Server Maintenance - 5 - 30 - 2012

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All game servers and the account management functions of NCsoft.com will be down for maintenance on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at 5am PDT / 7am CDT / 8am EDT / 12pm UTC/GMT (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Lineage+II+Weekly+Mainteannce&iso=20120530T05&p1=234). Estimated downtime is approximately 4 hours.

With this maintenance:


The Lineage II 8th Anniversary Celebration (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/events/8th-anniversary-celebration.php) continues! This is the last week of the 8th Anniversary Celebration. Relevant updates include:

This is the last week that the Stone of Destiny (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/announcements/the-stone-of-destiny-returns.php), which allows you to Awaken as any of the eight classes, is available on the L2 Store and L2 Galleria.
This is the last week that the Nevit's Herald NPC (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/events/8th-anniversary-celebration.php#SettingStage3) can be found in all major towns. She offers a revamped Fall of the Dragon buff: for 1 hour, your XP gain is doubled. Note that this effect stacks with everything except for Nevit's Hourglasses effects, which it overwrites.
This week's batch of player accounts that have qualified for the Welcome Back Pack (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/events/8th-anniversary-celebration.php#WelcomeBackPack) can find the item applied to their NCsoft Master Account. This batch includes qualifiers from 10:00 PDT Tuesday, May 23 to 10:00 PDT Tuesday, May 29, 2012. If you believe you are a recipient of this item please check your NCsoft Master Account to apply the item. Detailed instructions for applying the items can be found here (https://lineage2.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7723), beginning with "Choose Your Character."
The reward item from the Anniversary Letter's Event (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/events/anniversary-letters-event.php), the Letter Collector's Gift, was originally scheduled to be removed from the game on June 6. The removal date has been extended from June 6 to June 20, 2012. (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/announcements/letter-collectors-gift-extended.php) Please be sure to use any remaining Letter Collector's Gift items you have before the maintenance of June 20.


The compensation for users affected by the NCoin Pending Issue of May 16 (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/announcements/compensation-for-may-16-ncoin-issue.php) will receive their compensation item(s) on their Lineage II game account. Affected players that will receive the compensation are those that made their purchase between May 16 at 1pm PDT to 11pm PDT (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCoin+Issue+Time+Frame&iso=20120516T13&p1=234&ah=10). The compensation is 3 Runes of XP 50% (1 Hour). You can apply the items to the server and character of your choice by logging in to your Master Account after the maintenance, clicking on your game account and clicking on "Apply In-Game Items". Detailed instructions for applying the items can be found here (https://lineage2.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7723), beginning with "Choose Your Character."
The reward item from the Anniversary Letter's Event (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/events/anniversary-letters-event.php), the Letter Collector's Gift, was originally scheduled to be removed from the game on June 6. The removal date has been extended from June 6 to June 20, 2012. (http://www.lineage2.com/en/news/announcements/letter-collectors-gift-extended.php) Please be sure to use any remaining Letter Collector's Gift items you have before the maintenance of June 20.





So no Tauti at 6 :/
Sad ... but no tragedy :D
So its safe to say that Tauti's on the 20? So our last TW old siege will be on the 9?
So its safe to say that Tauti's on the 20? So our last TW old siege will be on the 9?
It is never safe to speculate.

We will announce the launch date when possible, and we will announce a "last Territory War" notification before the last TW occurs on each server. More information will be provided in the near future.
It is never safe to speculate.


I tired to explain that to my husband and he claims it keeps your mind sharp. You know what they say about assuming!
It is never safe to speculate.

We will announce the launch date when possible, and we will announce a "last Territory War" notification before the last TW occurs on each server. More information will be provided in the near future.

Sounds promissing :) just allow me to change dual class and I'm all set
It is never safe to speculate.

We will announce the launch date when possible, and we will announce a "last Territory War" notification before the last TW occurs on each server. More information will be provided in the near future.

Could you please give this "TW notification" at last 2 weeks before it ? :)
This will be pretty nice :)

Will be? Hes already ingame and will stay another week..
Will be? Hes already ingame and will stay another week..


