2x XP, SP, Drop Rate for Life!!

Lineage II - South-East Asia ("L2-SEA") did it! They jumped in and joined the Philippine Online Gaming trend of Nx XP, SP, Drop Rate permanently (it was first started by Mobius Games' Mu Online, then later followed by Level Up's Ragnarok Online, and the rest of the industry jumped in the Nx Bandwagon).

Didn't I say 3x XP, SP, Drop Rate from July to August and Cadmus is going online?

Read on for the official announcement.

If you can't see the image:

Newsletter June 2008 Issue 11

Twice the Fun in Lineage II's 2x for Life!

The doubled fun has just started, and it will definitely not end!

Get everything two times more in XP, SP, and monster drops not only for two weeks but - for life! Now, you have all the reason to boost up your character and this bliss can go on forever.

And that's not all! Get your weekends grinding to the battle field from July to August as we beam up the modification increase in XP, SP, and monster drops to a triple!

Plus, the real party will just start when we welcome the arrival of Lineage II's new server, Cadmus. And if you're still one of those few who haven't experienced and explored the lands of Ether, then the seven-day unlimited trial account is just the push you need to get your adventure moving.

What are you waiting for? Don't just stare there, get into the action of Lineage II!

2x for life!

Lineage II South-East Asia The Kamael Collector's Edition

AsianMedia, the publisher of Lineage II in South-East Asia, is going to release a Collector's Edition ("CE") box for the latest expansion content "The Kamael".

The CE box will be available on 22nd April 2008, the official launch of The Kamael content patch. It will be available for PhP1,000 or U$25.00 and has been reported to be already being sold by gaming stores in Singapore, Philippine, and Malaysia according to the fans of L2-SEA (way ahead of the official date of availability).

What's so special with The Kamael CE?

• Angel Halo - Eclusive In-Game Item
  

  
  Be the envy of your guildmates and other players as you roam the continents of Ether while adorned in the exclusive Angel Halo. This magnificent in-game headgear will only ever be available in the Collector's Edition.
  

  
  


• Limited Edition Kamael Dog Tag Necklace
  

  Crafted in Aluminum and custom engraved with the beautiful Kamael Logo and Insignia, this Limited Edition Dog Tag Necklace is an accessory worthy of a true Lineage II fan.

  
  


• Kamael Limited Series: 30-Day Game Time Card
  

  Made specifically for the Collector's Edition Box, this 30-Day time card was designed using exclusive Lineage II artwork and is made out of PVC plastic.

  
  


• Limited Edition Kamael Game Guide
  

  Instantly venture into the world of Lineage II as this specially-made Game Guide gives you some much needed information about the one winged race - the Kamael!

  
  

Are you going to buy? I am!


Read the official press release: Asian Media to release Lineage II: the Kamael Collector’s Edition box

Lineage II SEA Community Portal and Boards goes Online

AsianMedia's iPlay™ Asia.Community went offline last 15th April 2008 with a message that the Community just got Bigger and Better. It went back online last Friday, 18th April 2008 at 6:00pm with indeed a better site.

They developed a new site just for the Community of Lineage II South-East Asia - a portal (as shown above) and discussion boards (as shown below).

Reading the new forums, the overall feedback is very positive. Majority are also in agreement with the new light and soft design of the L2-SEA Community Site, which helps prevent eye strain. Many websites use white as background, or a light-soft color combination, check out Google, Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and many others. A black background site is not as common as every think it is, but a black background is easy to use when it comes to designing a website. If you ask me, for entities and official sites, they should use white as background or a light-soft color combination. Black backgrounds are for those who do not have a team to develop the site, for example YOUr Lineage.

Anyway, visit the new L2-SEA Community Site:
L2-SEA Community Portal
L2-SEA Community Boards

Below is the new iPlay™ Asia.Community main website:

Visit: iPlay™ Asia.Community

NCsoft Europe cracks down on Illegal Private Servers

NCsoft® is once again cracking down on illegal private servers and iCafes providing services/access to these illegal servers.

