Online worlds are always on the move. It’s rare that you can simply install them from a disk in order to calmly indulge in nostalgia and walk through the places of military glory five, ten, fifteen years ago. MMOs change, rebuild, and sometimes close. Old mechanics are being modernized. Old content dies under the weight of new, more advanced and relevant content. Let's say, how many of you have been to Silithus after you left? But he still exists. Lonely, sad, he misses you very much.

And it's not at all surprising that some developers, after many years of supporting the game, eventually decide to return to where they once started. This is what NCSoft, the creators of the standard “Korean” MMORPG, did. LA2 Classic- this is a kind of tribute to everything good, kind and sometimes strange that was in the “Ruler” from the time of Chronicle 1.

One of the old trailers Lineage 2. It was shown at E3 2005 in honor of the imminent launch of the third Chronicles.

Everyone for himself and everyone against everyone

One of the main reasons for the popularity of a particular MMORPG is its social component. You grow your character while making friends, go through instances together, kill raid bosses, tell jokes in between, share the loot - everyone is happy.

That is, socialization in MMORPGs is the unification of people and the establishment of friendly relations between them thanks to common in-game (and not only) interests. But, as a rule, these are still alliances “at war with the environment.” Everyone is friends with everyone and unites to fight some abstract enemy controlled by the universal demiurge. In other words, artificial intelligence.

A glow around a character means they have just leveled up. Don’t get too used to this picture - you will see it very rarely.

The social aspect Lineage 2 is a little different. You do everything described above, but with the caveat that PvE is not an end in itself. In Classic, leveling up is nightmarishly tedious, consisting of a mind-numbing grind with gaining a level one teaspoon at a time, quests are minimal, and they are extremely primitive. But all this must be endured... in order to kill! Kill everything that moves, everything that has an owner on the other side of the monitor, everything that dares to say a word across yours. This is the highlight Lineage 2, its true essence, which the game began to move away from upon release Goddess of Destruction.

Clans are needed here not at all in order to go through particularly difficult dungeons in a friendly formation (although for this too), but to organize large-scale operations to siege and protect castles, persecute overly emboldened fighters of enemy guilds, control the global economy and, in the long term , dictate your own rules to everyone.

The main and most beautiful thing in Lineage 2, is PvP. And Classic indulges this desire to dominate to the maximum thanks to its strict development conditions, where competition and rivalry are encouraged.

We haven't seen a living Keltir for hundreds of years. Here you go, they live where they should - in the vicinity of the Talking Island. After the release of GoD or even before, hunting for them became pointless. But in Classic we can again use them to gain a couple of levels.	And here is another old friend of ours - little Elpi. He didn’t kill - he didn’t raise his hand.

Chaos and anarchy arise in the world of Classic from the very beginning. Conflicts flare up between characters who have not yet mastered more than three active skills. By hitting a player who is stopping you from hitting mobs, with your in-game name, which has changed color from white to purple (this is how the game marks those who have agreed to fight in one way or another - including with the first blow), you will attract another heels of fight lovers. Like sharks smelling blood, they will come running to you, and a battle of all against all will begin. Your aggressive attack will be answered tenfold, the matter will not continue, and all the heroes in the vicinity will join the battle. You have long been sent to the city, but the massacre continues.

And half an hour later, when you come back to that place to hunt mobs and raise your level, you will find that the carnage doesn’t even think about stopping, and you will once again join this cycle of chaotic Wind Strike and chaotic Mortal Blow (this is the name of the starting skills of the magician and warrior respectively). This is what it really is Lineage 2. This is exactly why we once fell in love with her, and this is exactly what we were waiting for.

Farm to Kill

Don’t expect any serious concessions, the classic “Ruler” is a fusion of hardcore, grind, the notorious “Korean random” in narrow circles and tons of other ominous terms. In general, everything that will make ordinary person stay away from the game.

In its current iteration, the Classic is remarkably similar to that Lineage 2, which was in C1, minus some concessions: for example, it is possible to automatically use Soulshot and Spiritshot (conditional “cartridges” that enhance your attacks), there is no need to buy books to learn initial skills, and other little things. Everything else, such as penalties on death, items falling out, a catastrophic lack of money at the initial stage and huge competition in hunting zones (there are no instances), is here in full.

The crowd, reminiscent of the queue at Sberbank or Russian Post, is the queue to kill the quest monster, which is reborn every three minutes.

Another line, even more reminiscent of Sberbank. Also for the monster.	But someone broke the order and jumped in line. Pay attention to the number of purple and red (PK) nicknames. From now on, it's every man for himself.

It is unlikely that the developers hope that the game will attract a large amount of fresh blood. There are too many “greetings from the past” in it, which to many will seem like monstrous atavisms. Who the Classic was really made for was veterans. For those who once stayed up all night to watch for Cabrio for the quest for nobility, and crowded at the entrance to the top floor of the Tower of Insolence next to the same fanatics who wanted to poke Baium.

