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Lineage 2: Changes to Combat with Gracia Final
The developers over at NCosft have provided MMORPG.com with this new journal looking at the combat additions coming from the game's newest expansion, Gracia Final.
The Lineage II Gracia Final expansion has added some exciting new content in regards to combat. Along with the brand new continent a new aerial PvP combat arena has been added and there have also been some
The Aerial Cleft takes PvP to the skies of the Gracia continent. Participation in this aerial PvP is exclusively for players who are on the Gracia continent and who register in the Aerial Cleft region. Once registered, two randomly assembled teams are thrust into an exciting twenty-five minute battle. During that time players will need to master their fear, flying prowess and new aerial skills to win. Not only is brute force required to be victorious, but you'll have to work together with your new found teammates in order to successfully shatter the crystal cores and score points for your team. At the end of the twenty-five minutes the team with the most points wins. To the victors go valuable Emery pieces which can be used in concert with Star Stone pieces that winners can harvest after the match to create attribute crystals. The meek will not survive in this arena and the strong will continue to fight for the Cleft's riches.
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To accompany the aerial combat of the Cleft, there has also been a unique change to the existing Olympiad. You and two other companions can now form a three player group and compete in a no holds barred no class restrictions PvP competition! This competition pits six potential heroes against one another in a three versus three Olympiad, but it's up to you to find the deadly combination of strategy and skill with your partners in order to be victorious. However, choose your companions wisely, as their point totals will be added to yours, so their failure is your loss. On the other hand, if you and your teammates triumph, your team will receive the spoils of the Olympiad tournament and collect Olympiad tokens. Use these tokens, now the prizes for all Olympiad victors, to purchase a variety of new rewards!
From expanding a time honored classic PvP tournament such as the Olympiad, to adding the Aerial Cleft arena for aerial PvP combat, the new Gracia Final expansion for Lineage II offers multiple new ways for players to compete with one another and experience the thrill of PvP.
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Currently playing the test server and so far this looks to be a very nice expansion.
it reminds me of aion.. which is why im not surprised they would add that in there, considering its done by ncsoft. as much as i love air combat, ill wait for aion in america.
There will be flying bots , lol how nice . . .
Nice update on paper , don't get fooled . Unless you are in a big clan as i am , you won't see much . And the new skills and gears , mainly the botters who will benefit of it since it s a pain to level after level 80 , 90% of the 80+ are bots .
Lineage=bots,bots,bots
Doesn't matter what they add, this game will always be ruled by botters.
/sad agree
Unfortunately this is the truth.
Such huge amount of good ideas, content, gameplay and artstyle wasted.
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Actually when I read that.. .the first thing that occurred to me is that it seems like they're gearing people up for Aion; sorta getting them used to the idea of aerial PvP.
Still really thinking Aion is going to become their new flagship title, replacing Lineage 2... at least 'til Lineage 3... or possibly Blade & Soul, depending on how that does.
I think L2 has created a really strong stigma for themselves.. and rightfully so, being overrun with botters and RMT for as long as it has, NC doing far too little to combat it and, at times, almost seeming to support it with the different things they would add.
So... I dunno.. that's my thinking. They want to try and shake that image of NCSoft = Pro-Botting/RMT
If they succeed? Well.. we'll see. I'm gonna try Aion for sure, and Blade & Soul looks interesting as well.
Tried some of the content on the PTS and It is looking good. This patch is most directed at players lvl 75+, Havent tried out the new pvp system yet. But it is looking very nice!
Today is the day that Gracia Final goes live. Cant wait to get home to check it out.