It is interesting to note that here in the Philippines, the iCafe business was "saved" by the Online Gaming Industry and helped it boom. The reason - no game licensing fees. Online Games were also said to have become very popular because there is no piracy, however, the mere distribution of illegal private server installers is in itself an act of piracy. The number one supporter of this modern piracy are the businesses that was saved by the online gaming industry - Internet Cafes ("iCafes").


How ironic, just go from one iCafe to another (be it a residential iCafe or an iCafe chain), you will see support for Ragnarok Online private servers, not only that, there are also private server support for Mu Online, Lineage® II, World of Warcraft, Gunbound (imagine that, a private server for a free-to-play online game), and Priston Tale (to mention a few). These iCafe owners are tolerating such activities in the name of "business" without realizing that they are killing the local online gaming industry.

The question now is: Do the iCafe industry still need the online gaming industry? I wonder, if the online gaming industry shuts down, will these hundreds and thousands of iCafes still survive (with illegal/pirated private server support)?

Below is the Press Release from NCsoft.

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NCsoft®, the world-leading, publisher of massively multiplayer online games such as Guild Wars®, Lineage® II and City of Heroes®, today announced that it was stepping up its fight against the growing menace of intellectual property theft. This action comes as a direct response to the rise of illegal online game servers throughout Eastern Europe, particularly in Greece and Russia where NCsoft’s fantasy-based online role playing game, Lineage II, is extremely popular.

The fraudulent servers in question are being used by players playing at home and in internet cafes, but such unauthorised servers often feature – or require users to download – illegally modified and potentially harmful game data, thereby changing the intended online experience.

NCsoft's European office has identified several prominent illegal servers across Europe and is in the process of taking action against individuals and corporations deemed to be in breach of international copyright laws. In a lawsuit that was commenced last year in Greece, NCsoft successfully obtained a court order against Internet Cafe business, 'e-GLOBAL' following which four of its cafes were raided and illegal software was seized. This led to the shutting down of illegal servers on which pirate copies of Lineage II software was loaded. Georgios Katostaris – Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Constantinos Zygouras – Vice-Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Athanassios Dobros – Deputy Managing Director and Dimitrios Koutsoukos – Administrator of the company under the name 'INTERNET DYNAMICS LLC' have all been made personal defendants to the proceedings that are continuing in the Greek Courts in which NCsoft is seeking damages as well as criminal remedies.

"Illegal game servers, such as those operating from e-GLOBAL, have a hugely negative impact on both NCsoft Europe and its customers," commented Max Brown, NCsoft Europe's Sales & Operations Director. "They seriously affect the player's experience of our products and rob the company of potential revenue that is used to further enhance the player experience on official servers. NCsoft's loss in revenue from e-GLOBAL's operation is estimated in excess of six million Euros. We are defiant in our resolve to stamp out theft of NCsoft's intellectual properties and are prepared to take the strongest measures to do so."

NCsoft has a proven track record in combating illegal servers, having worked with the FBI in November 2006 to shut down a substantial unofficial Lineage II server run by US-based website, L2Extreme.com. Following multiple raids across cities throughout the US, L2Extreme's fraudulent servers – which claimed to support 50,000 active users – were taken offline, as was the L2Extreme.com website.

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Note however that L2Extreme has been in operation for some months already under a different name, it is a cat-and-mouse game! The playing field? Planet Earth! *sigh*

Lineage II CT The Kamael Coming to L2-SEA!

The patch that many L2-SEA players are waiting for is finally coming! With that, iPlayAsia, the gaming brand of AsianMedia launch a teaser site for Lineage II The Chaotic Throne: The Kamael.

So mark your calendars now, April 22, 2008! Be sure to join The Kamael Launch to get your Kamael Installers!!

Click the image below to visit the teaser site..

Celebrate with us for the KAMAEL Launch Party!

