Turns out the money spoke louder in this last server they launched.

While players have to grind for hours in certain areas, they added a pass that allows you to skip 100h of weekly grind with an instant click.

What do you guys think? Will they start monetizing their other servers more heavily?

Really sucks because I was waiting for this server for a long time and as soon as you log you notice the 60eur a month subscription if you want to stay competitive.

They also started banning on discord once people started pointing this out.

Edit1: Nikita's reply to this post btw

https://imgur.com/a/70s7M6K

u/L2Reborn - you are an absolute disgrace. At least if you made your server pay 2 win, own it. Instead of banning everyone that disagree with you with a powertrip that resembles an edgy teenager.

I used to play Lineage 2 a lot as a kid, and lately I've been thinking about coming back.

I'm 33 now, so I don't have the time I had back then. I'm not looking for a hardcore x1 server where it takes months just to get started, but I also don't want one of those instant max-level PvP servers.

I'm looking for something in the middle. Maybe around x10–x30 (or whatever you think is a good balance), where progression still feels rewarding but respects that people have jobs and lives.

One thing that's important to me: I really don't like the newer systems like Dual Class or Awakened classes. I miss when your character was your character, and you developed that one class instead of mixing everything together.

I'd also like a server with a healthy population. I don't expect thousands of players, but I don't want to invest time into a server that's going to feel empty or disappear in a few months.

Any recommendations? What are you guys playing these days?

Damn, I didn't know we had so many fans of this specific server in this community, more than 200 people have joined our discord in less than 10 days.

Anyway, for those who don't know, our server is a community created version of the old L2Pride on Interlude. It's a simple server, we use the old client, yet it's fun and exciting and deff one of the community favorites.

For those who have never played it, some short info:

⚔️ Castle rewards for the conquerors

🏹 Classic class balance & Hunter's Village S Grade PvP

🎯 12 Subclasses • Auto Events • Cursed Weapons

⭐ Safe Enchant +6 • Cave of Trials Start

🏆 PvP rewards every 1,000 kills

🔄 Rebirth System fully functional

If you find that interesting you can find more info on our site as well: https://l2belle.org/

If you want to stay up to date till its opening: https://discord.com/invite/2Knae6mmTx

See you on 31 July!

Yes, I am a pro photographer 💅😌😂🏰🧝🏻‍♀️🌱

Wanna start a new game and droped on L2. SO my question witch one would be more friendly and better for new players. Witch has better population and would be easier to seek parties. Btw grind is no problem

Anyone tried running LU4 on lower end pcs and laptops? I've tried the server very early in the beginning and it was awful to even leave the first area. My laptop is with i5-9300H, GTX 1650 4Gb and 16 RAM.

Hi, I saw the ad about L2Elwyn server and had a look on their website. I have a couple of questions.

As i inderstand, its a pretty low pop server, is there any info on class demand, party/clan recruitment etc? I joined discord, but it seems very barebones, only announcements for the server.

I also have a question about gracia epilogue as ive never played that chronicle, could anyone give a rough meta for farming? Is it still destro only or more balanced? How are summoners and elders?

Cheers for any replies guys

Any other players playing Elwyn 1x?

Bueno eso,vengo creando un servidor de lineage 2 utilizando la base hermosa que tiene l2jmobius, la idea es portear todo el sistema de interlude que es la cronica que mas juegan para el cliente de classic que entre otras cosas tiene mejores graficos. La pregunta es la siguiente: jugarian un servidor low como la vieja escuela donde hacer party realmente importa y jugar en grupo vale mas que jugar solos? el servidor sería una cuenta por pc para incentivar este modo de juego.

Hey Guys,

So I am about ot back to the game after several years, have searched about lot of servers and just loved the LU4 idea.

I am mostly going to play an archer with Box PP and I am not sure about SR or PR, but what caught my attention is that the PR got a self buff that I didnt know back in my time, the Shillien Fury that increases 33% attack speed at max level. That looks insanely strong compared to the two other archers.