Of course, now, at the preliminary opening, the servers are bursting with an influx of enthusiasts who want to remember the past. But what happens then, when the harsh reality Lineage will remove the nostalgic veil from the eyes of these enthusiasts? It is unlikely that there will be many who want to exchange their current real life for the virtual one of ten years ago.

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As a result, we have the same “old” Lineage 2, which the old audience yearned for. It is forged according to the patterns of Chronicle 1, slightly modified and makes life a little easier for the player where it is considered possible (that is, almost nowhere).

The target audience is mainly mature adults, most of whom were still schoolchildren ten years ago. Perhaps they have already forgotten what it means to stay up at night to watch for the right raid boss. Many probably no longer have this opportunity. But now, when the servers have just opened, when you can still not only observe the formation of in-game politics and economics, but also directly influence this process, there should not be a shortage of public.

I wonder where all this will lead.

New Lineage 2 Classic servers with free access. Best selection l2 classic servers, don’t miss the opening. Choose an L2 Classic server and jump in!

Lineage 2 announcement collected the best Lineage 2 classic servers, including American ones, which all L2 veterans were certainly waiting for. From the list, you can choose a project that has the appropriate rates and will meet all your wishes. As you know, official servers provide only original content based on x1 rates. We are announcing new l2 classic server, which are distinguished by the diversity of the game world. Start dates are also included in the top lineage classic servers to make it easier to determine whether the project is active or just about to open. We have selected for you the announcement of Lineage 2 classic with live online. You can choose a working L2 classic server, where life is already in full swing and gaining momentum, or you can wait for it to open. In the Lineage 2 announcements, we tried to collect for you the best of the best projects, so that you can choose the right conditions and immediately set off to conquer the territories of La2 Classic.

Time passes, the old fades into the background, the new appears - the process goes on endlessly. But nostalgia for the old days does not subside; such processes affect absolutely everything, and L2 is no exception. Since the game's creation, there have been many updates that have caused controversy among players. But a good, long-awaited decision that NCsoft made was to return to the good old lineage 2 classic. Definitely a modern version l2 classic is considered the standard of everything that has been valued in the line since its introduction. This news pleased those people who started on C1 - veterans of Lineage 2.

If you decide to switch to the "Classic Line" servers, then you should be very patient. Those who played the first chronicles know what we are talking about. Huge competition awaits you, queues for mob quests, sleepless nights near the convertible, or waiting for the baium to wake up at the door to prick him with a knife. In lineage 2 classic servers, there are practically no leveling quests. You will have to look for a place in spots, due to the limited number of good locations, there is a lot of competition. To reach a high level you will have to work hard, and any mistake can undo several hours of grueling leveling. But this also has its charms; it is much more pleasant to realize that through painstaking work you have risen to the top, having gone through all the “circles of hell”. Lineage classic largely took what was valued in the initial chronicles. The developers did not make life too difficult for players, and left the benefits that appeared on the new L2 servers. For example, they left the automatic use of combat nipples, you can learn skills without buying books and similar pleasant in-game little things. L2 classic servers will greet you with a long wait time, a catastrophic lack of Adena at the initial stage, and high competition. You should not be afraid of this, but it is better to perceive difficulties in small steps towards achieving your goal. While playing, you meet friends, unite in clans, fight against others, and it becomes possible to control the market through the efforts of the players. Going to mass events, sieges and the Republic of Belarus - an incomparable feeling when the whole difficult path has passed, and the time for fun has come. Our announcement presents only new and best lineage 2 classic (classic) servers.

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Main Classic Essence

Speed ​​of reaching top content 9 3 6 PvP 10 3 6Pumping speed 9 2 6 Self-sufficiency PVP 9 3 7 Sociality PvE 2 10 5Leveling difficulty 3 10 9 PvE 4 10 9

It's easy to start playing

Hardcore is not as scary as it is made out to be

Two servers:
Gran Kain and Shillien

What kind of world history are you ready to write? Familiar monsters and ancient dragons, old-school chronicles, 34 classes and 6 races await!

Autoboy

Sometimes you need a break from the grind. You can always do important things while your character is fighting. But remember about death: do not leave the hero unattended for a long time.

Protection from tops

From Newbie Hunters open world A special coin will protect you - the Blessing of Protection. Level up safely to level 70.

Starter kits

In the game store you will find sets with consumables and temporary weapons - everything you need for a comfortable start.

The best weapon is friends

In Lineage 2 Classic, friends are needed more than ever: find comrades on the forum, in Discord or in VK group and conquer top content in pleasant company

Fight with your clan for Raid bosses against the entire server at 21:00 Moscow time daily

Join a clan and fight for Giran Castle every Sunday. Sieges can involve hundreds of people fighting at once!

Challenge the Four Elemental Kings, the fearsome bosses of new group dungeons

Win every week in the Clan Arena and get nice bonuses

Hardcore as you remember it

Return to those times when experience was gained through sweat and blood, every death had consequences, and every new level was an event

This is what we've been waiting for for a couple of years?