Join us in celebrating the biggest installment of Lineage II to date! Get immersed with the community of anime and gamers alike in The Kamael Launch Party that will happen together with Ozine Fest '08 in Megatrade 2, SM Megamall from April 5-6.

Lots of Kamael freebies are in-store for everybody. Plus, you will also have the chance to get the first dibs for the uber-cool Kamael installers! There will be a lot of mini-games on-site for existing players and non-players alike, complimenting the main activities which will be composed of the Battle Tournament and the Clan Rally!

Click here for the full details...

Win A-grade weapons and armors, even a high-end PC!

As the launch for the most anticipated installment for the coolest MMOG in Southeast Asia draws near, Asianmedia quenches everyones excitement by letting you Fly With The Kamael!

New players will get a chance to win rare in-game items such as the Demonic Circlet by joining the Beginner's Flight, while existing players get dibs on A-Grade weapons or armors of their choice- truly exclusive items reserved only for the luckiest adventurers. What's more, a brand new, high-spec gaming rig that'll make your LineageII playing experience rock more with flawless and smooth graphics and lightning-quick response time is up for grabs for one lucky winner who will create a new LineageII account!

Click here for more details...

Festival of the Squash

Trivia Challenge II

Lineage 2 Couple Caught in the Act

Lineage II - 2008 Commercial Launch News

For the Philippine L2-SEA players, there is an unlimited game time promo for you. The PhP20.00 and PhP50.00 L2 Cards will give 24-hours and 72-hours of unlimited game time respectively instead of the usual hour-based packages. Not only that, there will be in-game items that are bundled with the L2 Cards. Additionally, there will be a refer-a-friend promo the details of which will be posted soon. Top-Ups? People can start topping-up by the 17th January.


Apart from that, the news that will make every L2-SEA player (well almost not all) smile is that starting 22nd January 2008, there will be a 2x XP, SP, and Drop Rate, which will last up to 5th February 2008. Finally, the much awaited Content Patch - Kamael, is scheduled this April!

These are the news that I can recall from the L2 Launch Event that was held a few hours ago, and it surpassed any local and regional Commercial Launch Party, a huge success for AsianMedia, NCsoft, and the L2-SEA Community! Congratulations!!

I have something to add... we saw "Cadmus" as a new upcoming server. No date though when, probably will coincide with the launching of Kamael, which is fair enough in my opinion.

Walk into the World of Lineage II without Getting Inside Your PC

As year 2007 nearly set to a halt, AsianMedia has capped everything off to make the New Year popping with loud roar and cheer!

On Saturday, 12th January 2008, Lineage II - South-East Asia (L2-SEA) will raise the bar of how festivity should become. Whoever you are, wherever you would be - choose from the five different locations and blast off to the grandest SEA Commercial Kickoff Party dubbed as the L2 Launch!


Get to explore beyond the gates. Set foor to the medieval lifestyle of various races through fascinating Cosplay scenes. Summon your inner thirst for great in-game activities and prizes; and rock the whole dome with your favorite bands till sundown.

Join the dash to SM Mall of Asia's Music Hall to become part of one of the biggest event which will start eevery gamer's year right. Simultaneously broadcasted via live feeds from four other locations - Baguio City, Cebu City, Davao City, and Kuala Lumpur - they will join forces to celebrate and highlight Lineage II's grand unveiling.

You might even get the opportunity to win the Commodore's Hat and/or an Enchant Weapon A (scroll) for your in-game character!


Venues:

TEC Asia
4th Floor Low Yat Plaza, Kuala Lumpur
Starts at 11:00am

SM Mall of Asia
Music Hall Roxas Boulevard, Manila
Starts at 11:00am

18BC Bar
Legarda Road, Baguio City
Starts at 6:00pm

Formo Bar
Banilad Town Center, Cebu City
Starts at 6:00pm

Boyztrek Internet Cafe
Jacinto St., Davao City
Starts at 6:00pm


Early Bird Rewards
L2-SEA Launch Clan Rally
L2-SEA Launch Battle Tournament
L2-SEA Inspired Head Gear Contest
L2-SEA Launch Placard Contest

and many more...

