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NCSoft has sent us some amazing stats about Lineage II: Truly Free. From what we can see, the transition from a traditional subscription-based MMO to a free to play title has been awesomely successful. Check it:
Get started on your 'truly free' journey on the Lineage II site.
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Zekiah
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Joined: 1/06/07
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2/08/12 12:56:12 PM#2
Get started on your 'truly free' journey NCSoft has almost quadrupled its revenue in two months I'm sorry, truly what again? "Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever." - Noam Chomsky |
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2/08/12 12:59:12 PM#3
I'm really happy to see Lineage2 doing well again. I re-downloaded the game again and tried to play, however... it has just changed too much for me.
All the people I used to play with are gone, the community I knew have either quit or maybe moved to new servers, and all the core gameplay has changed. That and none of the people I currently game with ever played L2, so I can't drag them back with me.
Without some people I know to get back into the game, I'm afraid I'm just going to have to pass this up. Which is sad really, as I find Lineage2 was the second best PvP MMO i've played.
Best wishes to everyone who is playing on the newly populated servers with lots of familar faces. Everything creates huge amounts of negativity on the internet, that's what the internet is for: Negativity, porn and lolcats. |
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2/08/12 12:59:27 PM#4
Originally posted by Zekiah You are free to spend the way you want! That is true freedom! Wa min God! Se æx on min heafod is! |
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2/08/12 1:00:26 PM#5
I dunno. Figures like that are to be expected in the first months after going F2P or freemium, due to people being curious, but I wonder how it'll be after those first try out months. Also, Lineage had something like 1-2 million people playing it at its peak (mostly Koreans or South East Asians, but still). If those figures include Korea, then 250-300k isn't that enormously high. I guess Aion has taken over the prime spot from the Lineage line of MMO's in Korea.
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2/08/12 1:41:45 PM#6
Lets see if people attack these numbers the way Bioware's were.
Wait, NCsoft is making Guild Wars 2... These numbers are fact, nothing to see here |
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2/08/12 1:44:43 PM#7
ArenaNet is making Guild Wars 2.
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2/08/12 1:46:13 PM#8
publishing gw 2, pardon me
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2/08/12 1:47:06 PM#9
Originally posted by 77lolmac77 Depends what do the numbers say. 4 times the revenue .. uhu 8 times the former playerbase aha 250k have tried it? Except that it is more profitable to go f2p that subscription based you cannot say anything.
Go f2p is what I can say! |
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2/08/12 1:50:55 PM#10
Originally posted by Maki2 Arena Net is a wholly owned subsidiary of NCSoft http://www.arena.net/aboutus/ Check out our blog: http://www.ticklemetyria.com |
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2/08/12 2:04:08 PM#11
Originally posted by 77lolmac77 So was it GW2 fans that were "attacking the numbers" for Bioware? Well I am truly sorry that people on the internet made you feel bad. Maybe you should snuggle up under a blanket and have a hot chocolate, that might help you feel better. All of my posts are either intelligent, thought provoking, funny, satirical, sarcastic or intentionally disrespectful. Take your pick. |
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2/08/12 2:22:35 PM#12
Originally posted by Aethaeryn ^ Yeah, heaven forbid if someone turns a profit nowadays.
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2/08/12 2:31:25 PM#13
Amen, man.^ I think it's great. People like to spend money the way they like instead of being tied to a subscription, and this kinda shows that. I'm happy to see L2 doing well!  |
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2/08/12 2:35:26 PM#14
"The concurrent player base as increased more than 800%" PLAYERBASE..? What are they talking about? Lineage II is back to it's dark ages of 2008 again. Everywhere you look you see BOTS BOTS BOTS. I bet less than 10% of the PLAYERBASE is legit :'( |
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2/08/12 2:53:53 PM#15
The game is FULL OF BOTS , FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLL, All channels are spammed with gold sellers. Gms dont bann botters. THeres like 5% real players. many duo or quatriple account, since you can open as many clients as possible. I stopped playing at lvl 67. To much grind for me.
Besides: lvl 85-99 is now like lvl 1-85(old times). |
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2/08/12 3:00:32 PM#16
bots . gold farmer . I stopped playing. It was great to play around in the world, but nothing has changed. |
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2/08/12 3:04:47 PM#17
Originally posted by makii lol there are many cheaters that is true but that number is pulled right from your dark place. |
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Kyleran
 Elite Member
Joined: 9/13/06
A simple truth-"What people want and what is good for an mmo is not always the same thing"-mrw0lf |
2/08/12 3:27:04 PM#18
Originally posted by SwampDragons I don't know what the real percentage, but there really does appear to be a lot of bots, more often than not I felt like the only "live" player in an entire field of avatars...but who knows, maybe they all thought I was a bot too. "Just because you aren't paying doesn't mean it's not PTW." - Amaranthar |
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2/08/12 3:32:00 PM#19
Originally posted by Majinash i agree ..i re-loaded it and it didnt have the same feel to it..it just seems like another run of the mill f2p mmo..and alot has changed
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2/08/12 3:37:37 PM#20
If it truly is, I'm glad to see this game doing well. From what I've seen of it, it looks like a good game. I've never tried it, but I have always wanted to. |
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