Lineage 2 Free-to-Play Transition Confirmed

Posted October 12, 2011  

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Lineage II

Long running fantasy MMORPG gets a new way to play.

While announcing the coming launch of Lineage II’s “official service” in Europe, NCsoft dropped the bomb and announced that the long running fantasy MMORPG would go free-to-play.

The new European version of the game is confirmed to be free-to-play (it’s officially named “Lineage II Free-to-Play”), while the current NCsoft West service, which is open to both North American and European players, will transition to a “hybrid business model”.

“NCsoft West is planning a new Hybrid business model tailored for its players,” the press release writes. “This new business model provides features an order of magnitude greater than those of a conventional subscription model, and creates a new way to play.”

Lineage II’s official European service will be handled by Innova, the publisher currently in charge of the Russian version of the game. Though, players in Europe can choose to play in the NCsoft West servers that have been available in the region since 2004 even after the official European launch.

The free-to-play transition will occur when the game’s largest content update to date, Lineage II: Goddess of Destruction, launches. For more information, check out the Goddess of Destruction teaser page.

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  • luiz

    bom bom bommmmmm

  • WooSaw

    PWE strikes again! Soon, all NCsoft will be free to play.

  • Samantha

    i want aion to be free T.T

  • Jay

    Let just hope that it will come out quick. I been bored with all the games I have played. I want something new to try.

  • notafreeloader

    pay to play it then u cheap cunts

  • kdfjghnikfdj

    hey nerdboy, do you know that games are so pointless they shouldnt be played at all, and if you play them, you better play them for free, buying them makes you retarded, simply because you spend your money on a timewasting activity

  • SHOUT

    I know right. I dont want to waste money on games that I wont play forever. Especially if I am just going to try try a game out.

  • Adik

    I'm spreading a news from the hundreds and thousands of lineage 2 players here in the Philippines to please bring back this wonderful Game in our country.. Spreading the word to NCSoft Corporation…

  • notafreeloader

    good me my guild wait for newbie to pk =)

  • Tracy

    if it is going free, will it mean that old acct. users will be able to log on old characters? Will that data still
    be stored or will you have to start at lvl 0. Are they going to be the same servers as before or new ones?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1352091182 Kevin Rogers

    Old accounts will be able to log into their old characters at whatever level you last played as well as whatever gear and items you had.

    Due to server merges, you may have to change your characters name if it is already taken or was in conflict with another at the time of the merge. You would be prompted to do this when you log in.

    In the week since it went F2P, the server population has gone through the roof.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremy-Rittenhouse/698022221 Jeremy Rittenhouse

    I like the way you think!