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Customer Reviews of Lineage 2: The Chaotic Chronicle

I love it so far
I've been playing the closed beta now for 3 weeks. If you like Everquest, I think you will like this game too. The graphics blow everything else out of the water. The female characters are very scantily clad ... !!! ... but that does just add to the fun. I happen to like the pvp aspect of the game. I wasn't a PKer but it did make the game more intense. You had to be stealthy when you were hunting and watch out for raiding PK hunting parties. I literally only saw a few minor bugs in the beta but it is lacking in some niceties that most mmorpgs have such as being able to easily find your friends (no /who command) and no autorun. There is a nice economic system which was easy to use, banking, and players can autosell while afk as in Final Fantasy XI. The classes look fantastic. Even the orcs look good. I do wish there was more variety in facial features and hair color. Maybe this will be added after beta. Give it a try if you like this genre. Its a fun game.

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Considering Lineage II? Read me please:
I've played several titles before this; EQ, DAoC, and Shadowbane.

Here's the Good:
The customized Unreal 3 engine is graphically stunning, the landscape is varied, monsters are truly creepy, and players are scarier still. The challenging gameplay encourages innovation and tactics, the simple mouse interface is easy to learn for players new to this genre. NCSOft has identified and improved many things that RPG players enjoy and created a superior product.
It's simply the best current offering in the online RPG world, and Sony & Blizzard had best wake up and smell the coffee.

Here's the Bad:
PvP and death penalties are harsh, and may discourage some players. Designed to discourage griefing; (an immature playing style that affects many detrimentally) they also penalize legitimate play between competitors - this needs resolution yet by NCSoft. Experienced players will find the interface too simplistic and desire more control and customization. It wasn't available in beta.

Here's the Ugly:
Players in China have raised macros and "botting" to an art form: and already in the beta version of the game! - simply put, a macro or "bot" is an automated program that can be run 24/7; kills monsters, collects loot, sells items, etc. for you while you are away. Because the economy and political structure of the game is completely player-run, this ruthless practice allows these cheaters to completely disrupt and monopolize it. thus far, NCSoft has been lackluster in banning these cheaters, even hesitant to do so.
One has to ask, why?
It is stranger still, as code and software already exists to easily discover and identify these cheating programs when running.
This issue, left unresolved, will destroy the game for them.

Summary:
This should and could be an awesome MMORPG if NCSoft can "secure" its game from cheating practices and establish a level gaming environment for everyone.

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It's still fun
I started playing lineage 2 back when it was in open beta, I got adicted and havent stoped yet. The graphics are awesome and with a decent video card (Raedeon 8500+ or equiv) it feels like your really there. Theres tons of lore and backstory to play off of if you like to role play. The only real downside is monthly cost, but to me this game is worth it. A+