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March 21, 2003 06:57 am ET - research by Dlirk
Rathorn Hits 52, Bullfrogs Everywhere Rejoice

In September the mighty Rathorn of the Red Pegasus Blood Pledge hit level 50, and unlike most people who seem to hit level 50, Rathorn has since leveled up to 51 and has finally, after long last, reached level 52 and gained the king of all morphs, the fearsome death knight. He says that it took him a very long time to get from 50 to 52 because his school’s ISP was very bad for three months and he couldn’t play.

This eighteen year old attends the University of San Diego in California where he majors in… oh wait, he’s undecided… He also has a girlfriend that he’s very *ahem* close to… He says he’d take his girlfriend over Lineage any day because she’s real.

Rathorn is an old player, reaching back to beta. He is a rolled twenty strength knight and is happy because he hits very hard. “Rathorn Smash!” can often be heard throughout the hills of Fire Valley where he gains anywhere from four to five percent a day. Amazingly, he has only died one time on his quest to fifty two, and that was the first day he turned 49. He says that he loves the death percent because dying is very much the opposite of fun and thus the penalty should be reduced.

According to this death knight, Aden is very pretty but lacks the drops necessary to make it a worthy hunting ground. Of course, this is the same guy that thinks Batman would beat Godzilla in a fight by use of a utility belt. I’m sorry man, Godzilla would just crush batman with his big sexy lizard-like foot. Unfortunately, he wouldn’t comment about boxers or briefs, so girls it is up to you to find out.

One thing Rathorn opposes is the LoA server, not so much because it is LoA, as he thinks many of the changes there are positive. He just feels that LoA siphens off too many new players from Depardieu and Ken Rauhel. There are now too few newbies to buy the newbie items and that makes the prices go down. He says that there are not enough players to support four servers.

For those of you interested, Rathorn uses a +8rapier and has -6x ac and enjoys all things blue. He also says that he enjoys Lineage over other games because Diablo 2 is a pointless hack slash and he hates having to ask permission to kill people in Ever Quest. Well, that’s it for now, stay tuned next week where we interview someone else.

March 21, 2003 07:03 am ET (#1)
LifeStealer
Loyal Fan

275 posts
10-04-01

I still say he should play his mage. That was the best interveiw you've ever done though dlirk, I'm proud of you.

I think Batman would win too, he always carries his Godzilla spray.

March 21, 2003 07:26 am ET (#2)
Kuddles
Loyal Fan

60 posts
09-16-02

CONGRATS DOOD!!! HAHA i see you wouldnt take the FirstClass Route lmao ^^ gj and see u ingame =)

March 21, 2003 07:55 am ET (#3)
K-ZS-M
Loyal Fan

925 posts
05-04-02

what the hell
where u get that blessed banana from?
I want a blessed banana!

and what is with that ham? lol

oh well
good interview
congrats!

March 21, 2003 08:05 am ET (#4)
TwistMeh
Loyal Fan

146 posts
06-17-02

Don't you know ol' Brucy can do anything. He rich I tell ya. Rich!!!

PS. Batman plays Lineage, and he's a monitor.

March 21, 2003 08:25 am ET (#5)
WeaponX
Loyal Fan

15 posts
06-03-02

Hey! congrats !!!!!! you and your shiny armour!!!

SoL 4 Life

March 21, 2003 09:39 am ET (#6)
Chum
Loyal Fan

116 posts
10-17-02

I agree with #1, Batman is bound to have giant mutated lizard away spray or something like it, so Batman would win.

Congrats on 52.. and i agree, too few newbies on Dep now, makes it really hard to buy newbie items or sell them.

March 21, 2003 10:02 am ET (#7)
Ottoman
Loyal Fan

94 posts
03-15-02

congrats what the hell is up with the ham

March 21, 2003 10:05 am ET (#8)
WooT
Loyal Fan

14 posts
10-24-02

Congrats mon, I guess Im never gonna get lvl52 since NC keeps banning my accounts O.o;;...first time they said i shared acc...after that they ban cause they noticed my creditcard numder..O.o so stupid...im gonna go LOA all the way now...

