorp |
The nominations are over, the votes have been counted and all candidates have been selected.
We have listed each servers candidate above. Click on the players name above to view what the people that nominated them had to say about them.
When you've read through each of the candidates stories you can decide who you're going to vote for to become this years LineageOne Player Of The Year.
The public vote is open now... you can vote here. You can only vote once, so please be certain of your candiadate before placing your vote.
The vote is open to absolutley everyone, including LineageOne Staff, NCsoft Staff, and the general public! Please note that due to technical constraints you are required to "log in" to the website in order to vote. For this we are very sorry! You can register free here.
Lets not forget about the prize! In Co-operation with NCsoft Austin, this years Player Of The Year will be awarded with FOUR months of FREE game time credited to their Lineage 1 game account.
Depardieu's Magnetik
Player Of The Year 2004 Finalist
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Name: Magnetik Server: Depardieu Class: Royal "He has stood in there, thru thick and thin, for along time, maintaining one of the oldest pledges on the server. And you may well realize, it ain't easy holding a pledge together for all this time." "hes none stop lvling, holding down a bunch crazy `electrons`" "I believe he exhibits all the qualities a prince needs. He is fair with pledges members but does not compromise his principles for them. He is someone that does not look for a fight but when his cage is rattled this dog will bite." "He is well liked by his his friends and is respected by his enemies. I believe he is the best representative of the Lineage community." "He does represent everything that Lineage wants to have representing them. |
" He has leveled his prince character to level 51 and will soon be a level 52 prince. That in itself is quite an accomplishment. He has been in the game since the mac beta days. He has established and maintained one of the longest running blood pledges on the dep server."
"He is fair with pledges members but does not compromise his principles for them. He is someone that does not look for a fight but when his cage is rattled this dog will bite."
Click here to go to the voting booth
FieldsOfLove level 53 interview
Player Of The Year 2004 Winner?
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The Lands Of Aden's Breetai
Player Of The Year 2004 Finalist
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Name: Breetai Server: Lands Of Aden Class: Royal "The most fun I've ever had hunting with him was when I was trying to help him level to 48 (a tough goal for a charisma royal). We went to 21f toi planning to make our way up to 24f and hunt a while there. He got a little restless and wanted to try 25f. He had so much fun killing his first lesser demon we ended up continuing upwards until we hit 30f . Surprisingly we lasted a little longer than 5 seconds. I ended up dead; while he survived the trip and even killed the iffy that got me." |
"We have a vaguely sexual running joke about crisco and dwarfs; so one day the pledge decided to tame some dwarfs and poly so we could fill our pledge house with dwarfs and mess with Bree when he logged in.. I think its one of those things where ya had to be there but I'll send an ss anyways."
"He sat and talked to me for hours on AIM while I was waiting to redownload lineage (56k and old lin CD so I'm not exagerating) and whenever "real life" is stressing me or I have a computer problem he's always willing to talk and help me work through things. He's the most honorable and generous person I know and I count him as one of my dearest friends."
| "While he's not a super-levelling character (his Prince is at 48), nor does he hold a castle or command a legion of armies, he may be the most giving person I've met during my time on Lineage. He refuses to accept anything for free, yet he'll give you the shirt off his back (literally). He enjoys leading the charge on pledge hunts and if things turn bad, he sincerely hopes that he's the only one who ends...regardless of how hard it is for a Prince to get xp." |
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"Most people tend to get jaded after a few years of playing lineage; they stop helping the "noobs" and focus more on themselves. In the 2 1/2 years of knowing Breetai, he has never refused help to someone that asked, he has helped people in and out of pledge with getting basic items and guiding them through quests, he has provided encouragement and support for individual goals, and he has even given the t-shirt off his back for those in need."
"He has a nasty habit of slipping odd things into the trade window if you aren't careful; he waits long enough to be sure you clicked ok and puts in gems, adena, dog whistles, hehe or whatever else he may have on him."
Click here to go to the voting booth
Ken Rauhel's Cazorp
Player Of The Year 2004 Finalist
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Name: Cazorp Server: Ken Rauhel Class: Dark Elf "He is the most kind-hearted, helpful person I've ever met in game. He is always going out of his way to help people out, either by taking "younger" players on hunts to show them the ropes, or by assisting in the various quests, or giving out gear as well as advice. And on top of all that, he managed to somehow make it to level 50 with a wisdom DE! " |
"I'd write a whole novel about him if I had the time, but I have to leave for work right now (I know, I should have done this earlier, but I forgot... some friend I am hehe)."
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"I can't think of many more dedicated players who play the game regularly and help those who need it. He doesn't put his own leveling too often over hunting with others. He's made my days playing in Panther fun for the most part when I was able to see him.."
"He's given me a lot of items and advice and is one to stop and chat anytime. He'll probably still be in this game long after I have left." "He's generous, trustworthy, and loyal. In my opinion, he is a perfect example of what every player should strive for." |
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Click here to go to the voting booth
US: Fansite Competition!
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Do you run a Lineage fansite, a personal linblog or pledge site? or do you know someone who does?
During the month of May, LineageOne will be giving away FREE game-time worth up-to four months to Lineage's best fansite, blog or pledge site! To enter a site, simply email us at contest@lineageone.com remember to include the persons main character name and server. The deadline for submissions is midnight on Saturday April 30th 2005. All submissions will be reviewed by LineageOne staff and a set of finalists will be put to the public vote on Tuesday, May 3rd. The winner will be announced on Wedesday 11th May, shortly after the sheduled server downtime. Please be sure to read the Fansite Mania Terms & Conditions. |
The polls are now closed.
Fansite Mania - Terms & Conditions
Terms and conditions
- The winning player must have an existing, valid US Lineage 1 account.
- Submitted sites must adhere to the rules set fourth in the Lineage Terms of Service.
- We reserve the right to reject submissions if deemed inappropriate.
- Submissions made after the deadline of: April 30th 2005 will not be considered.
- LineageOne reserves the right to cancel, amend or suspend this competition without notice.
- The decision of the LineageOne Administration team is final.
- NCsoft Austin will not accept or review any submissions; all submissions must be made to LineageOne directly via contest@lineageone.com.
- Multiple submissions for the same player, character and/or account(s) are not acceptable.
- NCsoft Austin reserve the right to terminate the agreement at any time.
- The winning player will be bound to the Lineage Terms of Service.
- NC Staff and Official Fansite Administrators are not eligable to be entered.
- Official sites and/or Official Fansites may not be submitted.
Fansite Mania - Vote For Your Favourite Site!
US: Fansite Mania - The Finalists
Here are the Finalists, listed in alphabetical order:
- Chronicals of TheHammeR and AmericanGirl
- Dragon Lineage
- Meaning BloodPledge
- The Republic BloodPledge
- Vamphetamine's Xanga Site
Review the sites, and vote here. The polls are now closed.
Remember - the Administrator of the winning fansite will recieve four months of FREE game-time credited to their account!
US: The Winner Is...
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Congratulations to the authors of Dragon Lineage. You've just won your administrator four months of free game time!
LineageOne would like to thank everyone who took part in the nominations, and to all of our readers for voting and making this the most successful competition we've run to date! Special thanks to NCsoft and of course Mistryl, our fabulous community co-ordinator for making this possible! View the official poll results here! |
Fan Sites
Please note that these sites are not maintained or regulated by either NCsoft or LineageOne.
US/English Fansites and Blogs
- The Adventures of Fields
- Augustus02 DemonSword
- Corner's Blog
- Dragons of Might Pledge
- EZcompany Blood Pledge
- Elvorith's Blog
- FirstLove
- Jesy's Journeys
- Kismet Ring of Destiny BloodPledge
- Lineage Bunnies
- Lineage Crew
- LineageDB - The Lineage Players Guide
- Lineage Market
- MerryXmas
- Relentless of LoA
- Skyaria's Blog
- The UnderTakers BloodPledge
- Topgunz & Wyndll's Blog
- Vamphetamine's Xanga Site
China, HongKong and Taiwan
Japanese Fansites
Korean Fansites
Know of a good fansite?
Let us know - email lineageone@mac.com
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14th October 2005
Lineage HoC : 14th October 2005
QMroo: Hi all - we're just ironing out a few techincal problems - we'll get started soon.
QMroo: Good evening all and thanks for coming along! We will begin shortly - you may start sending your questions to QMelvo, QMszeto or myself by typing /msg QMelvo
QMelvo: hello *^^*~
QMszeto: Hello everyone
QMroo: Hi all and welcome to the first LineageOne developer chat with NCsoft hosted here on Kreynet
QMroo: please send your questions to the QM's: /msg QMelvo
QMroo: please do not message the developers directly as they will be unable to respond
QMroo: I will start tonight by Introducing Mistryl...
Mistryl: Hi everyone, thank you for coming tonight! I'm Mistryl, the Community Coordinator for Lineage.
Scout: Hi, everyone! This is Scout, the departing Publish Coordinator.
Fracas: Greetins! And I would be Fracas, the arriving Publish Coordinator.
GMSylvia: Hi everyone this is GMSylvia Head of Lineage Support
QMroo: and I'm Roo of LineageOne... I'd like to apologise for the late start
QMroo: this was due to some techincal problem preventing Kyzah and Impact from connecting - however the team will be happy to answer questions for them!
QMroo: if you've just joined us - please send your questions to QMelvo or QMszeto: /msg QMelvo
QMroo: benny - When's next episode comming?
Fracas: Our tentative dates were to get 'er on test in October and Live in November. We're still shooting for these dates.
QMroo: never50 - ok i got a question dony know if this is place to ask but here goes i died last week when server went down on event day was told all people that died would get their exp back and i didnt i wrote nc no response
GMSylvia: We have been receiving a lot of extra emails as of late so we may not have had a chance to get to yours but feel free to write in again. Please keep in mind we do answer all emails sent to us.
QMroo: Kirsche - is anything new being done about the influx of bots to the servers?
GMSylvia: We always update our tactics in finding and prosecuting bots however as always we appreciate reports sent to us by the players. Keep in mind that although we can not report on the outcome of these investigations we research every report sent to us.
QMroo: Kirsche - followup: I saw a dude in an illegal morph last night, is that bannable?
GMSylvia: We request that anytime a player sees something they percieve as a violation that they report it immediately. Typically, after the claim is investigated and we find solid proof of a player using an illegal morph then they are prosecuted.
QMroo: if you've just joined us - please send your questions to QMelvo or QMszeto: /msg QMelvo
QMroo: Anju - Is Ep4 pushed back so we can have the much wanted Halloween Event?
Fracas: No, Episode 4 is not being pushed back because of the Halloween Event. We've actually been planning the event for awhile. We're working hard to get them both done and out to you as soon (and as fun) as possible.
QMroo: never50 - has there been any more thought about server merge i think it would be great or do we have to wait until after ep4
Fracas: The server merge is something that we continue to think about but our focus now is on Episode 4. It will definitely not be done until after Ep. 4 is live.
QMroo: kane35 - will there be any new mops in lineage one?
Fracas: Episode 4 will bring new mops, lands, and items to the world of Lineage. There will be plenty of new faces to smash and regions to roam!
QMroo: LadyC - basically,after ep4 comes out,is that really the last episode to be added to Lin1 and how long do they expect this game "Lin1" to run?
Fracas: Absolutely not! New Episodes are always being planned and we intend on going strong for quite awhile.
QMroo: woot! ^^
QMroo: cazey - I heard poly events were discontinued due to popularity issues, however it seems the community indeed wants it. Is this type of event being reconsidered?
Fracas: In response to player feedback we're working to inject more variety into the events we publish. We're not discontinuing polymorph events, we're just exploring all of our options. :)
QMroo: if you've just joined us - please send your questions to QMelvo or QMszeto: /msg QMelvo
QMroo: FireWave - There has been glips of information about an upcoming event for halloween, is there anything you can reveal at this time?
Fracas: It'll be in the era of halloween weekend and spooky.
QMroo: And finally - the last question of the evening:
QMroo: Anju - ok so What are all of your Favourite pets? mine are Ferrets.
Scout: Mistryl! Oh, wait, in game? Oh, then rabbits!
Mistryl: Scout!
Fracas: I prefer pets that do what I say, when I say, and how I say it. I also think dogs are cool.
GMSylvia: I like fish because they have no hair!
QMelvo: Lovebirds!!!
QMroo: Chinchillas!
Fracas: I thought that was a type of food?
QMroo: hey! >.<
Fracas: Maybe I'm thinking of a Churro.
QMroo: Ok! that about wraps it up for tonight - thank you all for coming along, and a special thank you to the NCsoft team for giving us their time. Don't forget you can always address your concerns on the official Lineage message boards!
Mistryl: Thank you everyone!
QMelvo: Thank you *^^*!
Scout: Thanks all!!
GMSylvia: Thanks everyone!
Fracas: Thanks!
Stratics: House Of Commons
In the days before LineageOne, our developer chats were often hosted by Stratics. For reference, some of the more recent chat logs are available below.
If you came here looking for information on the latest Live Chat sessions, go to our LiveChat pages.
3rd May 2005
Lineage HoC : 3rd May 2005
Brekkee: We'll be starting shortly, please feel free to begin sending your questions in to [QT]Phineus
Brekkee: Good evening and welcome to another great Stratics House of Commons chat, tonight our guests are the developers of Lineage! The topic tonight is general discussion so all questions are welcome.
Brekkee: Please send your questions to [QT]Phineus - to do so type /query NICK and type in the window that pops up. Questions sent to me or the developers will not make it into the lineup. Full logs of the chat will be up on http://www.stratics.com shortly after the chat.
Brekkee: We'll start with a brief introduction from the developers, now would be a good time to send those questions.
Kyzah: Hi everyone, Kyzah here, Content Writer/Editor for Lineage I in the US; great to see everyone this evening, thanks for coming out! :)
Scout: Hi, all. I'm the L1 Publish Coordinator. Welcome!
Mistryl: Hi everyone! I'm Mistryl, Community Coordinator for Lineage.
GMSylvia: Hi all I'm the Head GM for Lineage 1 :)
CaptSturm: Hiya, I'm CaptSturm. I'm the Live Process Manager for NC North America.
Brekkee: *Gippal* Hi! This is Gippal, an admin of LineageDB! anyways I was just going to ask about the possibility of a server merge? I have heard all about it but I never can get any info, do you have any?
Scout: We're still contemplating the server merge. We were very interested to see how the one in Hong Kong works out actually. We don't have definite plans yet, but we are still discussing it heavily.
Brekkee: *Rooey* Roumer has it our dragons are finally coming back... and they're bringing a friend with them... Can you tell us anything about this yet?
Scout: Sorry - I can't really comment on that yet. Stay tuned! :)
Brekkee: *lordbane* on LOa server have you decided about upping the brings drop raye insc and allowing silver to drop outside of mineral caves?
Scout: I'm still evaluating the effects of both of those changes, but it looks promising.
Brekkee: *Gippal* Another question ^_^! I have heard about the pre release plans of Episode 4.. Pirate Island and all.. Is this true?
Scout: Now you know we won't talk about things like that! :)
Brekkee: *Rooey* Capt, are you still alive? Did Scout eat you? What have you been doing? Where have you been hiding?
CaptSturm: Still around--I work with Scout on a daily basis. I oversee all the North America titles now, so I'm spread thin. :)CaptSturm: We just published the Issue 3 for Lineage, we launched GuildWars last week, we have a major update to City of Heroes tomorrow that includes PvP arenas...
CaptSturm: A new update for Lineage 2 is right around the corner for Chronicle 3
CaptSturm: AND other stuff I can't publicly comment on. :)CaptSturm: So, yeah, still around and staying busy.
Brekkee: Please send in your questions to [QT]Phineus by typing /msg [QT]Phineus
Brekkee: *Rooey* Scouts events over the past few months have been Legendary... The test server fun was fantastic... We appreciate the effort, but I *have* to ask... What's she got up her sleeves next? :)Scout: Well, keeping up the Legendary status is very trying. :) We do intend on doing an event soon if things stay steady for awhile. And we're working on some variations regarding events, so we'll just have to see what happens.
Brekkee: *Rooey* Kyzah, have you been keeping busy in your new role? What have you been doing? We miss you!
Kyzah: Quite! In addition to the daily/weekly news announcements, publish notes, etc., I‚ve been working with Mistryl on more community-related updates, such as the player stories, fan art, Q&A sessions, and working on the game content web updates as well.
Kyzah: I still peek in on the boards from time to time, though! ;)
Brekkee: *Rooey* Is DarkWing still with us, or did he get mawled by an Ogre?
CaptSturm: DarkWing is no longer with NC, the QA role is currently being wrangled at the QA Manager's direction.
Brekkee: *Gippal* Once again- I heard about the Posieidon hitting level 80 level cap and plans of rasing it.. Yay or Nay?
CaptSturm: I know there's a lot of interest in the next episode and plans that have been discussed in other territories. We could speculate on what the dev team has planned, but its honestly just to early for us to speak to that. At this early stage, there's much that may change or being removed and we really don't want to set false expectations. So, yeah, I expect it to be cool--but I'll need the content to be a bit further along before commiting to what
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Brekkee: *Rooey* Mistryl, This is your first ever Lineage 1 HoC? Come on... give us something to gossip about... What's it like working with these... umm loonies?
Mistryl: This is my first HoC for Lineage! I'm having an absolute blast working on the Lineage team and with the community. I really enjoy it. :)
Brekkee: *Rooey* What's happening with Diad Fortress... Did we just forget about this one after testing, or are you still tweaking it for
Scout: No, it hasn't been forgotten about. However, it's much more sensitive making changes on live and must be considered more carefully. But we're still aware that changes could be made to improve things, and we'd like to see the Fortress taken at some point!
Brekkee: *Rooey* GMSylvia, It's great to see you "out and about" tonight. What have you been upto recently? How are you keeping busy?
GMSylvia: Well I just finished a Q&A session which Mistryl just posted to the site and as always am working very hard on player issues. :)
Brekkee: Please send in your questions to [QT]Phineus by typing /msg [QT]Phineus
Brekkee: *lordbane* will there be news of any kind of event soon?
Scout: Well, we're still kicking around ideas. So now's the time to post your awesome ideas on the boards!!
Brekkee: *Rooey* Which one of you guys has the highest level character now? Do all of you still play outside of work, or are you all sick to the teeth of Lineage by the time you get home? :)CaptSturm: I think I have the highest level...
CaptSturm: on the internal test server! :)CaptSturm: On live, I have a few in the 40s, highest is 48.
Mistryl: I play outside of work. :) But I definitely don't have the highest level!
Scout: I won't say what level my characters are - it's just embarassing. But I spend a great deal of time dying... and loving it!
GMSylvia: I play outside when I can....at an undisclosed level!
Kyzah: My highest on live is still in the 50 range, the next one down is 49; still levelling! :)
Brekkee: *Rooey* How successful do you think the test server is? Should more of us be playing it?
Scout: I do think the test server is very successful. And valuable. Obviously, the more people that player are more likely to find issues. And the players certainly do more things than we can think of to test. Of course we could always use more testers. Without testers, L1 would be much worse off.
Brekkee: *Rooey* Who would win in a fight? Mistryl or Scout?... ok and in-game?
