There seems to be a lot of people saying goodbye to Lineage of late. For me the time has also come. RL has come knockin' and its time to move on.
I have to give kudos to all the others that have been giving gear away and planning treasure hunts, but I have to say that this idea of mine came to me the day Kopach put his +16 DracBow up for sale. Since that day I have pretty well sold off everything I had acquired over the last 5 years and traded him for his +16 DracBow/300 Earth.
So, here's the deal. At first I was going to have a treasure hunt, however, the servers are way too unreliable. What I am asking everyone that's interested to do is send me their own L2 story. Tell me who they are, why they play, what their plans are and most importantly why they want this Bow(Also send me ur in game toon name, mains only please). Please send them to me here on the L2 forums. I will be accepting stories until Saturday at 10PM EST at which time I will have a hero shout out my winning selection. That person will also be notified via forum mail/in game mail and they will have until 10PM EST Sunday to contact me for the trade. If they fail to do so I will announce the runner up and the same deal applies, 24hours to get in touch with me.
Please do not send purchase requests as I am not interested in selling it/trading it.
Good luck! Get writing! And may the best story win!
PS - To all my old friends there will be a little something in the mail for all of you also :)
Keep 'em coming. There have been some truly great submissions! Its gonna be a tougher decision than I had originally thought! As an afterthought I am considering posting the winning story. Please include whether or not this is acceptable to you when submitting. I will respect your requests either way. I will not publish any stories received that do not specify without first contacting the author :)
gogogo!
PS - For those who still don't get it or do not have the ability to accept that everything does not have to have a reason - IT IS NOT FOR SALE!
If you give me this bow, not only will I out of party box an armada to lvl up an archer fast, but when I'm done I will be searching high and low for Pirotesa to pk her off this server.
I'd use it to kill buffpets that players have used to eliminate an entire other type of playstyle that they "think" are boring.
Give it to me so I can deal out some JUSTICE.
Piro if live buffers would buff me right all the time I would support you 100% against boxes. But I have had only 2 live buffers ever give me the buffs I needed or wanted everytime. But I have had live buffers never correctly buff me every time.
35 minutes. Have 1 & 2 picked so far but watching for any GREAT last minute submissions. Thanks to everyone who have submitted your L2 stories! I have almost enjoyed reading all these stories the last few days more than the whole time I played, lol. I mean, seriously, some of these stories are fantastic!
Congratulations to BackHander. After much personal deliberation I have decided to pass along this bow to you. As a new player I truly hope you will use it to breath life into this somewhat dying game. There were many great stories submitted and, with Backhanders permission, I would like to post his and perhaps a few others. Thanks to the whole L2 community. You have been a lot of fun. Now. To PM BackHander.........
As promised, here is the winning story. Its a bit of a read and I am not interested in debating why I chose this story over another. All in all there were a lot of fantastic stories! I have *** out Backhanders real name and substituted his brothers name with his permission of course.
I would like to give you 2 stories actually. The first is my RL intro to L2 and the second is more or less my “birth†into the Lineage 2 world.
Here we go:
My name is ***. I am 33, have a wife and a few kids and have never really been interested in computers. I consider myself to be more of an outdoor enthusiast. My family and I love camping, fishing, hiking, canoeing…..I think you get the picture. I live in a somewhat remote, Northern town in *****, Canada where I grew up with my older, but not any wiser, brother ïŠ
So, I am thinking it was about 5 ½ years ago when my brother Ron came home from a trip to Future Shop with this new computer MMO called Lineage 2. He was always more of a computer junkie than myself and had in fact recently spent more than his Wife had approved on a new gaming computer ïŠ Anyways, to sum it up, I stopped by Ron’s house shortly after and he showed the game to me and asked if I was interested in giving it a try. I did not and I stood back over the next 2 years to watch Ron get completely absorbed in this fantasy world. He pretty well spent every spare moment he had on his computer.
I think it was around Christmas of 2007 or maybe 2008 that Ron and I ended up having a few beers on a Saturday evening. Ron was at the computer because there was a siege going on. I sat by and watched. He had his speakers turned up and I could hear voices of all types shouting commands, laughing and having a great time. It was then, after the siege, that I told Ron I’d like to give L2 a try. I remember how happy he was and laugh now at the fact that he was desperately trying to get me to play a Blade dancer, Bishop or War Crier. He had all these plans for us to level together and start a clan and move onto great things! I ended up starting a Bishop, playing for a month and losing interest. Ron was disappointed but understood. I had kids, a busy job and a social life ïŠ
At Thanksgiving (Canadian) this year Ron announced that he was being transferred to Germany for work. Mom was upset, Dad and I had a ton of questions and Ron’s wife was already packed it seems. After dinner and a few beers Ron asked me if I wanted his Desktop system as he had all new gear awaiting him in Europe. My family already had a computer but my Wife thought it would be nice if we had one, as in her and I, and the kids had their own. I accepted his gift. Ron dropped the system off the next day and I got around to setting it up that evening. As I was perusing the system I noticed the little icon for Lineage 2 on the desktop and laughed to myself. 5 or more years and he still plays. I am not sure if it was a moment of weakness or what but I looked up my old Lineage info and paid for another month to check it out again. Wow! What I found was nothing like what I remembered so long ago. It seemed everything was changed. Better graphics, easier play style, etc. Within a few days I was playing a few hours every night. I even offered to let my Wife give it a try even though she has no interest in gaming. I thought “Hey, why not?†I had also decided not to tell Ron. He wouldn’t let me hear the end of it. Bugging me for 5 years and as soon as he leaves the country I start playing L2…….you know how it would go I’m sure.