March 21, 2003 10:11 am ET (#9)
Elric
Loyal Fan

337 posts
10-29-02

i think aerith reserves and interview....


grats rathorn ^^

March 21, 2003 10:39 am ET (#10)
chaoticfire-_-
Loyal Fan

1 posts
01-29-03

RP rule

March 21, 2003 10:42 am ET (#11)
wolfgang_pauli
Loyal Fan

13 posts
01-06-03

I'll pay good money for a dlirk interview without any cheesy sex related girlfriend/boyfriend comments (dated before this article of course).

oh and congrats rathorn

March 21, 2003 11:22 am ET (#12)
Glorfindel
Loyal Fan

72 posts
11-24-02

gratz

March 21, 2003 12:28 pm ET (#13)
Tissot
Loyal Fan

180 posts
06-22-02

GJ rathorn and dlirk

March 21, 2003 12:43 pm ET (#14)
tamashii
Loyal Fan

77 posts
02-03-03

I just had a thought... What if the next major update to Lineage (ie: Episode 13) comes out with new polymorph options for a level above 52? Would LC stop interviewing those that obtained 52? I mean, let's suppose there was no level 52 poly of the DE or DK (52 is a bit of an odd number to end the polymorphing on anyway... it goes from 40 to 45 to 50 and then 52). Everyone who reached 50 would have been given an interview and such, Everybody would be like, "OOOOOO - 50!". Then NC comes out with a poly for 52 that was faster and stronger and finally included a relatively decent ranged morph. So now, level 50 isn't as kewl and everyone is like, "OOOOOOO - 52!" So let's say, NC decides to come out with a poly with an even faster melee and even better ranged poly at, say... 55. Now what? Everyone sees DKs mopping about and says, "Ya - but he ain't no Ken Rauhel yet."? I think it is great that 52 is the attainable goal for now and I am in awe and am completely inspired when I see someone reach that level. But I am equally so for those who reach level 50 as well. These guys are busting their humps to get that level just as much as the ones who get 52 - I mean, you can't be 52 without hitting 50 first.

I guess what I am saying is, I would like to see some interviews of peeps that hit 50 that are also some major contributors to the server they play on. I understand there is a new 50 almost every other day, so that is why the criteria for an interview should be more refined. As it stands currently, the instant you make 52, you are almost guaranteed an interview (I can only assume, as I am not an LC Reporter). I have enjoyed all these interviews and find them very informative indeed. However, I wonder why this particular one talked nothing of the blessed banana? What is the story behind that? What mystical powers lie within the glowing peel of the banana? What being drops such an enchanted item? And, more importantly, is it Zel-able?

I don't understand the need for newbie items for trade among high-level players? Most newbs are rather tight on cash and it seems a bit odd to complain about the opportunity to sell a 10k item (Bone Set) when you are 52 and get 100k+ drops.

Godzilla would stomp the poo-poo tar out of Batman. Why? Because Batman's utility belt does not include an anti-batstomper. Sure, he could acrobat his way about the scaley foot, but eventually, Godzilla would grow weary of the Dark Knight and either breath his electric-blue flame on him or catch him gingerly in his mouth for a moderately spicey snack (the belt has some capsules in it that would most likely explode on digestion and therefore causing Godzilla, at most, heartburn).

-t

PS - The Ham... for the love of God, man - speak of the Ham!!! WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!?!?!?

March 21, 2003 12:53 pm ET (#15)
Circus
Loyal Fan

62 posts
11-06-02

Haha I bet sissy little Rath wears bikini...not boxer or briefs....TT I usually just go commando :P

J/k Rath, you are cool guy....Congrats!!

March 21, 2003 01:03 pm ET (#16)
souloffly
Loyal Fan

6 posts
12-27-02

gratz

March 21, 2003 01:19 pm ET (#17)
87
Loyal Fan

444 posts
11-28-02

no ep 13
12 is the last
at least thats what monitor told me way back when...

March 21, 2003 01:19 pm ET (#18)
Spyfox
Loyal Fan

117 posts
09-20-02

Batman can defeat everyone!!! even godzilla, cuz he would just have to use his bat-mobile and make him fall on the ground real hard, then he would feed him some poison (through the fish ofcourse, everybody knows godzilla loves fish) and godzilla would die... but then you also have the children of godzillan, i dunno if he could take them all...but he could definetly take godzilla!

