Top clans prepare for War!

The fiercest clans of both Aria and Blackbird servers are gearing up for th eCastle Siege Launch event! As of 3:00pm ACT, November 16, 2007, twenty (20) clans from Aria and seventeen (17) clans from Blackbird have registered their participation for the attack of Gludio Castle to be held this November 17!

Aria

Clan Name	Name of Lord
Inquisition	BromoThymolBlue
Beyond	Ketr
Wolf	Hajima
Nightclub	CoCoSweEtiE
voz	Rockie
Astronix	Vindex
REDforest	RedForest
ShAdowz	ViNo
YakuzA	ChipMunk
SignumVires	LordPopoi
Rekta	OrcOrc
arenaXL	UraGoN
Myth	Mouse
Legionnaires	Dio
Templars	Ashram
WarPigs	Snqlad
CanesVenatici	Kaliel
BattleMaster	Zarich
Upheaval	88lize
DesertWorld	DeathSpark

Blackbird

Clan Name	Name of Lord
Enomenos	LoLoTemYo
Patience	Rampage
Divinity	mutton
Infinity	LateComer
DahMuHo	Yunie09
camarada	Biogesic
REVELATION	almo
SilverBlades	Eon001
UnToUcHabLes	Adik
Aftermath	NunoSaPunso
Judgement	Urotsokidoji
lSaintslSinnersl	johnlaine
ForgottenHero	darkgoddess
Recklezz	ChingChong
ImmortaLs	lzza0tsoqaAdrian
UnsealFamily	SummonSelf
Stonecross	Taliesen

Don't miss this epic battle! Other interested clans who are level 4 and above can still register by having their Clan lords talk with Sir Tyrone of Gludio Castle until 2:59pm (Blackbird) and 5:59pm (Aria) on November 17. Registration for the siege is important to be able to claim the castle and prevent large XP loss when killed inside the castle premises.

Want to experience the battle but do not have enough levels? You can view the whole event by accessing the Broadcasting Towers of your respective areas during the duration of the siege. Just click on Gludio Castle and witness the action! Our Siege Centre commentator will be there to provide the community with a blow-by-blow account of what is happening using the System and Hero channels so make sure you enable these in your chat options.

The calm before the storm

By Elrohir
(Elrohir is one of the GameMasters of L2-SEA)

AS I walk the world of Ether I bear witness to a changing age. 'Till recently there were wars and blood feuds between the clans.


Fighting could break out at any place and at any time. Conflicts between races, large or small, were commonplace. Life was a struggle not only to succeed but also to survive. Then a sudden peace came. Violence was avoided even among the clans. In effect, commerce flourished. Towns were flocked by adventurers and merchants alike selling weapons and wares. Deals were brokered on every street corner. Adena changed hands in a blink of an eye. Several major thoroughfares were blocked by the sheer number of stalls. Even the Monster Race Track, a common meeting point, had to turn down patrons and expel those who get in the way.

But until when would this peace last? Already vassals, knights, and lords gather in clan halls. They meet in private to make plans. The members train themselves, fighting mythical beasts and spar amongst one another. Clans and alliances stockpile arms and resources. Smithies are fired up to make new and powerful equipment. Dungeons long silent were invaded by a sudden rush of fortune seekers going deeper into chambers that was ‘till now remained undisturbed. They plumb the depths for artifacts that are unparalleled when put beside those made in recent years. Even the cursed weapons, the Demon Sword Zariche and the Blood Sword Akamanah, have resurfaced and quickly change hands between those who crave power. It seems that conflict is avoided only because they wasted well needed resources. This is but the calm before the storm, each leader waiting as the lordship of Gludio Castle will be in contention.

I can only continue to walk, to watch. The future is in the hands of those who will take part. Those who are worthy shall weather the storm. Those most powerful can change the tides of fate.

This new era will start with the siege of Gludio.

Elrohir

L2-SEA Castle Siege Schedule

Launch Event Siege

Siege event launch on November 17 at Gludio Castle

• Aria - 6:00pm ACT


• Blackbird - 3:00pm ACT

Regular Siege Schedule
Saturday, 8:00pm ACT
(every other Saturday starting on November 24, 2007)

• Aden Castle


• Goddard Castle


• Oren Castle


• Giran Castle


• Dion Castle

Sunday, 4:00pm ACT
(every other Sunday starting on November 25, 2007)

• Rune Castle


• Schuttgart Castle


• Innadril Castle


• Gludio Castle

Siege Centre Field Report: Castle Siege Tips by Solarius

A casual player in Blackbird server, Solarius (not his IGN name) is a frequent poster in the official forums. He was also a player of Lineage II NA in Erica server before he and his friends transferred to Lineage II South-East Asia.