L2-SEA Launch Cosplay Contest
L2-SEA Launch On-the-Spot Drawing Contest
Amazing Lineage II Race Contest
. . .

Visit the official L2-SEA Launch site: L2 Launch!


See you there!!

The Official Music Video of Lineage II South-East Asia - Pasan by CallaLily

This is the Official Music Video of Lineage II South-East Asia entitled "Pasan" by "Calla Lily".




Online Videos by Veoh.com

Check out more L2-SEA Videos at following links:
Channel: AsianMedia @Veoh.com;
Series: Lineage II South-East Asia.

* Veoh.com allows anyone to upload and download high-quality videos fast and without a hassle. I got my own copy of the videos now.

You should too!

Winners of the gameshogun.ws Lineage II South-East Asia Closed Beta giveaway!

Here are the winners of the 25 Lineage II South-East Asia Closed Beta Test accounts giveaway by gameshogun.ws Blognet are:

• Dustin Cheng, from the Philippines, subscribed to the Philippine Online Games - Lists


• Angelo Junio Farrales, from the Philippines, subscribed to the YOUr Lineage blog


• Arnel Merlin Roderos, from the Philippines, subscribed to the Philippine Online Games - Lists


• John Oliver A. Lim, from the Philippines, subscribed to the Gaming Realm


• Gelo Esguerra, from the Philippines, subscribed to the YOUr Lineage blog


• Enrick Neil N. Reinoso, from the Philippines, subscribed to the Philippine Online Games - Lists


• Juan Paolo D. Martin, from the Philippines, subscribed to the Philippine Online Games - Lists


• Maria Katrina R. Reyes, from the Philippines, subscribed to the Philippine Online Games - Lists


• Ian Cang, from the Philippines, subscribed to the gameshogun.ws Blognet - All Blogs Posts


• Jennifer C. Lee, from the Philippines, subscribed to the YOUr Lineage blog


• Cornelio Rebuldela, from the Philippines, subscribed to the YOUr Lineage blog


• Mylyn A. Papa, from the Philippines, subscribed to the Animeeshon blog


• Lawrenz Corpuz, from the Philippines, subscribed to the YOUr Lineage blog

Congratulations to all the winners! You will receive your L2-SEA CBT invites from AsianMedia soon!
Visit the official website: Lineage II South-East Asia Official Website.

Check out all the other feeds you can subscribed to via RSS/Atom or email! CLICK ME!.

The Winners of the YOUr Lineage Lineage II South-East Asia Contest

Here are the correct answers and winners of the YOUr Lineage Lineage II South-East Asia Closed Beta Test giveaway contest!


The correct answers are:
Q: Who is the lead designer of the Triple-A MMORPG Lineage II? (Richard Garriott, Ronald Aquino, Raoul Kim)
A: Raoul Kim

Richard Garriott is the legendary father of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) launching the first MMORPG Ultima Online based from his blockbuster hit series Ultima (Akalabeth, Ultima I to Ultima IX). He merged his new gaming company DestinationGames with NCsoft to form NCsoft Austin, and is now working on his new title Tabula Rasa.


Ronald Aquino is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of AsianMedia, the only non-NCsoft company granted by NCsoft to publish and distribute Lineage II in South-East Asia.


Raoul Kim is the correct answer. He is the lead designer of the Triple-A MMORPG Lineage II.

Q: Who wrote the book Lineage where the highly acclaimed MMORPGs Lineage and Lineage II were based from? (Sin Il-suk, Kim Sokpom, Lee Insong)
A: Sin Il-suk

• Lineage and Lineage II were based from the book entitled "Lineage" written by Sin Il-suk.


• Kim Sokpom, one of the most influential Korean writers in Japan.


• Lee Insong is the leading writer of experimental fiction in Korea.