GJ Rath!!

BTW everybody knows DK morph sux, floating eye is the best!!!! =P

March 21, 2003 01:20 pm ET (#19)
Spyfox
Loyal Fan

117 posts
09-20-02

typo on gozilla >_<

March 21, 2003 01:35 pm ET (#20)
Foreverpro
Loyal Fan

144 posts
10-31-02

u did it again lol =P!!
good job foo!!
gogogo!
take a break now o.o

March 21, 2003 01:53 pm ET (#21)
tamashii
Loyal Fan

77 posts
02-03-03

87... why would NC discontinue making major updates to this game?

I mean, the small updates are always going to happen, but why wouldn't there be more episodes? I am not saying you are wrong, I would just be a bit sad if NC really didn't make any more major updates. Wasn't there the rumor of a new class of character? Wouldn't that be fitting for another episode?

-t

March 21, 2003 01:57 pm ET (#22)
Carol
Loyal Fan

42 posts
01-21-02

If Batman plays lineage, im sure he buy items for rl money...

March 21, 2003 02:05 pm ET (#23)
Kaerid
LC Reporter

46 posts
09-06-02

NC already announced 6 new episodes (2 per year for 3 years) for lineage...

March 21, 2003 02:48 pm ET (#24)
Schwartz
Loyal Fan

134 posts
02-08-02

yeah, it's like chapter II or something...next 6 episodes of a new 'era' of lineage.... new charater class, etc... not to be confused with lineageII, which is a different game entirely.

March 21, 2003 05:20 pm ET (#25)
Prince Drathen
Loyal Fan

223 posts
12-04-02

#11 No kidding...retarded, retarded, and retarded. The Ham was the only amusing part of the interview, and it doesn't even belong to Dlirk...

In an unrelated comment, "The Ring" had more holes than a golf course.

March 21, 2003 05:55 pm ET (#26)
redpig
Loyal Fan

283 posts
10-15-02

lin1 will goto ep16, next ep is aden kingdom
then a new 6 ep will b added in, it's the next chapter of lin1
the same time they will publish lin4eva and lin2

it's gonna b crappier update, update by update, since the development teams will have a lot more to deal with and a lot more opinions to consider.

but never the less, people will continue to play it, I think they need to open wide up to the north american and european market. they r not doing a good job over here.

also the ring sux-_-
it's just a rip off from an japanese horror movie which had the same everything but actors,actresses. I don't get why they dun just use the japanese version. instead this lame copy.

congratz rath~o.o
where is aerith's interveiw???????????????????I'm in her pledge now~o.O

March 21, 2003 07:14 pm ET (#27)
Vulgaria
Loyal Fan

84 posts
10-28-02

grats rath keep lvling! something weird about the interview tho not sure if rath did it on purpose so im not saying anything o.o

March 21, 2003 09:11 pm ET (#28)
Rathorn
Loyal Fan

59 posts
10-28-02

LOL, where the heck did Dlirk get that idea that I use a +8rap o.o? Well, sorry, but I had one of those like a year ago, and have since moved on to bigger and better things *hint hint* And yeah, vulg, that's the wierd part you saw, huh? Anyway, ty for the interview...even if it is about a month late :P, lol. Thx tho.

Interview Aerith! RP's lvl 50 princess :) and only the 3rd on dep. That blessed bannana was a gift from Aerith, awwww, lol. My friend Jeffkash had one too, and apparently they came from owlbears in the early days of Giran.

March 21, 2003 09:54 pm ET (#29)
Willow
Loyal Fan

17 posts
10-15-02

Congrats Rathorn !! :>

~WeepinWillow

March 22, 2003 01:45 am ET (#30)
TheCollector
Loyal Fan

351 posts
09-07-02

only died once since 49 because he forcequits himself whenever he gets para+icelanced :P

congrats anyway

March 22, 2003 02:03 am ET (#31)
Cwata
Loyal Fan

51 posts
07-04-02

hey whats with the blessed banana is that a lucky charm or something?