***She offers a revamped Fall of the Dragon buff: for 1 hour, your XP gain is doubled***


The same?
yes, +100% = double xp
wonder what this tauti brings
new stuff
Btw do we get any change to the max instances for Kartia 90?
Yesterday Kartia 90 been full again for ~ 2hours during the peak times.
And i am sure that today after the maintenance it will be impossible again to enter till the night hours...
Disable the kartia passes and the problem is solved
yes, +100% = double xp


Why then has the word "Revamped" been used? :P I can't seem to understand this one :)
Disable the kartia passes and the problem is solved

that would hurt their sales.. also it's not that hard to increase the amount of instances.. worst thing that can happen is that the server may crash due to insane overload :P
Naia was at Hvy traffic yesterday.
Naia was at Hvy traffic yesterday.
I can tell you why. But better is go check MoS, Swamp, Stakato, SoS, GC, DV, LoA and you will see why its heavy traffic.
Why then has the word "Revamped" been used? :P I can't seem to understand this one :)

usually the NPC only stay for 3 hours after anthars get killed..
usually the NPC only stay for 3 hours after anthars get killed..

or any epic dragon for that matter but yeah I think he got the point now :)
server is up lol :D

you guys are fast :)
Any ETA on NCSoft.com going back online?
Any ETA on NCSoft.com going back online?

It works for me...
Then try to log-in xF
It works for me...

And me on my cell phone
Well...Im still getting info about site maintenance when I try to log-in to account manager.
The NCsoft.com maintenance is running long but it should be over in the very near future.
Didn't recieve compensation for NCcoin issue, is this a general issue?
There is a problem with clan wars on Magmeld: some get cancelled/disappeared, others has finished before they should, and if i try to declare war again I get no message.
Didn't recieve compensation for NCcoin issue, is this a general issue?

Are you sure you were eligible for the compensation? (time listed in the post and link) Did you check your account and try to Apply In-Game Items? If you send a ticket to the account support team (https://lineage2.custhelp.com/app/ask/) they can help you figure out what happened or what was misunderstood.

There is a problem with clan wars on Magmeld: some get cancelled/disappeared, others has finished before they should, and if i try to declare war again I get no message.
This sometimes happens but the support team should be able to help you. Please send a support ticket (https://lineage2.custhelp.com/app/ask/) and explain the situation, including server name and clan name(s).
Are you sure you were eligible for the compensation? (time listed in the post and link) Did you check your account and try to Apply In-Game Items? If you send a ticket to the account support team (https://lineage2.custhelp.com/app/ask/) they can help you figure out what happened or what was misunderstood.


Well, going back and looking at transactions and the ticket I had open with the GMstaff at the time I can tell you that those times are wrong. The issue started on the 15th and the GM confirmed the issue before the times you posted. I will create a ticket with the support team but I imagine plenty of people who should have received compensation have been excluded.
im disappointed, i bought on 16th may ncoins (1600 in 2 transactions), i got them after 3 days cos of the issue with ncoins and now i went to check for the compensation and what i see? who bought ncoins 30 mins later then me will get a compensation. wtf, i bought 30 mins before 'the time' and i waited 2/3 days like all others, but nothing?nice. i sent also 2 tickets when i bought them. really nice.
im disappointed, i bought on 16th may ncoins (1600 in 2 transactions), i got them after 3 days cos of the issue with ncoins and now i went to check for the compensation and what i see? who bought ncoins 30 mins later then me will get a compensation. wtf, i bought 30 mins before 'the time' and i waited 2/3 days like all others, but nothing?nice. i sent also 2 tickets when i bought them. really nice.
I can't look into this personally but the account support team may be able to help or at least clarify the cut-off time and clear up any confusion. Please send them a support ticket.
Why was the nevit buff nerfed?

It no longer works on raids like Istina.
Regarding the NCoin issue compensation, it took some extra time for the all the compensation items to be delivered and the delivery process was only completed in the last hour. Therefore if you checked your account earlier and did not have compensation but had expected it, please check again to see if you've received it yet.

Why was the nevit buff nerfed?

It no longer works on raids like Istina.
I do not believe it was changed in anyway, and there were virtually no changes to the client or server with this update that could have affected it.