Kyzah: Hmmm, Dragon vs. Vampire... hard to tell!
Mistryl: Scout. I think she's a vampire and she's trying to get me to join her legion of the undead.
CaptSturm: In game, Mistryl for sure. Out of game, Scout--because she'd fight dirty. Seen her do it.
Scout: I think Mistryl - she's scrappy and could chase me down. (Yea, that's right, I'd be running!)
Brekkee: That will wrap it up for tonight. I‚d like to thank the folks from Lineage for coming!
Brekkee: The log for tonight‚s chat will be up shortly on http://www.stratics.com. Thank you all for joining us! You can join #Lineage to chat more about the game.
Mistryl: Thanks for coming everyone!
CaptSturm: Thanks for everyone that joined us tonight--we really appreciate our Lineage fans!
Kyzah: Great to see you all as always! Catch you in-game!! :)Scout: Thanks everyone! These are always enjoyable.
GMSylvia: Thank you all!
12th January 2005
Lineage HoC : 12th January 2005
Kyzah: Hi everyone -- Kyzah here, Community Coordinator for Lineage I US -- great to see you all, hope you had a wonderful holiday and are having a great new year! :)
Scout: Hi, all. I'm the Publish Coordinator for Lineage 1. Glad to see you all again!
captsturm: Hello All! I'm CaptSturm, the NC Live Process Manager. Glad you stopped by!
Brannoc: *Vinnee* Hi Id like to ask whether theres any progress on server mergers?
Scout: We are still discussing the possibility of a server merger. However, we don't have any definite plans yet, and are still kicking around various ideas.
captsturm: I'd add that we're taking the time to consider the FULL ramifications and we're discussing the details right down to dog names. We want to do it right or not at all. We've been reading the concerns posted on the forums and will take all of your concerns into consideration for any plans.
Kyzah: Yes, thank you everyone for your constructive discussions on this topic in the forums, they're most helpful. :)
Brannoc: *SunnyD* We in the Lineage Community have noticed numerous D/C's, lag spikes, etc. in recent weeks has NCAustin pinpointed the cause for these problems and are you anywhere near fixing them?
Scout: The network issues we've experience lately are due to a myriad of reasons. Our networking team is very aware of the impacts of such issues, and are constantly making changes to resolve them.
Brannoc: *Lealan* when will trade chat on loa be implemented?
Scout: Trade chat is linked to global chat. Therefore, it falls under the same umbrella as global chat, and the reasons we it hasn't been implemented.
Scout: With vendors and trade zones, it isn't as vital as it may have once been.
Brannoc: *Rooey* What's the *real* deal with the two month drop event? I remember capt' hinting you guys might pull that off at some point... how'd you get away with it?
Scout: We didn't get away with anything. We extended the event because it was well received and helped the players a great deal without harming the economy.
captsturm: It is sometimes funny to see various conspiracy theories--are motives are really pretty simple, we want you to keep playing and we want you guys to have fun. Nothing to do with any other games launching, or martian invasions. It was a subtle event and fun to run for a long period. Woot scout for insisting.
Brannoc: *Wae* When will the LoA guide and on-line guide be updated?
Kyzah: The LoA Change List in the forums is generally updated after the changes are made live to the server; the online guide will be updated as soon as possible, staffing and scheduling permitting.
Brannoc: *Fry* could you please go into more detail about how the poly events will work in general and the one this weekend in specific?
Scout: Polymorph events open up higher level polymorphs so that they can be used by anyone no matter what level. The upcoming event opens up the level 60 polymorphs (the Silver trio). The event will run Thursday 10AM - Tuesday 10AM.
Brannoc: *Rooey* Episode 3 is looming... Any great sneaky plans for the LoA fans out there that might differ from the Korean "build" ?
Scout: At this time, we're still testing and evaluating Ep 3. It's way too early to determine if we want to make any LoA specific changes. I anticipate that decision will come much later after we've processed Ep 3 fully.
Brannoc: *Rooey* Can anything be done about exp loss at siege on the non-pvp server? even if it's only a short-term change it might liven the scene up for a while?
captsturm: While I'm not sure that is possible with current coding, I'd agree that it is a fine suggestion. I'll talk to scout and we'll monkey around on an internal test server and see what can be done
captsturm: If it is impossible, we'll run it past dev to see their impression or concerns about a possible server specific flag
Brannoc: *Chia* are my event scrolls going to disappear along with the coins, or will we be allowed to keep these?
Scout: Yes. All special event items will be removed during the maintenance tomorrow. BTW, the event scrolls shouldn't be confused with the normal, everyday scrolls that you may have had prior to the event, which will not be touched. In case you're still curious, I did post a complete list of event items on the boards.
Brannoc: *Sharpie* is there a date yet for pub 3 on us live servers?
Kyzah: Not at this time, no.
Brannoc: *Xero* why are necromancer caps so rare? I've spent ages trying to get one from high level and had no luck.
captsturm: That's a simple designer issue--the intention is that there are some items in the world that are very rare and hard to come by.
captsturm: Its a hard thing to balance, too many and every other item becomes obsolete, too little and, well, there's too few.
captsturm: There's a ton of variable in setting something like the drop rate of an item, such as merchant sellback value, risk to get, number in world, etc.
Brannoc: *Rooey* When are we going to see fixes for the hyperlink issues on the mac client that shipped with Episode 2?
Scout: We've communicated this issue to the Korean development team, as well as other Mac related issues. Now that they have survived their Episode 3 release, we'll re-address open issues to get them resolved as soon as possible.
Brannoc: *Rooey* Well.. the "other" newer 3d MMORPG is out now and the masses have fled... well some of them... We know NC korea has commited to several more episodes still but just how far does this take us? Should we start to seek counciling now?
captsturm: Well, our numbers actually went up a bit after the release of that "other" game--but the real answer to the question your asking is this:
captsturm: Seoul is creating more and more content with no signs of slowing down--we're just as commited in the US to continue proving update to Lineage.
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captsturm: While its true that Lineage 1 isn't posting the numbers of Lineage 2 or City of Heroes, the fans that we do have aren't ditching us, and we've always stated emphatically that we'll not abandon our players.
captsturm: That's something that I take great pride in, and that makes me so happy to be a part of this company. I've seen other games fold up, leaving signicant communites in the lurch. On a personal note, Lineage 1 is still one of my all time favorite games and I play often.
captsturm: So, don't write us off yet. I know people have been saying "L1 is dying" for as long as I've been here. Our numbers are as solid as ever--I don't mean that cocky, we better be working everyday to get you players good, quality content. But just don't let the nay-sayers fool you either.
Brannoc: *Ashtray-* will the lag be fixed in time for the poly event so i won't just be dying in style?
Scout: As with any network, there are some things that are out of our control. However, our networking team has done a number of hardware and software upgrades lately to improve our end of things. They're working very hard to ensure our service is as stable as possible. And we very much appreciate your patience and understanding!
Brannoc: *Vinnee* Are LOA's Essence of Nobility ever to be introduced to Ken and Dep servers ?
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captsturm: Not as a permanent addition--our mandate is currently to keep the ken/dep servers mirrored. This does allow us to get the content quickly, but reduces the ability to do drastic changes to the gameplay of those servers.
Brannoc: And lastly... *Vinnee* GREAT HOC CHAT ~~ THANKS TO YOU GUYS FOR WORKING OVERTIME TONIGHT ~~ GREAT JOB!! (and) *Vinnee* One more from me (hope you have more now ^^),, please pass on our thanks for the recent events ^^
Kyzah: You're most welcome! Kudos to Scout on the events!!! :)
captsturm: My pleasure. And, I need to give "mad props" to Scout for some fantastic events--good stuff.
Scout: Well, thank you. We hope everyone enjoys the events, and we'll try to do more!
Brannoc: And that's it folks, thanks for joining us tonight and be sure to come back next time! The logs will be up on www.stratics.com shortly.
Scout: Thanks everyone! It was great fun. Hope to see you all next time!
Kyzah: Wonderful to see everyone, as always -- take care, see you in-game and on the boards! :)
captsturm: Thanks all, g'nite!
14th September 2004
Lineage HoC : 14th September 2004
Brannoc: Welcome to another great House of Commons chat with the developers of Lineage! The topic will be general discussion so any questions about the game are welcome.
Brannoc: So without further ado we'll start with a brief introduction from the developers, now would be a good time to send those questions - and remember that's Lineage 1, not Lineage 2, so keep the questions focused.
Kyzah: Hi everyone, Kyzah here, Community Coordinator for Lineage I US -- great to see everyone this afternoon/evening! :)
Scout: Hi all. I'm Scout, the Publish Coordinator for L1.
captsturm: Hi all, I'm CaptSturm, NC's Live Process Manager--I work with the US NC titles and ongoing content delivery/publishes. Good to see you all here.
Brannoc: *Rooella* Can you confirm that a possible client fix for both the Auto-Loot and the text-link allignment has been recieved from Seoul?
Scout: Yes, they have been received. Obviously we need to do some testing on that and other things we received, but we will have the changes out as soon as possible.
Brannoc: *BlackHawk* Will we ever see any ports of Lineage for say Xbox or Playstation 2?
captsturm: I wouldn't say never about anything, but that's not something I'm aware at this point. The focus is on the PC versions and Mac for the US at this time.
Brannoc: *Rooella* What improvements can we expect to see over the next month?
Scout: We are looking at a number of improvements and additions from feedback we've received from players, as well as our own little plans, and in constant communication with Korea. I don't have any solid details to reveal just yet, but we are looking to make some improvements that hopefully everyone will enjoy.
captsturm: Scout and I have been working to bring a new elf quest and items to LoA as an ongoing effort to add class specific quests. This work continues, but we're making good progress.
Scout: We are looking at a server merge. Obviously it will take some planning, and we want to make it as easy as possible on the players.
captsturm: To be more accureate, we're looking at what options we do have--a server "merge" not being reasonably possible.
Brannoc: (quick clarify) *Chewable* ken server users are getting lower and lower, will there be a servers merge with one of the other server?
captsturm: One alternative would be to allow server transfers, but would require significant limitations. In short, we're more in the very early evaluation stage and no firm decisions (or even planning) has taken place.
captsturm: It's all casual conversations at this point..."Hey, what if" type of things
Brannoc: *Rooella* What info can you give on Episode 3?
Scout: At this time, we have very little information on Episode 3, so we'd rather not even speculate as things most likely will change by the time it's released.
Brannoc: *Rooella* Will we ever see a Non-PVP LoA server?
captsturm: I've talked about this with Scout a bit and we'd prefer to work out a different solution that allows us to keep all of the population available on a single server.
captsturm: We've added the Turtle Island non-pvp map as an option, but that's obviously limited.
captsturm: It does demonstrate how we can have zones available on a single server, even for higher levels.
captsturm: So, we'd like to go the route of making some existing maps non-pvp, perhaps the Ivory Tower. In contrast to this, we could make more maps full combat zones like Forgotten Island currently is.
captsturm: I like sieges. I like PvP. I even like the excitement of a possible PK. I don't like unregulated full-blown nonconcensual preying on of other players.
Brannoc: *BlackHawk* Do yall have any other projects in the works besides the Lineage series?
captsturm: Scout and Kyzah are assigned to Lineage 1. I am responsible for the Publish Process for all North American titles--City of Heroes, Lineage 1, and Lineage 2...and whatever else comes along. :^)
Brannoc: *Rooella* On the Korean website is some information about the Lineage World Tornament... What's that all about?
captsturm: There are a few Lineage related services that are avaiable in Korea, one of which is the Lineage Tournament server. It basically allows you (as I understand it) to play your character on one server, then enter a "temporary" server to battle other players from other servers.
captsturm: Nothing that happens on the tournament server affects your "normal" play character. It is like an "instant action" mode.
Brannoc: *Platinumjunkie* What is your official stance on Adena/items duping?
captsturm: Banning of account and related accounts first offense.
Brannoc: *kyoshiro* When is the next event scheduled for?
Scout: Well, we don't schedule events, we deliver them as publish content allows. being in the middle of new content currently, all we can really say is "not quite yet." I'd love to do one fairly soon, but we're at the mercy of the new content at this time.
Brannoc: Please remember to send questions only to [QT]Gowel OR [QT]PhroG and not to myself or the developers.
Brannoc: *tavell* Alot has happened recently in the world of MMORPGs, with the cancellation of Dragon Empires and the announcement of Star Trek: Online. How does this change, if at all, the market for you and the Lineage line of games?
captsturm: Development of MMORPGs has always been very dynamic, with new titles and cancellations on what seems to be a monthly or even weekly basis.
captsturm: In the end, it should affect what we're doing and that should be to deliver compelling, solid content no matter what the other guys are doing.
captsturm: The market place is still growing and we've got a solid line-up already. L2 is the best of the combat orient mmps around and is absolutely fantastic in the graphics area. Lineage 1 is still doing gang-busters world wide (and will long be one of my absolute favorites). And City of Heroes continues to amaze the community.
Brannoc: *kyoshiro* Is the lin fiction coming to the website anytime soon?
captsturm: I've had intentions of getting some fiction updates rolling for a long while, and it has a bad habit of getting pushed out.
captsturm: I'm a big fan of the fiction of the Lineage world and my passion is writing (i'm finishing up my first novel and if ya'll could all buy a copy or two I'd appreciate it^^).
captsturm: So, sorry for the delay and it is still something we want to do.
Kyzah: In the meantime, you can always check out the wonderful fan fiction on our site under the Player Stories section -- our latest round of Player Story Submissions is also open until the 20th of this month, so feel free to send in your own take on the Lineage fiction, we'd love to see it. :)
Brannoc: *Rooella* Are you addressing the pet control issues?
Scout: At this time, we're not aware of any overwhelming issues with pet control. However, we
continue to look at all reports of imbalance in the game.
Brannoc: *xg* Is any of the Lineage team located in austin?
captsturm: None of the core development team is located in Austin. We have the Live Team, which includes Scout, Kyzah, DarkWing (QA Lead) and GMRock, as well as many other support staff.
Brannoc: *Rooella* What *did* happen to GMLena, GMScorth and GMVisigoth? Kyzah already told us they weren't made into pies...
captsturm: Still with the company, all promoted--one is a Billing Lead, another manages the knowledge base, another is the hardware lab lead.
Brannoc: *Rooella* or How are you planning on improving customer opinion of support going forward?
captsturm: So, that's a tought question.
captsturm: Let me start by saying our GMs get hammered unfairly for many things.
captsturm: "Monitors don't answer my whispers"
captsturm: Well, that's not why they're there. We have a support email. Just like you don't expect the janitor at the burger joint to fix your car, you can't expect monitors to do something other than what they're tasked to do.
captsturm: "I reported a guy 5 times for cheating"
captsturm: We can't ban people for be reported--we need to catch 'em. (When we do, we will ban them.)
captsturm: "My friend said they did..."
captsturm: I've seen the logs on a few of these, the friends tell a different story than what the full version of the chat log/player log indicates.
captsturm: They also get hammered for game design elements, even though GMs don't design or program.
captsturm: So, specific areas where you personally aren't getting helped can be sent on to Rock if the CS rep isn't helping properly.
Brannoc: *Rooella* Do ya'll enjoy your jobs?
captsturm: Best and worst job I've ever had. Wouldn't do anything else if I could though.
Scout: I love my job! Everyday I learn something new and exciting about Lineage. Plus I get to turn a few more of Capt's hair gray. :)
Kyzah: Wait -- don't you get paid for a job?? CAPT!!!!!!
Brannoc: *Taera* Novel? Where? We want details!
Kyzah: Capt, are you sure you didn't mean navel?
captsturm: hehe
captsturm: Its a sci-fi, political thriller, romance and action story that anyone can read--I give it 5 stars.
Kyzah: InconTHEEvable!
Brannoc: *Rooella* Why? Why? Why? *stomps feet*
Kyzah: Chicken thigh.
Scout: Because the chicken thigh said so.
Brannoc: And that's it for this one folks! Thanks for coming and please be sure to join us next time around - the logs will be posted shortly at http://www.stratics.com
Kyzah: Thanks for coming out tonight everyone, great to see you as always! :)
captsturm: Thanks for staying and playing folks. Bring your friends. Tell your family. See ya at level 70! (wait for me^^)
Scout: Thanks everyone!
NC West: The Team
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The Honoured
This page lists former members of the NCsoft Austin team who have contributed to the community during the lifetime of LineageOne.com
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Arctic Sun (Content Writer/Editor for NCsoft Lineage 1 US): March 2006 -Jan 2007
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- 26th April 2006 - Behind The Scenes: Mambo Equinox
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Crickette (Community Coordinator, Lineage I US): Feb 2007 - July 2008
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Fracas (Publish Coordinator, Lineage I US): September 2005 - June 2006 & November 2006 - September 2008
Responsible for content delivery/publishes for Lineage I US as well as Lands of Aden development, working closely with Scout and Impact. |
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- 14th December 2006 - Interview with the designated driver
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HGMSpam (Head GM, Lineage I US):
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Impact (Quality Assurance Senior, Lineage I US):
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Kyzah (Content Writer/Editor for NCsoft Lineage 1 US):
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Lyzira
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Lyzira (Community Coordinator, Lineage I US): July 2008 - June 2009
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Mistryl
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Mistryl (Community Coordinator, Lineage I US):2005-Jan 2006, Community Manager Nov 2006 - June 2007
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Rock (Player Relations Manager, NCsoft US):
Oversees player relations/support for all North American NCsoft products. |
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Scout
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Scout (Publisher, PlayNC):
Responsible for content delivery/publishes for all PlayNC titles. |
Related Information:
- 7th December 2005: Exclusive: Interview with a vampire
- 24th November 2005: Thanksgiving
- 22nd October 2005: Ask Mistryl: Scout's Events
- 14th October 2005: LineageOne Developer Chat - October '05
- 21st September 2005: Goodbye GMScout?
- 3rd May 2005: Stratics' HoC - May '05
- 8th April 2005: Post-event interview with GMScout
- 6th April 2005: GMScout strikes again!
- 5th April 2005: US Test Server chaos
- 12th January 2005: Stratics' HoC - January '05
- 14th September 2004: Stratics' HoC - September '04
Seridove
Responsible for communication and information dissemination between the players and the Lineage I US Team.
Seridove (Community Coordinator, Lineage I US): June 2009 - Present
TaKu
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TaKu (Publish Coordinator, Lineage I US): September 2008 - Present
Responsible for content delivery/publishes for Lineage I US and development. |
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Question Time
Here you can find answers to the questions raised by the LineageOne community.
How can a Princess join a pledge of a Prince?
Question
How can a Princess join a pledge of a Prince?
Answer
Hi Rudy,
This is actually quite simple:
A prince or princess may only join another blood pledge if the leader of that pledge is level 45+ and has completed the 45 quest.
If the prince or princess wanting to join a pledge is has NOT done the level 45 quest, they may join their entire bloodpledge to the pledge too - simply by facing the other royal and typing /join
If however the royal wanting to join the pledge has completed the 45 quest already, they must dispand their existing blood pledge first.
In either case, always be sure to empty your pledge storage first!
Good Luck!
Roo.
How do I log on to the test server?
