CT2: Early rough translation

[NerZ]

own dance/song barre buff is great news for soul hounds :p no more few sec buff steal :p
and about the max number of dance/song, the korean pts isnt finish yet, they will probably adjust the mp consumption, and set some limitation

but wierd they didnt add skillz for judicator class yet

[langlang]

cancle stick is nerfed in hellbound. Sorta. Since it's a level 80 cancel, to counter it you just gotta find a buffer with +15 or higher buffs and be 81+ :dwm_happy

[Diego Vargas]

Tons more updates and cleaned up the notes.

[Mithias]

All dagger classes:

* Shadow step (L72) - Teleport to a target within 900 range.


imba kthx

[quarx]

wow, really?

now that is funny

[Batman]

Frankly, no one can tell how good or bad any of this is until one tests the damage v. distance formulas. If they give nukers a easy crits, but then tag them with a negative for distance, may actually hurt them a lot. Also, if melee's get a big bonus for close range, may help them. Just can't tell without a lot of testing.

[bladequeen]

why do daggers need a teleport again?
because they run slow?
that one shouldnt make it off the pts

[Goldshlager]

All dagger classes:

* Shadow step (L72) - Teleport to a target within 900 range.


imba kthx

I told chris that over msn and I felt some gooey stuff hit me in the face.

[Mithias]

rofl, thats so fucking retarded. I mean its not like they have trouble catching up to anyone. The only use for that is going to be using it after you one shot someone and blink to your next target and one shot that sorry sap.

but on the other hand. I'm glad melee's are gonna be great. Should be fun playing my BD again. Chronicle of the melee imo

and omg give me your msn gold, we can be like bff's

[Goldshlager]

jeepercreeper93 @ yahoo.com

[Guantarr]

Anyone have anymore info on the exchange of B grade items? Is it all B grade or just normal B grade? Do items retain there +++? I have a +16 Damascus I would like to exchange for a +16 Wiz Tear if thats the case. 219 m atk ftw!!!

[puppy33]

I will try to help translate some information about chanter 8
However, my english is not very good @@"

I am based on the source Source: Source: http://lineage2.gametsg.com/index.php?view=article&k1=GRACIA&articleid=4416
Which is translated from original source http://lineage2.plaync.co.kr/board/t...?articleID=140

活力系統
Vitality System

• 活力系統可讓玩家練功時得到額外獎勵經驗值
A system that adds bonus experience when killing monsters.

• 當玩家登入遊戲進入安全區，或是打死狩獵首領與頭目怪時，會獲得「活力點數」
When player log in to the game and is in the safe area, or when participating in killing raid monster, he/she will gain “vitality points”

• 累積活力點數可以提升活力系統的等級
Accumulating vitality points will increase the vitality system level

• 當玩家獵殺一般小怪時，則會消耗活力點數（然後獲得獎勵經驗值）
When players killing monsters, the vitality points will transfer into extract experience

• 角色的活力點數、活力等級、活力狀態資訊可透過角色視窗觀看
Vitality points, vitality system level, and vitality condition can be viewed in character status window

• 活力系統最多四階段（舉例：四階段可獲得四倍 EXP 、三階段三倍 EXPs）
Vitality system can be raised up the level 4 (for example, level 4 can gain 4 times experience, level 3 gain three times)

• 活力點數消耗公式是以獲得 EXP 量為基準，不會因時間而消耗掉
Vitality points consuming formula is based on experience amount, not based on time

NOTE:
Sorry about my translation skill.

If reading in my own language, what I think it means is the the increasing is based on the experence that you gain from killing monsters.

For example,
if you get 100 experences from killing A monster

with viliaty points, you will gain 100 + extract experiecne

so when your vility system level is 4, you might gain 300 experience (total possible increasing) instead of 100 for killing the same monster.