Does that buff makes SR the best choice overall, or does the other archers compensates somehow? Because I remember that without that buff, the 3 options were already balanced with their own pos and cons.

Ty in advance.

Hello guys, im playin Phantom Summoner at L2 reborn origins h5 x5 server. Never playesd that Claas before. Im 56 now. Could anybody suggest some nice hunting spots to level up fast? And what items and dye i shoud use? Robe + magic DMG weapon ans help summon with Death Spike? Or light + dagger?

Hello guys, I started playing on the Reborn Guardian server. I really like the concept but the problem is I never played essence before. I started a Soul Hound because a tier list showed it is good. I am level 60, but what now? The quest ended, where to farm, what to farm for? Is there like a achievement road map or something? I would be very thankful for all sorts of tips!

I just want to hear from those of you that stick with Interlude servers, the reason why you don't play H5, where there is more stuff overall. And perhaps more balance between the classes (pretty much any class besides TKs are essential)

So, I’m writing this post here and not on the official LU4 forums because I don’t want to get banned or marked by the admins. But I know they are reading this subreddit.

Contrary to what most people might think, there are actual LU4 players on here, and I am one of them.

I’ve been playing for about 4 months and have around 5–6 characters. Yes, I multi-box. I actually think boxing is cool because you can level your own buffers and be fully self-sufficient. I run more than 2 boxes, and I’m fine with the way things are. I even pay for 4 subscriptions and I’m okay with it. Some people might find that repelling, but honestly, when you have 4 characters, you actually have to level all 4, buy them gear, and invest the time. I didn’t buy any of my characters; I genuinely enjoy the grind and the leveling process.

I was excited for the recent patch like everyone else, and the patch was cool. Sure, it's an alpha so it wasn't perfect, but it was fine.

But the monetization system that is slowly being rolled out is absolutely killing the game for me.

• First, it was Auto-Loot: If you run with auto-loot, you basically don't have to engage with the game as much. You don't have to maneuver around, and they even give you a running speed bonus in town. You no longer actively collect loot—in fact, you forget all about it. You just kill mobs, and the gameplay becomes boring and mindless. Sure, you can opt out, but doing so harms your progression.
• Next came "Auto-Assist": There are already talks and leaks about an auto-assist feature, meaning your boxes/party members will be able to perform auto-attacks and skills. A guy with 2 PCs and auto-loot will soon be able to run a fully automated squad of bots. That is starting to feel incredibly unfair. They haven't officially released auto-assist yet, but it was accidentally live for an hour between patches, so their intentions are crystal clear. They retracted it for now, but it's bound to return.
• Tomorrow's Update: Two new forms of monetization are dropping. Extra storage/selling slots for players, and a type of EXP scroll.

Let’s sum up what they have done to the game so far:

1. If you pay for premium, you get 50% more EXP.
2. If you buy auto-loot, you don't have to farm as hard.
3. You will soon be able to run auto-assist on multiple PCs to completely out-compete anyone playing normally.
4. You can now buy extra sell spots and storage. Coincidentally, they just raised the minimum level required to open a player shop from level 5 to 10, purposely making it more of a hassle to create free "shop alt" characters so you'll buy the slots instead.
5. But worry not, you can also just buy EXP scrolls to skip the leveling process even more.

Every single one of these updates kills the game a little more for me. What new player is going to look at this and want to join? Do the devs want more money because they are genuinely lacking resources, or are they just milking the cow to the absolute max?

I feel like the admins are intentionally making the EXP slope brutal just so they can monetize the gap. They are creating the problem and selling the solution. Every single one of these monetization shifts always starts with the classic line: "We don't want to be pay-to-win." Bruh. You are in literal pre-alpha and it's already starting to look disgusting.

