After some years i felt nostalgic about this game, or i must say "THE GAME". I started to play a dwarf (spoiler) to entertain my self, after 3-4 hours of game i realized that there is no spoil, there is no shout, and there is a limited community (Chronos). After that i checked a Little bit and understood that the game base had change to players over 84+. If you are under 84 there is no game 4 you!!! Really? i have to play up to 84 without something to keep me playing? Just like robot? And all this become to get rid of bots (or money maker)? What's going on? After awaken update my thoughts are that the game is over, there are some players who play for the game.... nor for castle or pvp, i was use to spent my time (extra time) entertain my self. There are some players who can't play 24/24 and 7/7, they play just for fun. Your response to these players are....... don't play? I want to wish good luck to others who have different thoughts, i hope the game that i loved to return one day (maybe in another CH or in L3). Please return spoil and let the players play the game to all lvls and not only after 84,don't give items (exp items free up to R!!! OMG free up to R ?), and roll back to old craft system . Sorry for bad english! Have Fun!!!
Just start on core.
Everyone is rerolling there right now.
There are no bots there and the game is much cheaper than here and much more active.
NcWest killed their own game with their stupid decisions.
BusterCasey lf new job.
After some years i felt nostalgic about this game, or i must say "THE GAME". I started to play a dwarf (spoiler) to entertain my self, after 3-4 hours of game i realized that there is no spoil, there is no shout, and there is a limited community (Chronos). After that i checked a Little bit and understood that the game base had change to players over 84+. If you are under 84 there is no game 4 you!!! Really? i have to play up to 84 without something to keep me playing? Just like robot? And all this become to get rid of bots (or money maker)? What's going on? After awaken update my thoughts are that the game is over, there are some players who play for the game.... nor for castle or pvp, i was use to spent my time (extra time) entertain my self. There are some players who can't play 24/24 and 7/7, they play just for fun. Your response to these players are....... don't play? I want to wish good luck to others who have different thoughts, i hope the game that i loved to return one day (maybe in another CH or in L3). Please return spoil and let the players play the game to all lvls and not only after 84,don't give items (exp items free up to R!!! OMG free up to R ?), and roll back to old craft system . Sorry for bad english! Have Fun!!!
PS (i know that this is naive but i still hope)
It's impossible to keep attracting new players to an 11 year old game in volumes enough to make entry level "fun" ... no game can do that. Even WOW that is huge compared to lineage2 pretty much rushes you to 100 in a few hours because they acknowledge that's where the population is.
The game pushes you on to where everybody else is, 85+ (technically <95 is pretty empty too tbh), if you want an "old school" experience look for a classic server. Otherwise play the game as is. It's pointless for the game to have a "crafting" system for B/A grade when there's no market for B/A grade. Having said that spoil/crafting is screwed at 85+ but that's a different discussion.
Edit to add: find a friendly clan, join their academy, find a mentor, you 'll be 85 in a few days (following the kekropus quests). You don't have to play "all the way to 85", it's not a huge a grind as it used to be.