Question
can someone help me and let me know how to log onto the test server? thanks!
Answer
Here is the information available about the public test server:
Please do not use your normal game client to access the Test Server, as this may adversely affect your normal game client and ability to play on the live servers.
When accessing the Test Server, we urge that you keep in mind the following:
The Lineage Test Server is not a full-service game server. There is no customer support for this server, and we urge that you do not consider this to be a regular play server. The Test Server may be wiped at any time, and there will be no restoration of characters, items, or pets lost on this server due to any causes.
The Lineage Test Server is bound by the rules of the User Agreement and Rules of Conduct. Please conduct yourselves in the same manner as you would on a live game server.
You are required to connect to the test server via the official method listed here on the web site. Circumventing the updater, ect, can cause a host of problems and result in bugs and invalid testing. We also do internal testing while the update server is down, such as massive npc load testing, etc. This is not a supported server and is used solely for testing and improving the quality of Main Server publishes.
Bugs or other game issues found on the Test Server should be reported with the "Ask a Question" link in the Support Center. The template to use for reporting bugs can be found here.
To access the Lineage Test Server using a Windows game client:
Create a copy of your Lineage game folder by copying the contents of C:\Program Files\Lineage into a new folder such as C:\Program Files\Test Lineage. It is important that you do not use your existing game client to access the server as it may affect your ability to play on the public servers.
Locate the lineage.exe file in the new folder and create a shortcut for it on your desktop by right-clicking and dragging it to the desktop. Choose “Create Shortcut Here� when prompted.
Rename the desktop shortcut to “Test Server�
Right-click on the desktop shortcut and choose “Properties�
Select the shortcut tab and locate the “Target� line.
Add the following IP address at the end of the target line: 216.107.243.50. Your target line should now read: “C:\Program Files\Test Lineage\lineage.exe� 216.107.243.50
Note: Be sure to include a space between the quotation marks (“) and the IP address (216.107.243.50) or you will be unable to connect.
Click OK and run the Test Server shortcut to access the server.
To access the Lineage Test Server using a Macintosh game client:
Press the ‘Control’ key while clicking the Lineage icon in your Applications folder.
Select the ‘Duplicate’ option.
Rename the duplicate application to “Lintest� (with no quotation marks)
Open the Terminal application located in the Applications/Utilities folder
Run the client from the Terminal application by typing in the following: /Applications/Lintest.app/Contents/MacOS/Lineage 216.107.243.50
An active Lineage game account is required to play on Test Server. Thank you for your assistance on the Lineage Test Server, and we look forward to seeing you there!
How do I play Lineage?
Question
i have registered here but i still cannot play the game because then I am conecting it is sed that you have been disconected?
Answer
LineageOne.com does not maintain or run the game Lineage. We are merely a fansite dedicated to it. Instructions on how to get your Lineage 1 game account are available [here]
How do I reset the password on my LineageOne account when my email has changed?
Question
How do i reset a password when the email acct is no longer active??
Answer
You can't...
... but I can... if you're really really nice.
How does CHA work on LoA?
Question
How does cha work (on LoA if there's any difference between servers)?
Is it:
Normal: (cha/6)+1 = monsters/pets one can have
Dires: cha/6 = dires one can have
Or:
Normal: (cha+6)/6= monsters/pets one can have
Dires: (cha+6)/8 = dires one can have
Or some other way?
Answer
Well, we really had no clue about this, so we asked GM Abularkin, who told us: "To the best of our knowledge, CHA is a core game mechanic that cannot be changed. Thus, it works on the North American servers exactly as it does on the Korean servers."
Lineage in the Philippines?
Question
I hope there is also a lineageone here in philippines!!?
Answer
Lineage service is provided in the following locations:
- Korea: http://www.lineage.co.kr/
- Hong Kong: http://www.gamania.com.hk/lineage/
- Japan: http://www.lineage.jp/
- Taiwan: http://tw.lineage.gamania.com/
- China: http://www.lineage.com.cn
LineageOne Level & Points System
Question
Could you explain the lvl and point sys of LinOne?
Answer
Why yes, I could... but that would kinda spoil the mystery wouldn't it?
No? Well okay then... We wanted to encourage ya'll to submit content, comments, forum posts, blog entries, stories, hall of fame entries and stuff to keep LineageOne alive... so we came up with the "Web Level" system. We stuck an "exp" bar onto the "My Account" and "Forums" screens to show your progress and wey-hey.
That's not really enough tho - soon we're gonna wipe all of yer points away... cos we're mean like that... Then we'll start the great race... but more on that another time...
Roo.
Maximum Linbay Bid?
Question
What is the maximum ammount allowed to place in the bid box?
Answer
The maximum bid that can be placed on any item is 999,999,999 adena.
Question Time: Account Support?
Question
How long does it take to re-activate an account?
I'm comming back to check out the new episode, i reactivated my account 3 days ago yet im still waiting for it to be officially activated by NC.
i've contacted support and they've been useless, saying to wait for a further update to your problem.
Any idea yourself?
Answer
Sometimes it's best to talk with them on the phone! You can contact the account support people on: 1-512-225-6359. Lines are open Monday to Saturday from 1pm to 9pm Central.
Question Time: Dex & Critical Hits
Question
How much does dexterity help with critical hits?
Answer
To the best of our knowledge, dexterity increases your "to-hit" score - you can see more about this on LineageDB - they have some nice tables on this.
So - how does THAT affect crit hits? Well, it's simple - if you miss (as opposed to land a hit) the chances of you hitting for critical damage is zero. If you miss less, your chances are greatly improved. The more hits you manage to land without missing, the greater your chances of doing critical damage.
Question Time: Lawful to Chao. How?
Question
I have been killed 3 times by a supposidly freindly player that when restarting I have turned negative seven thousand chaotic and have to start all over again. How are they doing this and what causes it? It is getting old having to get back to above thirty thousand points to not drop items when killed, are these bots doing this? Thanks Bonmonsus
Answer
It's been known for this to happen to people who are hunting with pets or summons... Usually because your pet has been shot and then eaten someone. Always keep an eye on your animals.
Question Time: Mac Client
Question
Hey, I just bought lineage 1, for my mac..(macbook 2 gigs ram) i was wondering, is it supposed to be this chopy? i find the game play is kind of brutal and not at all like the vids i see online... Is it because of the mac client? and how do you run? lol thanks..
wes
Answer
You've kinda got two questions going on here...
1. Does the mac client suck?
In short... yes...
The Mac Lineage client is a PowerPC application - so running it on the newer MacBook requires it to emulate the PowerPC processor... Additionally, there are known issues with the character walking and swing speeds on the mac client.
2. How do I run?
Eat haste potions, or braves/wafers/essence/etc.
Question Time: Movie Downloads?
Question
Is there any link available where i can download the Life and Death full movie. I found the trailer available in this website. But tat too I cant download. I can only watch. My connection speed is slow. So I cant watch online. Can any1 help plz
Happy Huntin
Svatcat
Answer
Why yes! There is :)
You can download the trailers from ncsoft's website at http://www.ncsoft.com/eng/ncgames/lineage_movie.asp.
Note that the trailer for Episode 4 is not available as, unlike all of the other trailers, the dialogue was all Korean.
Question Time: Signatures
Question
I noticed you have a signature option under your account. On other forums I've been to the signature usually goes something like this:
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(Your signature here.)
Well, I gave myself a signature and it seems to be broken. I went to reply to a thread and my signature was already typed out. This isn't how signatures worked on other forums I've been to. Maybe I did something wrong?
Answer
What are you saying? You've been visiting OTHER forums? Well that's just not allowed.
Question Time: Test Wipe?
Question
When test wipe
Question Time: Turn Undead
Question
Ive been wondering how Turn Undead really works!
Is it SP, Int or level that determines my propability???
Id like to get a definate awnser some day.
Answer
I'm sorry to say that we've asked and we've asked and we've asked and we've asked. It seems that either:
OR
All we *can* say is that we believe it is entirely based on the combination of INT and Level.
It's worth mentioning that others belive that ODD SP helps, some believe that holding a raw carrot whilst chanting does the trick. Please do feel free to let us know your opinion!
Question Time: Windows Vista
Question
i just got a new pc that has windows vista os
which does not support lineage is there any way to play
lineage on that os
Answer
Well first off, let me start by sending you my condolences on your purchase... Still, if you insist on running Mac OS X 10.3 err I mean Microsoft Windows Long... err Vista, then here's the deal:
No.
See this article for more information.
STR & Ranged attacks + overzelling?
Question
I'm a player playing Lineage in Korea.
This site has a great deal of hidden informations(Not officially announced)more than Korean Fansites.
1. I'd like to know relationship between STR & Chance of ranged attack. I just could get things about Damage.
2.Do you know exact probability of over enchanting?
ex)+5 Armor + B-zel-> Fail or +6 +7 +8 etc...
+5 Armor + N-zel-> Fail or +6
Answer
- All we know about this is that NC officials have told us that it does have an effect. We do not know what the effect is.
- The following information regarding over-zelling & over-daing is taken from the NCsoft knowledgebase:
Using Normal Enchant Scrolls:
Please keep in mind that any time you attempt to enchant past the item's safe limit, you also have a chance of destroying the item you are attempting to enchant.
Using a Blessed Scroll of Enchant Armor/Blessed Scroll of Enchant Weapon will not improve your chances for over-enchanting.
Bone armor and weapons have no safe enchant limit; players run the risk of destroying bone items with the first attempt at enchanting. The chance to successfully over-enchant Bone armor is 1 over the current enchantment+2.
Examples:
- If a piece of Bone armor is +0, you have a 1 in 2 (50%) chance of enchanting it to +1; you have a 1 in 2 (50%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of Bone armor is over-enchanted to +1, you have a 1 in 3 (approximately 33%) chance of enchanting it to +2; you have a 2 in 3 (approximately 67%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of Bone armor is over-enchanted to +2, you have a 1 in 4 (25%) chance of enchanting it to +3; you have a 3 in 4 (75%) chance of destroying the item.
Non-Elven armor has a safe enchant limit of +4; this includes the Bracer, Boots and Power Gloves; the Red Knight's Hood is an exception to this rule, it can be safely enchanted to +6. The chance to successfully over-enchant non-Elven armor is 1 over the current enchant level:
Examples:
- If a piece of non-Elven armor is safely enchanted to its max safe enchant level of +4, you have a 1 in 4 (25%) chance of enchanting it to +5; you have a 3 in 4 (75%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of non-Elven armor is over-enchanted to +5, you have a 1 in 5 (20%) chance of enchanting it to +6; you have a 4 in 5 (80%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of non-Elven armor is over-enchanted to +6, you have a 1 in 6 (approximately 17%) chance of enchanting it to +7; you have a 5 in 6 (approximately 83%) chance of destroying the item.
Elven armor has a safe enchant limit of +6; this includes the Bless of Elm, Elven Helm of Dexterity, and Elven Helm of Constitution. The chance to successfully over-enchant Elven armor is 1 over the current enchant level:
Examples:
- If a piece of Elven armor is safely enchanted to its max safe enchant level of +6, you have a 1 in 6 (approximately 17%) chance of enchanting it to +7; you have a 5 in 6 (approximately 83%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of Elven armor is over-enchanted to +7, you have a 1 in 7 (approximately 14%) chance of enchanting it to +8; you have a 6 in 7 (approximately 86%) chance of destroying the item.
Most weapons have a safe enchant limit of +6; Bone weapons have no safe enchant limit. The chance to successfully over-enchant weapons is 1 in 3 (approximately 33%):
Examples:
- If a weapon is safely enchanted to its max safe enchant level of +6, you have a 1 in 3 (approximately 33%) chance of enchanting it to +7; you have a 2 in 3 (approximately 67%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a weapon is over-enchanted to +7, you have a 1 in 3 (approximately 33%) chance of enchanting it to +8; you have a 2 in 3 (approximately 67%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a weapon is over-enchanted to +8, you have a 1 in 3 (approximately 33%) chance of enchanting it to +9; you have a 2 in 3 (approximately 67%) chance of destroying the item.
Using Blessed Enchant Scrolls:
Please keep in mind that any time you attempt to enchant past the item's safe limit, you also have a chance of destroying the item you are attempting to enchant.
Using a Blessed Scroll of Enchant Armor/Blessed Scroll of Enchant Weapon will not improve your chances for over-enchanting.
Bone armor and weapons have no safe enchant limit; players run the risk of destroying bone items with the first attempt at enchanting. The chance to successfully over-enchant Bone armor is 1 over the current enchantment+2.
Examples:
- If a piece of Bone armor is +0, you have a 1 in 2 (50%) chance of enchanting it to +1; you have a 1 in 2 (50%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of Bone armor is over-enchanted to +1, you have a 1 in 3 (approximately 33%) chance of enchanting it to +2; you have a 2 in 3 (approximately 67%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of Bone armor is over-enchanted to +2, you have a 1 in 4 (25%) chance of enchanting it to +3; you have a 3 in 4 (75%) chance of destroying the item.
Non-Elven armor has a safe enchant limit of +4; this includes the Bracer, Boots and Power Gloves; the Red Knight's Hood is an exception to this rule, it can be safely enchanted to +6. The chance to successfully over-enchant non-Elven armor is 1 over the current enchant level:
Examples:
- If a piece of non-Elven armor is safely enchanted to its max safe enchant level of +4, you have a 1 in 4 (25%) chance of enchanting it to +5; you have a 3 in 4 (75%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of non-Elven armor is over-enchanted to +5, you have a 1 in 5 (20%) chance of enchanting it to +6; you have a 4 in 5 (80%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of non-Elven armor is over-enchanted to +6, you have a 1 in 6 (approximately 17%) chance of enchanting it to +7; you have a 5 in 6 (approximately 83%) chance of destroying the item.
Elven armor has a safe enchant limit of +6; this includes the Bless of Elm, Elven Helm of Dexterity, and Elven Helm of Constitution. The chance to successfully over-enchant Elven armor is 1 over the current enchant level:
Examples:
- If a piece of Elven armor is safely enchanted to its max safe enchant level of +6, you have a 1 in 6 (approximately 17%) chance of enchanting it to +7; you have a 5 in 6 (approximately 83%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a piece of Elven armor is over-enchanted to +7, you have a 1 in 7 (approximately 14%) chance of enchanting it to +8; you have a 6 in 7 (approximately 86%) chance of destroying the item.
Most weapons have a safe enchant limit of +6; Bone weapons have no safe enchant limit. The chance to successfully over-enchant weapons is 1 in 3 (approximately 33%):
Examples:
- If a weapon is safely enchanted to its max safe enchant level of +6, you have a 1 in 3 (approximately 33%) chance of enchanting it to +7; you have a 2 in 3 (approximately 67%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a weapon is over-enchanted to +7, you have a 1 in 3 (approximately 33%) chance of enchanting it to +8; you have a 2 in 3 (approximately 67%) chance of destroying the item.
- If a weapon is over-enchanted to +8, you have a 1 in 3 (approximately 33%) chance of enchanting it to +9; you have a 2 in 3 (approximately 67%) chance of destroying the item.
View all LinBay items? (Updated)
Question
CageMage Asked:
On linBay - can we have a view all items selection?
Reason asking is because there are not that many items at this point and it would save time.
Knowing that when this takes off really big - this options can be disabled!
TYVM
Wiffenpoof Asked:
Roo, is there a way to view all items on Linbay at the same time? Going through one category at a time (especially with Linbay just starting up) is icky. :)
v.v.v
Answer
This issue was re-addressed in the LinBay Update on 20th November 2006.
It is now possible to view all listed items at the same time.
Previous Answer:
Actually, this is how LinBay originally worked during development. We found as we added more items, the list got bigger and bigger and bigger.
To combat this, we split the system up into searchable categories.
We realised that this took away a nice feature, so to compensate for that, we've added a "New listings" and "Ending soon" listings section to the LinBay block.
What are the odds for +6/7 with bzel from +5 ?
Question
If one puts a bzel on a +5 bcomr, what are the odds for blown, +6 and +7?
4/5 blown, 1/10 +6 and 1/10 +7? Or some other way?
Answer
This information is available from the PlayNC Lineage Knowledgebase article [Chances of Over-Enchanting Armor/Weapons] I hope it helps :)
When is the halloween event coming and is it going to be like the 2004 event?
Question
When is the halloween event coming and is it going to be like the 2004 event?
Answer
The halloween event starts on October the 26th and will run until the 31st. You can find the full details in the NCsoft news article here: http://www.lineage.com/news/item1036.html
Where can i download the game installer from?
Question
where can i'm dwomload the game install?
Answer
For the convienence of our readers, LineageOne has placed links and instructions for downloading and getting started with Lineage at the following location http://lineageone.com/en/play Additionally, you can find the official download links here: http://www.lineage.com/download/download_now.html
Screenshots
The LineageOne Screenshot Archives
- View the latest screenshots
- Enter the image archive - (older screenshots and blog clippings)
Got a good screenshot? Want to share it with us? Click here to add it to our gallery.
All submissions will be reviewed by the LineageOne team.
The Blood Pledge Archives
We have created an archive for Blood Pledges.
The archive contains a list of blood pledges, both from the past and the present, submitted by the community.
You can add a pledge to the archive here
The archive is available here.
The Emblem Archive
You can view our public emblem archive here. Select a viewing mode: [list] | [icons]
We always welcome new submissions. If you have made your own pledge emblem and would like to add it to our archive, please submit it [here]
The Hall Of Fame
The LineageOne Hall Of Fame
- [Click here] to view our servers league table
- [Click here] to view all entries in date order
Are you level 50 or above? [Click here] to add a submission.
All submissions will be reviewed by the LineageOne team. One of our team members will likely pay you a visit in-game.
US: NCsoft Reveal 50+ list
NC (Mistryl) has kindly released the amount of active players that are 50+, i have created a table and thought you all would like to see.
Legend:
K- Ken
D- Depardieu
L-Land of Aden (LOA)
Red blocks indicate one of the few high level plays that we remember. (Sorry i have short term memories)
| Level | Knight | Prince(ss) | Darkelf | Mage | Elf | ||||||||||
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| D | K | L | D | K | L | D | K | L | D | K | L | D | K | L | |
| 50 | 38 | 15 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 65 | 28 | 13 | 102 | 53 | 51 | 79 |
| 51 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 45 | ||
| 52 | 29 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 33 | 21 | 41 | ||
| 53 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 54 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 15 | |||
| 55 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 56 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 57 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 58 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 59 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 60 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 61 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| 62 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 63 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 65 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 66 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 67 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 69 | |||||||||||||||
| 70 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 191 | 74 | 182 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 23 | 219 | 76 | 34 | 325 | 151 | 113 | 240 |
| 447 | 28 | 313 | 435 | 504 | |||||||||||
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Source:NCsoft Message Boards
Interviews
Interviews.
