Official Site: Lineage II
Studio: NCsoft
Launch Date: April 27, 2004 (US)
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
See Also: Lineage, Lineage Eternal
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Lineage II’s Helios expansion is live with a castle in the sky
NCsoft has pushed live the Helios expansion for Lineage II today -- that's the live game, not the classic-flavor spin-off!
The star of the update...
Check out gameplay footage of Lineage II Blood Alliance
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a crowded social environment (shopping mall, concert, military assembly, Senatorial filibuster) and found yourself thinking...
Play Lineage II Classic with a European promo key from Innova and MOP
Most MMORPG veterans are surely familiar with NCsoft's Lineage II, the 2003 sequel to the still-wildly-popular-in-Korea Lineage. Last spring, the EU publisher, Innova, began...
Explore Lineage II’s giant floating castle and battle ancient giants
Look there, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a massive inexplicably floating castle begging to be explored and plundered!
The Dreadnought...
Nexon announces Heroes of Incredible Tales, a hack-and-slasher for mobile devices
MMOs are making strong inroads to mobile gaming in 2016, and Nexon is eager to get a share of that action. The publisher announced...
NCsoft Q1 2016: Blade & Soul is booming, WildStar is tumbling
There are good pieces of news from NCsoft's first quarter financial report. For one thing, the company's year-on-year sales, profits, and net income are...
The MOP Up: Setting a VR world record (May 8, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Korean analysts believe Blade & Soul’s western launch generated $17M in new revenue
Korean investment firm KDB Daewoo Securities has published its outlook on MMO giant NCsoft for the past and coming quarter.
"We estimate Blade & Soul...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with huge class rosters
After talking with Mark Jacobs the other week about the difficulty of balancing Camelot Unchained's 30 classes, it got my mind thinking of MMOs...
Lineage II mobile title announced for China
There's no doubt that the Lineage franchise is absolutely massive in Asia, so drop your surprised face at the news that there's a new...
MMO Mechanics: MMORPG expansions vs. sequels
The recent news about EverQuest Next's cancellation has renewed the debate about whether or not MMOs should get sequels, which have given me plenty...
The MOP Up: TERA’s mood clouds (March 20, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and often we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some of...
Massively OP’s MMORPG Valentine’s Day 2016 roundup
If you're one of those gamers who needs goofy real-world holidays in your MMOs, then this weekend is for you, as sappy pink hearts,...
Jukebox Heroes: Six MMO soundtracks that need to be in your collection
Lately, a friend was asking me where he should start with collecting MMO soundtracks. "Pretty much anywhere and everywhere" was my initial reaction, although...
Lineage 2 kicks off new European classic server
Heading back to the past is sometimes possible when an MMO decides that there's enough interest to start up a classic server. NCsoft obviously...
The MOP Up: GTA Online makes every bullet count (December 13, 2015)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Jukebox Heroes: A very merry Christmas MMO mix
Now that we're into the thick of December, I've given myself permission to finally turn the radio station over to the all-Christmas-all-the-time channel for...
The MOP Up: Players choose Lineage II classic server name (December 6, 2015)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Games and education
We've got some really smart commenters here at MassivelyOP, and I think they help keep the fiercer trolls away. But when Joystiq itself went under,...
The Daily Grind: Have you tried Lineage II’s new server?
Lineage II launched on Steam recently. NCsoft also added a new server to its 11-year old fantasy stalwart. I played a bit in Aden...