This is what I understand so far. Might be wrong @@""


• 在安全區大約八到九小時可提升一階段
Staying in safe area around 8~9 hours can raised up one level for vitality system (which means if I am busy, I can put my character in the safe area and will gain vitality points and raise up my vitality system level. When I come back and start killing monster, I will gain extract experiences).

• 打倒狩獵首領時會有系統訊息告知獲得多少額外點數
When killing raid monster, system will inform the player how much extract vitality points gained.

• 打倒狩獵首領比起掛網更容易獲得活力點數，點數獲取量與首領強度有關
Killing raid monster will gain more vitality points than simply stay in the safe area. Amount of vitality points will change according to the raid boss level.

• 韓測範例為打完四隻昇一級（對象不明）
In Korea test server, it will raise about one level after killing four raid boss (however, this information is not detailed clear)

• 活力系統 Lv.0 升級至 Lv.1 ：經驗值提升 50%
Vitality system raise level 0 to level 1: experience will raised about 50%

• 活力系統 Lv.1 升級至 Lv.2 ：經驗值提升 33%
Vitality system raise from level 1 to level 2: experience will raised about 33%

• 活力系統 Lv.2 升級至 Lv.3 ：經驗值提升 25%
Vitality system raise level 2 to level 3: experience will raised about 25%

• 活力系統 Lv.3 升級至 Lv.4 ：經驗值提升 20%
Vitality system raise level 3 to level 4: experience will raised about 50%

• 簡單計算，從零到四級活力，經驗值會變成原來的三倍！
Therefore, if your vitality system is level 4, the experience you gain from killing monsters will become about three times more then original.



戰鬥系統
Combat System

• 追加歌舞專用狀態欄位
Song and Dance buffs now have their own buff bar, the maximum is 12
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/2984/ch8006qk4vc6.jpg

• 所有玩家與怪物的近戰物理攻擊傷害全面提升
Players and monsters melee range physical attack will case more damages

• 近距離物理攻擊時，依照角色與攻擊目標所站的「方位」不同，會追加不同的額外獎勵傷害（背側擊 ？）
Melee range attack damage will influenced by the position or the players and monsters.

• 遠距離物理攻擊時，依照角色與攻擊目標所站的「距離」不同，會追加不同的額外獎勵傷害
Long range attack damage will influenced by the distance between the players and monsters.

遠距離物理攻擊距離判定為越遠越強，距離太近時傷害會只剩下原來得二分之一甚至三分之一
Long range attack damage will be determined by the distance, attack power is stronger when the distance is farther. If the distance is too short, the damage will reduced to half or even one third.

• 毒與出血的傷害提升（DEBUFF實用化？）
Damage caused by poison and bleeding effect has been increased.

• 提升角色異常狀態抵抗力，可降低詛咒狀態的持續時間
Increase abnormal status resistance, which can reduce the time that player is affected by those abnormal status

• 大幅提昇 命中率 / 迴避率這兩個數值之間的影響力
行者系職業以明顯體驗到迴避率提高
Increase the influence between the accuracy and evasion.
For example, the treasure hunter, plainswalker, abyss walker (which has higher accuracy rate than other classes) already can feel the increasing in evasion rate.

技能
Skills

(I will skip this part for now, it is difficult to translate them into English, I will need more time to look up those skill names (I know the skill names in my own language, but I sure do not know how each skill called in USA version). I will come back for this section later.

怪物
Monsters

• 七封印與次元裂縫內 75 級以下怪物會機率性吃靈彈與魔彈攻擊，也會防禦遠距攻擊
Monsters in Necropolis, Catacomb, and Seven Signs Dungeon will now use soulshot and spiritshot when attacking the players, they will also defend long range attack.

• 擊倒以上行為模式的怪物，掉寶獎勵也會提升（又是一種實驗品？）
There will be extract item dropping from monsters who have above behavior.

• 全面提升狩獵首領與頭目的掉寶獎勵
Increasing the award for killing raid monsters.