After managing to snag an exclusive chat with NC's Kyzah we thought next we'd take a bash at speaking to some of you in-game. We sent our very own Appleseede and Elvorith on the case to speak with ElvanEscense & BlueBerries... Just when NC thought we were done we bagged a round of questions with GMSylvia! We didn't stop there either... We collared the likes of Nomad, Arctic-Sun, Impact and Fracas to bring you the gossip behind the scenes of the Mambo Equinox, we've beaten CaptSturm into submission to ask what came first, The Dragon or the Fire Egg? Most recently we asked Fracas about his return, and boy did he have a lot to say. We've welcomed new staff & said goodbye to old friends... So, what next? Well we've been chasing everyone and anyone who'll talk to us without a restraining order, so stay tuned for our next interrogation... errr I mean interview!
24th August 2004 - NC Interactive's Kyzah
Today I have the pleasure of talking directly with Kyzah, the Community
Coordinator for Lineage 1 in the US.
She's made a special promise not to set fire to my office or cast Turn
Undead on my mother-in-law.
 Rooella |
Hi there Kyzah! How are you doing today? |
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Kyzah |
Fine, thanks for asking; and you? :) |
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Rooella |
Yeah! I'm doin' great thanks! :) I have a whole heap of questions to ask you... So we'll start with the nice ones and i'll turn mean later... :D How long have you been working on Lineage with NC now? |
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Kyzah |
Just over 2 ½ years. |
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Rooella |
Wow you must really love your job huh? *avoids incoming slap* Can you give us a hint of what and average day in the office is like for you? |
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Kyzah |
I don't know that I've had an average day since I started here... Generally, a standard week for me will typically include any and all of the following: forum moderation and discussion, often including multiple conversations and related discussions with Development, QA, Support and Network Operations; various forum-related administrative duties; assisting/Consulting with other departments and products; various meetings and discussions relating to L1 and other products; news announcements and web/internal documentation; various ongoing contests, such as the Screenshots, Player Stories, and Fan Art, as well as special contests, such as the Boss Monster Design Contest; various fansite-related tasks, including review of submitted new and existing sites and browsing various "Linblogs"; L1 Comic editing/revision; assisting in troubleshooting any issues/emergencies that might arise; various game and community-related brainstorming discussions and meetings; various game and community-related reports. Until next week that is, then who knows!? ;) |
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Rooella |
So you've been present for a significant number of major changes? How many episode changes have you been involved with so far? |
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Kyzah |
Five; I joined NCsoft just prior to Episode 10 (pre-Dark Conquest). |
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Rooella |
Wow that's a lot! More than i've seen in-fact! hehe. It must be pretty crazy there during a publish... What was it like back there during the roll-out of Episode 2? |
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Kyzah |
Fairly hectic and involved; we've had many, many long days and weeks of testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and legwork, some of which is still ongoing; however, we're pleased to be able to finally release the much-anticipated new content and hope everyone is enjoying themselves. |
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Rooella |
Yeah... Episode 2 was a a huge update... It certainly looks more than Dark Conquest did! Not only did we get new monsters and hunting areas, you guys turned it right around and knocked out a spanking new User Interface - I actually found it hard to get used to the new pet controls and monster spawns but I am a bit of a blonde when it comes to change! hehe Speaking of changes and Epsiode 2 tho... We did get a sneaky little update no-one was excepcting. It's what we've all come to know as the "Auto-Loot" system. It upset a large number of people! We're all looking forward to receiving the 'fix' from Korea. What are your thoughts on this change? |
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Kyzah |
I definitely understand and empathize with your frustrations over this change, and I'm very appreciative of the Korean Dev Team's willingness to respond to our community's concerns by agreeing to provide us with a localized server flag to re-enable this system on our servers. |
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Rooella |
It's good to hear that even the folk in Korea care about our wierd ways! :) Unfortunatley this wasn't the only set-back we had when Episode 2 went live. A number of "Known Issues" were published, such as the hyperlinked text abnormality, flickering chat window, missing windows and various mac bugs. Which of these is your biggest concern? |
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Kyzah |
The alignment issue with hyperlinked text, since the affected interfaces are an integral part of typical gameplay; I believe we're close to having a resolution on this issue and look forward to seeing it resolved. |
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Rooella |
Yeah - it makes me scared to use the teleporters!!! So I guess you're looking forward to Episode 3? |
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Kyzah |
To be honest, I haven't really thought about the next episode as I'm still very much in the put-Episode-2-to-bed mind-frame; I'll be interested to see what they come up with next, though! :) |
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Rooella |
I have to say... I'm starting to get nervous of game updates. They tend to change so much of the game... which is good! It keeps the game fresh... but it happens overnight, you log in and it's like "wooah... did I load up the wrong game?" Can you provide our readers with any details on currently "Considered" changes to Lineage for Episode 3? |
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Kyzah |
Sure, but then I'd have to kill you! ;) I actually haven't received any details regarding the next episode; this is a better question for Capt, but good luck getting anything out of him! ;) |
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Rooella |
I have beer... he can be bribed! ;) Hmmm... I was reading your Q&A on the official Lineage website a few weeks back... You were asked what your favourite US server was- but you wouldn't give... Are you ready to let the world know this yet? |
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Kyzah |
I'd honestly prefer not to say on which server(s) I predominately play, so as not to add further fuel to the "Server Wars" fires we see in the forums and elsewhere. |
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Rooella |
Awwwe... Go on... |
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Kyzah |
Sorry, no. :) But I will say that I've generally enjoyed the time I've spent on all of the servers and appreciate each of their unique flavors and populations. |
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Rooella |
Hmmz... What about your favourite character class? |
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Kyzah |
Again, I'd prefer not to say; substitute in "Class" for "Server" above. However, I've tried them all, leveled one to 50, and as to which I choose when I play, it really depends on what sort of play style I'm in the mood for, including whether I'm soloing or group-hunting. |
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Rooella |
Wow... do you ever get any work done? *grins* It has been speculated by the community in recent months that NC Austin are trying to urge customers to move to the Lands of Aden server. Do you have something to say to the devoted players of Depairdu and Ken Rauhel? |
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Kyzah |
You're not forgotten or forsaken, as many tend to believe. I believe the mistaken assumption here might be that we simply don't care about those servers as LoA is "our baby" and we've "got something to prove" as far as Seoul is concerned, which is simply not true. If we seem to be encouraging of players to move the LoA server, it's because we actually have the ability to tailor that server to our community's wishes. |
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Rooella |
I still think a non-PVP LoA rule-set would be sweet... *hint hint* If you were able to make 1 change to Lineage of your own choice, what would it be? |
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Kyzah |
Ack! Only one?! I'd like to see additional quests added, both ongoing, such as Lyra and the Orc Totems, and one-offs like the level/class specific quests. |
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Rooella |
Why is that? |
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Kyzah |
Simply to provide more options, more involvement, and something different to do on an ongoing basis. |
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Rooella |
I ask such dumb questions lol. Where do you think the future lies for Lineage 1? |
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Kyzah |
Pork Bellies! Owait, that's Trading Places... ;) |
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Rooella |
*dials the local loony-bin* |
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Kyzah |
I foresee it only getting bigger and better over time, both globally from our team members in Seoul and locally with our development on the Lands of Aden server; it's hard to tell exactly where it'll go, but I look forward to being a part of it. :) |
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Rooella |
Well... It certainly looks like you've been very working hard over the past 2 1/2 years, so I thank you greatly for taking the time out of your hectic schedule to talk with me today. Lineage has seen many changes over the years... it's pleasing to see it still has a bright future ahead! Before I let you go, there's somthing that's been on my mind for some time... |
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Kyzah |
Oh dear, I do hope it's not one of those face-huggers from Alien; I've heard those are pretty nasty... |
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Rooella |
What *did* happen to Lena, Core, Scortch and Visigoth? |
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Kyzah |
Well, only Rock can say for certain, but I have my suspicions; I haven't noticed any new Soylent Snax in the breakroom, though... |
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Rooella |
*laughs* Well thanks again Kyzah... It's been a pleasure! I hope to speak to you again soon! |
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Kyzah |
Likewise, Roo; I appreciate the opportunity. :) |
26th August 2004 - ElvanEscense & BlueBerries
Ken's recently married and much loved EE & BB aka ElvanEscence and BlueBerries (ken's physics master o.o;) agreed to be interviewed (returning favour^~*)
Appleseede's fellow fruit has been playing since he was a freshmen in high school, making it a good 4 years, in which he has had a multiple number of characters (lost count)
and belonged to a number of various pledges (lost count also o.o). He finally settled with the mage,
Leveling it to an impressive 55 and belongs to BeyondThePale with the lovely ElvanEscence (lvl 52)~ EE having been playing for about 1.5yrs has always been an elf (full dex)
Blueberries had slightly strange base stats for a mage: 17 con, 17 int, 18 wis. So this means he has pretty good hit points, but he didn't start with full int so he'll need to get to level 58 before he has maximum points! He's currently residing at level 55/56 since his mana points are so bad for his level that he's delevelling & levelling again in an effort to try and get them back to normal.
Both BB & EE have tried the other servers, but as BB put it "I played on DEP when i first started for about 30 seconds; i walked out in town and i saw a pk fest so i said; screw this server o.o".
Go BB ~ As for LOA? "I despise it" ElvanEscence had tried LOA for about 3 months but found that they had it too easy; all her friends being on Ken, she moved.
Both hail from the USA, and have tried other mmorpg's such as FinalFantasy and Ragnarok. As far as Lineage II goes? ElvanEscence "I did almsot quit and go to Lin2 tho, there's no temptation to go there now"
Apart from meeting eachother, BB & EE's most memorable moments were hard to list in one night; best drops/items owned then? ..."when EE landed into my life v.v... and a diamond ring.." For EE, not diamond, but BB v
Eventually we did find out that BB's prized item is a +7 som (no clues to who made it ^~") ElvanEscence's ALA is the most prized item she has, as the a-scroll which made it was given to her by the closest friends she has on Ken (other than her prized BB) C2 & Tarsmi. Dark Elder Sandals and charms are what they both would like to have at some point in the future.
The future? Their goal is now to enjoy the game and the people; EE & BB will be leveling their cats and hunting with friends~ and once the great destroy spell has been gotten?..
Many thanks and much love are to be given including "CainnaTwo, Tarsmi and Ying, other than BB v -and my daughter massadurah" ~ "Fyreblade, Lordnemesis, Ophelia, Aristegui, Bobstoops, Sfxs, Herokirby..Ooelfoo...ie.the whole of the BeyondThePale bp"
BlueBerries and ElvanEscence are two people which Ken are lucky to have. Not only are they fun and fantastic people, they are good hearted, kind and talented; Goes to show that the game is no fun without the kind of people in it ~ We wish them both all the best of luck and success in the future, both in real life and in the game ^^**
~ Appleseede & Elvorith
As the sun goes down - exclusive interview with NCsoft's Jesse Scoble
Once again we have to say good-bye to a member of the Lineage 1 Austin team. Sadly, Artic Sun is leaving us and heading back up north; As the sun sets over the hills of Texas for the last time for our content writer & editor, we speak to him about his time at NCsoft.
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Rooella |
Well... How was it? |
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Arctic Sun |
It? Texas, it? Austin, it? City of Heroes, it? James McMurtry, it? The Exteel beta, it? The new episode of Heroes, it? Oh, you mean Lineage, don’t you?
Actually, the whole experience – heading down from snowy Canada to hot-hot-hot Texas, and joining the NCsoft family, and being apart of so many great games – especially Lineage – was a tremendous experience. I’ve learned a great deal, and hope I helped out where and when I could. |
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Rooella |
Yeh, it's a pretty crazy crowd back there!
What did you find most challenging? |
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Arctic Sun |
Two things – one was being part of so large a company (previously, the company I worked for topped out at about 7 people). And the Community. All communities have their challenges, of course, and I had to learn to dance quickly with each one. I would say the Lineage folks are the hardest to please, but that’s OK because they are hardcore gamers, and when you do something right by them, it feels really good. And when you fail them, they let you know fast :) But if you’re honest and hard working, they’ll give you another chance. |
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Rooella |
The guys can be total goofs... It must have been fun! What good things are you going to take away with you? |
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Arctic Sun |
Fracas’s music, Nomad’s books (books, not boots, dammit), Mistryl’s kindness, and Impact’s patience, and Roo’s chocolate…
A really good working experience, and some great friends, both in game and out of game. |
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Rooella |
Funny... Roo thought Fracas ate all the chocolate... So tell us, is he just as nuts in person? |
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Arctic Sun |
Fracas? Honestly, no. He’s far worse. Like a fruit bat. |
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Rooella |
What about Mistryl? She as hot as they say? |
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Arctic Sun |
Hah. Mistryl was the second person I met at NCsoft, after Tsirin, and she has been wonderful to work with. She’s quiet, although Nomad claimed Mistryl would curse like a sailor on occasion, but she’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. And she’s a cutie, all right. |
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Rooella |
Of all the staff who've come and gone over the years, who did/will you miss the most? |
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Arctic Sun |
This is a tricky question, as I was in Austin for only about a year and a half, and spent most of my time on City of Heroes. So if I say I really miss working with Awry, you’ll probably have no idea what I’m talking about. I think as far as L1 is concerned (and I know it’s all you care about! :) ), CaptSturm’s departure is the biggest void. But I think he did a great job mentoring Fracas, and I think Fracas’s return to L1 will be even more passionate and inspired this time around.
But the person I’ll miss most by leaving Austin will be CuppaJo, the former CoH (and now on TR) Community Manager. Definitely one of my best friends in Austin. |
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Rooella |
Yeh... Roo's heard good things 'bout CuppaJo... but Roo would much rather have a CuppaTea o.o Milk, two sugars ty v.v
What advice would you offer to your successors... other than to run away? |
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Arctic Sun |
I think you need to be honest with the players, and develop a level of trust with them. You have to be able to take criticism without flipping out, but you also need to stand your ground when they are asking too much of you.
And play the game. Play the game. Play the game. |
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Rooella |
Well, I know you played when you got the chance, how did you find it? |
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Arctic Sun |
I did. Never as much as I wanted, but y’know, I was on Lineage, Exteel, Dungeon Runners, and City of Heroes. That’s a lot of ground to cover. |
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Rooella |
Yep, all those "Busy!" IM's qq
You were possibly, the worst Knight I ever met when ya started tho... That said, I didn't make a very good heal-mage either. Running away from mops on talking island was too funny o.o You played other classes too, right? |
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Arctic Sun |
Well, I started with a Dark Elf, but didn’t get very far. I then switched to a Knight and played that whenever I could. Oh, and I also had a GM character with the form of a Mambo Rabbit – that bunny was *great!* |
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Rooella |
hehe - yeh bunny rocked... He could squish GMFracas with his bare feet o.o
If you could single-handedly change something about Lineage, what would it be? |
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Arctic Sun |
Well, two things – I would magically make the bots disappear, because, well, that would be the thing that so many players want most of all. But unfortunately that’s magic, and bots are a daily fight.
The second would be that I would make the level grind less cumbersome. I know that as a GM I can magically make myself whatever level I want, but I don’t think games need to be work, and sometimes that level grind sure feels like work. I also know that some people really like that, and without it it wouldn’t be Lineage … just personal preference, y’know? |
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Rooella |
Yep. While yer at it, get me to 55 plz ty :P I actually hate the whole levelling thing... for me the game's all about the folks in it... and we have a great laugh.
That said, I know it's why folks get sooo mad about the bot problem. We spend years making our characters, only for those bozo's to cheat their way up >.< makes Roo mad! |
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Arctic Sun |
Yep, bots are evil. |
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Rooella |
Well, it's almost time to say goodbye! |
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Arctic Sun |
Man, I thought you talked a lot, but apparently it’s all me. |
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Rooella |
Heh. Well buddy, thanks for all of your hard work over the past year-and-a-bit, and for stopping by to talk with us! |
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Arctic Sun |
Thanks to all the people who helped me on the Lineage project, very much including Kyzah, Scout, Sylvia, and Mary. And thanks a ton to you, Roo, for all the time you’ve invested in L1 and the community. And a final big thanks to all the players out there – first and foremost, we do this work for you guys. |
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Rooella |
Yeh, those folks rocked! Thanks again man & goodluck with the future! |
Behind The Scenes: Mambo Equinox
We are proud to bring to our readers, an exclusive behind-the scenes look at how this years "Mambo Equinox" spring event was made possible.
Nomad, Fracas, Impact and Arctic Sun took some time out of their busy schedule to stop by and talk to us.
Read on for the full article...
