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August 07, 2003 06:09 pm ET - research by amateras
8/6 - Episode II, Part 1 live in Korea
Well, if you didn't hear yesterday, Episode II Part 1 is now on the live Korean servers. Lineage - Korea made a four-part post on what went in.

New Class: Dark Elf (http://bbs.lineage.co.kr/ncbbs/news_announce/bbsview.asp?article_id=1050&bbs_id=announce&page=1)

  1. Dark Elves start in the Cave of Silence.
  2. Dark Elf-only weapons are sold in the Cave of Silence.
  3. Dark Elves can use dark elf only weapons such as claws and double-swords.
  4. Dark Elves graphics are smoother than other classes. They may "feel" slower than other classes, but that's just the graphics.
  5. Cave of Silence has scarecrows so you can level up to 5. You can also use teleport NPCs to get to Singing Island and Hidden Valley.
  6. There are 3 levels of Dark Elf magic.
  7. There are 3 levels of quests at 15, 30, 45.
  8. Just like Elves, Dark Elves have their own Item Creation system (Shadow set, Silvery set, Dark Light set). Dark King set items are boss-level drops and not created. Each of the series have a Blade, a Claw and a Crossbow.
  9. Other new items are Shadow Cloak, Robe, Gloves, Headband, Boots - all safely enchanted to +6.

Phantasm Island (http://bbs.lineage.co.kr/ncbbs/news_announce/bbsview.asp?article_id=1051&bbs_id=announce&page=1)

  1. The entire island is a safety zone except for the bridges and the northern island. There is no XP loss on death here. However, XP gain is less than rest of Aden.
  2. You can use up to 5 elixirs (the stat limit of 25 still holds). You cannot drop or trade elixirs.
  3. New monsters: Guardian Armor, Ball Lightning, Diagolem, Killer Bee, Unicorn, Dreamweaver

New Tower of Insolence (http://bbs.lineage.co.kr/ncbbs/news_announce/bbsview.asp?article_id=1052&bbs_id=announce&page=1)

  1. There are now 50 floors in ToI, divided into 5 "stages". Each stage follows a pattern. There are five types of floors. Entrance, which has a few monsters. Progress, with a decent distribution of monsters. Ambush, where monsters are in great numbers and travel in packs, Boss which contains the all the monsters from the previous floors and a boss monster, as well as the opportunity to get a Talisman that allows you to teleport to the stage of your choice and Rest, where there are no monsters. Each stage follows the pattern of Entrance (1), Progress (2), Progress (3), Ambush (4), Progress (5), Rest (6), Progress (7), Ambush (8), Progress (9), Boss (10).
  2. The bosses are:
    • 10th floor: Zenith queen (lv 45) - drops Zenith Ring (wearer can't be poisoned)
    • 20th floor: Seer (lv 50) - Super Beholder
    • 30th floor: Vampire (lv 56) - uses bats to attack
    • 40th floor: Zombie Lord (lv 62) - giant Zombie boss
    • 50th floor: Lich (which is now lv 64)
  3. Each stage contains:
    • 1-10: Mutated Ramis (Level 32), Mutated Arachnevil Elder (33)
    • 11-20: Cruel Mimic (38), Cruel Beholder (39)
    • 21-30: Terror Fire Eggs (37), Terror Cerberus (43)
    • 31-40: Scary Skeleton Axeman (39), Scary Skeleton Pike (39), Scary Ghoul (42), Scary Spartoi (42), Scary Skeleton Fighter (45) Scary Skeleton Guard (45)
    • 41-50: Terror Iron Golem (44), Fire Necromancer (44), Fire Ghost (45/46)

Other Changes (http://bbs.lineage.co.kr/ncbbs/news_announce/bbsview.asp?article_id=1053&bbs_id=announce&page=1)

  1. Added World Map - Aden item. Aden Town's Melissa will sell it.
  2. Bulletin Board added to each castle, inside castle HP/MP regen increased. (Iron Gate Guild/Orc Fortress excluded)
  3. Tips window pops up at certain levels to inform you of new things you can do at that level.
  4. Tip window will appear when you first connect.
  5. Fruits and Fruit Juice weights decreased.
  6. Monsters dropping level 3 books fixed.
  7. Can't party chat below level 6.
  8. Non-PvP servers will show dropped items to everyone in the party.

