Hello guys, my post is good for newbie that's not sure whether he should play on Chronos or EU Core server. I played on Chronos for 3 months so far (spent 2k$ for the start). I know game developers must have revenue to keep the game going. Therefore, their revenue is more than what they do for their clients (Revenue>their contents for us). here is how the server is for newbies: Newbie starts the game and finish quests till 105 lvl with given gear from the finished quests. After that, more than half of them quit and the rest starts using their credit card. They buy nccoins and sell them to buyers during scam events. They get geared up and afk 24/7 at Tanor Kanyon, Silent Valley etc... (supports are useless till they reach higher lvl (which could take years) , and decent gear. After 3 to 6 months of full exp boost, they reach 110/111 lvls. and Still afk 24/7 at Ketra or Varka. Well PvP is dead right now (even for top players), and the siege is alive somehow (barely), you either give 1 shot or get 1 shot at Olympiad.
Chronos History 3 years ago: I quit after 3 months of destruction update, then I started playing again when the game was lit 3, 4 years ago. there used to be pvp at bloody swampland for bad geared players, AF for better geared players. The siege was so good. MS used to fight against Nova, Sunshine had pretty active pve players. and FuriousSteel and others (sry forgot names). Olympiads were somehow better, FS, MS, Nova, Sunshine (except Nova feeding teammates, strategic though). KsK, DH were not active though.
EU Core Server: I played few weeks. It is same as Chronos. but items on Core is cheaper than Chronos. Dragon weapons stage 1 costs 350$ (bow 700$). But I can say, it has less players than chronos (pretty dead for me). Siege and Olympiads are somehow alive. If you wanna play on Core, I would advice to keep playing on Chronos (EU Core is boring, not worth a penny). Overall: there is no future of Lineage 2. I am telling you guys again. They are going to shut down Lineage 2, and bring new Lineage with new game mechanics, once Big Whales (addicted players) starts quitting. Good Luck. what a waste of 4.5 months (1.5 months were fun though), and 1k$$.
Thank you for reading