The "Horrible" RPG everyone hated is making a come back with Chr. 4: Scions of Destiny. How does this compare to WoW?
ANYWAYS about lineage compared to WoW
The bad things:
Okay first off lets look at the bad things about lineage 2. In World of Warcraft death isn't all that big of a deal, in lineage 2...it might make you want to quit. How? Well the penalties for death in L2 are dropping and losing experience. Which doesn't make you want to try new things that might get you killed in L2. The economy in lineage 2 is annoying- Prices are too high and you are sometimes forced to buy money off the internet. Unlike WoW- where money making is easy. Another thing is, there is alot of grind in lineage 2, the grind makes your eyes bleeddddd, Unlike WoW where there is Quest grind as well as grinding on monsters. Yeah..I make it sound like lineage 2 sucks don't I?
The goods:
Now lets look at the good things...well, in lineage 2 There is awesome PVP and great epic music. Now picture this: A giant Wyvern Dragon Circles high over the castle, as the invaders rush in a siege golem ripping down the gate. Archers on the high wall snipe the intruders. The people inside the castle prepare in the Hall, ready for the enemy. The lord of the castle stands still in front of the throne gaurded by his men. Merceneries flood the room ready to slaughter any unwelcomed guests that march through the Gate. Hundreds of players can be envolved in sieges. Unlike in WoW, theres Capture the flag and..the other one i forgot. Sure in WoW you can kill anyone any time on the opposite faction, there will be 20vs20 people, Allies Vs Horde from time to time. But when will you get a Huge 300 vs 300 player siege? Yeah it produces alot of lag in lineage 2, surprisingly if you turn down your graphics just a bit- it runs just fine. (I guess it depends on the computer your playing it on). Another great thing about Lineage 2 are the clan wars. If two opposing clans meet eachother- they can kill on site. No death penalty, no flagging. Your name remains white- its a kill on site thing. But this only works if your clan is AT war with the other clan. Once on the siegehardt server- which i think is the most chaotic server in lineage, every clan was taking a dive to be the Top clan. Everywhere you turn there were people flagged for combat- magic buffing eachtother, there were people betraying eachother, and ready to raid a town full of enemies. Right now, its starting to happen again. a clan called "Inner circle" was on top- the whole server revolted agianst them. Now they are an ordinary clan, and the rest of the clans once again strive to be #1. You just don't get this sort of Crazy PVP in WoW. The thing about leveling..isn't all that great. Everyone hates grind. I hated grind in all the games until i played lineage 2..the grind just kept getting better each chronicle. Yeah it used to take a very long time to level..you had to grind until your eyes bleed. Now, its alot faster and grinding..just doesn't feel like grind. Lineage 2 grind has the awesome sound of Swords clashing, weapons missing the target, the sound of soulshots moving through your weapon. A sharp weapon meeting heavy armor. Unlike in WoW- the sound sucks...and i mean bad. You have a dagger in WoW- you miss ..and it sounds like you just tried to hit someone with a giant two handed sword and missed. It produces a loud, low and heavy "WOOSH". Like wtf?! How can a dagger make such a loud unneccessary noise? Lineage 2 has the best sound i've ever heard- the grind "Ping" depending where,when an arrow hits. the right "Woosh" When a weapon misses. in lineage 2, when you miss with a dagger it sound like a dagger missed "Whish". Also the awesome graphics in lineage 2, These graphics are amazing, the waterfalls are beatiful. The water is beautiful..the extremely nice creativity it has done with Icons, monsters, weapons, armor and so much more. Unlike World of warcraft, Most monsters look alike exept either they are in a different color or size. like come on... i start off seeing pink raptors in crossroads in WoW, i take a ship to Stranglethorn vale and what do i see? Larger...higher level..RED raptors. I look at my weapon, its a small red dagger, i buy a sword..same icon- looks nothing like the sword. I equip the sword, and it looks like my dagger exept twice the size. GET MORE CREATIVE WORLD OF WARCRAFT! Sound and creativity in WoW just plane sucks...its nothing compared to lineage 2. An awesome feature about this game are the dragons and pets. Yes in WoW, you get mounts at 40, hunters and warlocs(and i think another class i don't remember) get pets. In lineage 2, you get to raise a dragon, it starts out as an egg. After a while it turns into a hatchling, a baby dragon. Cute..but deadly..well kinda deadly. Later on, it becomes a strider. You get to ride a strider like a horse. The dragon now lost its cuteness, it turns into a cold blooded monsterous Killing Machine. If you love the strider .. you'll love the Wyvern, a dragon you can ride high up in the sky. Unlike WoW, you.. can't fly a wyvern. The only way you fly in WoW is getting a ride from town to town on .. bats..lion bat things (In WoW they call those Wyverns) and eagles. You can't controll them but whatever. Mounts on the other hand..everyone can get mounts, you don't have to level a dragon up to a Strider. In lineage 2, everyone can get pets. go get the quest, and the quest will reward you with a pet. I've played WoW for 3 months..and i got a few chars up to 60. I have a rogue, warloc and a Warrior. I personally...don't like it. it was great at first- the quest grind got more repetative than regular grind. I've been playing lineage 2 since beta and i'm still not bored- some may call it obsessive..but i call it "too much fun". Sorry for all my spelling mistakes, its 2:30 am, i think i've missed a few things but oh well. I think that Chronicle 4 was worth waiting for- surprisingly so many players are joining and coming back that yesterday..all our servers were acually full. I for one and very surprised.
I hope you consider getting lineage 2.