I have played lineage 2 since the beginning.........While this update brings lots of changes that even i am unsure of at this point....I know lots about the game and im willing to answer any of your questions best i can about ANY aspect of the game. If i dont know the answer I will ask my clan/ally and get it for you.

I am happy that this community is showing interest in one of the best games ever made that has been ignored so i want to help those willing to give the game a chance with as much help as possible,  so they can get established.

Also if any of you are on Chronos server I can try help you in the game.... send a mail to " ice " with what you need

So, fire away....

Interesting opportunity. 

1) Is the game still full of botters/macroers/hackers?

2) How's the grind?

3) What's crafting like?

4) Is PVP easy to get into for a seasoned MMO player for 10ish years but hard to MASTER?

5) How's the population in game? Does it feel empty at any level range? (1-10, 11-20, etc)

6) So I don't have to go scouring around the 'net, what general features does this new update bring?

1.  What is the difference between the shader options?  I really don't notice any difference, so which one is the best to use for best quality?

2.  I'm having trouble understanding how the classes break down via race, is there a difference between a dark elf mage and a human mage?  What are all these other classes in the mage line like feiogh wizard or whatever it's called?

That's all I have for now, I'll have more as I play more.

NC bans bots now but it does still happen. I know some chinese are botting since update.especially on the new servers and some strong pvp clans are using bots to spam cp potions and all assist attack same target. This will always be there but it is in no ways rampant like it was for years......... i dont ever see bots anymore and its pretty epic that way because its what almost killed this game for good.

People still buy adena but there are ways to farm legit and have nice gear if you dont cheat.

The grind below 85 is very fast. You get 200% vitality bonus and if you find a mentor when they are logged in you get an extra 200% bonus and amazing buffs that allow you to level in areas too high for you.

Above 85 there are some dailys that give you xp but you really have to group up and go to the harder areas to watch your xp bar go up.

because of path of awakening a new player will get gear at milestones.... A grade armour/weapon S grade armour /weapon when they reach appropriate level but it only lasts 3 months.

Items can now become *bound* when you open them allowing ncsoft to sell things really cheap....if youre lucky you will get the regular item.... but for 6.2 mill you can get any lvl 76 weapon and it has a chance to come with a SA *special ability* added that would cost a ton of money. The only downside is you cant ever trade the weapon.

crafting is not really needed below 85 anymore because everything is so easy to buy. Instead people trade their mats for gifts and you can get things like a hat in return that gives a +3 str stat bonus and such. Its a new thing havent really looked into it as i sell all my mats for cash.

pvp is half gear half skill in this game.......... if you are decked out in amazing gear you can destroy people and lots of them at a time even.....but at the same time if your gear isnt that great but youre a smart skilled player you can help change the outcome of a major pvp for sure.

a few days ago there were 2 servers.... there are now 4 with constant high traffic..... we will see a 5th soon. The servers are all full

This update took the game from 32 unbalanced classes down to 8 at level 85. completely new classes with all new skills and a level cap now of 99 instead of 85

the ability to take a sublcass to max level with you instead of subs only to 80 is amazing in my opinion.

leveling below 85 is not a second job.

in my opinion the game being newb friendly is the best aspect of update..... over the years ive had many friends quit because they couldnt afford the expensive gear...........  Higher levels the gear does still get expensive if you want the best.... and like i said people do cheat to get it...but you dont have too to have nice stuff.

Originally posted by travdoty

Interesting opportunity. 

 

1) Is the game still full of botters/macroers/hackers?

NCwest still has no working PvP-bot protection, they said they are working on this. PvE bots are very rare and actually get banned. On EU this is different, Innova uses 'frost' as security system and that makes it very hard for any bot to connect.

2) How's the grind?

To easy these days. This game needs grind to let people in the world, if you make it easy then you get the effect you got  from the high five update - people just stay in towns with 100% exp and only log for raids/castle sieges and teritorry wars.

3) What's crafting like?

Dwarfs are the only crafters. Everything you can get from raids/drops can be crafted.

4) Is PVP easy to get into for a seasoned MMO player for 10ish years but hard to MASTER?

High level competitive Party vs Party PvP has a very high skill cap, you need to have very fast hands because everything is so damned fast with full buffs. Mass PvP's are generally about organization and strategies (group placement etc.)

5) How's the population in game? Does it feel empty at any level range? (1-10, 11-20, etc)

Now its f2p... it's way to crowded.

6) So I don't have to go scouring around the 'net, what general features does this new update bring?

Easier for new players to get into

More accessible for new players to get gear (even at higher levels)

So much more but you won't understand the rest

The difference between the shader options are very similar except the faded glow type 1.

