Lineage (video game)

Lineage is one of the world's most successful MMORPG. It was developed and distributed by NCsoft and based on the comic of Il Sook Shin. It reached player figures of over 2.5 million, and is still the number of active players at just under a million. It will continue to be developed and maintained by NCsoft. It is considered one of the founders of the Asian MMORPG games scene and had an influence on many later developments such as Ragnarok Online or Overlord. 2003 then the also very successful continuation of Lineage II has been released.

Gameplay

The player has to choose from five distinct character classes with different attributes and abilities. Magician ( Mage ), Elf, Dark Elf ( Dark Elf), Knight ( Knight) and nobles ( Prince / Princess ). A clear aim of the game is not available. The player can decide whether he prefers to develop his game character, monster hunts or to fight each other with other players. The core of the game is the character class nobleman, this has the possibility of so-called Blutsschwüre ( blood pledges ) to forge with other players. It can thus explain other groups with such Blutsschwüren the war and taking castles. Near the castles are towns, NPCs and shops. If a nobleman with his blood jurors ( blood pledges ) has a castle, he may fix the taxes in the area for all purchases and sales. If another nobleman or disgruntled players in the region intend to settle the current rulers, it comes to the castle siege. It must be tried to escort in a certain time the new nobles in the castle hall, without that dies, so then changes the ruler.

Game play

The game has a similar 2-D isometric view of the Diablo. You move your character using the mouse by the environment and can attack NPC monsters that appear / spawn outside of cities. If they are defeated, you get experience points and thereby enhances its character with time. The NPC monsters can also drop items that can be processed into other objects used or.