August 15th, 2008

Lineage II - Gracia Update

If you ask me about Lineage II, all I can say is that I like its looks, and my wife was crazy about it a few months ago. Other than that, as you already know, probably, I am trying to stay away from games that may cause addiction, and since this proves to be true with most MMORPGs, I try to stay away from Lineage II, just as I managed to avoid WoW or Eve Online so far. Anyway, it's always a pleasure to talk about such games, and browse through some of the latest screenshots, because they always look great!

Obviously, we're not only going to talk about screenshots. After all, there's much more to MMORPGs than screenshots. Yes, I am talking about those regular updates that keep such games alive. After all, no virtual world is large enough yet to be self-sufficient from the release of a massive multiplayer online title, and today the time has come for Lineage II to receive a new update, called "Gracia."

NCsoft Europe just announced the release of the Gracia - Part 1 update, and the promises that come with it sound pretty well, and I am thinking about leveling up at almost twice the speed previously possible here. After all, we all know that time is money, right?

According to Tim Tan, NCsoft’s North American producer, "Gracia represents a huge change to Lineage II. The increase in levelling speed allows players to create new characters and advance nearly twice as fast as before. This will allow players to experience the meat of Lineage II quickly, giving them the ability to visit new and exciting areas and cool high-level content much quicker than before."

Apart from the great idea of speeding up leveling, Gracia - Part 1 also comes with a selection of "new and improved skills, many new items, and improvements to the Cruma Tower, as well as other hunting zones," so now you have a few more reasons to give this game a try, if you're not into it already!