• 打倒狩獵首領時也有機會獲得普通的一般物品
There will be chance to get normal items after killing raid monsters.

• 商店販賣的法書，怪物將停止掉落
Monsters will stop dropping skill books that are sold in the store.

• 一般怪物追加掉落新裝備與新物品
Monsters will drop new items and new equipment/weapons.


獵場
Hunting Area

卡瑪洛卡系列即時地監
Kamaluoka (translate based on the pronunciation, the actual name might be differ) Instant Time Dungeon.

• 追加「卡瑪洛卡、尼爾卡瑪洛卡、黎姆卡瑪洛卡」三個地監
There are three kinds of new dungeon: Kamaluoka, Nierkama ha, and Ha Limukama (translate based on the pronunciation, the actual names might be differ)

• 黎姆卡瑪洛卡是網咖專用地監
Ha Limukama Dungeon is specially designed for cyber caffee players. (Not very sure about what this means.)

• 新地監每日可進入一次，權限會在 PM 6:30 重置
Players and enter new dungeon once a day, the time will re-count at 6:00pm.
(One day means from 6:00pm to 6:00pm next day)

• 除了網咖地監外，其他兩個即時地監可透過村莊 NPC 申請進入
Beside the Ha Limukama Dungeon, players can apply for entrance to other two dungeons in village NPC.

• 每個村莊所屬的地監等級都不同
Dungeons located in different village are with different level.


卡瑪洛卡地監
Kamaluoka Dungeons

• 古鎮：20-35
Town of Gludio: Lv20~35

• 狄恩：20-40
Town of Dion: Lv20~40

• 海音：30-50
Heine: Lv30~50

• 修加特：45-75
Schuttgart: Lv45~75

• 魯因：55-80
Rune: Lv55~80


尼爾卡瑪洛卡地監
Nierkama ha Dungeons

• 古鎮：18-31
Town of Gludio: Lv18~31

• 狄恩：28-41
Town of Dion: Lv28~41

• 海音：38-51
Heine: Lv38~51

• 歐瑞：48-61
Town of Oren: 48~61

• 修加特：58-71
Schuttgart: Lv58~71

• 魯因：68-78
Rune: Lv68~78


克魯瑪塔
Cruma Tower

• 提升怪物掉寶獎勵
Increase the award dropping by kicking monsters

• 56 級以上角色無法進入（就兩個設定，值得放在 Preview Site ＝ ＝？）
Players above Lv56 cannot enter.


怪物行為
Monster behaviors

• 地監怪物將加強「遠離所在地後會強制回家」的判定（再次打壓槍團？）
目前確定部分地區怪物更容易回到原位，拖怪困難
When the monsters in Necropolis and Catacomb are lure away from the original location, they are more easily to go back.


獵場翻新
Hunting ground renewal

• 賽勒諾斯兵營、無法者森林、野獸庭園全面翻新
Varka Silenos Outpost, Outlaw Forest, and Garden of Beasts will be renewed



物品
Items & Equipment

價格調整
Prince Change

• 商店所有武器、防具、飾品全面降價
Price will drop for all weapons, armors and jewelry that sold in the store

製作調整
Crafting Adjustments

• 製作物品時有機率一次做出一個以上的成品，也有機會做出稀有物品
Crafted items now have a chance to making more then one item (which means there is chance to just using one set of materials and get more than one finish good).
They also have a chance of making a rare version of that item (altered stats and properties).

• 如果獲得損壞的稀有物品時，可拿去給財富鐵匠加工修復
When you get the broken rare item, you can bring it to The Blacksmith of Mammon to fix it.


稀有物品
Rare Item

這部份比想像中特別，額外拿出來講
This part is special, therefore, going to describe in more detailed.

1. 依照上面那段所說，工匠製作物品時有機會做出稀有物品，但是成品會呈現損壞狀況
According to the above information, when crafting item, there is chance to get rare item. However, this rare item will be in broken status.