Q: Lineage II is a prequel of Lineage, true or false?
A: True

gameshogun.ws Blognet: Lineage II is actually a prequel, set in the same Kingdom of Aden 150 years before Lineage, to a time when the world was still (as NCsoft puts it) "in much more turmoil".

Q: Lineage II Interlude is Chronicle 6, true or false?
A: False

gameshogun.ws Blognet: According to "The Making of Lineage II The Chaotic Throne", Chronicle 5 closed "The Chaotic Chronicle" Saga and Interlude opens the door to a new Saga, "The Chaotic Throne", serving as the bridge, linking the two Sagas together.

Q: What is the title of the latest Saga of Lineage II?
A: The Chaotic Throne

gameshogun.ws Blognet: "The Chaotic Throne" is the name of the 2nd Saga of Lineage II. "The Chaotic Chronicle" is the 1st Saga which ended with "Chronicle 5: Oath of Blood". "Interlude" is the introduction to the 2nd Saga and also serves as a bridge between the 1st and 2nd Sagas.

With the answers revealed and explained, the winners of the YOUr Lineage Lineage II South-East Asia Closed Beta Test Contest are:

1. Christian Prieto, from the Philippines, with 5 points


2. Eric Agusila Alcoseba, from the Philippines, with 5 points


3. Andrew Tan Khin Huat, from Malaysia, with 5 points


4. Geffrey C. Senolos, from the Philippines, with 5 points


5. Cornelio Rebuldela, from the Philippines, with 4 points


6. Gelo Esguerra, from the Philippines, with 4 points


7. Averyl Ong, from the Philippines, with 4 points


8. Elrica Gosiengfiao, from the Philippines, with 4 points


9. Frederick Lo, from the Philippines, with 4 points


10. Fred Derick De Hitta Gacosta, from the Philippines, with 3 points


11. Marc Anthony V. Ayala, from the Philippines, with 3 points


12. Ads Lou Secaluya of the PNOY Alliance guild, from the Philippines, with 3 points


13. Renee Rose Gabalonzo, from the Philippines, with 3 points


14. Louman Secaluya, from the Philippines, with 3 points


15. Tom Pulvers of the HappyTreeFriends Alliance, from the Philippines, with 3 points


16. Iam Madla, from the Philippines, with 3 points


17. Abner Cimafranca Jr., from the Philippines, with 1 point


18. Jayson B. Salinas, from the Philippines, with 1 point

Congratulations to all the winners! You will receive your L2-SEA CBT invites from AsianMedia soon!
Visit the official website: Lineage II South-East Asia Official Website.

AsianMedia serves up great online gaming with Lineage II’s Philippine servers

ASIAN MEDIA Development Group (AsianMedia) jumps headlong into the big leagues with the much anticipated Triple-A online game, Lineage II™ on its new Philippine server.

AsianMedia acquired distribution rights in South-East Asia for the medieval fantasy MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) from Korean gaming giant NCsoft. With Lineage II™, regional gamers are finally getting what they have long been seeking – a challenging and immersive online game that delivers premium content.

AsianMedia President, Felizardo de la Merced stated that “AsianMedia is committed to raising the bar for online games within the region by providing top-rate content with the IT infrastructure to back it up.”

The company expects the burgeoning market for online games within the region to generate annual revenues of US$141 million by 2010.


Building the foundation for great online gaming
AsianMedia has made substantial investments to house top-of-the-line gaming infrastructure for Lineage II in the Philippines, which will serve as the hub for the hundreds of thousands of gamers expected within the South-East Asian region.

AsianMedia recently chose HP as its technology provider to ensure the highest satisfaction for Lineage II gamers in the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia. HP will provide AsianMedia with an online gaming infrastructure solution consisting of ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, StorageWorks data and network storage solutions, networking products, and services.