The irony is that the server is teeming with people. The demand for a hard, x1 rate, no-comfortable-BS old-school experience exists, and it rocks hard. But the devs are actively killing it.

Sell cosmetics or something, don't add 20 layers of monetization that is basically pay2win. Stop with this gameplay bullshit before it's too late.

I came home today hoping to play, but after reading the patch notes... Fuck it. I don't want to play and put hard work into leveling my characters just to watch the fruits of my labor get devalued because everyone else can just buy their way through. Usually a game starts ok and gets better, here they start at peak and are just going down. You can make all the visuals you want but if the game repulsing then it's not worth it.

Sad rant over.

Hey, is there any low rate Interlude > High Five server worthy to play? New or soon starting? I don't want custom crap like npc buffer.

--PT--

Olá pessoal, como vão. Alguém conseguiria me instruir corretamente de como criar um server tester da cronica Samurai hoje em dia? Onde consigo baixar os conteudos e quais programas utilizar. Ultima vez que mexi com criação de server de lineage foi na época do upgrade gracia parte 2, faz muito tempo! Agradeço se alguém puder ajudar.

--EN--

Hi everyone, how's it going? Could someone give me proper instructions on how to set up a test server for the Samurai chronicle these days? Where can I download the necessary files, and which programs should I use? The last time I worked on creating a Lineage server was back during the Gracia Part 2 update—it's been a long time! I’d appreciate any help.

I've been playing Lineage II for many years, and one thing keeps happening.

A new server launches.

Everyone gets excited.

People make friends.

You build a clan.

Then, a few weeks or months later...

The server slowly dies, everyone disappears, and the whole process starts again.

So instead of creating another temporary clan, we're building something different.

Welcome to Kraken.

Kraken is an international English-speaking Lineage II community built around one simple idea:

The server changes. The community doesn't.

Our goal is to create a place where players stay together across every promising server that comes along.

Whether you're a veteran from C1–Interlude, a Classic player, or someone coming back after years away, you're welcome.

What we're building

• 🌍 International community
• ⚔ PvP & PvE
• 🏰 Sieges
• 🐉 Epic raids
• 🎤 Active Discord
• 🤝 Friendly atmosphere
• 🎮 Long-term community

No drama.

No "join for one server and disappear."

Just people who love Lineage II and want a group they'll always have.

If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, we'd love to have you.

Discord: https://discord.gg/2Vvvn8S3ns

🐙 The Server Changes. Kraken Doesn't.

Our focus at the moment is on the upcoming Reborn Legacy server.

Hi, just get to lvl 57 with my warlord and also starting to have a bit more time to play so i can play sometimes outside my cp.

My question is, is it good to reroll to gladi,buying it obviously.

As now in the day i play 3 hrs alone with SE as pet lv 54(its really hard to get a party and most of the times all spots are used).

I also feel like i hit a wall.

Currently iv got bluewolf heavy +4 set and orcish poleaxe+3.

Iv got the adena exactly to change to lance+4

Or buy a gladi and a yaksayaksa+4 or slssls+4(which one is better?)

I have experience in other L2 kamael and gladiator its my first time playing WL but its merely to help my cp lvl up fast

Pd: my dyes are +4str -4 con

If the ANSWER IS stay with WL which dyes should i use??

If the ANSWER IS play gladi which dyes should i use also

One more add: we also got an active tank recently that can help me with pulls

I was looking to bootup a server of my own, though clients that have been worked on costs around 400$ if not more, i was looking if someone could share one if they have bought it? or forums I might find it at?

For those who played 20 years ago, the server is a faithful recreation of the first version of L2Pride, simple yet fun.

Using Dav's(Colville's) original code as a blueprint:

Start with A Grade Weapons, level up in Gremlins until ~76 and then move to Tower of Insolence/ Varka Silenos then Cave of Trials

Hunter's Village strictly S-Grade(or A Grade) PvP

More info about the project here: https://l2belle.org/

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/2Knae6mmTx