On the evening of October 28, three Lineage 2 servers named for old familiar towns, Gludin, Gludio, and Giran, open alongside a 'BASIC' update that asks players to slow down and begin again from a simple beginning. It arrives in the game's twenty-third year, when long-time adventurers are invited to look back on the road they have walked and to celebrate it with gifts and small rituals. Beneath the new class and the anniversary cake lies an older human question: whether people, given a fresh start, will choose patience over speed.
Lineage 2 Rolls Out 'BASIC' Update and Opens Three New Servers for Its 23rd Anniversary
Standard, Simple, and Slow
On the evening of October 28, three Lineage 2 servers named for old familiar towns, Gludin, Gludio, and Giran, open alongside a 'BASIC' update that asks players to slow down and begin again from a simple beginning. It arrives in the game's twenty-third year, when long-time adventurers are invited to look back on the road they have walked and to celebrate it with gifts and small rituals. Beneath the new class and the anniversary cake lies an older human question: whether people, given a fresh start, will choose patience over speed.
At 8 PM on October 28, three new Lineage 2 servers open at once, each named for a town that long-time players will recognize at a glance: Gludin, Gludio, and Giran. They arrive with a major update called 'BASIC', applied the same day, whose philosophy is captured in three words: Standard, Simple, and Slow. Players on these servers begin with a No-Grade Falchion and are meant to grow at a gentler pace rather than race toward the top.
The update also introduces Overlord: Bartz, a melee class built around a dagger and designed for fast-paced combat. It is an interesting tension, since the new servers ask for patience while the new class rewards speed.
The launch falls on the game's 23rd anniversary. Players on the main servers and the 'Eva' server can complete attendance missions for Black Coupons, a special equipment ticket, a hair accessory, and a 23rd Anniversary Cube that yields daily items for 28 days. The event also includes 'Patissier's Invitation', where players defend a celebration cake from bandits twice a day, and the party dungeon 'Eroded Nest' offers expanded EXP and bonus monsters for group play.
The event runs until November 25. Full details are on the official website, and in the coming weeks it will become clear how many players choose to start again on the slower servers rather than remain where they are.
At 8 PM on October 28, three new Lineage 2 servers are scheduled to open at the same moment, each named for a town familiar to anyone who has played the game: Gludin, Gludio, and Giran. They arrive with a major update called 'BASIC', which NC applied to the MMORPG the same day.
The update's idea is stated in three words: Standard, Simple, and Slow. On the new servers, players begin with a No-Grade weapon, the Falchion, and are meant to grow gradually from there rather than race ahead. The reporting describes the approach as a deliberate return to slower progression, though it gives no further detail on how the servers' rules differ from the existing ones.
BASIC also adds a new class, Overlord: Bartz. It is a melee class built around a dagger as its main weapon, and it is described as offering fast-paced combat. That makes for a notable contrast with the slow-growth philosophy of the servers themselves.
The launch coincides with the game's 23rd anniversary, and NC has attached a set of rewards to it. Players on the main servers and on the 'Eva' server can take part in attendance reward missions. Those missions hand out four types of 'Black Coupons', which restore destroyed items, along with a '23rd Anniversary Special Equipment Selection Ticket' and a '23rd Anniversary Hair Accessory'. The rewards also include a '23rd Anniversary Cube', from which players can draw consumables and other items every day for 28 days.
The anniversary event runs until November 25. One part of it, called 'Patissier's Invitation', asks players to defend the '23rd Anniversary Celebration Cake' from bandits. The defense happens twice a day, and successful players earn rewards.
There is also a change for players who prefer group content. In the party dungeon 'Eroded Nest', a large amount of EXP is available for defeating monsters across four areas, as well as bonus monsters that appear at set intervals.
Full details of the update are posted on the official Lineage 2 website. With the servers opening tonight and the anniversary event running through November 25, the coming weeks will show how many players choose to start over on the slower servers instead of staying on the main ones.
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