07-11-2005, 03:38 AM
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been playing on a free Lineage 2 server. If you don't know what Lineage 2 is, it's the most popular MMORPG in terms of players. It's fairly typical of most MMORPGs.
The races are Human, Orc, Dwarf, Elf, and Dark Elf. Female Elves have big boobs :wub: There are piles of classes. You start out as either a Fighter or a Mystic, and when you reach level 20 and level 40 you can further refine your profession. At level 40, there are a boatload of unique classes.
The graphics are pretty decent. It's probably on-par with WoW or Guild Wars, only a bit gloomier. The music is fantastic. The interface is also pretty standard. My only beef with it is that is uses a "click to move" system which takes a bit of getting used to if you are accustomed to WASD.
Anyways, here's how to join up. The server is run by isoGames. You'll need to create an account on that website. You use an email address as the website account, and you specify a user account for the game.
Lineage 2 is a free download. Get it here (1.88 GB). Install the game, but whatever you do DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINEAGEII.EXE GAME LAUNCHER! Delete the Lineage 2 shortcut from your desktop entirely. Never, ever use it. Do not attempt to install any official patches of any kind.
To configure your installation of Lineage 2 to connect to the isoGames server, download this isoGames patch.
Create a shortcut to a file called L2.exe, which resides in the \system directory of your Lineage 2 installation. The default path is C:\Program Files\Lineage II\System.
Double-click L2.exe and log into your isoGames Lineage 2 account. Create a character and enjoy :)
About the server
It is set at 15x experience and drops. I've never played retail, but everyone seems to agree that it is a huge grindfest. 15x experience makes things pretty enjoyable.
There are a few bugs with the server binaries, but nothing too severe. The most notable is that if you switch from a bow to a dagger your character stops moving and becomes unresponsive. The solution to this is to create a Private Store and cancel, or just don't switch from a bow to a dagger :)
It can be pretty tough to login at times. They just updated the server files and while they are working the bugs out they have imposed a character limit. It can take a few minutes to login. Just keep trying and you'll get in.
My account name is "deebye" and I usually play as an Orc Raider named "Blunder". I like to carry around bigassed dual swords.
The races are Human, Orc, Dwarf, Elf, and Dark Elf. Female Elves have big boobs :wub: There are piles of classes. You start out as either a Fighter or a Mystic, and when you reach level 20 and level 40 you can further refine your profession. At level 40, there are a boatload of unique classes.
The graphics are pretty decent. It's probably on-par with WoW or Guild Wars, only a bit gloomier. The music is fantastic. The interface is also pretty standard. My only beef with it is that is uses a "click to move" system which takes a bit of getting used to if you are accustomed to WASD.
Anyways, here's how to join up. The server is run by isoGames. You'll need to create an account on that website. You use an email address as the website account, and you specify a user account for the game.
Lineage 2 is a free download. Get it here (1.88 GB). Install the game, but whatever you do DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINEAGEII.EXE GAME LAUNCHER! Delete the Lineage 2 shortcut from your desktop entirely. Never, ever use it. Do not attempt to install any official patches of any kind.
To configure your installation of Lineage 2 to connect to the isoGames server, download this isoGames patch.
Create a shortcut to a file called L2.exe, which resides in the \system directory of your Lineage 2 installation. The default path is C:\Program Files\Lineage II\System.
Double-click L2.exe and log into your isoGames Lineage 2 account. Create a character and enjoy :)
About the server
It is set at 15x experience and drops. I've never played retail, but everyone seems to agree that it is a huge grindfest. 15x experience makes things pretty enjoyable.
There are a few bugs with the server binaries, but nothing too severe. The most notable is that if you switch from a bow to a dagger your character stops moving and becomes unresponsive. The solution to this is to create a Private Store and cancel, or just don't switch from a bow to a dagger :)
It can be pretty tough to login at times. They just updated the server files and while they are working the bugs out they have imposed a character limit. It can take a few minutes to login. Just keep trying and you'll get in.
My account name is "deebye" and I usually play as an Orc Raider named "Blunder". I like to carry around bigassed dual swords.