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Welp. I guess this unexpected server crash will expedite today's scheduled maintenance?

Baby steps first.

I like it!!

This only happens to lazy people. I've been playing console & PC games since the 80's & don't look like the example in this Dailymail article. Get out & play some sports. Go to the gym 4-6 days out of the week to get some proper exercise.

I think you mean sarcasm. Yup. Totally missed it.

Nope. I don't expect you to comment about why people celebrate holidays. I did't change the topic. That wasn't my intent to divert the topic to why we celebrate holidays. My comment about holidays weren't my opinion or belief. It's historical fact. Yes those events were entertaining & I do wish NCwest would continue to bring them back.

I don't care if the events weren't specifically designed to reflect or represent any particular holiday. We enjoyed them because they were entertaining & happened to occur on our days off from work & school. Holidays mean nothing to me. Most of them, like Easter, originated from cult & occult traditions. Others, like July 4th & Thanksgiving, are celebrations based on lies.

Not true. June 13 to July 11, 2012: Birth of Draco event (No Ncoin needed) This, one day before July 4th: June 12 to July 3, 2013: Angel Cat Letter Collector event (No Ncoin needed) Continued: June 25 to July 9, 2014: Fortune Teller event (No Ncoin needed) June 24 to July 8, 2015: Watermelon Smash event (No Ncoin needed) These two weren't on July 4th but pretty damn close: June 15 to June 29, 2016: Red Libra event (No Ncoin needed) July 20 to August 10, 2016: Chef Monkey event (No Ncoin needed) Continued: June 28 to July 19, 2017: Red Libra event (No Ncoin needed) June 20 to July 18, 2018: Red Libra event & 50% - 300% Exp Boost (No Ncoin needed) June 12 to July 10, 2019: 15th Anniversary - The Ultimate Celebration event (No Ncoin needed)

Just because you choose to be exploited doesn't mean everyone else desires to be exploited. Some of us miss the old L2 when gaming skills mattered. Before this pay2win-online-gambling gaming model.

Well said

Thanks for typing this so I didn't have to. I agree with all of this I played Bartz (beta), Hindemith, Phoenix & Chronos.

Wow... You already knew the remedy to your "problem". Also, why not clear your PK's before you AoE? (rhetorical) That way you won't exceed the drop penalty limit that currently doesn't exist. This game used to be fun when it was hardcore. Now it's designed for carebears who don't even actually play the game. Just AFK macro & buy Ncoin for instant gratification. The entire gaming industry is ruined & I blame the consumers.

These newbies don't understand the work old-skoolers put in back when the game was an actual fun game; full of skilled players. Instead of this online casino platform we have today. They achieve Lv.85 within minutes & buy Ncoin for instant gratification. It took us years to get Lv.85 & endless hours of farming to obtain gear.

I feel your pain. I complained about this a few weeks ago too. https://forums.lineage2.com/topic/18192-effective-aoe-skills-for-summoners/

Yup. Also, customers should receive a guaranteed service or positively gained outcome in return for their purchases. You're supposed to receive a guaranteed upgrade or item. Instead, the L2 store is managed like a online casino which is marketed to teens. Not to mention exploiting customers. But hey... people are free to choose to be exploited as they wish.

Looks like to me that you're exploiting the party bonus & seek to benefit from the adena drops as well.

I've been ranting just like this since 2011.

How can you have wanted to play in that instanced zone for years when it's only been added since August 8, 2019.... The drop rates are working as intended because they were decreased to encourage increased Ncoin purchasing.

Where did Juji announce it before today's Forum post?

Dumb question: How do you know they will reset all PK's?

ROFL....

By the way, you may not believe this but I still have some of those weapon exchange tickets on some of my alts.

Yup. There's a damage penalty if you're not the proper level range of the NPC/PC you're killing. You do more damage & receive less when you're a higher level than the NPC/PC you're against. I hate this & it should be removed but that's a pipe dream. It's designed this way to encourage Ncoin sales. Before F2P/P2W, a Lv.62 could defeat a Lv.80 hero (back when Lv.80 was the max). After the Kamael patch, a Lv.76 could defeat anything above it's level in PvP & PvE. Of course this was when the game was fun & balanced.

I'm cosigning on the boring remark. I haven't done any actual playing in a couple of weeks.