2. 例如一位工匠製作出一把「損壞的 XX 劍」
For example, a Warsmith made a “Broken xx sword”

3. 接著拿著這把劍去找墓穴鐵匠，鐵匠會有類似解封印的兌換表，將此物品兌換成成品
Bring this “Broken xx sword” to The Blacksmith of Mammon, you will be able to fix it into a good one.

4. 兌換後，此稀有物品將會是黃色名字（例如：稀有的 XX 劍 速度激發）
稀有武器仍可賦予魂石、強化、精煉，上面的例子，武器基本上就有速度激發，之後仍可以賦予其他 魂石效果
這些效果就跟其他特效一樣，會有額外圖示出現在角色的技能欄位處
防具部分也可以有稀有版本，因此一個人全身都是稀有物品時，技能欄上將會多出更多的效果圖示
After fixing it, this item’s name will be in yellow color (for example, Rare xx sword – Haste). You can still use Soul Crystal, Life Stone, or Element Stone to add more effect to this rare item, you can also use Enchant weapon scroll on it. As in the example, the Rare xx sword – Haste, it already has the effect of Haste, and you can use soul crystal to add Haste effect again, which will become double Haste power. This also applies to other equipments, not just weapon.

5. 墓穴鐵匠修理稀有物品時需要「研磨強化劑」，此物品可跟財富商人購買，取得難度不高
In order to fix the broken rare item, you will need to have “Durable Varnish”(the official name might be differ from translation), which can obtain from The Trader of Mammon.


追加A級裝備
A-Grade Equipments Added

• 追加A級武器、防具、飾品，但這系列新物品無法強化、精煉、追加魂石
A-Grade equipments can be bought in the store, however, those cannot be augmented, strengthened or SA'd.

• 新的A級裝備可跟商店購買，也可打怪獲得
New A-grade equipments can be bought in the store or drop by the monsters.


追加商店販賣與交換物品
Store change

• 商店開始販賣C頂裝備，精品店開始販賣B底裝備
Top C-grade equipment can now be bought in the store. The boutique shop in the Town of Giran now start selling lower B grade equipments.

Weapons
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/9225/ch8008kj5.jpg

Armors
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/604/ch8009srb3.jpg

• B級裝備將可透過財富鐵匠進行同級兌換
B-Class weapons can be exchange with each other (same level) in the The Blacksmith of Mammon

NOTE: Some people says only the lower B-grade, some people say both Low and Top B grade weapons.

• 商店開始販賣部分幻影頭飾
Some of the Mirage headdress are sold in the store.


飾品精煉
Jewelry Augmentation

• 耳環、項鍊、戒指開放精煉
Earrings, necklaces, and rings can now be added special augmentations by using life stone.

• 飾品精煉使用的是不同的生命石，玩家可找鐵匠用五個相同生命石換一個飾品用生命石
However, it require different type of life stone, which can be exchange using 5 life stones (same level same kind) via the blacksmith in town.

• 飾品精煉效果目前得知有提升狀態攻擊效果、提升狀態防禦效果、提升屬性防禦、提升屬性攻擊等. ..
Current, there is information indicates that the Jewelry Augmentation will has effects such as increasing attack power, increasing defense power, increasing element defense, increasing element attack power, and so on…


追加藥草
New herbs

• 追加新藥草，所有藥草持續效果提升至五分鐘
There will be new buff herbs dropping, and it’s effect can last for 5 minutes.

• 追加的藥草為吸血藥草、致命藥草、大頭藥草
The new herbs are Vampire Herbs, Deadly herbs, Haste Herb.



(will be continued)

[langlang]

Vitality points consuming formula is based on experience amount, not based on time
Making the entire system worthless for people who actually need enhanced exp... ie the poor people not botting in their high 70's and and low 80's.

[Goldshlager]

I hope this experience amount is % based per level and not 500k exp for all lvls.