| Rooella: |
Thanks for taking the time out of your schedules to come and talk to us (looks behind... now where DID i put Elvo and Szeto?) today we know you're all pretty busy filing your nails, or doing whatever it is you NC folk do in preperation for E3... You've come to enlighten our readers and give us a useful insight of what goes on behind the scenes of Lineage: Dark Conquest You know you're going to run an event... given the time of year we can safely assume that bunny rabbits and other general springy-things are in order. How do you decide what do to? |
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Fracas: |
Well, as with any event, whether bunny related or not, the first question is always "what's in the toolbox?" |
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Rooella: |
Uhhh.. ok, the first dumb question of the day... What exactly is "the toolbox" ? |
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Fracas: |
it's basically what you have to work with. |
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Rooella: |
Now i'm getting visions of that MacGyver dude building tanks out of rubber bands and 1/2 filled gas cans... |
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Fracas: |
Well, we knew we had Rabbits and eggs... So knowing that those resources were appropriate and available to us, it was a matter of deciding what to do with them... We could literally hide the eggs, but with cows, pigs and slimes everywhere, that might not work... unless we put them in a chest of sorts, i guess, but what kind of Bunny runs around putting eggs in boxes and then hiding boxes? It's not economical. |
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Rooella: |
Well, she would have to either buy, or build the chests... and we all know the giran wood-chopping NPC is broken... |
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Fracas: |
lol For this event, Impact came up with the idea of allowing people to become a rabbit, specifically the Mambo Rabbit. |
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Rooella: |
Great! So we have a fun morph? |
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Fracas: |
Yep... which would only be fun for a few seconds... so we need more!!! |
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Rooella: |
What made you put the morph on an amulet as opposed to using the already existing bunny-morph? |
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Fracas: |
Well, like you said, the bunny morph already exists and it's not the big funky Mambo Rabbit... by putting the morph on an amulet we could make a reward out of it... but a reward needs a task. With the egg-gathering thing, it's just so screamingly fitting. |
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Rooella: |
I guess it wouldn't be the "Mambo Equinox" without the big bunny! Ok so we have the bunny morph and we want to hide eggs... but the wood-chopper ain't making the special chests for us... what do you do? |
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Fracas: |
Thinking back to the Halloween Event, there was a lot of feedback on the front of "random" and "having event stuff everywhere". |
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Rooella: |
By that you mean not limiting the event to a specific area? |
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Fracas: |
Exactly... Even if we did do the "hide eggs in a box" thing, it didn't sit random enough with me to go for it. I wanted this event to be EVERYWHERE. |
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Rooella: |
So the natural progression from that would be walking chickens to lay the eggs... and oddly, we have those in-game! |
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Fracas: |
Yeah! But they don't lay eggs constantly... which sounded easy enough to make happen. |
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Rooella: |
usually they just cross roads and confuse philosophers and stuff. |
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Fracas: |
It's amazing how many times you think of something that seems easy to do, only to find out that it's amazingly difficult or not at all possible. So I'm on our internal QA server summoning chickens like crazy... and none of them are laying eggs. |
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Rooella: |
LOL... ya gotta feed 'em dude! |
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Fracas: |
Giran square was literally COVERED in chickens. |
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Rooella: |
What? as opposed to cows? :s |
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Fracas: |
I didn't want to feed them! They were set-up to thrive without food... but it wasn't working. |
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Rooella: |
Ooh... self-sustaining chickens. You could be rich with that idea you know? |
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Fracas: |
It was back to the drawing board... |
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Rooella: |
Ultimately you solved the problem...? |
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Fracas: |
We were actually on a different track, trying to justify the horrific slaughter of birds, when i stumbled upon the solution to make them lay the eggs. |
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Rooella: |
O.o |
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Fracas: |
Some text files had changed... we worked it out based on the fact that chickens weren't laying eggs on their own and then bam! it was working after all. By this point Giran was covered in chickens and eggs. |
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Rooella: |
We're back to the philosophers again huh? Ok... so where on earth did the foxes come from? |
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Fracas: |
We had hens and ducks everywhere, they were laying eggs, and people could turn into the Mambo Rabbit. I was liking where this was going. In addition, we were able to incorporate the egg-raising event, which was a small spin-off an event held in Korea a few months back. There is a good chunk of content here, and from our observations it was looking pretty fun... BUT... there was nothing to smash. |
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Rooella: |
yeah! we gotta smack stuff! |
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Fracas: |
Totally. A peaceful event would probably end up in a violent revolt. Is that irony? |
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Rooella: |
and because foxes eat chickens... |
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Fracas: |
We had already decided that the chickens would be "lost"... and with "lost" comes "danger". This seems like a heck of a situation for any kind of predator and we've got foxes in the toolbox. |
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Rooella: |
hehe. From the sneaky-fox event no-doubt? |
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Fracas: |
That's where the inspiration came from yeah. So to back up a bit, we like to hit a few things when designing an event. 1. Something different... obviously. 2. Loot! We all love loot... foxes were dropping good items, plus there was some good stuff in the eggs that players could hatch. 3. Smash. We GOTTA have stuff to smash. |
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Rooella: |
I have to say, I was shocked at just how many scrolls were dropping. Was there a reason for this particular selection of loot? |
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Fracas: |
Scrolls had a few things going for them. They're consumable... Nobody throws away an enchant scroll - they can always be used, "burnt up", "applied", however you want to look at it. |
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Rooella: |
Burnt up... at least when it comes to my items :s Great stuff... now we know how you came up wit the theme... how on earth do you incorporate that into the existing story-line? |
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Arctic Sun: |
Heh. Great Question! |
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Rooella: |
Ahh... you're still awake over there then Arctic? |
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Arctic Sun: |
So.. to prepare I read through all the past fiction that everyone else had come up in fleshing out some of the history of Aden. |
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Rooella: |
You go delving through the archives? :) |
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Arctic Sun: |
I wanted the Mambo Rabbit and Pirate island to be a central point in the legend/build up, but not *the* central point because neither was key to the event, and we didn't want to confuse the players. I knew from the event documents that there would be lost hens and lost ducks, various new NPCs with specific functions, and of course the hungry foxes. From that, I worked up a rough story that would tie those things together. In doing so, I was able to help Fracas change a little of the in-game dialogue to synch up, and helped name the various "levels" of Eggs. |
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Rooella: |
Hmmm... I'm starting to feel sorry for them now >.< |
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Arctic Sun: |
For who? |
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Rooella: |
The poor little hungry foxes :s |
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Fracas: |
SMASH THEM! |
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Arctic Sun: |
Hah. |
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Rooella: |
aaaaaaaanyway... |
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Arctic Sun: |
I then circulated my sketch ideas to the team (including Scout and Mistryl)... got their feedback and redrafted the tale of the poor Spring Festival Captain. We also have a Creative Services Department who deal with the fine artwork. |
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Rooella: |
Drawing the bunnies? |
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Arctic Sun: |
Yes - on the banner :) |
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Rooella: |
Yeah... he a fat bunny too! I had one like him once. |
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Fracas: |
I love that banner. That rabbit's facial expression is just too funny. |
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Rooella: |
That's the event proceedings organised, a back-story and some pretty artwork. What happens next? |
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Fracas: |
Next I update my documentation... being that what we originally wanted is never the same as what we end up with. |
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Rooella: |
Can you give us an example...? |
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Fracas: |
Well, we originally wanted it to be the rabbit himself in the town giving the quest. |
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Rooella: |
Oh! As the NPC? |
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Fracas: |
Yeah, we couldn't do that due to technical limitations. |
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Rooella: |
Really? Wow, that's interesting. |
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Fracas: |
I also wanted to create an assortment of Easter Baskets, but that was also limited for various reasons. |
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Rooella: |
Now... we've gone through the toolbox, and you've broke the internal QA server with all of your chickens and eggs... |
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Fracas: |
The next documentation is the uber detailed line by line changelog that represents "lineage before event" and "lineage after event"... this goes to Impact. I take one last look at my stuff to ensure it's working well enough to start QA testing, I update the internal test servers, and give Impact the go ahead... He has to think of all of the things I didn't... |
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Rooella: |
You mean like cows eating the eggs? :P |
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Impact: |
Right. Then QA goes through and figures out how the actual functionality of the event matches up with the documentation. |
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Rooella: |
Is this usually the case, or is Fracas's coding that wobbly? ;-) |
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Fracas: |
Hey! >.< |
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Arctic Sun: |
heh... it's just good game design. The way a writer *always* needs an editor... A dev *always* needs QA. |
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Impact: |
More eyes are always good. The designer of the content will naturally have a blind spot for errors in it. |
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Fracas: |
I originally had the the Spring Captain asking for help finding his "Foul Friends". |
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Rooella: |
Yeah... it's like an army of dirty farm animals O.o |
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Arctic Sun: |
We like to think our fowl are clean. |
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Impact: |
Minor text errors always crop up, sometimes the way an NPC reacts to player interaction doesn't work the way it's meant to... |
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Fracas: |
I also had the turn in numbers mixed up so the actual number of required eggs didn't match what he was asking for... and with the way I had the lost birds setup it was actually more rewarding to kill them than to wait for them to lay an egg. |
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Rooella: |
Like if you killed the hen you'd get exp and a drop? Yeah - i see... |
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Fracas: |
Yeah - we had to add a law penalty and decrease the amount of eggs they were carrying. |
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Rooella: |
It would have been uber cool if they had the teleport effect when they came and left!!! |
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Fracas: |
Magic Chickens? Cool! |
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Rooella: |
Just how far in advance does all of this work have to start? |
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Fracas: |
It depends on the complexity and how much i've learned. Halloween took about 3 full weeks, this event took about 5 full days. After day 5 though, there's about another 3-5 of bug-fixing and re-testing the fixes... that is after QA has started blasting it apart with their keen breaking skillz. |
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Rooella: |
I guess that explains the problems we've encountered working on the upcoming mayday event...? |
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Nomad: |
Exactly... we need at *least* a week to test or Impact gets cranky... |
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Rooella: |
Understandably so! |
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Fracas: |
The last bug-fixes and re-testing of them was going on yesterday. |
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Rooella: |
*cough* aaaanway... I don't want to give too much info away about mayday yet - so we'll just stick to the spring event :) |
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Fracas: |
Roger that! :) |
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Rooella: |
Ok, well we've had an idea, created a back-story, put required changes through development and QA testing... that leaves external test... Who publishes the content there? |
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Fracas: |
That would be me. |
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Rooella: |
(You heard it folks - when the test server's down... it's all Fracas's fault!) |
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Nomad: |
heh |
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Rooella: |
When or how do you decide whether to test externally or not? |
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Nomad: |
We always test externally. |
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Rooella: |
Not *always* right... some of the events have run simultaneously... right? |
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Fracas: |
During internal testing... it depends on the event content as to whether or not all the content will appear on external test before it hits live. |
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Nomad: |
*shuts up* |
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Fracas: |
Timer intensive events don't always get their full glory on test because let's say we've set all the timers to kick off a week early so that everything happens on external test... It gets tested, and works - however those aren't the same timers that we're gonna use on live because they're a week early. |
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Impact: |
Yeah, it's this kind of thing that gives me headaches. Even when it's been tested backwards and forwards, it has to change for live servers. |
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Rooella: |
Tell me about it... my brain's hurting just thinking about it. So the timers in this event were for the intervals, right? |
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Fracas: |
Yeah, so we had to make sure we tested the heck out of them both internally and externally! (not that we normally don't test the heck out of things, but in this case we were exceptionally obsessive about it.) |
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Rooella: |
Changing the subject slightly... where the heck did this Vigor stuff come from??? |
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Fracas: |
It was part of the event when it occured in Korea. |
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Rooella: |
Ahh I see... already in the toolbox? and we thought you loved us *sniffs* |
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Fracas: |
I take no credit for that set... although I really want it. |
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Rooella: |
Yeah but it's uber expensive... you'll have to save up :P So it's deployment time... |
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Nomad: |
Which means the players start on it - and this is where I come in! |
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Rooella: |
Awwe - they make you work? That's just wrong. |
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Nomad: |
I compile a daily report from the message boards and send it to Fracas and send him any urgent items throughout the day... oh and calm him down when he reaches for his shotgun! When players find something that needs to be fixed, the dev-internal-external process starts over again. For this event, we re-published twice I think... with changes that were specifically due to player feedback. |
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Rooella: |
Bug fixes and stuff? |
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Nomad: |
They're not always bugs - the loot drops weren't bugged for example - but things that we felt needed to be changed to improve the event. |
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Fracas: |
An example being the abundance of fresh eggs vs. the one reward - originally they were just a tasty snack. |
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Rooella: |
So you turned them into candy-type things (with the funky effects... brave etc.) |
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Fracas: |
yeppers. Originally, on external test, you could only turn in fresh eggs for 2 things... the rabbit amulet and an uber nutrition treat... that nobody enjoyed :-\ There were also some areas with waaaaaay too many foxes and others with waaaaay too few. Impact and I spent a lot of time spying on External Test and seeing what needed to be done. |
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Rooella: |
You did all of this in just the 3 days on external test? |
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Fracas: |
Was it only 3 days? it felt like years! :) I drove poor Impact nuts! |
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Rooella: |
Ok... so the event has played out... what happens now...? Clean up? Now everyone's complaining that you've taken their brave eggs away... why can't you just leave them? |
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Fracas: |
Well... every item we create as a special ID assigned to it... well every item, period. So I collect the ID's of the specific event items and submit them to our database team - they create a script and we then perform some test "clean ups" on our internal servers. |
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Rooella: |
But how come you don't always delete the items? for example - I still have some Christmas Pie in storage... What's goin' on there? |
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Fracas: |
When we're able to leave an item in-game it's because it already exists - and isn't a special thing from the toolbox... It's unique ID already exists so it won't get over-written. |
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Rooella: |
I see so things like Christmas Pie, Vigor Belts and Christmas cards are permanent items - that are always present? |
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Fracas: |
Yes - you Christmas Card will always be a Christmas card - the special ID doesn't change. But what happens when Episode 8 comes out and it includes the same ID's scout used to create the holiday pies... and weird people like Roo have kept theirs in the storage dwarf for the past 4 years? |
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Rooella: |
I see - so if you didn't remove the eggs - we might have found that come the next epsiode publish, instead of 20 brave eggs in our inventory, we have 20 uber-rare spellbooks? I can see how that could really mess things up. So you're saying my pie might turn into something one day? O.o I know it's been festering in there for a long time... but... |
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Fracas: |
They log in and find their pie is gone and it's been replaced with a chicken foot... exactly! |
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Rooella: |
My pie might mutate into something else one day? O.o |
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Fracas: |
Nah - your pie will be just fine... although just to be sure i'm going to submit a request to delete everything in your inventory... just to be safe. |
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Rooella: |
O.O I probably wouldn't notice... my character is crippled anyway - i die to stupid things like Ghouls qq |
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Fracas: |
hahaha |
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Rooella: |
Well I have to say this has been fascinating - but i'm afraid we can't possibly take any more of your time. I'd like to thank you all for taking the time to come and talk to us - especially during your lunch hours!!! |
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Fracas: |
Uh-oh... Roo's hungry. |
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Arctic Sun: |
Thanks Roo. |
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Impact: |
*waves* |
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Fracas: |
Thanks! |
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Nomad: |
:) |
Exclusive Interview with NCsoft Austin's CaptSturm
This interview with CaptSturm was originally started back in December but it's publish was delayed due to Capt's very busy schedule. I'd like to thank Kyzah, as always, for her efforts with beatin' Capt' up over getting back to us!
As for the rest of the Lineage 1 team back at NC Austin... Watch out folks... Roo's a-gonna get ya! ;-)
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Rooella |
Hey there! great to catch you... are you looking forward to Januarys HoC? |
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CaptSturm |
Well, getting to this late, I'll say that I always look forward to the change of chatting with the Lineage fans. With our new schedule of HoCs (rotating among the other fine NC products) it seems long overdue. I enjoyed this past one as always. |
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Rooella |
It's been a tough few months for Lineage huh? I'm dying to know tho... what did you think of the player of the year contest we ran? |
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CaptSturm |
I gotta tell you--I have enormous appreciation and respect for the fan site operators. Just the sheer fact that you put all the extra effort into creating the site is incredible, but the contests are way above and beyond. I think its obvious the Lineage players really appreciate the work you all do, but let me state it loudly for the record...YOU ROCK! |
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Rooella |
Umm... *blush*
Any suggestions for next years? :) |
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CaptSturm |
Preferably something that involves elephants and snowboards. |
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Rooella |
Elephants? Umm O.o I'll bear that in mind...
Okay... i know you're gonna hate me but i just have to ask the question... How have the "Water cooler" talks about bringing us all together on one server been going? Any action there at the moment? There are all kinds of roumers floating about right now... I think we're all very excited and anxious to hear what you have come up with! |
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CaptSturm |
Well, we get together and start scribbling on the white board. We talk about all the collisions, such as character and pet names, we talk about pledge houses and castles and storage concerns. We talk about the mechanics of how a transfer request would work, such as emailing support or building a web page to do that. And who would do it. And does it need art, who does that? And the database hooks, how is that implemented. |
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Rooella |
Oh go on... Throw me a bone here! plureaaaaaaaaaase? |
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CaptSturm |
Well, suffice it to say it wouldn't be a piece of cake even if it was decided that we actually wanted to do it. It would be a significant change in operational philosophy that I couldn't make on my own. The main thing is that we be careful not to get ahead of ourselves. We'll consider everything that could make the service better, but we can't ignore the daily tasks of running the service either. |
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Rooella |
*notes the hoards NC Lawyers making notes on clipboards*
*sniff* sooo not what I was hoping for... A lot of network problems in the last few months... are these now put to bed? |
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CaptSturm |
A lot of those were unrelated and unexpected-as much as I'd like to promise we won't see any further issues, I'm afraid that'll be a concern with any internet game for the near future. Currently, many ISPs are doing network maintenance that is completely out of our domain and control. However, I think that the network situation will show improvement outside of these anomalies. |
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Rooella |
Well that has to be good news!
What do you have to say to all of our players who ran off to play *another* game this month? Do you think Lineage will win them back? |
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CaptSturm |
There's no doubt that some fantastic games have been released lately. I also firmly believe that no other game does a better job of providing a "hook" than Lineage. Some may do equally well, but none does it better. I think the vast majority of the Lineage players, and I mean like 98%, are TRUE Lineage fans and have it in their blood. While they may stray, an awful lot will come back. |
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Rooella |
How are the other ventures going? CoH, Lin2 etc? Are they as fun and demanding for you as Lineage has been? |
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CaptSturm |
You know, I can't imagine anything more fun than the times I've had working on Lineage. It was a great opportunity to communicate with the fans and actually implement many great suggestions and drive towards a vision of delivering an environment where players can participate in the process. Lineage 2 is always interesting because it's the sequel and, of course, is incredibly detailed and beautiful. CoH is a great team, the dev guys are incredibly professional and have such a passion about the quality of their work. We also coordinate the PlayNC website publishes, which is less glamorous but crucial to operations.
Looking forward, the Auto Assault team is a blast to work with and they're in the process of creating a game that'll "blow your doors off!" (Sorry, bad pun!). |
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Rooella |
What about the eagerly awaited Episode 3? It seems like just yesterday Ep2 went live... Are you still activley involved with this, or is scout now taking care of the bulk of it? |
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CaptSturm |
Aww, you know, it is mainly Scout on this. I poke around to see what's going on and fix things when she breaks them. :^) |
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Rooella |
Yeah... you gotta watch that one... She's trouble i tell ya!
What's your Tip for 2005 for our Lineage fans? |
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CaptSturm |
Well, I'd suggest a couple. One, keep providing the great feedback. That stuff gets forwarded on the core dev team in Seoul and is considered for implementation on the LoA server. Second, get a friend to try it. I want to see an increase in numbers over the upcoming year. We'll try and crank out some good events and updates for ya' if you'll do that for me. |
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Rooella |
So what's it like working with Kyzah AND Scout? I mean.. they're pretty nutty galz... how do you stay sane? |
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CaptSturm |
Who say's I'm sane? |
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Rooella |
Ya... we love 'em too!
What ya got Roo for Christmas? |
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CaptSturm |
Hmm, we don't do presents at my house. It's all about the true reason for the season. :^) However, how 'bout that event that Scout whipped up? Huh? Yeah, I played a bit myself! |
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Rooella |
Yeah - it was a hoot! Scout gave us pies! mmmmm exceedingly good pie...
Well it's time i got on with smackin' those evil mops! Thanks for taking the time out of your day to talk to us... u rule the roost! ;-) geddit? Roo... roost? ooh nvm. |
Exclusive: Beating Fracas like a Pinata! Interview with the designated driver.
Well it's gettin' close ta Christmas and everyone's wondering what Satin Claws has in store for us this year. Who better to ask than the "hound at the helm" himself, Mr Fracas.
As a side note to the rest of the Lineage 1 team back at NC Austin... Where's Roo's presents? >.<
[Read on] for the full story...
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Rooella |
Hey Fracas. Firstly a HUGE welcome back. You were just getting to grips with things when the mighty NCsoft shake-up occured, and CaptSturm came crashing back in on the party... Where did you go? What did you do?.... did ya miss us? |
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Fracas |
Well, it so happened that one of our products under development was wanting to create an internal QA department just as my gig as "Lineage guy" was going away. They needed somebody to lead it so I dived in to do so, and that's what I've been doing ever since. It's a fun job, and it wasn't an easy call to leave, but the truth is that I DID miss Lineage and felt my work on it wasn't done...so here I am! Back! Hooray! |
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Rooella |
Well that sounds pretty cool, but ya'll know that anything that isn't Lineage 1 is evil... How does it feel to be back in the saddle? |
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Fracas |
You know, it feels pretty good. Although weird at first, I feel the rust shaking off and have had my fair share of "OOH YEAH I REMEMBER THAT!" moments, which are always fun. |
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Rooella |
We were all pretty bummed-out when you told us we wouldn't see Episode 5 or a Holiday event this year... but apparently you told us a whacking great lie! What's the deal with that man? |
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Fracas |
Haha did I lie? I did not! I remember saying I was determined to give y'all an event and BAM, here she comes. Well, assuming it doesn't burn to the ground and die on the test server over the weekend.