My plan almost succeeded. The night before Ron flew out we had them over for dinner. We had just nicely finished eating and were enjoying a glass of wine when my wife casually mentioned to Ron “Oh and by the way, thanks for getting **** hooked on that stupid game you always play.†The silence was kind of funny and the look on Ron’s face was humor mixed with confusion. I politely excused myself and proceeded to load the dishwasher. Ron joined me…… I was shocked to learn that he had quit playing over a month prior. He asked ma all about why I am playing now and wouldn’t when he was around. All of the questions I was hoping to avoid! (As an aside, it is extremely crucial if one wishes for something to remain a secret, to inform the only other person who knows of this wish!) Anyways, to sum it up, Ron still had a few active accounts and he still had some gear left. I found out he had given his Baium ring, Frintezzas necklace, Zakens earring and all his higher level gear to his long time in game friends. It didn’t really mean much to me as I had no clue what those items were. However, I do now and it really is too bad I missed out on such a valuable gift. Ron did however leave me with an AQ ring, lots of mats, lots of C, B and A grade jewelry and armor sets as well as tons of other random things.
Ron flew out the next day and I have been flooding him with emails full of questions about L2 ever since. It’s his turn to shake his head and laugh now I guess…..
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The night was cold as the full moon rose the distance over the Realm of Elmore. It was the year 2010 and the war against the Ice Queen Freya was still very new but was taking the very familiar toll upon our people that only us warriors know. Lonely nights. Hungry nights. Sleepless nights. Far from anywhere and anyone we love and cherish. Our hearts hardened by experience and our very soul’s hardened by the injustice of this wretched Ice Queen.
My father and brother were away campaigning against the woes of this world in the Frozen Labyrinth. As were most of the fathers and elder children of our village, Talking Island. As a girl my Father paid little attention to me. After my eldest brother, Flisdain, did not return from his tour in Hell Bound he paid even less. As the Women I have grown to be I have sworn fealty to the swords, against my family’s and more specifically, my Mothers wishes. I have been trained by the various Master’s of this world as a Gladiator! Sworn to uphold justice and protect the weak!
I have only recently graduated to my 52nd level of expertise in my craft. However, as all of our Warriors are away fighting the Ice Queen, I have been forced into active duty far sooner than I should be. Or so they say! I say I am ready!
I am leaving home tomorrow to start my own campaign. I will seek out companions of similar expertise as myself and together we shall rid this world of all evil! I have been very fortunate compared to some Warriors who must start out with nothing! Although it is not new, my Mother has given me all of my deceased brother’s precious war possessions! His weapons and armor although dented and a little rusty will serve me well!
I will head for Gludio first as we have received rumors here in Talking Island of a magnificent bow crafted from scales of a Dragon and enchanted with the Dragons own fiery breath! From there I will travel from town to town in search of this mystical weapon. When I find it I will grasp its fiery handle and sow the seeds of righteous justice everywhere I go. Maybe it will serve as proof to my Father that I too am a formidable Warrior! Perhaps I will be able to visit the Forest of the Dead and use it to resurrect my Brother! Either way, I will put it to good use. It is said that ye who wields this bow will be feared by the fearless and praised by the hopeless. Once acquired it becomes a part of you. A bond so strong that only the departure by death irreversible from the world of Elmore allows it to seek a new master. Oh how I yearn for such a privilege!
The sun is rising and I hear my Mother stirring. A quick bite to eat and I am off. Dasaphene my oldest friend, although you have chosen a path of clerical duty at the Church of Goddard I know one day we shall meet again. The might of heaven is a feared ally on the battlefield. Look well to the East and do not forget me! I will return only when the Legendary Bow is in my possession be it shortly or never. Please take care of Mother. She too is a victim of this war. Destined to be alone, watching the path that leads away from our village for any sign of the return of those she loves. Godspeed!
Glorious “BackHander†FlintSmith
PS – I will send adena home for Mother as I can. Please keep her safe!
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So, I hope you made it through all this. My in game name is indeed “BackHander and I am currently a level 52 Gladiator. In closing:
I will not tell you I deserve the bow but know this, if you do in fact choose to give the bow to me I will never sell it, I will not enchant it further, I will never lend it to anyone and when real life yearns to have me back I will do the same as you and give it to another player in the same “PainL3ss fashion.
Take care and best of luck in all of your future endeavors. Merry Christmas!
The night was cold as the full moon rose the distance over the Realm of Elmore. It was the year 2010 and the war against the Ice Queen Freya was still very new but was taking the very familiar toll upon our people that only us warriors know. Lonely nights. Hungry nights. Sleepless nights. Far from anywhere and anyone we love and cherish. Our hearts hardened by experience and our very soul’s hardened by the injustice of this wretched Ice Queen.
Look i am in his story!!
I'm FAMOUS!!
Gratz Backhander!!
Well written story, well deserved prize for both imo!
I wanna read more of the adventures of Glorious “BackHander†FlintSmith if you please!!