[puppy33]

Making the entire system worthless for people who actually need enhanced exp... ie the poor people not botting in their high 70's and and low 80's.


Sorry about my translation skill.

If reading in my own language, what I think it means is the the increasing is based on the experence that you gain from killing monsters.

For example,
if you get 100 experences from killing A monster

with viliaty points, you will gain 100 + extract experiecne

so when your vility system level is 4, you might gain 300 experience (total possible increasing) instead of 100 for killing the same monster.

This is what I understand so far. Might be wrong @@""

[Vent]

So yeah. I just came back here to check up on how L2 was progressing after these last few months and I see this post. I can't believe ranged classes are taking a serious hit. I love this new L2 dev team they seriously have a new vision for this game, lets hope it works out.

They are really WoWing this game up. Adding an Honor system and casual experience system certainly hold as evidence to that.

I left Lineage 2 in distaste when I realized everything needed was an Archer or nuker in everything fun. Basically being told to FU when raiding Frintessa was the final straw because all they wanted for DD's were archers. Now that I see some classes getting anti ranged skills I see new light for this game.

Maybe it's time to renew my subscription and dust off the old Wind Rider?

[Aaede]

Is "staying in the safe area" means you have to be online all that time to get vitality points ? If so it will be just stupid, as usual for ncsoft

[Toker]

Is "staying in the safe area" means you have to be online all that time to get vitality points ? If so it will be just stupid, as usual for ncsoft

It will probably be the same as wow so all you have to do is log in a safe zone not actually be ingame.

[Aaede]

Ah, its ok then. Or everyone will be trading from their mains, lol

[kareowyn]

Making the entire system worthless for people who actually need enhanced exp... ie the poor people not botting in their high 70's and and low 80's.

Maybe what it means is that the way of consuming your vitality points is not based in a certain time in wich you can get the bonus (for example, lvl 1 = 30 minutes or so) but that you have a fixed amount of xp bonus from each lvl wich you can collect killing mobs without caring in how much time do you kill them. But who knows, still too early to know. Anyways, it sounds good for ocassional/non botter players, bots will get their lvl eventually :P

[Diego Vargas]

Making the entire system worthless for people who actually need enhanced exp... ie the poor people not botting in their high 70's and and low 80's.

If the exp amount vitality will boost is proportionate to the level of the character this could be decent.

It is about 21 mil per 1% at L80 (1.5 hours in an average group), if I could spend 1/3rd the time it takes to clear that (30 mins) that would be great.

[SandsOftime]

This new vitality system is the way to increase server rates imo.

[OmGee]

flagged time 120 sec o,O... anyway, after reading these notes i just see what is expected...this gaming is becoming more stupider with new , faster rythms now

[kareowyn]

Vitality system increases rates of xp, but not rates of drops. I think its a good way to encourage normal people to play, like it happens in WoW, but it keeps some "hardcore" aspects, if you want to call it like that. Of course, ignoring all the bot/ebaying thing, but just talking about design. If you can just log 2 hours every day, it will enhance your time playing, so no more excuses like "i bot because i have to work", "great social live" and stuff like that. But many good ideas from NCsoft are fine when written (olympiads, for example) and badly implemented later. Lets hope for once they make it good *crossing fingers*

[SandsOftime]

Vitality system increases rates of xp, but not rates of drops. I think its a good way to encourage normal people to play, like it happens in WoW, but it keeps some "hardcore" aspects, if you want to call it like that. Of course, ignoring all the bot/ebaying thing, but just talking about design. If you can just log 2 hours every day, it will enhance your time playing, so no more excuses like "i bot because i have to work", "great social live" and stuff like that. But many good ideas from NCsoft are fine when written (olympiads, for example) and badly implemented later. Lets hope for once they make it good *crossing fingers*

Whell this thing simply could be solved by 3x increasing Spoil! So if you need some materilas find a BH(nowdays it's almost imposible) and go hunt.