Is anyone else seeing a different behavior from the Nevit's Herald buff than last week?
Don't be raging on the forum mods for tech support for NC accounts or in game. It's not their area! You have to send a ticket to support from your NC account. Retail does not function like private server forums. The mods here have no power to fix your issue although they try to help you in the right direction. Tell support don't blow up the forums it won't help you.
And Powershirts Sace??? There are too many posts that wants buy this item. And L2 Galleria Suggestions has too many petitions.

Why don't sell powershirts?
And Powershirts Sace??? There are too many posts that wants buy this item. And L2 Galleria Suggestions has too many petitions.

Why don't sell powershirts?

Because that promotion is over for now. I'm sure it'll be considered in the future to make it's return. Plus they just wrapped up the 8th anniversary month long events so it's probably not at the top of the list as far as events are concerned.
Regarding the NCoin issue compensation, it took some extra time for the all the compensation items to be delivered and the delivery process was only completed in the last hour. Therefore if you checked your account earlier and did not have compensation but had expected it, please check again to see if you've received it yet.


I do not believe it was changed in anyway, and there were virtually no changes to the client or server with this update that could have affected it.

Is anyone else seeing a different behavior from the Nevit's Herald buff than last week?

There is exactly the same issue on all the bosses in the Fortuna instance for my whole party. The nevit buff is not adding extra xp with the raid kills, this is also shown in the system window with the bonus xp.
And Powershirts Sace??? There are too many posts that wants buy this item. And L2 Galleria Suggestions has too many petitions.

Why don't sell powershirts?

It's possible that they might be sold again in the future but I cannot say exactly what will happen at this time. We take all feedback about store items into consideration.

There is exactly the same issue on all the bosses in the Fortuna instance for my whole party. The nevit buff is not adding extra xp with the raid kills, this is also shown in the system window with the bonus xp.
The buff doesn't work with some monsters but I'm afraid I'm not sure exactly which. From your first sentence about Istina it sounded like you've witness the buff work with Istina last week, but now not this week. Is that accurate? Is there a comparable situation for Fortuna XP before and after the supposed change? Also for the Fortuna situation, was there perhaps a player disconnect in your party that affected the XP tables? If you still feel it is bugged, please do send a support ticket and explain with as much detail and examples as possible.
It's possible that they might be sold again in the future but I cannot say exactly what will happen at this time. We take all feedback about store items into consideration.


The buff doesn't work with some monsters but I'm afraid I'm not sure exactly which. From your first sentence about Istina it sounded like you've witness the buff work with Istina last week, but now not this week. Is that accurate? Is there a comparable situation for Fortuna XP before and after the supposed change? Also for the Fortuna situation, was there perhaps a player disconnect in your party that affected the XP tables? If you still feel it is bugged, please do send a support ticket and explain with as much detail and examples as possible.

I can confirm last week it was working for Istina, Fortuna and Spezion raid bosses.

Today it did not apply to the Istina raid or the Fortuna raids and this was reflected in the amount of 'Bonus XP' shown in the chatlog. No players Died or disconnected.

It is possible the mentee buff did not apply either due to only getting 2.9billion xp from Istina compared to the usual 3.2billion before maint. I cannot confirm this though as it is only a small difference that could be attributed to party members levels or some other modifier. As I had a 50% xp rune at the time of the raid I could not give an accurate response on the mentee bonus.
for me the "dragon buff" worked for Istina, Fortuna and for the K90-Group bosses like it did last week - nothing changed.
Ye also worked for me last night on Naia.
Around 5,4b xp with normal Vit + 50% Rune + Nevits from Herald.
Kartia also been the same XP as last week.
Just havent rly watched the Fortuna xp, but guess it was working too.
Hmm, maybe there was just some freaky glitch with our istina raid? Or some bug with our buff?

We did it with the same constant party, all the same levels as last time and no DC or relog or anyone out of range etc.

Very unusual. :/
Sace could you post in the future Maintenance threads if it will need an update or not? Im lazy and rebooting and restarting 3 games and closing all the nonsense like party match for no reason is annoying :o
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