Information and Communications Technology Head, Apol Salud points out that Lineage II will be the first MMORPG to use HP’s Blade Server in the Philippines. “HP blade servers will allow AsianMedia to provide virtually unlimited expansion for Lineage II in terms of capacity of gamers and game content, while minimizing the amount of downtime for maintenance and upgrades,” he says.

“The Lineage II servers are also tightly integrated with Telco grade network equipments from Cisco Systems to increase its efficiency in handling large amounts of data traffic,” continues Apol.

“This allows ‘direct peering’ with our partner telecommunication companies such as PLDT DSL, Globe DSL, Telekom Malaysia, and SingTel so, in effect, our servers’ capacity for high volume traffic matches that used by the telcos themselves,” he adds.

“We have a true ‘world server’ capable of maintaining the highest quality of service and performance, whether it is accommodating a single user or 100,000 concurrent users,” Mr. Salud states.

To complement its gaming infrastructure, AsianMedia has also set up a 24/7 customer service center using Dell servers to address regional and local gamers’ concerns.


Delivering the goods to gamers
AsianMedia Chief Operating Officer, Ronald Allan Aquino is confident that Lineage II will quickly win the hearts and minds of gamers throughout the South-East Asian region.

“We have a great product in Lineage II and we’ve done everything we can to ensure that we provide the best gaming experience possible to those who log in to our servers to play,” says Aquino.

“This is the kind of game where you simply cannot afford to be lagged if you expect to get anywhere in PvP (Player-versus-Player) or PvE (Player-versus-Environment) scenarios. We are indeed fortunate to be working with only the best IT solution providers so our gamers can have the same great experience whether they’re in Malaysia, Singapore or the Philippines,” he adds.

Lineage II has drawn millions of loyal fans worldwide with its combination of fantasy combat and the unique social/political/economic power struggles developed through the community and by the in-game actions of individual gamers.

Gamers may play alone or as part of a group to fight monsters and complete quests for new skills, experience points, and items. Lineage II also features siege warfare; but to make sure PvP stays under control, the design includes a Karma system that provides negative consequences for killing other players when they do not fight back.

Lineage II features greatly improved third-person 3D graphics thanks to the Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games.


About AsianMedia
Established in 1999, Asian Media Development Group, previously known as AMDG, built up a nationwide sales and distribution network for licensed PC games which penetrated more than 90% of internet cafes in the Philippines. Expanding into the online gaming market in 2007, the company adopted a vibrant new logo and re-emerged as AsianMedia to reflect its commitment to providing the best online gaming experience for regional gamers. To learn more, visit AsianMedia.ph.

Official Lineage II South-East Asia Pre-CBT Website Now Up

Long-time fans of the Triple-A MMOG from NCsoft - Lineage II, requested for a website and forums they can all go to and mingle with their fellow fans since the public first heard about the agreement between NCsoft and AsianMedia - to publish Lineage II in South-East Asia, primarily for Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.

At long last, it is here. AsianMedia just launched a few hours ago the Pre-Closed Beta Test website of Lineage II South-East Asia (L2-SEA). The CBT form is up and working, the forums is now open to the public, and there is even a page for iCafe Owners to sign-up their Cafe branch/chain to be come an Affiliate or Partner for L2-SEA.

'nuff words... go visit the official Pre-CBT Website of Lineage II South-East Asia -> AsianMedia.ph/lineage2/.

Lineage II South-East Asia Closed Beta Test Contest

All the contests are now over. The winners are:
YOUr Lineage L2-SEA CBT giveaway contest Winners;
gameshogun.ws Blognet L2-SEA CBT giveaway Winners.

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gameshogun.ws Blognet is giving away 25 L2-SEA CBT Invites! Just answer 5 simple questions and you will get a chance to win one of the 25 invites we will give away to the top 25 entries with the most correct answers!!

The L2-SEA CBT invites was provided by AsianMedia, the only NCsoft authorized publisher of Lineage II&#00AE; in South-East Asia.

