NCsoft Launches Lineage II Gracia Part 2 Expansion

October 29, 2008

NCsoft’s Lineage II Expansion
Dramatically Speeds Up Character Progression Gracia Part 2 adds new hunting
grounds and continues significant improvements to character advancement

 NCsoft®, the world’s premier
publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, today
announced the release of Gracia Part 2, the newest addition to the popular
Lineage® II franchise. The expansion is free to all Lineage II subscribers.
Building on systems introduced in the first Gracia expansion, this update helps
players advance their characters and achieve their goals faster than ever
before.

Gracia Part 2 offers a variety of
new challenges to players of all levels, including the Labyrinth of the Abyss, a
new section of the Kamaloka hunting area. The Labyrinth of the Abyss is a
multi-tiered cavern where players in a private party battle through monsters and
bosses to earn valuable rewards and experience.

This update also introduces Kratei’s
Cube, where players simultaneously fight against monsters and each other for
bragging rights and special items. Contests run every half hour, twenty-four
hours a day. Here players work through a maze of interconnecting rooms, slaying
monsters and players alike in hopes of achieving renown and glory. Kratei’s Cube
is the first solo player versus player (PvP) and player versus environment (PvE)
arena in Lineage II.

The popular Vitality System, which
allows for faster character progression, has been enhanced with the Vitality
Replenishing Herb. Taking the Vitality Replenishing Herb, which some monsters
drop when defeated, will keep the player from expending their current Vitality
Points. While under the influence of this powerful herb, players even regain
Vitality Points for each defeat. Now players can advance their characters
significantly faster than ever before.

“The Gracia series of updates add
features that literally change the way Lineage II is played,” said Sam Han,
producer of Lineage II for NCsoft West. “We are polishing the player experience,
enhancing character development and increasing the fun factor significantly for
our players. The community feedback on these changes has been overwhelming, and
there is still more to come.”

Gracia Part 2 is a continuation of a
three-part story about Gracia, a forbidden land where players face their
innermost fears through a series of inter-dimensional and dream-like areas.

Lineage II is known as the gaming
market’s premier player-versus-player (PvP) online role-playing game, with a
customer reach of more than 19 million players worldwide.

The Lineage II 4th Anniversary
Edition pack is now available at retail. For more information about the retail
box contents and where to purchase go to:

www.lineage2.com/4thanniv.html

To find out more about the game,
please visit the Lineage II web site at:
www.lineage2.com

The game is rated Teen by the
Entertainment Software Rating Board.