Grind-o-holic

The first eastern market MMO i ever classed as a mainstream title that i tried out was this game back when it first launched in early 2004. I look back at how the game used to be at launch and I'm impressed that NCsoft turned it into the title that it did.

Anyway this was me at the time of quitting. While SarGara the Level62 Warcryer was my main by the time of parting i had sold all of his equipment so that i was able to continue my alt Remorse the Destroyer to Level61. Those of you who played Lineage2 will be aware of the ridiculous cost of equipment in this game and how difficult it was to obtain anything substantial. At the time of the screenshot above i was one of the first to complete the set of armor for my class.

One of the redeeming features that i think kept me playing this game was the visuals. I was blown away by how stunning alot of the areas looked. Where as other games like WoW relied heavily on their artwork to hide the poor graphics, Lineage2 was completely the opposite and it was only later on that their artists started to create some impressive areas.

The Game:

My biggest gripe about Lineage2 wasn't the grinding, which believe me was impressive in comparison to other MMOs but turned out to be the death penalty. Playing a whole evening and getting 10% only to die due to lag, or a misjudged pull and end up loosing 5% was frustrating beyond belief. And the more you leveled the worse this became! The PvP system in Lineage2 also needed some sort of degree to understand the mechanics of flagging and when you could and couldn't kill someone without being penalised.

All this aside i did enjoy my time in Lineage2. Now if only it had WoWs social and raiding we would be onto a real winner!