New to Lineage 2 Please help :-)

Hi i am new to Lineage 2 but i did play other games such as WOW and Guild Wars and i have some questions to ask and was wondering if anyone can help me with them.

I chose Drak Elf Fighter to get the STR Advantage since it have the higest STR amoung other races. What i would like to know where are the PVP areas in Lineage2 ? or can i just attack any player i see from other Races ?
I would also like to know where can i find the best shops to buy from in Linage2 ? and where can i find the NPC that sells High level items ? and am i better off buying from NPC or other player shops ?
In the forms i read garde D, C, B, A weapons and items, which level is required for each grade please ?
I also read about Enchanting weapons which is similar to another game i used to play but i want to know how can i tell that the weapon is Enchanted once twice three times ?
Last question i would like to ask how can i know that the weapon or armor am buying is good ? example in WOW the epic weapons text used to be shown in purple and the rare are in Blue and the list goes on, is it the same in Lineage ?
i would be happy if anyone could answer those questions for me or some of what he know, thanks :-)

You can kill anyone, anywhere. Also enchanted weps n armor display a + and a number next to their title. You're better off buying from player stores as far as D grade - A grade goes (you get d grade at 20, c grade at 40, then i don't know). The only way to know if it's good or not, just compare the P.def..p.atk or whatever ure looking for to other weapons, then compare their prices. You can also use shout (!) command and ask other players. Best place to look for player set-up shops is Dion, as far as i know. Hope that helped. Peace out

b grade 52
A grade 61
S grade 76

once you get to C grade there are also weapon specific special abilities, 3 per weapon. that's really more important than the attack stats on it for most people.

Hi i am new to Lineage 2 but i did play other games such as WOW and Guild Wars and i have some questions to ask and was wondering if anyone can help me with them.

Just know this game is very very different. Harder grind and it has "open pvp".

What i would like to know where are the PVP areas in Lineage2 ? or can i just attack any player i see from other Races ?

You can attack anyone, anywhere except in cities. Same goes with training mobs on people.

I would also like to know where can i find the best shops to buy from in Linage2 ? and where can i find the NPC that sells High level items ? and am i better off buying from NPC or other player shops ?

There is the luxury items shop in Giran. Other than that, any higher lvl items need to be bought from players. Keep in mind you will get penalites using a weapon or armor out of yoru grade.

In the forms i read garde D, C, B, A weapons and items, which level is required for each grade please ?

at lvl 20 you can use D, lvl 40 you can use C, lvl 52 you can use B, lvl 61 for A ( I didn't get my A weapon until around 67 so I might be slightly off) And I can't answer for S even though I "think" I can use them (oops... guess not :o ). I looked in the library but didn't seem to see it. sorry.

I also read about Enchanting weapons which is similar to another game i used to play but i want to know how can i tell that the weapon is Enchanted once twice three times ?

Click on it and it will say +1, +2, +3 etc.

Last question i would like to ask how can i know that the weapon or armor am buying is good ? example in WOW the epic weapons text used to be shown in purple and the rare are in Blue and the list goes on, is it the same in Lineage ?

It doesn't quite work like that. It is more like each armor/robe set gives you certain bonuses and do you like those bonuses for your character? The weapons have a Pattck rating and a Mattck rating. So, the higher one is (pattck for melee and mattck for mage) the better. However, some weapons are allowed special abilites (you use sould crystals for these) and so you might pick a particular weapon for its special ability. You will need to use certain lvl soul crystals for certain weapons. The blacksmith will tell you what you need for the weapon you have.

Welcome to Lineage II :D

1. The PvP/PK system is very complex in Lineage II. You might want to take a look at the basic guides (http://www.lineage2.com/guide/game_guides.html) as well, although the official guides are more theatrical than helpful (the player written are much more helpful).

Basic PK/PvP-- you can attack other players in non-peace zones by holding the ctrl button and then the corresponding F1-F12 skill slots. Not all spells will work-- some spells, such as Root and Sleep cannot be used as an initial attack. After you have attacked someone, your name will turn purple and will remain purple until you stop attacking and wait 20 or so seconds in which your name turns white again. As long as your name is purple, you have "flagged" and are eligible to be killed without your opponent becoming chaotic/red. If whoever you are attacking does not attack back and turn purple themselves, then if you kill them, your name will turn Red and you gain Karma. As long as you have under 5 PKs, if someone kills you, you have a low chance of dropping items. If you have above 5 PKs, then you have a very high chance of dropping items.

However, if both you and your opponent attack each other, you will both turn purple. When someone is killed when they are purple, they have a very low chance of droppping items but still lose exp. The person who killed them does not turn red.

You can attack anyone anywhere except for peace zones and some other areas. The arena is a good place to practice-- in an arena, players do not flag (unless you run out of the arena as someone is attacking you), drop items, or lose exp in the arena for fighting.

2. You can only buy up to mid C grade in stores. All items under that type are purchaseable from store NPCs. Beyond that, everything else is crafted by players.

Non-grade: 1-19
D grade: 20-39
C grade: 40-51
B grade: 52-60
A grade: 61+
S grade: 75+

Items can be enchanted in Lineage II, although a risk is involved. When you use enchant scrolls on an item, its stats get boosted slightly. When you plus something beyond +3, then there is a 1/3rd or so chance that your weapon will simply explode into crystals. After +3 weapons begin to glow as well, and their stats are improved at a higher rate. The more glowy the weapon, the higher it is plussed. Weapons begin to grow red at +16, although there are very, very few weapons beyond C grade that are +16-- there is such a high chance that a weapon will explode somewhere in between that people won't take the risk of losing all that money from buying the enchants.

Weapon and armor value are pretty straightforward, and aren't set by the game. Rare things aren't always good, and good things are always rare. If something is harder to craft or acquire, then players will usually sell it for more.

Box of Fox

P.S. We can answer many many more of your questions, and based on how I answered them I'm sure you'll have more. Ask away :D Oh and from now on you might want to use the Player Questions forum instead of the Guides one. (edited: nevermind, your post got moved anyway)

thanks everyone the information you gave out is very useful now i can build up my strategy in the way to level up and i know what to buy and when to buy as well, as i said i am a Dark Elf Fighter and am not sure what i should chose.

Shillien Templar gives you more defense less attack power, a very good tank. On the other hand Spectral Dancer have more attack power but less defense, in parties do people prefer to play with a tank mostly or the one who gives the most damge to mobs ? :-)
thanks again for the support and i will keep reading the guides more as well :-)

thanks everyone the information you gave out is very useful now i can build up my strategy in the way to level up and i know what to buy and when to buy as well, as i said i am a Dark Elf Fighter and am not sure what i should chose.

Shillien Knight gives you more defense less attack power, a very good tank. On the other hand Blade Dancer have more attack power but less defense, in parties do people prefer to play with a tank mostly or the one who gives the most damge to mobs ? :-)
thanks again for the support and i will keep reading the guides more as well :-)

I corrected your post.

You can choose your char with the second class transfert, since getting to level 40 is fairly easy.

But getting to level 76 for the third is not, chances are that you will never get there (I'll probably never get to that myself).

Correct, I think they way they have presented the skill sets on this website, it makes it look like everyone gets to the 3rd class change. Don't worry about your 3rd class for now-- after all, when you change to your 2nd class change, you're already fated to become whatever the 3rd set is if you reach 76-- there is no choice after 40 ^^

I also advise you to study what is being said on the forums and other sources about the benefit of any character class.

If you want to paricipate in PvP a lot I strongly advise you to pick up a bow. Or if you insist on playing a melee go Blade Dancer as they help the true damaging classes perform better and are most wanted in any PvP group.