If I DID lie it's only because I am horrifically mean. |
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Rooella |
Okay then, we'll let you off... maybe... but what's the deal with Episode 5? What special treats can we expect for the unique US ruleset? |
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Fracas |
I could make up stuff but I'm not going to. Truth is I need to get it propped up on its feet and running and then spend time learning it.
Once I know it, I can tweak it. I'll do my best to keep y'all updated on this progress. |
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Rooella |
Speaking of the special stuff... Just before you were shoved into the land of QA you had created some rather unique (and frackin' awesome if I do say so myself) content for us... The Trial of Doom.
Can we expect more things like this in the future? |
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Fracas |
Hah, I hope so. The Trial of Doom was A LOT of fun to implement, I really felt like I was doing something different. I was nervous about how it'd go over, but from what I understand, it went over pretty well? Maybe?
If nothing else it gave me a chance to dig up and dabble in every single Lineage tool we have, which is fun for me, so yes, I fully intend on trying to produce more content like that in the future. |
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Rooella |
Aaanyway, we've kinda gone of the point a bit here... Christmas...
Will there be pie? |
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Fracas |
Yes. Lots of it. |
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Rooella |
Woo! What ya got Roo for Christmas? huh? huh? :D |
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Fracas |
Hahahah NOTHING. Well...yeah, ok, NOTHING. Hahaha still funny! |
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Rooella |
When's Episode 1 coming? :P |
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Fracas |
NEVER AGAIN! |
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Rooella |
When's Episode 6 coming? |
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Fracas |
I think it'd be funny to get it out before Episode 5. Then again, whenever I think something is funny, it's usually a really bad idea. |
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Rooella |
A little birdie told me that ya'll were working on a grand-scale server consolidation of doom... That still in the pipe? |
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Fracas |
That is something I was working on before I left and it may be something I try to work on again.
To be honest though, I'm not sure, quit distracting me from Episode 5! |
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Rooella |
How many roads must a man walk down? |
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Fracas |
Wow this song was going through my head all day! No kidding!
A bunch. |
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Rooella |
Well we'd better let Fracas get on, else we'll NEVER see Episode 5.... EVER muhahaha.
Thanks for taking the time out of yer busy schedule Mr F, and welcome back. You ROCK! |
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Fracas |
*runs* |
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Rooella |
Before ya go... can we keep Mistryl?
Fracas? Hellooooo? |
Exclusive: Belated goodbyes to a good ole' gal!
This interview with NCsoft's Mistryl (Former Community Co-ordinator for Lineage I US and, may I say, one very hot babe!) was originally conducted in January this year. I would like to take this opportunity to DEEPLY apologise to her for the delay in publishing it. Mistryl was community co-ordinator from Jan 2005 until Feb 2006 and did a fantastic job.
So, just to make her feel better... I'll pretend to be the dark elf in this picture ^^
Read on for the full article...
 Rooella |
Hello Mistryl and thank you for talking with us today! It's certainly been an action-packed year huh? What was the most challenging experience you had as the Lineage 1 community co-ordinator? |
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Mistryl |
It's been a fantastic year! I would say the most challenging time would be any time the community had an unexpected reaction to an event or publish that I had high hopes for. It's really tough to see players disappointed, and I always tried my best to ease concerns and make sure the feedback made it to the team. |
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Rooella |
Yes... there have been a few outcrys! Still everything works out in the end ^^ Have you enjoyed your time in this role? |
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Mistryl |
I have definitely enjoyed my time working with the Lineage community and fan sites! Lineage players are the most dedicated, knowledgeable, and passionate players I have ever seen. And they seem to have a special fondness for pie. The Lineage team has also made working on the game a blast. Scout and Fracas always keep me on my toes, and Kyzah knows the game and community inside and out. Both the team and the players have taught me a lot about how to best support a community. |
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Rooella |
Pies? Did someone say pies? *drools* What about your best moment? What has really stood out? |
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Mistryl |
My brief possession of Antharas stands out as one of my favorite memories! (Antharas appeared as "Mistryl" for a short time on the Test Server.) I was sad when Scout exorcised me and Antharas returned to his old self. :) I also always enjoyed peeking over Scout's shoulder during a pre-wipe event on the Test Server. Not only would she take player requests for monsters, she humored me when I started shouting, "Baranka! Baranka!" |
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Rooella |
Ahhh... so that was YOUR fault eh? ^^ Are you going to keep playing Lineage whilst you work on Lin2? |
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Mistryl |
I will keep playing Lineage. I can't wait to see what Fracas has up his sleeve for the next event! |
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Rooella |
It really has been wonderful working with you, we're gonna miss ya, but before we let you go we have one question... When will Episode 5 go live? |
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Mistryl |
*runs away screaming* |
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Rooella |
It's been an absolute pleasure, we couldn't have done it without you. I've said it before, you ROCK. I know I will definitely miss you... *sniffs* |
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Mistryl |
I would like to give a huge thank you to our official fan sites LineageOne and LineageDB! You guys have done a phenomenal job for the Lineage community and it is appreciated! |
Exclusive: Interview With A Vampire
With Episode 4, History & Memory almost ready to splash onto the US Live servers, we tracked down one of Ncsofts most fearsome employees: Scout AKA “Vampire”.
The following interview was conducted mostly via e-mail. We were however lucky enough to have the opportunity to meet Lineage US’s most infamous publishing co-ordinator face-to-face on the US test server shortly after the episode 4 content was made available for a brief tour.
Read on for the full story...
<Rooella> Just how large is the episode 4 content delivery from Korea and how long does it take to get the initial build installed on to Internal test?
<GMScout> I’d estimate that there are approximately 15,000 new and/or changed files, including both server and client files. As far as the download size, we’re not sure just yet how large that’s going to be, but it will obviously be significant.
<Rooella> How often do these content deliveries tend to occur?
<GMScout> The target schedule is to release an episode approximately every 4 months.
<Rooella> Wow... that's more than I thought, but what about the odd updates we get here and there?
<GMScout> Typically, Korea publishes something every week, whether it’s new content or simply modifications. Our goal is to do the same. However, sometimes circumstances prohibit us from being able to publish weekly and we’re forced to lump a number of weeks into one publish. So the US publish schedule is a little more erratic that Korea, but it all gets published eventually.
<Rooella> So… I am told our meeting place was your choice. Why here?
<GMScout> Well yea kind of. I love Pirates, and this is a really cool place.
After some ranting about teddy-bear envy, and bumping into a really cool NPC (shown below) we proceeded to the Pirate Island dungeons.
<GMScout> That’s for you! Well… maybe not but it sounds good?
<Rooella> I’ll just pretend it’s true, ok?
So off we went to the dungeons. (as you do).
<GMScout> Welcome to Pirate Island dungeon floor 1.
<Rooella> Wow! This is different! What level is that fella?
<GMScout> Around 30 I believe. I haven’t memorized it all just yet.
<Rooella> Have you found many folks come here yet?
<GMScout> Well, this does seem to be one of the more popular Ep4 maps.
<GMScout> It’s a bit hard to do a side by side comparison since their purposes are a bit different. This dungeons should be interesting anyway – and should be worth the time.
<GMScout> Let’s see if we can find Drake, the quest dude.
<Rooella> Sure!
<GMScout> Uh… sorry ☺
<Rooella> no problem! (yes – I died. Lol )
<GMScout> So, this is one of the places he’s likely to be. Finishing the quest gives you “Key of Drake”. You’ll have to find out what that’s for!
<GMScout> Welcome to the Sanctuary Of Evil.
<Rooella> Otherwise known as the Temple of Demons? How do you decide on the translated names? Is that you, or someone else?
<GMScout> We try to keep them as close to the Korean meanings as possible. If not, we pick something as close as we can.
<GMScout> Welcome to the Ancient Giant Ruins… moving swiftly on to the Great Cavern.
<Rooella> This feels very in-line with the Lastabad Dungeons!
<GMScout> This is the “Resist” Alchemist.
<Rooella> There are different kinds?
<GMScout> There’s the “Recluse” Alchemist on the Recluse side of the cavern…
<Rooella> I can see a lot of thought has gone in here… There are a lot of significant game-style changes!
<GMScout> Yes, there are some things that will most likely change the way the game is played, but it should be interesting.
<Rooella> Are you pleased with the Episode 4 content?
<GMScout> Oh definitley. I’m very excited and plain disappointed that my character isn’t high enough level!
At this point we discussed my “charisma”. After much ridicule we proceeded the Elemental Grave. (Yep. Episode 4 is kinda big…)
<Rooella> This must have been a huge content delivery?!
<GMScout> Yea, it’s one of the larger episodes we’ve had… Looking forward, they’re getting better each time.
<Rooella> How are the testers responding to the changes?
<GMScout> So far, it’s been very positive – which is great because we think this is a good episode.
<Rooella> You should be proud of it… I’m just… blown away by it all!
<GMScout> Welcome to Abyss Lake!
<Rooella> WOW… This is MUCH better than the old heine 4f look… did they upadte heine to match too?
<GMScout> Yeah, I believe so… I thought you might like it!
<Rooella> *stunned*
<GMScout> We think the players will like this a bit better.
<Rooella> Hmm… all non-aggro?
<GMScout> Yeah, but be prepared once you attack!
<Rooella> Tribal huh? What sort of level are they?
<GMScout> It ranges from 30 to 45 depending on the area… So far the Koreans find this a very favourable location.
<Rooella> So again… comparable to FV… another alternative? It looks great!
<GMScout> Yes, it is nice. Hopefully players will find reason to come underwater again!
<Rooella> !Buying Underwater boots – wis me! Hehe
<GMScout> Exactly!
Following more jokes about my charisma, we decided to head back to Pirate Island to find a racoon.
Scout was unable to tame the little fella (I guess she’s just not charming enough) so we cheated our way to a High Raccoon…
Being a High Raccoon – I did’t want to aggro it because I’m pretty sure it would hurt.
We took a look at some of the new “cute” mops being introduced.
Unfortunatley this fella is not tameable ☹ he packs a nice punch tho!
Below you can see the new “Kiwi Parrot” – again, not tameable… it doesn’t seem to fly either… It reminded me of the dodo.
With the new content now out of the way, I’d like to concentrate on Scout herself. She has been with us for 2 years now, and in that time we have seen a few amazing events – and some interesting inginuity.
<Rooella> How much work does it take to organise a special event, such as the recent "Illusionists" event, in terms of coding and testing - right through to live publish and clear-up?
<GMScout> It really depends on the complexity of the event. The Illusion event was relatively simple as all the Illusion items were already there so all we added was the treasure chests. The process of coding, testing, and adjusting took about a week. Larger events, such as the Halloween event, can take up to a month. Those are more difficult because we create custom mops, NPCs, items, behaviors, etc. which require a significant amount of coding and testing.
<Rooella> What has, for you been the biggest challenge you've faced during your time here?
<GMScout> Probably doing LoA specific changes. Although that has always been, and should be, secondary to processing content and resolving issues it’s also a very important aspect. Finding the time to implement LoA content is often an issue.
<Rooella> We haven't had many different content publishers over the years. How do you feel you've coped with the responsibility, and how would you compare your efforts to those of your predecessor?
<GMScout> Well, I had some mighty big shoes to fill. Players have a lot of respect for CaptSturm, and that’s well deserved. He did an amazing job and I don’t think anyone can even come close to what he’s done for Lineage. But I feel pretty good about my time on Lineage. I’ve made some mistakes, but thankfully I’ve had successes that outweighed them and things turned out alright.
<Rooella> I want to keep the focus of this interview on you, as this is probably your last talk with us here at Lineage 1 - at least in an official capacity, but I have to ask... how is Fracas getting along? Do you think he's fully prepared to carry-out the role to the standards you'd expect?
<GMScout> In his short time on Lineage, Fracas has already had a number of crazy things thrown at him, all while trying to process an episode. He handled things perfectly, and he’s still here banging away at it. Yea, I think he’ll do just fine.
<Rooella> You resurrected the "end of test" GM events which we haven't seen for a long time. How much work do these things involve and did you enjoy doing them?
<GMScout> You know, I really love those events. They’re all about being carefree. It’s just fun to be able to spawn whatever comes to mind and what players ask for. But the greatest thing to me is seeing players be reckless. It’s tough when you die or make a mistake in Lineage. But during these test events that worry isn’t there. It’s hilarious to see a knight walk up and start poking Valakas with a dagger, die, and repeat 10 times.
<Rooella> LOL… Ok, lets talk about Varmits. It didn't go as well as you'd hoped - how do you feel about what happened there?
<GMScout> Well, my goal was to just put something fun on test and to allow testers a quicker way to level up. Obviously I didn’t consider all ramifications of that (i.e. potential exploits) and therefore it failed miserably. That goes in the mistakes column, #1 slot. I don’t regret actually doing it so much as I do the manner in which I implemented it and the chaos it created.
<Rooella> Would you say your role as Publish Coordinator for Lineage I has been a fulfilling experience?
<GMScout> Oh definitely. I had no idea just how much is involved in keeping an MMO afloat. I’ve learned so much that I couldn’t have any other way. We joke that being the Publish Coordinator for Lineage is like being a mini-producer. You have your hands in everything!
<Rooella> I'm not so sure that's a joke... it is what you are after-all isn't it? Lineage is no different to a long-running show in that respect... I suppose it's possible to consider your era of "Producing" as "Lineage: The Next Generation"
<GMScout> Well, maybe it’s a half-joke. :) There are things the Lineage PC does that a Producer wouldn’t, and vice versa. But yes, there is a considerable amount of responsibility that comes with the job.
<Rooella> To me, you will always be known as the GM who brought us Christmas Pie... well - that and "vampire" for which you can blame Mistryl... anyway did you pass on your special recipe to Fracas?
<GMScout> It wouldn’t help, Fracas has his own weirdness. I suspect you’ll see things quite a bit stranger than anything I ever did.
<Rooella> Umm... You said it... I have some rather amusing comments of his still logged from the IRC Dev chat "test" session ;-) Do you currently play Lineage in your off-time? Will you continue to do so after you depart the team?
<GMScout> Yes, I do play and will continue to. It’s strangely addictive, isn’t it? I tend to create new characters frequently to try stuff out, so it’s taken a while to get a decently leveled character. But I finally have some pretty cool spells on one of them so now I have the “I want more!” fever.
<Rooella> What has been your favourite moment during your time here?
<GMScout> I honestly can’t say. There have been so many good times it’s just impossible to pick a favorite. I could tell you about the time Ashiva reproduced a bug no one else could and went around doing the Happy Dance for everyone, but I don’t want to embarrass her.
<Rooella> haha! What about the team? Who will you miss working directly with the most?
<GMScout> I must say I’m going to miss them all. I love our status meeting because it’s just pure entertainment. It’s impossible to stay on track with GMSylvia starting some very odd conversations (well, she gets the blame anyway).
<Rooella> What's the future for you now? What will you be doing?
<GMScout> I’m now the Publish Coordinator for PlayNC. And there are new things coming that will be added to that. I can’t really say what that is, but I’m very excited about being involved in a new project.
<Rooella> I dare say I'm sure you'll come back and tell us all about it at a later date?
<GMScout> You bet!
Special thanks go out to GMScout for her time, and to Mistryl, the community co-ordinator for Lineage 1 US.
Exit Interview: NCsoft's CaptSturm
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It's almost time for the infamous Capt' to shut-up-shop and move on, but before we let him out of the door, we (maybe) managed to snag him for interrogation. Read on for the [full article] |
Roo: It's been a long and crazy ride huh? You've been involved with Lineage for longer than I can recall... heck you've been involved with Lineage longer than most folks can recall... How long have you been around, and how has it been?
CaptSturm: I joined NCsoft in the summer of 2001. I was hired to simply liaison between the Seoul Dev team and the US support team. It was quickly apparent we needed someone to "take the wheel" and the rest is history. I love(d) working on Lineage and learned an awful lot about what I think is the "right way" to engineer an online game for longevity. It was the first job that I ever worked over 36 hours on (and I was an infantry soldier years back...), but I loved it.
Roo: What has been the hardest part for you?
CaptSturm: A few things. It was hard dealing with the financial realities of the product, it's got a limited user base here in the US and I'd have liked a bigger budget to do more. Missing a company holiday party or two because I was working late (someone always saved me cake though).
Roo: I'll bet you have some good memories too... can you share with us one of your "kodak" moments?
CaptSturm: Well, we have to use other companies to support our games. Sometimes a contractor may provide substandard work that impacts the user base. We don't call out the knuckleheads publicly, but once in a meeting I attended, one of our network managers tore into one of our vendors--it was awesome. It was great to see that guard dog protection of our service by our network guys.
Roo: You've always been the players "favourite" NC spokesperson, why do you think this is?
CaptSturm: I guess its because I make an effort and that I don't talk AT y'all, I talk WITH you. I listen and tell you the truth, good or bad. Worst case, I'll not answer something that just doesn't have a good answer. I respect you as people and I think most players appreciate that and return that respect.
Roo: Of all the staff who've come and gone over the years, who did you miss the most?
CaptSturm: Geez, most of them. I loved Kyzah to death, we were on the project together for a while. Mistryl is fantastic and is always so cheerful you can't help but smile around her. Fracas is great, if a little on the crazy side. I think Scout is one of the most capable people around as well. I've had a couple of supervisors leave that I miss a ton. Too many to list.
Roo: What advice would you offer to your successors?
CaptSturm: Be passionate about the game. Listen, but don't rush to action every time. Don't promise what you can't deliver. Get back in a quick publish schedule. Hammer on the bot users (since I'm leaving and can be a little less PC I'll say it: If you're a bot user, you flat out suck. And I hope you finally somehow understand what you are and how utterly pathetic that is. Finally, watch your temper and watch what you say in front of the players...
Roo: You're bound to miss Lineage. Will you still play?
CaptSturm: Yes.
Roo: What will you miss the most after you leave?
CaptSturm: I have so many things left undone on the LoA project--I'll miss working on that.
Roo: How many fingers am I holding up?
CaptSturm: Eleven
Roo: Damn, you celebrating already? O.o
CaptSturm: No, that was last night. Today I'm recovering...owwww...
Roo: Well dude, we all wish you the best of luck with your new path, and hope you'll stop by and see us from time-to-time?
CaptSturm: Perhaps--I need to let NC do their thing. Hopefully, you'll be hearing good things about CaptSturm at my new gig.
Roo: Heh, for sure! On that note, we'd better let ya outta here before something breaks *looks at Impact and grins*
CaptSturm: Thanks to everyone. I think you're an awesome player community and wish you all the best.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Lance "CaptSturm" Stites for his efforts these past years, and wish him all the best for the future.
Japan: Prince Seiki of the Spirit Pledge, Hero of Great Aden War
The following is an interview of Seiki, The Prince of the Spirits BloodPledge.
In my earlier article, we showed how he organized a unified army to attack Aden Castle and successfully led his allies to victory.
Read on for the full story...
Nukata: Thank you for letting me ask questions. First of all, could you introduce yourself?
