The World of Lineage
Lineage has Asian origins and is one of the more popular MMORPG titles which maintains its main fan base on the Asian continent. The first edition of the game was published by Korean game make NCSoft and the initial following of the game was a largely Korean audience. Following the translation of the game into other Asian languages such as Japanese and Chinese and a subsequent translation in English a larger following of fans has joined the Lineage movement. The initial game was created in 1998 as a 2D game by South Korean developer Jake Song. Jake Song is widely regarded as the guru of game development in South Korea. He is also the designer of another popular computer game: Kingdom of the Winds.
The world of Lineage is quite simple. Players can choose from five basic types of characters: elf or dark elf, prince /princess, knight or wizard. The game adopts some classic elements of traditional role game playing. In this game you can complete various quests , kill monsters, interact with other players and a whole lot more.
Most game players would not assume Lineage has a very strong following but in reality Lineage is the second most popular game after the World Of Warcraft in terms of user subscriptions mostly due to its Asian powerbase.
Lineage II was launched in October 2003 and since then it has been accumulating an ever growing player and fan base. Separate servers exist for different areas of game play. United States servers serve the English audience while a different server serves the Asian players of the game. Still with these statistics the
In Lineage II players may create an avatar that depends on their preferences. However different characters start in different lands or areas of the game. If the character chosen is either of the following : Dwarf or Orc – they start their game in the Kingdom of Elmore. While player characters that are: Elf, Human or Dark Elf start their game play in the Kingdom of Aden. The type of player you choose can decide between two basic professions : fighter or mystic with the exception of the Dwarf player character which may only be a fighter.
In Lineage II various forms of fighting and environments are encouraged. Activities may be carried out collectively as a group while player vs. player interaction is also greatly encouraged as well. Unlike other games that encourage the wanton destruction of other players. Lineage II features a karma system that deducts points from players who engage other players in fights when they are not fighting back.
Lineage II also offers better forms of 3 D game play. The game utilizes the game engine known as the Unreal 2.0 Engine. Unreal 2.0 is a popular game engine developed by Epic Games and with which other popular games operate. The game engine was first developed in 1998 but was not employed in the Lineage game until the release of Lineage II in 2003.