The classes are all very different by race pre 85.....they all have very unique play styles and different skills...... After 85 each race becomes identical in their class and the only thing that makes them different is racial skills that are new to game.

Originally posted by elocke

1.  What is the difference between the shader options?  I really don't notice any difference, so which one is the best to use for best quality?

A-C scales the amount of lightning, I prefer not to put this on if you go inside town. They are all pretty much the same for quality.

2.  I'm having trouble understanding how the classes break down via race, is there a difference between a dark elf mage and a human mage?  What are all these other classes in the mage line like feiogh wizard or whatever it's called?

An elven feoh wizard is different than a dark elf feoh wizard, they don't share the same racial stats. For example, and elf has more casting speed and magic critical rate but a dark elf has higher m.atk but lower casting speed and a lower chance of a magic crit (but will hit harder). They also keep a few skills from their 2nd class change (Elf-> Spellsinger,Dark elf->Spellhowler) For example the elf keeps cancel, which is a skill that deletes a buff from the enemy, this is very usefull in PvP. They also have different racial skills (which is also new in GoD).

That's all I have for now, I'll have more as I play more.

ty for the help coldices i forgot about the stats not just skills for different races :)

What time are the sieges? Is that the only difference between EU and U.S servers?

Coldices from my understanding thse 85+ nukers will have to trade in their cancel though for new skills as they level.....and same goes for any left over skill....it all gets traded as you progress more into lvl 99

What does Academy Member mean? I see people shouting it in chat

Originally posted by spinesplit

 

the ability to take a sublcass to max level with you instead of subs only to 80 is amazing in my opinion.

 

I didnt understand this sentence, can u explain a little better plz?

Edit: clear a my other question because was really confuse and i get it now.

Is there a way to hide player names so that I can see an NPC's name or items on the ground?  Really wish the mobs were colored red so I know they are dangerous, etc.  

Also, does mage get any faster abilities?  I keep trying to kill mobs but my spells all of have 1 to 2 second cast times and by the time I'm done casting, someone has killed my target.  I logged off in frustration this morning on my dark elf mage due to that and the fact that I died because suddenly there was this crowd of mobs and players and someone was aoe attacking them and for some odd reason a few them started to attack me and I couldn't get away or heal myself.  Was very annoying.  Almost might uninstall because of that.

so the class you play 1-85 becomes complete irrelevant at 85?  Or does who you were (outside of race) play a MAJOR role post 85

Originally posted by elocke

Is there a way to hide player names so that I can see an NPC's name or items on the ground?  Really wish the mobs were colored red so I know they are dangerous, etc.  

Also, does mage get any faster abilities?  I keep trying to kill mobs but my spells all of have 1 to 2 second cast times and by the time I'm done casting, someone has killed my target.  I logged off in frustration this morning on my dark elf mage due to that and the fact that I died because suddenly there was this crowd of mobs and players and someone was aoe attacking them and for some odd reason a few them started to attack me and I couldn't get away or heal myself.  Was very annoying.  Almost might uninstall because of that.

Dont know yet if GoD change that but dark elf (im one too) is the slower caster because is the most powerfull one.

Elfs are much more faster but with less power and humans are balance.

A dark elf caster is a nightmare from 1 to 40, get much better after that and then you need acumen attach to weapon, gear stat and some tattos will improve that. My 74 spellhowler is fast enouph atm but still slower then elfs and human with same gear, weapon and tatoos, but more powerfull.

If you like elf and/or human race try it befor you quit for good. Maybe you like it  :) 

Hi
I have some years of L2 exp :P but I need to know something about Summons/servitors.

Im WS (Dwarves ftw). when I summon Mech. Golem I can see that there are 3 locked spots near my mech. golem place. Like as I can summon multiple sevitors. I saw something like that on a trailer, a summoner, but not sure if this is a fact with dwarves, and even if you can summon multiple servitors, that means, for example, in siege, summoning 3 siege weapons? xD that would be great but very hard to control xD

Thxs, and gl

Originally posted by Vittorioso

Hi
I have some years of L2 exp :P but I need to know something about Summons/servitors.

Im WS (Dwarves ftw). when I summon Mech. Golem I can see that there are 3 locked spots near my mech. golem place. Like as I can summon multiple sevitors. I saw something like that on a trailer, a summoner, but not sure if this is a fact with dwarves, and even if you can summon multiple servitors, that means, for example, in siege, summoning 3 siege weapons? xD that would be great but very hard to control xD

Thxs, and gl

The 85+ summoning class is able to summon multiple servitors (up to 3?) anyway they get 6 summoning points and 2 of their servitors cost 2 and one costs 3. I am assuming it's for them and you cannot do it on Warsmith.