Seiki: I remade the character three years ago from the wish that I wanted to become a lord of a castle and formed Spirits Pledge. Afterwards, while moving from one server to another with the members, we gradually increased the number of companions and acquired the knowledge of the war. After we came to the Altair server, We came to do the war activity in full scale. I have the keen interest in the strategy and the tactics as we attend wars. Moreover, I wish that i boast, and I exist high and fairly in the arena of war.
I am enjoying every day filled with the achievement feeling now at the time of surpassed the target, though I had a hard time very much by becoming Lv50 with a royal character.
Nukata: The main readers are players of the US server. Tell us about your blood pledge please.
Seiki: Spirits Pledge assumes the exchange with the companion is valued and wishes to enjoy every aspects of Lineage as its motto. I want to try daily huntings, pledge events and, in the future, challenge the dragons with the companion who can enjoy the roll play.
Up to now, I have attended wars as I believe it is one important element to enjoy Lineage. I acted aiming at original war power in the Altair server, and it is experienced to become a lord of a castle several times. As the srongest power, so-called Comets, has hostility against our pledge, we have had friendly relationships with other powers temporarily. However, we
take the policy of the keep away from any powers. Because, when temporizing and merging with them, we would not have occasions to have wars and be bored. However, we will keep making an effort still to become stronger in the future because the pledge is small and the war skill is also immature.
Nukata: Please list pledges and leaders of those pledges, with whom you fought together in this Aden Seige.
Seiki:
(original alliance with our pledge)
Wing of Light Pledge, Royal Mucha
The Chivalries Pledge, Royal Yuujyou
(CS/NF Alliance)
Crystal Stars Pledge, Royal DeadRock
TADAS Pledge, Royal HiddenDragon
Blue Planet Pledge, Royal Nefiru
(Altair Blessed Alliance)
Rondelay Music of Dawn Pledge, Royal AregasGulay
Original Sin Pledge, Royal Highness
Meeting to Keep Green Future, FounderM
(Other poers)
Pigeon Pledge, Royal Peka
Blue Dragon Pledge, Royal Gorua
Furthermore, numerous pledges supported us in this war.
Nukata: Do you often coorporate with other pledges with whom you fought together this time?
Seiki: The Wing of Light and The Chivalries of the alliance are companions who always fight jointly.
It is likely to cooperate at fun events or parties though there are not so many occasions to form the united front.
In the preparation stage of this attack castle war, besides the number of people of cooperators on the day the seige, the command of the group and individual's war skill were considered important. The unification of existing war powers accustomed was necessary by all means, and I proposed and persuaded to achieve these this time by a special project. Fortunately, each power understood and agreed with me, and a large-scale of this united front was able to be put.
Nukata: How long had this state continued that COMETS was occupying all castles?
Seiki: I think for about two months.
Nukata: How do you express being the leading part of such a large-scale Seige?
Seiki: As a prior adjustment and the preparation for the strategy and the tactics were rewarded, relief is my real feeling.
In order to lead a large-scale war to victory, commands by an able leader and cooperation of participants seem critically important.
This time, it was my pleasure that such leaders and participants understood my intention. Also I renewed my respect to those leaders' commanding ability.
Moreover, I think the leading part of this seige was all individuals to the last.
Server residents' dissatisfaction to all castle tax rate 50%, irritation to non-revitalization of wars, my lv50 achievement and large-scale consecutive holidays when people could spend more tiem on game came in succession by chance. (Nukata's note: At first Prince Seiki asked cooperation of other pledges as a celebration of hisLv50 achiement)
However, I feel fully satisfied by heart with the point that people's dissatisfaction and irritation were able to be removed and with the point that we unified our emotions to vicotry, although by using the pretext of my own accomplishment of a goal commemoration.
It was recognized again that Lineage consisted as each one of the player influencing each other.
Nukata: I your opinion, what aspect of Lineage should be improved?
Seiki: I want the developers to take the concrete measure of the security improvement of user account/password on the specification side of the program improvement etc.
Moreover, I want NC to plan a happy event. I like one that we can enjoy moods and atmopsphere more than events only of a lot of monster spawnings as a private individual. For example, the Christmas event. (Nukta's note: I have no idea what kind of event ws held in Japan at the Chirstmas time)
Nukata: Is there anything you wish to tell to the other players?
Seiki: I often feel that Lineage epitomizes a real society. Hereafter, I think that to apply the experience in Lineage to real life well is the meaning of roll-playing spending time and money, and I wish to enjoy Lineage frm now on too with many people.
Nukata: Thank you for answering my questions.
Ken Rauhel's PiscesGirl Makes 52
A glorious week for the Ken Rauhel Server, which seems to be knocking out 50+ players like halloween event candies!
Special congratulations today go to PiscesGirl for reaching that magical mark of 52, taking a place in our LeaderBoard.
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This North Londoner, in-game wife to Marak2001 another of Ken Rauhel's higest regarded players, managed to reach level 52 at 4:20 AM GMT whilst smashing her way through the monsters of the Forgotten Island. Quite what both of us were doing up at this ridiculous time is another question!
PiscesGirl claims to have had heaps of help from her good friends of the blood pledge Bloodrage. "TIHung had a mage to help me level on FI, She also hunts with me a lot in the Tower of Insolence." she tells us. PiscesGirl and TIHung could often be found battling the undead on the 34th floor. |
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She is very pleased to be able to use the Dark Elf polymorph, despide the slight delay recently added to the casting animations. "The delay isn't very long so it's not so bad" she tells us.
When asked about her favourite aspect of the game, I was hardly supprised to hear her response: "The friends and people I know and love, and my pledgemates too". |
With the final release of Blizzards World of Warcraft looming, I had a chance to participate in the Open Beta program. One thing I noticed the game lacked, despite its modern graphics and wonderful features, was the wonderful bond players in the Lineage Community feel with eachother, from the simple chit-chat and greetings to the massive disputes.
"The worst thing about the game for me is some of the idiots from other pledges that irritate me with the way they talk, and the bad lag and disconnections we get sometimes" She continued. Well PiscesGirl, I hear you there!
I just had to ask the question: "Are you going to nominate Marak2001 for the Player of The Year award?", to which she immediatly replied "Of course!"
PiscesGirl would like to wish everyone the best of luck and leaves the following message: "When it comes to levelling... No pain, No gain!"
Not another lvl5x !... this time its a lvl12 !
... and no ordinary player either~ Diggit, hails from America, and has been playing Lineage for 2 weeks now - here, ladies and gentlemen, is a real new player~ having a handful of other chars in Dep and LoA (including elf lvl10, mage lvl12, darkelf lvl12, knight lvl15) I met Diggit in Hidden Valley, Ken.
A former Ever Quest player, a friend had encouraged him to have a go at Lineage, and past the 7 day trial, he decided to stay (i was surprised it's only 7days now- i had a month to try out - however for Diggit a day was enough for him to be hooked! i shudder to think what leveling at higher levels for him would be like !!) His friend being on LoA, Diggit said that though Ken does not have as many players online, he prefers it to the crowded LoA, and as a disgruntled hormonal pair of youths passed our way, asked for a dual (urm.. ?) then proceeded to respond using colourful language, Diggit also added that whatever game you play, what ever server, you get the same mix of people...! c'est la vie mon ami!
Did the experience at EQ help with starting out? 'Not Really, they kept adding new stuff faster than i could get used to it, so i got away from it. I like it better here' Glad you do ^~* ! He found that downloading the booklet had helped a little with the initial structure of the game; 'Other players sometimes want to help but you miss a lot of the game if you get too much help'.
As we all did at some point of our early days, Diggit aspires to get to a higher level in the future, though there seems to be no real hurry to do so, adding, '...it's get boring here'... hehe, i don't think we've forgotten that feeling!... (thinks about hours spent in OWL,FV,toi...)
Though Diggit is a knight, he would like to continue to play on either Mage or Dark Elf as in his opinion they are a little 'harder to advance';
And finally !!! The question all high level old players wonder atleast once in their later gaming life ~ "What is it like to be New [again] ?" ...
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Once high level players were a rare sight, now it is the lower and newer level players. Many many thanks to Diggit, and equally as many good lucks!! Hope to see you around, and maybe joining & enjoying the ranks of the higher levels!
~*elvorith*
Post-Event Interview With GMScout
Today I have the pleasure of talking directly with Scout, the Publish Coordinator for Lineage 1 in the US about her special GM appearance on the Test Server this weekend.
Read on to see what GMScout had to say...
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Rooella |
What made you decide to throw this event? |
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Scout |
Well, first the players requested a pre-wipe event. We thought this was reasonable since the testers had expended a great deal of effort and time testing Episode 3, especially Diad. Plus, it’s fun for us as well. Events normally have to be planned, coded, tested, etc. The chance to do this type of event is rare, so we jump at it! |
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Rooella |
Would you say this test was successful? |
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Scout |
I believe so. It’s very difficult to test all ramifications of major changes. But there were quite a number of issues reported by players that we were able to get resolved before going live. Obviously, that’s a good thing. In addition, we were able to modify the Diad Fortress according to actual player feedback, not just our gut feeling. That in itself was invaluable. |
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Rooella |
Which monster do you most like to spawn? |
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Scout |
My personal favorite is the Demon. He’s tough, has a great look, and some excellent special attacks. |
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Rooella |
Did you have fun? |
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Scout |
Oh definitely! It’s amazing to watch a mass of people wailing on a monster determined to take it down. What’s even better is that death no longer matters, so players are more carefree and willing to just jump in there over and over again. And players are crazy! The worse mops the better! I think they’re just as amused as I am when Valakas takes down 10 players in one breath of fire. |
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Rooella |
Well we certainly appreciate the time you put in for us this weekend. Thanks for taking the time out of your schedule to talk to us today! |
So long & thanks for all the fish...
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Farewell Nomad! Today we say farewall to our Community Co-ordinator, Nomad. We managed to track her down before she escaped to talk to her about life working at the heart of Lineage... Read on to see what she had to say. |
Roo: How's the last day goin' ?
Nomad: Pretty good, almost done ^_^
Roo: You know you're not allowed to leave til you've done your exit interview
Nomad: Heh, true - hope you have the questions ready
Roo: Well - i was kinda gonna "wing" it
Roo: Ready?
Nomad: sure
* Roo quickly puts on a suit and grabs a mic
Roo: Well Nomad, you've been with us since January. In that time we've seen oodles of changes both in, and around the game. You've pretty much been the voice of the "(wo)man behind the curtain" for most of that time... You've seen scout leave the team, you've giggled all the way through Fracas' stint behind the wheel and you've watched the capt' himself in action!
Roo: That's enough to drive anyone 'round the bend... but the community only knows you as the "chick in the forums" ... since that's where they see you the most. It seems only right to ask you how you found dealing with the Lineage 1 community?
Nomad: The Lineage community is one of the most dedicated, focused - one might even say rabid - groups I've ever worked with. It's been a pleasure to deal with people who are so invested in their game and have spent so much time, effort, and thought on it.
Roo: Rabid? You can say that again!
Nomad: hehehe
Roo: What's been the most difficult part of your job?
Nomad: This job is a balancing act - the desires of the community vs the needs of the company, my wish to make everyone happy vs my firm resolve not to lie to anyone... keeping that balance is the tricky part, in any situation
Roo: Every job has it's tough moments, can you give us an example of something you found really hard to deal with?
Nomad: Bots!
What about them?
Nomad: My god, do I hate bots
Nomad: You would not believe how much time and effort we spend struggling with this problem, and it's one that never goes away - and even our victories don't make a visible enough impact for the community to be really happy. It's the worst lose-lose situation I've ever seen - and it's not specific to Lineage.
Roo: Yeah, we hear ya... HATE 'em we do!
Roo: That's enough pessimism for me tho...
Roo: What about your best bits? What's been your favourite thing about Lineage?
Nomad: It is a great team to be on - CaptSturm, Arctic Sum, Fracas, Impact, Scout, Mistryl - they are all really great people. We have a really good time keeping you folks occupied, and it's a priviledge to be a part of the group
Roo: We can only imagine the antics you lot get up to back there... any fond memories you're going to take with you?
Nomad: Oh, there are several - the Kill Glance ring that made people drop dead in the middle of town, showing up for the MayDay event to be mobbed by dozens of people with tons of questions, watching Fracas concoct wild schemes for the Royal quest... I've had a good ride.
Roo: yeah, but unfortunately for us all, it's almost time for you to "get off"... Where are you going?
Nomad: In a distant land lies a kingdom without a king, the sandstone city where I was born, and the dusty roads my boots will soon walk again...
Roo: Speaking of boots... before i let you go, there's something i HAVE to ask you
Nomad: Oh?
Roo: On behalf of the L1 community... what *is* with those boots?
Nomad: oh, I stole them off the internet... figured Nomad + Texas = dusty cowboy boots
Roo: oh well that was a terribly dissapointing answer
Nomad: heh, sorry
Nomad: I don't actually wear cowboy boots
Roo: we'll have to check on that....
Roo: Well... the experience is almost over, there's just one thing we still have to do...
Nomad: What's that?
Roo: Say "Thank You"
Roo: It's been a real pleasure working with you these past 12 months, and personally, i'm gonna miss ya big time!
Nomad: I'll miss you too, Roo
Roo: I hope you'll still drop in on us from time-to-time?
Nomad: oh, I'll probably check up on you
Roo: probably?
Roo: I'm sure you'll leave us in capable hands... or at the very least, those boots.
Nomad: coh, Capt's got bigger boots than I do - he'll take care of y'all just fine
Roo: Well Nomad, thank you very much for your time. I'm sure we'll see you again "out there"... somewhere...
Stepping up to the Plate
I am powerful... I am level 53.
I am immortal... I am the greatest of my kind.
I can do anything... I can gain 4-5% a day.
I am cursed... I am a prince.
I am the Darkness… I am FieldsOfLove.
As you may or may not know, the first level 50 prince on Depardieu, FieldsOflove has reached level 53, making him the highest level prince on the Depardieu server. He says that 53 is really just a pit stop on his road to level 55 or perhaps even level 60. He does however enjoy his newfound strength on his con prince.
Fields levels largely in Ivory Tower, with occasional jaunts to Fire Valley or Forgotten Island. When asked why he chose to level a prince over a knight, he said that he enjoyed the idea of being a prince. He simply liked the class best, although he did admit to being intrigued by the power of a high level dark elf.
Many people might agree that the prince is one of the hardest classes to level. Fields says that the lack of items, decent magic, and slow walking factor of the prince make it undesirable for many people. Even though he enjoys the challenge of leveling his prince he does wish that NC would give them sort of walk acceleration speed, like the Dark Elf has, because he’s tired of having to morph into Baphomet just to keep up with his friends.
When asked about other princes on the server he told us, “Kirkanos (a level 52 prince) is one of my best and oldest friends. He helped me out a great deal when I came back.” He also had these words about Magnetik, the Player of the Year candidate for Depardieu, “He’s a great guy ^^ I like to try and keep him motivated when leveling. For him being a char prince he is nuts, but he has it harder then me.”
Hopefully we can all learn from people like FieldsOfLove, learn to chase our dreams no matter how far away they may seem. Personally I feel I've learned a lot from FieldsOfLove. I’ve learned that goodbyes will always hurt, pictures never replace having been there, memories good or bad will always bring tears, and words can never replace feelings.
Teh BaboSquad Hits 52!
Last night at around 1:30 AM, dreams found themselves accomplished. It seemed for a brief moment smiles were just a bit brighter in the Classics Bloodpledge. Because at 1:30AM on an otherwise normal Friday morning, BombSquad reached level 52, cementing himself in the neighborhood of Death Knights.
Most people wouldn’t think much of another death knight so let me tell you a little bit about The Babo Squad as the Classics like to call him. At first glance he seems like your normal level 52 constitution elf. Then you realize he has 270MP… and 570 HP! He also added to con both levels leaving him with an amazing 20 constitution!
“It could be a bit higher, but I’m lazy,” he mentioned casually. He mentions that a couple times he had all his items stolen by what he thought were close friends.
“It really only took me about 40 days of leveling to go from 51 to 52! Toward the end I was gaining 5% a day. I played till 4AM Thursday morning to get to 95% but then as soon as I logged on I disconnected and died! So I actually had to level from 92.5% to 100% in one day because I really wanted to do it that day!”
He would really like to thank pretty much everyone in Lineage, exclaiming that, “Everyone loves BombSquad!” But he’d like to personally thank the members of his bloodpledge: Tainted, Banishing, Reciprocity, The Ever-special Taerom! Then of course there are the Non-pledgies: Yonate, ParticleBeam, Sarvia, Asias, SassyGirl, and Zelfy, as well as many others!
“Lot’s of people helped me get to where I am and I feel bad enough trying not to leave everyone out. You all helped me so much and you know who you are! Thanks so much!”
In closing, I think they should invent a new word... a word that describes how you feel before you kiss someone, a word that describes how a bird feels when it decides that it can fly, and a word that describes how a player feels when they reach Death Knight!
US: Exclusive Interview with NCsoft's Ashiva
We've left NCsoft alone for a few months and haven't really bothered them much since E3... so we thought we'd interrupt their sleep. Things turned out even better than we had thought... there, locked in a cupboard, at the back of the darkest room in the basement, was a new face... one we hadn't seen before. Naturally, we just had to talk to her!
Ok... so she wasn't really locked in a cupboard, but she is new to our Community, and she does know alot about Lineage... please welcome to LineageOne for the first time, Ashiva - Lead QA Tester for Lineage I in the US!
Read on for the full article...