* August 13, 2005 Invincible Alliance sieging Aden Castle by Pakk

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Castle Siege Tips
By Solarius

1) Register in time - the NPCs for castle sieges require clans to preregister either for defense or offense
2) Know the castle layout - use google the layouts are there, it’s best that people in your clan know where to go and what to do
3) Know your enemy - estimate their average level, based from the armors they used and the skills available to them, understand the classes they used, who’s the overlord, who’s using mass root, etc. to identify who and what to kill first
4) use voice chat - honestly if u live in a cave and you don’t know what teamspeak and ventrilo are, you're out of your mind. The best clans in the world use voice chat for coordination and quick tactical thinking. If you find your clan unable to use these tools, prepare to pay the price of exp loss in a siege

* Ventrilo (Vent) - http://www.ventrilo.com
* TeamSpeak (TS) - http://www.goteamspeak.com

What’s the difference between the two of them? Well ts is easier to configure, but vent has better sound quality.

5) change your clan leader before the siege - honestly, he's the only one who can capture the castle, you don’t want 300 players from the opposite side spiking him with damage, so it’s best to transfer leadership to someone else before you siege. It's another element of surprise
6) for defense - use castle NPCs, they're expensive but they're a good distraction for some noobcakes trying to break your defense
7) explain the rewards to your clan mates - honestly, if they don't know why they are sieging in the first place, they would not follow you and a clan that doesn’t siege is in fact a carebear clan, no offense to carebears.

Benefits of winning a siege
1) rep points for clan upgrade (2k rep from what some people told me or lesser)
2) able to tax the town (25% tax will piss alot of people and u might get overthrown, i think 13-15% is good) --> THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY make sure the money is distributed evenly or used for clan logistics
3) manor system - clan leader gets to sell seeds, its like the spoil skill for dwarf classes, it increases the item drop and some exchange items etc etc basically another cash cow
4) bragging rights - depending on the duration of the next siege, like in NA its 2 weeks, you have 2 weeks of utter trashtalking your weak opponents =P
5) Lineage started the siege system - its a FACT
6) Cool headgears and wyvern access for castle lord (yum yum)

What happens if you lose:
1) If the siege was well coordinated, planned out, everyone followed orders and used voice chat or played in one iCafe, thats ok, it only proves everyone needs to improve their toon, this basically means that before you siege make sure everyone is ready (e.g people are well geared, lots of pots, etc.)
2) You also lose rep points when u lose - this I have yet to confirm since the sieges I've join in NA, we haven't lost so im not sure if this is true
3) Don’t die a lot YOU ALSO LOSE XP DURING SIEGES - it may not as be as big as a normal death when there is no castle siege, but dont risk urself acting like Rambo infornt of your enemy
4) If you lose, its gonna hurt your pride, hell everyone's pride – a lot of people have done sieges from other games before, so they know about this. Some people unfortunately can’t handle the pressure =P

Finale:
That’s all I can share for now, I bet a lot of people may share other inputs with regards to the siege, again everyone will have a try this Nov. 17 and I wish all the clans good luck =P

Last tip:
Someone asked what was the best castle in the game, it’s Aden- besides being cool and ass kicking beautiful, it receives taxes from other castles under its territory (Gludio, Dion, Giran, Innadril.

Siege Centre is looking for Field Reporters!

Take part of the Etherian Wars action using your pen as your weapon.


In line with our effort to bring the community with the latest updates for Etherian Wars, Lineage II SEA is looking for in-game field reporters to share the hottest developments in the battle of the clans. Who is the most formidable alliance of the server? What were the superior tactics exhibited in the conquering of Aden castle? You can write any theme that is related with the Etherian Wars. This is your story and the community wants to hear about it!

Think you got what it takes? Post your report in the Castle siege section of the official message boards and if Siege Centre chooses your article, it will be published in the website with your character name as the scribe. The Siege Centre will also pick the best entry every month and the contributor will receive cool L2 merchandise!

Lineage II South-East Asia Castle Siege Opens on November 17

The biggest and baddest castle siege in South-East Asia is set to open in all servers as nine castles all over Aden and Elmore will be opened for seizing every other Saturday and Sunday starting November 17!


Aside from superior tactics, in-depth knowledge about the situation is a tremendous advantage for any army. The Siege Centre makes sure that you equip yourselves with the important information about this new, exciting feature. It will also give you latest news on the progress of the clans and the competitions between alliances.


So, take up your weapon and wear your strongest armor. The Battle for Dominance is about to begin!

Lineage II Event - Clan 10

These days, Ether’s nobility holds little power when it comes to how each of the kingdoms are being ran. Cabals were formed and within those Cabals were the clans.

Clans hold much power in the two continents that the lords of the land have very high respect for these organizations. It is this very reason why the lords of Aden and Elmore combined resources to sponsor special clans. For within these clans, they know they would be able to keep their hold amongst the people of Ether.


