Deathspawner

I am curious about this, as well. There's no mention of the change in the patch notes.

I have been playing since March 28, 2004. Around the same time you were born. Edit: Oh, and thanks for not explaining the math!

So explain the math, please.

https://i.imgur.com/5LMMuL1.png Before patch (on the left): I earned 6.7 trillion XP with 570% bonus. After patch (on the right): I earned 1.8 trillion XP with 470% bonus. So before and after patch, I dropped to 82% of the overall XP bonus, but wound up with just 26% of the XP reward. 470 / 570 * 100 = 82% 1.8T / 6.7T * 100 = 27% And nothing is strange about this?

Did Castilla's XP drop in this update? I did a run last night on a level 106, and with 570% XP rate, I gained just over 1%. I just did another run now, and at 470% XP rate, I got just a little over 0.30%. I get that vitality bonus is gone, but something doesn't seem to add up here. What am I missing?

It looks like the next patch is supposed to remedy this a little bit: https://eu.4game.com/patchnotes/lineage2/206/ That's for EU, but it's assumed it'll trickle down to us suckers in NA at some point. Feoh, Yul, and Wynn will use Blazing Swamp for 40K, while Sigel, Tyrr, Othell, Iss, Aeore, and Ertheia will use War-Torn Plains. If NC used a better design for the Mentee enchant scrolls, the issue of crowds in these places would drop. I see groups of five regularly in Swamp with toons that are all similarly named (even like Earring30, Earring31, etc). At the same time, isn't this the same design EU, Russia, and other regions would be using? Do they have extreme lag like we do? Is NC North America just cheap with server hardware?

I live in Canada, and have a 1Gbps internet connection. One PC I use for gaming has an 18-core Intel 7980XE with 64GB of memory, while the other is an 8-core 9900KS with 16GB of memory. I get disconnected on an hourly basis, on one of my three accounts. So please, stop acting like you know everything. Yesterday, I legitimately could not even accept the daily attendance reward on my main because I disconnected four times throughout the day before the 30 minute timer clicked in. I just gave up. Edit: Please tell me it's a hardware issue: https://www.speedtest.net/result/9232225823 https://i.imgur.com/KBU2ASb.png https://i.imgur.com/5bXCdmy.png

RIP liver.

As I was working on leveling my oldest character last night, an automatic mail surprised me when it wished me a happy birthday. Sure enough... it's been 16 years since L2 launched its beta in North America: https://i.imgur.com/1SmPGIp.png The game officially released a month later, but all beta characters carried over. I remember needing to use a login macro to get connected, because that server was getting absolutely pounded. Good times. Anyone else still have their launch characters?

I admit I am surprised by this, because since returning a month ago, I've felt like the amount of Adena spam has almost disappeared. I see up to two messages a day, generally. After the F2P transition, the spam was unbearable. Honestly, the Hero chat is 100x more annoying than Adena sellers, to me. Luckily there are only a handful of people you need to add to the block list before that clears up.

You can become 100% automated with the built-in system. Of course NC expects people to AFK hunt. If you weren't meant to, there would be limitations to the macros.

At the same time, it appears not much is changing from week to week. NCsoft claims the hardware was upgraded, and we're still seeing lag. That's a hint that the configuration in general is bad. It could be simple, or it could be complicated. But it shouldn't take months to figure out.

Does anyone have any screenshots of these "inaccessible" areas? And to ask a newbie question, what's the advantage? Are people so far out of view, that they can see you, but you can't see them?

I just returned two weeks ago, so I don't have informed insight on this issue, but the lag has been horrendous at times, and I've wondered what's causing it. Disconnects are bad, as well. I have been disconnected a few times while in the middle of something, like sending mail. Does anyone remember after the free-to-play transition, there was a system similar to this ranking one, but it showed things like top enchants? IIRC, that was removed for the lag reason as well. I really wish these systems were moved entirely to a different server, and then viewable online instead of in the game. I loved looking at people's top enchants and other fun stats that were available.

Getting banned in this game takes extreme effort. Heck, even having to get the US developer team involved at all takes extreme effort. So unless it's clear extortion; eg: demanding Adena, nothing can or will be done. Just be thankful you're not a no-lifer who has so much time on their hands that they level up high-level PKs just to gank newbies. Sixteen years of this game, and I still think these people are pathetic. What I'd recommend: create a second account and second character. Create a macro that has a /target for each known PKer. Set the other character in a sensitive area near you, sit it down, and then automate that macro (add to toolbar and right-click it). It will continually monitor for those nearby PKs, and if one is detected, you could take appropriate action on your other toon to avoid getting ganked. Once these PKers decide to get back to their hentai, you can return to the grind. Naturally, a second screen is better for this, or windowed mode where the second client's ID panel could still be seen from underneath. Also, the people suggesting to just fight back are laughable. A lot of these PKers are 105+ with store potions, and most people in swamp are not. Over the course of the game's life, L2 has been changed to favor more PK. Current red death penalties are much less severe than white death penalties of old. Being able to go red and then white again after one or two mobs is ridiculous. And you never used to be able to level up a toon autonomously to high levels just to go PK and annoy other players. NCsoft is owed a massive part of the blame here, for never failing to make a hunting ground over-congested. There are so many hunting grounds in this game that are unused properly in today's game. If people actually spread out to hunt, the congestion wouldn't be so horrible. I still think these PKers who somehow get off on ganking newbies will still exist. It just won't be as bad.

How are these locations "inaccessible" if they are accessible without exploits? I ask this as someone who hasn't even registered a single teleport before (I'm slow). NCsoft makes the weirdest decisions sometimes.

Hi all: I returned to the game a couple of weeks ago, and got fed-up with the spam from the incels in Hero chat. I've seen multiple complaints on these forums and in-game, so I wanted to suggest a "simple" solution: block each person. This becomes tedious on multiple characters, but the amount of spam it cleans up is worth it. I have created a master list that I simply refer to on each account, and then just add each Hero to it, one by one. It's made the game far more bearable, and I end up forgetting about the change until I log on a rarely used character and am suddenly exposed to a blue text ranting child. In time, maybe NCsoft can enable the disabling of the Hero channel, but until then, you are forced to add each and every one of these incels to your block list. It's a lot better than nothing, because I honestly don't think I could play if I had to look at this childish drama every time I played. Naturally, if you actually PvP against these incels, you probably want to keep chat enabled, so that you can see them rant about their parents holding back their allowance. As always, use discretion in how you use these filters. Happy hunting! DS

I returned to the game last week after a long hiatus, and I'm once again reminded of something I wish I were ignorant of: the developer just doesn't care. The Daily Coins removal doesn't affect me too much, but the fact that the developer continues to ignore the dozens of questions from players regarding their removal just floors me. Talk about a lack of respect. Everyone should be aware of the fact that what you grind for today could be taken away tomorrow with no explanation. What is it about this game? I keep returning to it, even though it's like an abusive partner. This time, I am committed to not spending a dime. I am just messing around until I realize I don't have the pocket book for the game. Then I'll just take a break again, and hope the game still exists when I feel the pull again. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.