Just download this Word 2007 or Word 2003 document for the questions. Answer as many correct answers as you can then send the file back to blognet@gameshogun.ws. Deadline of entries is on Friday, July 8, 2007. Submitting five times will get you disqualified, do not spam us with your entries because ONLY your FIRST submission will be considered.



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Also posted on: The Gaming Realm (NOTE: YOUr Lineage is part of the gameshogun.ws Blognetwork, all entries from these blogs are counted together, you do not need to submit twice).

Lineage II South-East Asia Beta Next Month

According to the TMCnet report dated May 2007, the Beta of Lineage II-SEA will start next month, meaning June 2007, and the commercial launch a month later, or July 2007.

Interesting points:

Lineage II   Lineage II-SEA   South-East Asia   NCsoft   AsianMedia   Games   Singapore   Malaysia   Philippines   Asia

• Lineage II franchise in the Asia-Pacific region represents 45% of the world market


• Nation Competitions will be added (editor note: "in-game" nations, more probably)


• Inter-server Competitions


• New Content will allow all scales of clans to have a role to prevent the exclusive possession of castles by the few elite gigantic clans


• Pre-Paid will be available in hourly, daily, weekly or monthly denominations


• Lineage II-SEA will eventually host 10 servers, compared to 8 in the US/EU region, where the number of players has reached two million subscribers


• NCsoft estimates from the Malaysian market for Lineage II, has an annual potential of U$20 million

Read the full article by clicking here.

Lineage II: The Kamael - The 1st Throne

This April 11, 2007 Wednesday, Korean Time, Throne 1: The Kamael will be released on the Korean Public Test Servers. The Kamael is the first "Throne" for Lineage II's Saga 2: The Chaotic Throne. If you are confused, you can read my earlier post about it by clicking HERE.

The difference with Interlude? Simple:



Sage 2: The Chaotic Throne

• Interlude


• Throne 1: The Kamael

Clear? Good. Well there is not much info about The Kamael except that this will be the chapter (if you will) wherein they will introduce the new race for the game. If you watched the Interlude CG Movie, then you've notice the one-winged being at the last part of the movie - that's the new race.

This was confirmed, or rather, mentioned by a Lineage II developer from the interview The Making of Interlude, where Mr. Developer said that they listened to the suggestions of the players.

Discussions on the US Lineage II boards goes on that the developers tried to make the "Giants" race playable but the balancing issues it will introduce outweighs the game's stabilitity and fun, so there will be only one race.

In that interview, they also mentioned about inter-server warfare. Though not confirmed, it is rumoured that the said feature will be included with Throne 1. There is another feature waiting to be implemented - the "Fortresses" and is also rumoured to be included with Throne 1. Not much info is available except that it will be used for later Throne expansions, maybe, just maybe, it is related with the inter-server warfare feature or... drum rolls please...

The "National Wars" as D34dly refers to it. To explain, it is a feature wherein different Lineage II regions will be able to compete with each other, so it will be L2-US vs L2-EU vs L2-SEA vs L2-KR vs L2-JP vs L2-CN and so on.

But here's another bit of info, while there will be a new playable race, there will also be a new non-playable race. No one knows for sure if the "Kamael" race is the playable or non-playable race, but common notion is that the Kamael is the non-playable race, while... drum rolls again.... the "Garcia", the playable race.

Confusing? Yah. Let's just wait one more day (as of the time of this writing) to know the whole story. But before you go, hey, watch this teaser trailer of The Kamael - The 1st Throne.

Click Here, since it's in Korean, the closest translation is:

As for the translation of the flash it goes something like this:
-They tried to overthrow the gods
-And tragedy befell them for their ambition
-Now their forgotten "Wings of Desire" will shine upon the world
-On April 11th they will awaken

From Thirsty of L2-US Boards.

And here are some arts for you:

From Lineage II

From Lineage II

From Lineage II

From Lineage II

Saga 2: The Chaotic Throne is like Lineage III already, but a loyal Lineage II fan asked me if there is any truth about Lineage III, now that got me to thinking, and I have to research more about it.