Now as soon as you drop into the game you go through your traditional beginner quests to get a better understanding of the game and some of the mechanics.This goes by quickly and is relatively painless so you can get straight into the game shortly after.After the beginner quests though...it is recommended you look up a guide that tells you what quests are worth doing and what quests are simply a waste of time.A handful of quests reward you with generous amounts of exp,gold,or useful items.But unfortunately the rest are just a waste of time and you are better off leveling by grinding off mobs until you can reach the quest that gives a good reward.
Leveling is...well...fast at early levels BUT as soon as you hit 60+ it becomes a time consuming task that is not for those with a social life...I had none at the time hehe..ahem,anyways...as you progress through the later levels you begin to run out of quests to complete and are stuck grinding mobs.The problem with this is the open PvP and the players who will grief you by blocking certain areas of maps that allow you to level at a fast rate and will only allow members of the same guild or alliance to pass.This becomes painful when attempting to hit level 85.I will explain why in a bit.
Apart from the traditional classes that everyone starts off with,they have multiple class advancements.For example the Human Fighter can advance to Knight at level 20 at level 40 it gains another advancement to either Paladin or Dark Avenger depending on the class you choose at 40 you get to choose another class at 75 (Phoenix Knight or Hell Knight).This is true for most classes and allows for a nice amount of skills and specializing.Level 85 is the most important level in the game and this level is the hardest to obtain.At level 85 you are allowed to "awaken" to an even more powerful class that grants special,destructive skills.But the power guilds of your server may not be so kind as to allow you to simply obtain them.During my play time I had to deal with multiple parties blocking the entrance to a map that would allow me to hit 85.Most of them were awakened so my guild members and I stood no chance.It was only with the paying of a "toll" that we were allowed access.
This was a while back before it had updated it's cash shop.But now after attempting to play again I have ill news for those hoping to play on even grounds.Lineage 2 has gone down a p2w path and is no longer the once challenging and rewarding game it claimed to be.To those that do not believe me go ahead look at the cash shop.Attempt to compete with the paying players.But do not say you were not warned!
I remember when I first saw Lineage 2 on a youtube video.I wished how I could afford to pay the monthly fees to play such an awesome looking mmorpg!With the recent transition that wish came true.I did not realize that soon after going into the f2p business that Lineage 2 would go down a path that no one likes.A good game ruined...here is some gameplay video for those that would like to play it.
Final review:
Gameplay-7/10
Combat-8/10
Population-8/10
Content-7/10
Cash Shop-1/10