August 07, 2003 06:20 pm ET (#3)
K-ZS-M
Loyal Fan

925 posts
05-04-02

so u don't lose exp

good

nice to check out before I quit lin

August 07, 2003 06:23 pm ET (#4)
Leddy
Loyal Fan

12 posts
04-28-02

only non-pvp servers will see what party members get as drops? >_< should be all servers...hope it comes to dep...

August 07, 2003 06:59 pm ET (#5)
Daos
Loyal Fan

182 posts
05-31-02

The whole elixer thing is a bad idea... it will ruin the server most likely because only a few of the strongest people will be able to buy them and just get stronger and stronger.

August 07, 2003 07:13 pm ET (#6)
leroy
Loyal Fan

22 posts
09-26-02

"You cannot drop or trade elixirs"

nope, you have to go and hunt for yourself in order to use. i am very excited for this new episode.

August 07, 2003 07:18 pm ET (#7)
Legolas4
Loyal Fan

127 posts
05-31-02

Daos just has a hard time reading, give him a chance to reread the atricle :P. Elixirs will not ruin the economy because they are cannot be dropped or sold, so even the rich cannot buy them. Ever hear of reading comprehension, Daos.

August 07, 2003 07:37 pm ET (#8)
Shinoda
Loyal Fan

66 posts
03-17-03

>3. Tips window pops up at certain levels to inform you of new things you can do at that level.

NoooO!

>7. Can't party chat below level 6.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THAT??? Now newbie mages cant party with newbie knights at scarecrows for faster levelup.. But whats the point of nerfing noobs? They are newbies, they suck already.. Dont need to make it worse..


>8. Non-PvP servers will show dropped items to everyone in the party.
Uhh.. why not Pvp server...? Because it might be USEFUL?

This update is going to suck. Dark Elves may be good, but everything else is mainly something that is just going to make the uber people stronger...

August 07, 2003 07:46 pm ET (#9)
Etikilam
Loyal Fan

381 posts
02-12-02

Its not on korean pvp servers because on korean pvp servers, all drops go to the ground.

August 07, 2003 07:46 pm ET (#10)
natlswim
Loyal Fan

148 posts
04-10-02

#8
not being able to party chat doesn't mean you can't party...

"mainly something that is just going to make the uber people stronger..."

oh yea, after the higher lvl and richer players work their asses' off to get where they are, the ones who slacked off the whole time should get a break.

don't have to hunt in new areas. just remember, this will make your hunting area that much less crowded

August 07, 2003 11:01 pm ET (#11)
FrozenYak
Loyal Fan

125 posts
09-30-02


Phantasm island does sound great....after all - anyone can go there without much fear at all, and the uber lvls would be wary of spending all their time there because of the amount of experience they would lose not being able to hunt better mops. My guess is these elixers would be rarer than most items in game and how many of us have never even gotten any of those "red" items yet? It could take years to get 5 elixirs and in that time it could be possible you wouldnt even get 1.

...personally this looks like a great new episode to me

August 07, 2003 11:53 pm ET (#12)
NeoCross
Loyal Fan

139 posts
03-20-02

I got 4 scrolls in 2 months o.O I got ogreblood along with 2 scroll in august so far -.-

Phantasm Island sounds nice

US Dep -.-

Trick is don't hunt for exp or drops just hunt for fun IMMFHO

PS: 4 a-scroll cost me alot of exp o.o 20% exp 4 death from many many trip to FI solo

August 08, 2003 01:08 am ET (#13)
Shinoda
Loyal Fan

66 posts
03-17-03

#10 good points. :)

August 08, 2003 01:45 am ET (#14)
Jaire
Loyal Fan

74 posts
02-12-02

Tough call....

If you get an elixer that is not the kind you are hoping for do you.....

a) drink it anyway because likelyhood of getting 5 that you want is so slim
or
b) trash it and hope to get a different kind next time

August 08, 2003 03:01 am ET (#15)
MacOrn
Loyal Fan

24 posts
10-24-02

There is no XP loss on death here.

Non-PvP servers will show dropped items to everyone in the party.

Now this is cool !! Not to mention the rest of the update !
They worked hard on it, at least it seems. Sounds like a real cool update, but guess was normal to introduce the Part II

August 08, 2003 03:37 am ET (#16)
Talic
Loyal Fan

23 posts
08-23-03

So what exactly drops the elixers?? the bosses in each section or just random monsters?