Definitely yes! This is a rethinking of the old L2, taking into account the mistakes that the developers made in the chronicles of God+. People who worked on it before HF, and the Japanese, were involved in the development of l2k. And as you know, it was the influence of the Japanese that brought a return to the roots in 2010 - the division of classes, and unique class features.

Is this really what we want?

Most likely, yes and no. The engine, the client, many of the mechanics (skill rollback, debuff mechanics) are from the new L2Yod chronicles, but the developers are already changing everything in the L2K live towards the old mechanics (return to the old stats and bonuses from them), but also changing the old skills ( Sonic Glad blaster with stun, Totems of Tyr and Limits of Destra). The grind is too hardcore - in addition to the low leveling speed (in Korea, 50 levels began to appear only in the 3rd month of the game), they also added a small amount of Adena drop (a feature of the Year and subsequent updates). Yes, it turns out that it will probably be even more difficult to level up than in Prelude) Not many people will be able to withstand the grind.

Will we get what we were waiting for?

Definitely! Those who go to L2K for the fan of old PVP, clan wars and sieges will get it all, and in such a volume that it will not seem enough. There will be no instances or catacombs in their old form, so the war for spot and RB will be more important than ever.

What should you not expect in Lineage 2 Classic?

There will be no manor. Will be introduced new reward for owning a castle.

There will be no catacombs in their old concept, and there will be no quest of the 7 seals. If there are any katas, they will have new mechanics.

Bye there will be no Olympus. Olympus is planned for a 3.0 update.

There will be no instas. This is one of the biggest mistakes in the history of L2. It won't be repeated, 100% sure.

There will be no rebirth and God classes, but this does not mean that there will be no development above level 85. It is very possible that in 5.0 there will be development above 85, including the 4th profession.

There will be no easier pumping after installing the updates. That is, there will be no vitality, nubibuffs, etc. Hardcore to the fullest. There may not be a Nevita system, since it was abandoned even in God.

There will be no Herbs, neither with regular buffs, nor with Vitalka, or Pataki’s m.attack boost by 400%. The developers completely abandoned herbs.

Will there be new races and new locations?

There is no exact information on Artea, but Kamaeli will be more likely, but not earlier than 3.0 apa. There will be new locations, for example, Hellbound, but there will be no reworking of old locations into new ones (feature of the Year).

What about the Clan system, Alliances and Vars?

The clan system comes to us from HF-GoD. There are plans to abolish alliances; what will happen to them next is unclear. But the developers promised to raise the value of the clan, that is, being in a clan is more profitable than being outside the clan. There is a clan of skills, straight from 1.0 apa. Now the limit on places in a clan is 40. Most likely there will be no academy, but there will be divisions. How to farm CRP is unclear (given the lack of an academy).

Clanwars remain classic - for dying from a war, less percent is lost, the KRP flies away.

What's new in Lineage 2 Classic compared to the old chronicles?

• Spoilers immediately have a mass spoiler and a mass sweep. The spoiler has no dagger skills.
• Other stats for Tyr totems and Destra limits. Now totems are no longer unique, but rather become new levels of the same skill. Destra's limits became similar to those in HF, but for example they began to give chance and crit power to swords (that is, there is not much point in two-handed blunts).
• The attribute system works immediately. The Holivepon buff gives the attribute of holiness, the Holy and Dark Armor buffs give the attribute protection. (let me remind you that before the Hellbound chronicles they had completely different work mechanics)
• Kensel for elemental mages at 1.0 ap is very weak, often removing only 1 buff.
• The mechanics of debuffs are also God's - 10\90%, DoTs are critical the same as in God's (they immediately deal damage equivalent to the entire DoT) - PvE using DoTs is very relevant!
• The stat system is unique, basically copying the Year, for example, DEX does not provide a bonus to running speed. Details on the L2 central, or in the patch notes in the next topic.

What has Baba Vanga heard about Lineage 2 Classic in Russia?

Innova System will localize Classic in Russia. (suddenly)

Innoved Classic - there will be Drink to Play, with a subscription (rumors about the figure of 300 rubles per month, proof in the comments) without an item mall, I bow to my mother!(c) Mikayan. Well, or with a store of hats, without items that affect the balance. Although, as suggested in the comments, the chance of introducing a donation is 50/50 - either yes or no) If the innova wants to rake in the dough and kill the game, she will do it.

According to Innova employees, the translation is ALREADY ready, the section on the 4game forum has already been recorded, even if the sections are for 2 servers. In fact, we are conducting an internal test of the classic, and soon CBT and MBT (although on the fogame they claim that there will be no CBT and MBT). According to optimistic forecasts - Live until the New Year.

There is controversial information that Classic from Innova will be launched through the GPU, and not, as in Korea, from the same client as the live one. The problem is in the launcher of the innovation.

Protection will be standard for Innova - Frost.

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Old school version.
Now - with Kamael. Again.

Legendary hardcore, available by subscription. All the best
the best of the early chronicles: difficult leveling, bloody PvP
and an open world in which you cannot survive alone!