Rooella |
Hello Ashiva! It's great to finally catch up with you. I hope you're settling in nicely? |
Ashiva |
I am -- although "settled" isn't quite the word. There is always a lot going on here! |
Rooella |
So tell me... how is it you came to join us all here in Lineage-Land... Where did you come from? |
Ashiva |
I transferred onto Lineage, having previously worked on other projects as part of the NCsoft Quality Assurance team. In all, I've been doing software QA for a few years now, both in and out of the game industry. |
Rooella |
So ya'll playing musical chairs in the office huh? What have you been doing the past few months whilst you've been finding your feet? Anything exciting? Oooh go on... you can tell us ^^ |
Ashiva |
Orientation and organization. I've been learning the details of the Lineage testing and publish cycle, as well as establishing some processes of my own. This includes things like customizing and updating our bug tracking database, and getting on board with the support tools that allow me to receive all those bug reports submitted by players. And, of course, non-stop research and testing! |
Rooella |
Sounds like you've been a busy bee! So who are you working with? Presumably NCsoft doesn't have ya'll locked in dark rooms on your lonesome? Mind you... if Scout really *is* a vampire... |
Ashiva |
No, not lonesome at all.. actually there are a lot of us locked in this dark room .. OK so naturally I work with the NCsoft QA team. I'm also constantly pestering people in Publish, OCR and Customer Service, including Scout, Kyzah, Mistryl and GMSylvia. |
Rooella |
How are you finding things so far? Do you hate us all yet? |
Ashiva |
Things are busy, which I thoroughly enjoy. And I don't hate any of you! You guys find some great bugs -- how can I not love that? |
Rooella |
Bugs? We have those? *ducks* What are you enjoying the most? |
Ashiva |
Working with the fantastic Lineage team at NCsoft. |
Rooella |
What do you dread turning up at the office for? |
Ashiva |
...ehh.. they let us leave the dark room? ;-) |
Rooella |
Yeah... Roo worries 'bout that too... Do you play much in your off-time? |
Ashiva |
Yep! |
Rooella |
I'd ask you what server and about your character - but i sooo know you won't be telling us that *pouts*... So i'll ask this: Dark Elves or Knights? |
Ashiva |
I won't be commenting on that either! :-) |
Rooella |
Bah! Spoil-sport :( Antharas or Valakas? |
Ashiva |
GMSylvia!! :-) |
Rooella |
Hmm... are you calling her a Dragon? O.o Marmite, Love it or Hate it? (marmite is like a beef flavoured Jam - ask Kyzah... she likes to eat wierd and evil things apparently hehe) |
Ashiva |
Marmite is not available to us in the dark room.... and Kyzah will not speak of it. |
Rooella |
LOL... Do they feed you at all? O.o Speaking of dragons and cool stuff... aside from the impending arrival of the uber-so-uber Episode 4 content, what's going to be keeping you busy over the coming months? |
Ashiva |
We just finished publishing a sizeable build out to Test Server, and that one is still keeping me busy with a few loose ends. Plus there's always documentation to be written, some in preparation for testing Episode 4. I expect Episode 4 content will be on my desk sooner rather than later! Not to mention testing on any cool stuff Scout might cook up in the meantime. |
Rooella |
So we still have lots to look forward to before the next major update? |
Ashiva |
There's always something to look forward to -- Lineage changes at an amazing pace! |
Rooella |
Don't we know it! Hey... you better get back to work or Mistryl will get cranky with me.... It took me weeks to get the custard off my shirt last time she got mad! Thank you so much for taking some time out to come and talk with us today. I'm sure we'll be talking again soon! |
Ashiva |
Any time! And thank you for the chance to chat! :-) |
Rooella |
I'll be back!!! (Arnold Swartzenegger-style voice) |
US: Royal Dedication
There should be another definition for "dedication" in the dictionary. On May 22, 2006, Prince Magnetik of Depardieu server achieved his dream of being level 55. With sheer determination, he barrelled his way past the challenges of being a charisma royal, alongside countless PvP battles. Magnetik can finally take a breather and sit down and tell us a little about himself and his accomplishments.
Read on for the full article...
Fields: How long have you been playing Lineage for?
Mag: I started this game since Mac beta.
Fields: So you've been a royal your whole Lineage career?
Mag: 1st char was a con knight, lvl'd it to 34, then started royal.
Fields: How long exactly did it take you to go from 49-55?
Mag: Year and a half to 2 years. Actually 52 was quick haha. I only ended 1 time at 52.
Fields: Did you ever take a break from Lineage?
Mag: Hmm spurts, 4 months max.
Fields: How do you feel about being in a war pledge for so long?
Mag: It's what lured me to the game, fighting and such, pvp.
Fields: Why fight as a royal though?
Mag: It's different and tactical.
Fields: Tell me what you love about your royal.
Mag: It's cool being unique.
Fields: Tell me what you think about your pledge.
Mag: It's been great, It's like being a legend amongsts legends :). People I've known for a long time, friend and foe. Even cool neutrals.
Fields: What is your goal in Lineage?
Mag: I've no more goals for the moment, reaching 55 was major for me.
Fields: Whats the thing you want changed the most?
Mag: Well for royals, I think it would make sense for the aura spells to be all pledge. For me being in the game so long without braves, the fact NC put them in, in the temple and such with no drop rate makes braves a continued dream lol. No soft ac would be nice :).
Fields: Any shout outs?
*Nice misschat there Mag :)*
Fields: Anything else you wanna say?
Mag: Well thx to you man for being an inspiration and a good friend all along the way :). Been a long time yo :).
Mag: Seriously, Thx to all in PaldoReturns! For keepin this game fun and crazy lol.
Dedication is putting the time and will power to accomplish all of your goals no matter the difficulty. If you set your mind to it, you can do anything you want. Thanks for teaching us that lesson Mag and enjoy your new morphs. GoGoGo for 60, 65, 70! ^^
8th October 2004 - NC Interactive's GMSylvia
It's been a few weeks now since I got to speak to Kyzah back at NC
Austin... I thought it was about time I went and bothered someone
else.
Anyone who knows me from the game, or from my blog, knows that one of my favourite things about Lineage is the people in the game itself... both players and staff. Ahhh... you say... that's right... I'm talking about our in-game monitors. I have always felt a lot of sympathy for the NC crew working inside the game - from where I stand it seems like a very demanding role - and that's just from watching the "Monitor wis me now!!!!" lines on global chat! You can imagine my delight when Kyzah mentioned that GMSylvia wanted to speak with me... Well okay...I had NO idea who this GMSylvia person was, and embarrasingly had to ask Kyzah!!
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Rooella |
Hi there GMSylvia! How are you? Hmmm... Do I call you Sylvia or GMSylvia? |
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GMSylvia |
Sylvia is fine unless you want to get formal then it's GMSylvia. :) |
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Rooella |
Hmm... well Roo is kinda scared of you... so we'll stick to GMSylvia :D So... for our readers who i'm pretty sure, just like me, have no idea who you are... can you tell us abit about yourself and what you do? |
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GMSylvia |
I am a Lead GM with NCsoft Customer Support. I am in charge of all Lineage I GMs and Monitors on the North American servers. I work with the whole of the Lineage I Support Team, including our Technical Support Team and our Billing Team to get resolutions to different support issues. I am also liaison to our Customer Service Manger GMRock as well as the Lineage I OCR Team, Quality Assurance Team and local Development Team. It is rare you will see me in game however I am there! |
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Rooella |
Ooooh... How does this differ from GMRock's role? |
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GMSylvia |
GMRock oversees our entire customer support operation in North America and has a role in all North American NCsoft titles. I focus all my time and attention on Lineage! |
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Rooella |
Everyone knows that Roo likes to talk with the Monitoring team... can you tell us all more about them? It seems like we get a new one everyday... Where do they come from... and more importantly where do they go?? |
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GMSylvia |
We've had a few people change positions in a very short time. This is because they've gone to different positions within the company. NCsoft has been growing at a great pace and this has given its employees a lot of opportunities to grow within the company and get experience on other teams. When this happens we find candidates with strong customer service skills (and good personalities!) that are really enthusiastic about the game. They then go through a very long and involved training process in which they are tested and critiqued on all points of customer service as well as Lineage game knowledge. |
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Rooella |
I'm always careful not to bug them... they always seem so busy and hassled. Why are they all so umm.. generic and robot like? I've always been given the impression that NC Interactive likes to be *very* careful when having real-time conversations with its customers.... |
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GMSylvia |
I think the key word here is "professional" more than "careful". At NCsoft, professionalism is very important because we are aware that our customers are paying for a service and therefore deserve professional interactions with our staff. We strive for professional interaction with players without seeming cold. Chat and email are great, but in using them you don't hear the tone of voice or don't get the full context, which makes it very easy to be misunderstood. We go out of our way to make sure that the intent of our communication is clear, to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. |
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Rooella |
Okay.... I'm drifting a little from the point here :) For the kids at home... What is a Monitor & what do they do? |
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GMSylvia |
A Monitor's main function is to actually monitor the in-game environment and to monitor the server processes for proper functioning as opposed to just answering whispers from players. The most efficient way to report any issue as always is to contact customer support via email or the website. |
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Rooella |
Some people feel that more in-game involvement from NC staff might be a good thing. What are your views on this? It must be very hard to maintain professionalism sometimes. |
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GMSylvia |
We feel that the in-game environment should be primarily driven by the players with as little interference from our staff as possible while still allowing for contact with our Monitoring Team as needed as well as occasional GM appearances. |
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Rooella |
What happens when a member of the Monitoring team discovers a problem with one of the servers or processes? Presumably there are some strict protocols on reporting these issues to the players inside the game? |
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GMSylvia |
Any potential service issues noticed by our Monitoring Team are immediately reported to the Support and Network Teams for further investigation and resolution; our Community Team is also made aware of these issues so that they can share the necessary information with our customers through the website and/or forums. In-game announcements are not generally made unless the issue demands a server reset or server downtime. |
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Rooella |
How do game monitors assist the support team in cases such as catching 3rd-party program users - such as bots etc? |
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GMSylvia |
So as not to endanger our efforts to remove these cheaters from our service by making them aware of our processes, we cannot share specific information on how this is accomplished. |
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Rooella |
Booo! hehe I do understand tho... No-body likes a cheater :) What is the best way for us to assist them with this task? |
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GMSylvia |
The best way to assist us in this is to follow the reporting method outlined in the official forums with Kyzah's "Who Should I Contact?" thread; contact Support through e-mail or the website and be sure to include server, character name(s) involved, approximate time/date of the incident, in-game Monitor(s) contacted (if applicable) and time/date of contact, and a description of the incident/behavior you feel to be in violation of our rules. We also appreciate your patience during our investigation after receiving your reports; we often need to "build a case" in situations such as these and it typically takes time for us to do so. |
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Rooella |
That's great... for the kids at home, we've put a copy of Kyzah's guidelines for speaking to the right person here... aren't we nice? Of course you can view NC's one here too! Thank you very much for agreeing to talk with us today! I look forward to finding you one day somewhere in Aden :) I do have one more question for you tho... Who would you put your money on in a fight? Valakas or Antharas? |
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GMSylvia |
CaptSturm!! :) |
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Rooella |
Hmm... Did you even hear the question? o.o Hello? Oh dear... it seems I've scared her away! Thanks again Sylvia.... errr I mean GMSylvia... It's been a pleasure talking with you! |
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GMSylvia |
*door closing in the distance* |
20th September 2004 - Chance
In all honesty, it has to be said that I was a little nervous about interviewing one of Ken's highest level, best known & original players. I was relieved however, to find i was not alone.
Chance whispered me with a triumphant 'leveled' and a few moments later in his town Hiene (of which he was announced mayor on the same day) Appleseede and myself had the chance (pun ^~") of taking his first ever solo interview, (the other being with Marak2001 & TIhung). With Chance's linweb open to all, you will see displayed there an impressive level 63, 13hp / 4mp level up and adding to dex to give 27... giving him stats of 16str, 20dex, 18con base in total.
Chance has been playing since the Ken Server opened, and it was during this time he met his prince Marak2001. This is his first character, remade from a lvl45 dex elf to an 18 con, giving him extra sense of insurance with the high HP when "getting jumped" !
And how does it feel to get to level 63 ^^* ?...
Chance: It feel great, especially 13hp ^^
Appleseede & Elvorith: Did you ever think you would get this far ?
Chance: No actually i never thought of leveling beyond 60, but since i started hunting FI again at 59, I was making anywhere from 0.95~1% per hour so I was happy and continued with my goal. I get roughly 3~4% a day, thats about 4.5~5hours taking breaks in between.
Appleseede & Elvorith: that's good! And you still have motivation to play after all this time? What's the main thing this that keeps you playing?
Chance: Yes hehe FI is fun at the moment ^^ one hour goes by so fast there. My pledge mates; they always keep me smiling, and joke...
Appleseede & Elvorith: What's your most treasured item?
Chance: My most treasured item is probably my Sayha's bow since it took a lot of hard work and ppl skills. I couldn't have crafted it without my pledge members
Appleseede & Elvorith: What + is it?
Chance: +7 Only hehe
Appleseede & Elvorith: What about your best drop?
Chance: My best drop, gimme one sec lol ... ok here it is, it think my best drop was RoZ from Zenith Queen. I wear this ring 24/7. it doesn't cost the most compared to some other drops i got, but in terms of use i find i can't live without RoZ since my life revolves around poison mops ^^
Appleseede & Elvorith: What's your favorite mop?...
Chance: ... I love it when it says 'Chance gave you ancient scroll!' lol it totally brightens my day when i see that ^^
Appleseede & Elvorith: Do you think you'll play lineage till it explodes?
Chance: I would if some friends stick with me to the end ^^ otherwise it's meaningless to play when all your friends quit. i wouldn't be happy even if they gave me all stuff
Appleseede: Can i have your stuff if they do ? :I
Chance: lol
So who is the real Chance ^^? Only 23 years old, he's a smart and kind guy from Canada, working part-time as a technician in pharmacy at a hospital (admirable ^^) ~ He has tried other RPG including Ragnarok, for three months, however left it as there were too many bot users. His journal(http://www.upsaid.com/chance) is full of advice, comments and discussions, where you can find much to inspire you and a lot to envy ^~* ! I was surprised when he said there was no special lady in his life...
hehe *^^*, yes~ we can get expensive ^~*!
Eventually, he will enter his work Full time, in which case Lineage will be played less frequently, making up for loss of weekday play on the weekends ^~*. It really was a pleasure to interview Chance, and we wish you all the best in real-life and in-Game ! ~ See you at 65 ^~*!
~ Appleseede & Elvorith
(PS. I have to add this: He's such a great guy~ proof that your head & ego doesn't have to get big with level to be deemed "uber" ^~"!)
CainnaTwo Makes Level 55!
Special congratulations to Ken Rauhel's CainnaTwo, who on November 5th 2004 hit level 55.
During a brief chat with myself she admitted to hating the level 55 archer polymorph; claiming that the cloak is just too unfasionable for her. What a classy chick she really is!
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CainnaTwo added to dex on this level up making her base dexterity an uber 20, meaning with all her gear and buffs she packs a whopping 27. I sure wouldn't wanna be on the receiving end of her arrows!
On previous level-ups she has added to both dexterity and wisdom, giving her a slight advantage on mana regeneration - with her Ancient Leather Armor, a clear mind and mana potion she regenerates at a sweet 24 mana points per tick! |
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She's very pleased with the extra Magic Resistance too - giving her 77% MR with only her spells! I bet she won't be turning green anytime soon!
CainnaTwo's message to ya'll: "Oh shyt, u gonna quote me? I don't say anything interesting!" Umm... ok babe! Whatever you say ;-) CainnaTwo says: "Special thanks to EE, Tarsmi, EBO and all of my friends" |
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11th September 2004 - Riverine
Today I have the pleasure of talking with Ken Rauhel's Riverine... Our own star blogger here at LineageOne... Location: Tower Of Insolence, Floor 12.
Riverine has just recently reached Level 52 after re-making her level 49 WIS/INT Mage over a year ago.
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Rooella |
Welcome Riverine... How does it feel? |
 Riverine |
Good! I love my Dires! |
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Rooella |
What are your stats now? Did you break the 470 hp mark you were heading for? |
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Riverine |
My ac now without eskin, with bless armor is -56... and 472 hp so... |
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Rooella |
hehe :) |
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Riverine |
but I can't turn things too well O.o |
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Rooella |
hehe |
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Riverine |
but ask me if I care! |
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Rooella |
What's your next goal? |
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Riverine |
18 dex base and 500 hp! |
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Rooella |
I'm sure it wont take you too long! Many still know you as noodlebrain... This was your first mage? |
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Riverine |
Yes... I made riverine about a year and a half ago after getting 1/2 way through level 49 with a wis/int mage... CON/DEX works better for me! |
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Rooella |
I'd agree! What do you love most about Lineage? |
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Riverine |
Well... I met Matt here ^^ |
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Rooella |
Yes, of course! Before you became Mrs Riverine huh? :) |
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Riverine |
Yes :) Still, I like the friends I have here, and I like to kill mops ^^ It's a good break from real life! |
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Rooella |
What's the worst thing about Lineage? |
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Riverine |
Some of the totally obsessed wierd people scare me! |
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Rooella |
If NC would change one thing about the game for you... except for the drop system... what would you have changed? |
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Riverine |
Real AC for mages! |
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Rooella |
Just Mages? *cough* |
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Riverine |
Oh ehhm... Royals and elves too! v.v.v |
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Rooella |
hehehe What do you have to say to all the mages out there aspiring to hit 52+ ? |
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Riverine |
If you want to do it, then stick to it! If you get bored LOG! If you get bored LOG! If you get bored LOG! |
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Rooella |
hehehe |
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Riverine |
Stop standing around in town hitting a dwarf! |
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Rooella |
What do you say to all the people who have left Lineage recently? |
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Riverine |
I hope that some of them come back! I can see where the graphics are old, but it runs well on dialup and older machines... unlike most games... The bad graphics are also part of the charm... I like it! |
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Rooella |
Yeah... me too... I'm not a fan of those fancy 3D games... It's all too complicated for me! Okay... onto your blog! |
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Riverine |
*laughs* Am I oppinionated? |
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Rooella |
lol In the past few days over 500 different people from all over the world (even as far as Japan and Korea!) have read your most recent entries... It would seem it's quite a popular haunt for Lineage fans all over... How long have you been writing it for? |
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Riverine |
Wow... I started it last Novemeber I think... around then... November/October on the old OSX site hosted by Tueur... back when it was known as "Noodles Babos". I used to post about all the people who annoyed me ^^ |
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Rooella |
Do you have anything to say to your blog readers? |
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Riverine |
Good question... I hope it's fun to read... maybe it makes them think. I never care if people agree or not with me... I think that annoys some people :S (I'm like that in real life btw ^^) |
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Rooella |
Do you have anything to say to NC Interactive? |
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Riverine |
Yeah... Listen to the players on your non-Korean servers! We don't play the same game as your main customer base... and if you care about us, please try to work for us. |
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Rooella |
That aside, do you think they're doing a good job of keeping us all happy? |
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Riverine |
I think some of the innovations are great and worth playing or working towards... Like dires for a mage :D |
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Rooella |
...and your final message to everybody? |
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Riverine |
Stop pining in towns you babos!!! O.o I'm so dumb... but seriously I hate that! |
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Rooella |
Well thanks for the chat... Lets go kill some stuff! |
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Riverine |
Where *are* the mops? |
30th August 2004 - LuVoNe
You can run... but you can't hide... not even on The Lands Of Aden!
That's right!!! This week i've been prowling the Lands Of Aden server looking for someone to talk to... who should i bump into... None other than LuVoNe.
Special congratulations to LuVoNe - for reaching level 51 at midnight last night!
LuVoNe moved to LoA from ken, leaving his Knight JJANGA, when the Lands Of Aden server was first opened - back in the days when Ken's Marak2001 was still a level 49'er. His first character was an Elf but he soon traded in his bow for a SOM and Spell Books when he made his Wizzard. Having been brought back into the game by his friend xevvex just two months ago, he has managed to reach this amazing climb from level 49 to 51 in just under two months!
His favourite hunting grounds include Oren Wastelands and the Tower of Insolence Floor 51. It would seem our mage-friend here likes elmores!
He was very keen to demonstrate some neat spells available only on the Lands of Aden server:
This is a picture of him casting the Lands of Aden version of "Absolute Barrier". It gives him -8 ac for a limited period.
Playing along side is in-game wive, Mortality - a female elf, he is very happy with his Lineage Server - The Lands of Aden.
When asked "Do you have any messages for people?", he simply replied: "Please say 'luv ya' to Mortality, and 'gl' to everyone".
Thank you very much for your time LuVoNe... It was a pleasure to meet you. We all wish you the best of luck for the future.
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