August 08, 2003 04:22 am ET (#17)
cristha02
Loyal Fan

141 posts
03-31-02

so its like free to get 5free stat points lol.... -_- only a few pot money... dun have the fear bout d/c lag deaths coz dun lose exp.... man that means many people die there i guess

August 08, 2003 05:31 am ET (#18)
Elric
Loyal Fan

337 posts
10-29-02

lol but its nice u dont loose exp there XD

August 08, 2003 06:36 am ET (#19)
Firien
LC Reporter

93 posts
11-26-02

From the looks of it, ToI will be a lot easier to get into, with 3x ramias and arachs for 10 whole floors; though it looks like all the monsters we're used to (direwolves, chims, swords, LDs, BDs?) have been moved higher than we can reach.

Granted, it makes it more playable for lower levels, but I thought that was the point of ToI - hunting for 50+ players, less accessible for lower levels?

Apart from the tip windows (hope you can turn them off after a short time ^^), it looks like a pretty neat package in there. Episode 1 looks like a stunner: thanks NC!

August 08, 2003 07:04 am ET (#20)
Moo
Loyal Fan

42 posts
02-13-03

Hey,

SilverSlicer, why would you go and point that out? See if everyone thought like we did, then we wouldn't be unique LoL! You beat me to posting that, because that's the exact way I see this new episode affecting me.

Phantasm Island looks cool and well obviously with no EXP loss most people will be hunting there. I mean even if you don't get as much EXP on the island, you have no chance of losing any either. Safety zone, means no hitting not even cancelling, so it looks like mop thieving galore!

~Moooooooo!~

August 08, 2003 08:51 am ET (#21)
Lebannen
Loyal Fan

6 posts
01-28-03

Dark Elves get smoother graphics? o.o

I may have to start a Dark Elf just for this... sheesh. Smooth graphics would make Lineage look good, instead of dated as it is now. The sprites themselves, the spell graphics, the shadows - these all look great to me, but the frame-frame-frame feel makes it look pre-Diablo. Smooth graphics would make such a difference *sigh*

August 08, 2003 11:59 am ET (#22)
Yoshiki
Loyal Fan

667 posts
12-13-02

COME ON GIVE IT TO ME NOW

August 08, 2003 12:06 pm ET (#23)
Pixel
Loyal Fan

1 posts
08-08-03

Does this meen there will no longer be Chimera, Dire Wolf, Dancing Sword, Lesser Dragon, Bone Dragon in ToI?

August 08, 2003 12:23 pm ET (#24)
lungshou
Loyal Fan

69 posts
06-11-02

safety zone except for the northern island? which one would that be? If that is the one with dreamweavers on it then you might have problems getting those elixers. :>

August 08, 2003 12:51 pm ET (#25)
FrozenYak
Loyal Fan

125 posts
09-30-02

ya i was wondering about that...what happened to my pretty lesser dragons? ...though it sounds like they MAY be leaving stuff out...i mean...only 2 monsters for 10 floors?

August 08, 2003 02:47 pm ET (#26)
Fangar
LC Reporter

125 posts
06-05-02

I think they are just highlighting the new mops on the floors.
If you read a post by Amer a while ago (do a news archive search on TOI) you will find there is good variety on each floor.

Like Cockatraces and Succubus on 1-10.

IfritS on other floors, etc...
As well as the old TOI favorites... I myself am looking forward to the ambush floors. I just hope getting talismans to get to the different floors isn't going to be a horrible task because I would hate to think of most everyone being stuck on 1-10...

August 08, 2003 07:33 pm ET (#27)
FrozenYak
Loyal Fan

125 posts
09-30-02

ya i was thinkin about those talismans....one would hope they wouldnt be too hard to come by seeing as most ppl require groups to hunt up there. Or at least of a "tele to 10/20 etc floor" scroll was put in that wasnt too hard to come by.

August 09, 2003 10:08 pm ET (#28)
juno
Loyal Fan

8 posts
12-02-01

i was just wondering
can you drink the elixirs back on mainland?

if so.. its better to save up your elixirs
and de-level back to level 5 or 12 (forgot)
and then get uber hp/mp or other stats :)

but if u gota drink them on phantasm island..then it would kinda suck
that means..u can have like..1000HP knights at level 50 soon!

August 10, 2003 01:26 am ET (#29)
TeronElf
Loyal Fan

185 posts
09-21-02

what if they don't drop con and wis elixirs?

August 10, 2003 09:47 am ET (#30)
FrozenYak
Loyal Fan

125 posts
09-30-02

heh, that and ppl make it sound like it will be so easy to come by a load of these elixers, much less elixirs of just one type

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