March 22, 2003 07:39 am ET (#32)
PrincessAerith
Loyal Fan

25 posts
10-30-02

Congrats~ Rathorn XDXD
and u still keep luckey b-banana XDXD?
i ate lucky b-banana be4 ..T.T..
was wrong click..thought it was +9B-katT.T
But i have a B-banan in my pocket always =)
yeah ~ i am finally lv50 =P
and...I am thinking tranig to lv52 too..o.o...but not sure..still thinking...

March 22, 2003 11:22 am ET (#33)
Elric
Loyal Fan

337 posts
10-29-02

i had one blessed banana from aerith too, long ago, but i ate it accidentally /.\

March 22, 2003 12:43 pm ET (#34)
Doomscythe
Loyal Fan

1155 posts
03-21-02

eating blessed banana gives you super powers o_o

March 22, 2003 01:09 pm ET (#35)
TaosZ
Loyal Fan

200 posts
10-14-02

Lol congratz... I remember when someone hit level 52+ there was like 100 posts >< but there is like none now T.T

March 22, 2003 03:36 pm ET (#36)
LazyProdigy
Loyal Fan

22 posts
03-17-02

hey Rathorn, I go to SD too, Do you happen to know Timothy Wong, a Sophmore in UCSD?

March 22, 2003 04:46 pm ET (#37)
ultimaslayer
Loyal Fan

221 posts
06-24-02

wwooooo a blessed banana...o.o i wonder wat dropped it? owl bear? i want one >_<

March 22, 2003 04:47 pm ET (#38)
Cogency
Loyal Fan

64 posts
12-05-01

WTF is with that ham??

March 22, 2003 06:17 pm ET (#39)
Dreamstar
Loyal Fan

5 posts
10-27-02

Congratz Rathorn =)

March 22, 2003 11:55 pm ET (#40)
ruffarrows
Loyal Fan

23 posts
03-11-03

Ok...i have 2 quetions that are really bothering me!!! why is there a b-banana and that ham. b-banana prob. doesnt even do anything it prob. just fills u up more...lol, thats all i have to say

March 23, 2003 02:08 am ET (#41)
cantthink
Loyal Fan

19 posts
03-31-03

wow my first post ^^ GO GODZILA!!!! am doing a report on godzila movies in school 0.o he smash batman inot a pancake

March 23, 2003 05:16 am ET (#42)
fishingdonkey666
Loyal Fan

97 posts
10-03-02

congrats!
Play much?

March 23, 2003 05:35 am ET (#43)
PeNTeL
Loyal Fan

299 posts
12-11-01

wahaha lineage is NOT a hack and slash game guys^^ trust me.

March 23, 2003 08:40 pm ET (#44)
Cogency
Loyal Fan

64 posts
12-05-01

lol look who's talking!

March 24, 2003 07:24 am ET (#45)
Rathorn
Loyal Fan

59 posts
10-28-02

The Collector, yep, I sure did that one time, and I'll do it EVERY single time that my reaction time isn't quick enough to avoid that situation. Ask me if I give a damn what you think, cuz I don't. Para+ice me and I'll FQ and laugh in your face while you cry that the big, bad man didn't play fair. Boo hoo.

March 24, 2003 12:57 pm ET (#46)
Anarin
Loyal Fan

30 posts
11-06-02

grats rath ^^
now lvl ur elf o.o

March 24, 2003 02:11 pm ET (#47)
JeffKash
Loyal Fan

37 posts
04-04-02

Gj Rath. Despite that I've already told u that before, I finally got to read the interview so decided to reply here too. Heh, glad to see you didn't forget me. I do still have the b-banana also, not that it does me much good now. Maybe I'll pop on the game later and say hi =P. And Mad tells me you have been playing your mage a little... thats good ^^. Anyways, full congrats and everything. See ya around. And oh ya, congrats to Aerith too. I'll have to come back and check for an interview on her.

March 26, 2003 04:12 am ET (#48)
Arkaine
Loyal Fan

153 posts
04-23-02

hahahaha that ham thing is so funny XDDDDDDDD
oh yea and gj rath

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