Gracia Update Attracts New Players

NCsoft Europe announced today that feedback for Gracia , the latest Lineage II update, has been "overwhelmingly positive." According to a press release from the developer, the record for concurrent users on EU servers has now been broken for six weeks running, and the number of new characters created has risen substantially alongside daily raid figures.

With Gracia , leveling is much quicker thanks to a new vitality system. It also includes a range of additional benefits, such as free teleports and special buffs, new skills, innovation within the crafting system, and new and challenging instanced dungeons.

The full press release is posted below.

Friday 26th September - Brighton, UK - NCsoft®, the world's leading publisher and developer of online games, is delighted to announce the success of the stunning free update for its award winning MMORPG Lineage® II: The Chaotic Throne http://www.discoverlineage2.com . Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive for the Gracia update, with the record for concurrent users on EU servers now broken for six weeks running. At the same time, the number of new characters created has risen substantially alongside daily raid figures. The changes brought to the game mechanics have satisfied and pleased both newcomers and existing players.

Gracia features a new vitality system which radically accelerates the rate at which players can level up their characters. Before this update it took an average player one week to achieve 1st class transfer; players can now reach it within one day. Gracia has also introduced a range of additional benefits such as free teleports and special buffs, new skills, innovation within the crafting system, and new and challenging instanced dungeons.

"We are very pleased with the feedback we've received so far for Gracia," commented Christian-Peter Heimbach, European Product Manager of Lineage II at NCsoft Europe. "We were expecting Gracia to signal a huge change for Lineage II, but the increase in new players as well as a new record for concurrent users was still fantastic to see. Furthermore, the feedback for the new raiding areas in Lineage II is terrific. We're thrilled to see players taking another look at what Lineage II has to offer. Our war isn't coming; it's getting better every time."

The Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne - Gracia retail box has been available since September 19, 2008 across stores in Europe, and can also be downloaded from www.plaync.com now. The game is rated 12+ by PEGI http://www.pegionline.eu .

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