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Yes thank you very much! I am very happy to see this since like the above poster said, L2 is WAY different than what it started out from!

the initial review for lineage 2 was from "prelude" . If MMORPG wants its review to hold professional credibility - it'd better re-review games after every MAJOR updates.

In China, there are 49 servers and growing (2 weeks ago it was 45 servers - a while back it was 41)

Good Review!

Yeah and like others said, the main review for L2 has to be majorly updated. Sure somethings are the same, but there is over 50% more content than there was in prelude...and the official review mentions none of it.

I think you need to hire a new writer for that!

While it may be nice to have the staff here do another review for L2 I think the original one they did needs to be looked at. What were the main areas that brought the score down; Fun, RP and community. The grind and jacked up economy was what brought the fun down and the grind is still there in L2 (even with the things they have added to reduce it) and the economy is still borked. The RP factor was brought down by lack of character customization - this is still also the case. Griefers, botters and farmers were what brought the community rating down and guess what they are still there.

Not that I hate L2 or anything, I found it OK. I just think that while a lot has been added the core issues with the game are still there.

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Originally posted by Drimli

While it may be nice to have the staff here do another review for L2 I think the original one they did needs to be looked at. What were the main areas that brought the score down; Fun, RP and community. The grind and jacked up economy was what brought the fun down and the grind is still there in L2 (even with the things they have added to reduce it) and the economy is still borked. The RP factor was brought down by lack of character customization - this is still also the case. Griefers, botters and farmers were what brought the community rating down and guess what they are still there.

Not that I hate L2 or anything, I found it OK. I just think that while a lot has been added the core issues with the game are still there.

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Exactly. This game will always be sub par in my eyes. Not because of the game itself, but because of the chinese botters and farmers that basically run the game on their own terms. I don't enjoy paying for a game that is run by players who gain profit by selling another company's copyrighted work. And I certainly don't pay for a game when the company allows it. I don't want to have to grind 5 times more than already have to so I can afford weapons and armor based on the prices submitted by the Asian farmer ran economy.

It's one thing to not allow NA players on Asian servers, but to allow Asians on NA servers? That's enough to make me puke. People complain about accusing all Asian, overseas players of farming and saying it's racist, but it's not - its strictly fact. Why the hell else would a foreign player want to play on NA servers?  What's racist is barring us NA players from joining their servers.

I quit this game not because of the horrid grind, but because of the absolute disgust I have for the community. It's anarchy at its best. What would otherwise become an excellent game has become a breeding ground for the biggest jackasses in the online world.

It is different game indeed, I played the beta and during the launch, its a real different game now. I just joined again and cant wait for Chronicle 4 to be released I like the new additions, and the fishing part is fun to espescially for the dwarven craft and such. Very cool :D

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Originally posted by Stellus

Originally posted by Drimli
While it may be nice to have the staff here do another review for L2 I think the original one they did needs to be looked at. What were the main areas that brought the score down; Fun, RP and community. The grind and jacked up economy was what brought the fun down and the grind is still there in L2 (even with the things they have added to reduce it) and the economy is still borked. The RP factor was brought down by lack of character customization - this is still also the case. Griefers, botters and farmers were what brought the community rating down and guess what they are still there.
Not that I hate L2 or anything, I found it OK. I just think that while a lot has been added the core issues with the game are still there.

Exactly. This game will always be sub par in my eyes. Not because of the game itself, but because of the chinese botters and farmers that basically run the game on their own terms. I don't enjoy paying for a game that is run by players who gain profit by selling another company's copyrighted work. And I certainly don't pay for a game when the company allows it. I don't want to have to grind 5 times more than already have to so I can afford weapons and armor based on the prices submitted by the Asian farmer ran e