Mechanics

* Open to all Etherians in groups of 10(ten)
* Form a clan with 10(ten) members
* Race to level 20(twenty) with first job class
* Take a screenshot with all the members present (make sure not to edit the screenshot)
* Write a background story of how your clan was formed. Make sure that the story is based on the Lineage II lore.
* Requirements for submission:
o Name of clan, clan leader and list of members. (Make sure that you write the names as is or you will be disqualified)
o Server where the clan is located
o Background story of the clan in word format (all entries must be submitted in English)
o Clan emblem (logo) in jpeg format (3x3 in)
o Screenshot of the whole clan (do not edit the screenshot)
* Email all entries to lineage2sea.events@asianmedia.ph (last day of submission: August 16, 2007)
* All entries submitted are subject to our verification
* 20 clans on each server would get a chance to win a customized Lineage II T-shirts with their Clan Emblem as part of the design of the shirt.
* A clan can win in either of two categories:
o Community Choice
o Publisher’s Choice

* For Publisher’s Choice, entries will be judged based on:
o Name of Clan – 25% ( How unique or original your clan name would be)
o Clan Emblem – 25% ( How unique or original your clan emblem would be)
o Background Story – 25% ( How creative, and original the story would be)
o Screenshot Pose – 25% (How photogenic are your characters)

* For Community Choice:
o A poll will be placed in our Lineage II community forum for voting. Etherians would base their votes on the same categories as editor’s choice.
* All winners will be notified by email

Metro Manila winners can claim their prizes at the Asian Media Office located at 8/F Octagon Centre Building, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605. For provincial winners, prizes will be couriered to the Clan Leader. For Singapore and Malaysia, prizes can be claimed at the office of Cube Tech.

Lineage II South-East Asia Open Beta Test - August 1, 2007 Wednesday

The Open Beta Test, the much awaited phase in any online games (where characters are not wiped anymore [unless something really bad happened during this phase]) will start on August 1, 2007, 1:00pm ACT (ASEAN Common Time).

Quoted from the official website:

The Race to Rule Kingdoms Begins!

Lineage II - South-East Asia (L2-SEA) will launch Open Beta Test on August 1, 2007 at 1:00pm ACT.

Evolve from your old gaming habits. Explore graphic intense lands and characters. Experience satisfaction like no other.

To register for an account go to lineage2.ph / lineage2.com.sg / lineage2.com.my and click on the "My Account" button. So enter Ether and explore the world of Lineage II.

Your move... n00b!

See you all in-game!

Lineage II - South-East Asia 1st Ever EVENT - The Glimpse's End

Lineage II - South-East Asia or simply L2-SEA is going to hold an event in less than 18 hours from now entitled "The Glimpse's End". This will be L2-SEA's first ever event since they started their Closed Beta Test (CBT).

It is interesting to note that veteran Lineage II players have been waiting for events like this one from their old servers, and now, the whole world has set their eyes on L2-SEA to witness not just the event, but the service of AsianMedia. But, so far so good for them, the GameMasters (GMs) and Customer Support (CS) are getting nothing but positive feedback. Some members of the L2-SEA Community were even amazed that they are already implementing their Game Policies during CBT (Game Policy implementation usually starts with Open Beta).

Here are the details of "The Glimpse's End", the event that will mark the end of L2-SEA CBT, and will mark the beginning of a new world for all Lineage II fans in the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia - Lineage II - South-East Asia, an Official and Legal Lineage II Server.






The Glimpse's End

As the Closed Beta Test ends, we invite players to partake in a new journey into the Lineage 2 community. The end is coming close and a new dawn of gaming experience will arrive.

The war between Shilen against the gods had turned. With the combined powers of Einhasad and Gran Kain, Shilen had to think of a different strategy to win the war.

To distract the gods from their battle, Shilen sent out her army down to Ether to wreak havoc among the Etherians. The gods were in conflict. On one hand, they want to help the Etherians with their fight against the demons, on the other hand, though greatly diminished Shilen’s army was still strong. They have kept the onslaught on both heaven and Ether with no trace of giving up.

Caught by surprise, the Etherians ran amok as monster, demons and dragons invaded the different towns and cities of the continent. Even with the giants’ help in organizing the different races, they were still outmatched against Shilen’s army.

Cities were being destroyed one after another. And the Etherians have no other choice but flee their homes.

But who would help them? Who would stand strong amidst the chaos and lead the races to a safe haven? Would you be that person?

Be immortalized in the pages of the Chronicles. Be there for the exodus on the last hours of Closed Beta! Join us and retain your username, password and character names on Open Beta.

Prizes

• Retention of your Closed Beta Accounts to Open Beta. Plus the retention of your closed beta character names to Open Beta.
• All you have to do is be online in the last hours of the last day of Closed Beta (6:00PM to server shutdown), July 25, 2007 and join the exodus from the towns in chaos to a safe haven.


Visit the Official Website(s) here:
Singapore
Philippines
Malaysia

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!