L2: Freya

[baho]

And now what the developers have in mind to balance the classes.

- The exp that Servitors take from the Summoner will be reduced or abolished (both, mutually exclusive, alternatives were written on one powerpoint screen), with the exception of 90% PvP Servitors.

- When summoning a Servitor, Spirit Ore will be used. Spirit Ore will have zero weight.

- The cost to call up and maintain a Servitor will be reduced by 50%.

- The Hate skill of Tanks will be made stronger (this will make hunting in parties easier than ever).

- Tanks will be given attack-strengthening buffs they can bestow on party members.

- The power of  Tanks' Vanguard skills will be increased, which will make those classes stronger in solo play.

- The introduction of monsters who ignore the P.Def. of armor will make it an absolute must for a party to have a tank with them.

- The CP values of each class will be adjusted. Especially the CP of Elven Elders/Eva's Saints and Shillien Elders/Shillien Saints will be increased by  80%.

- In the course of 2010, after the Freya update, more than 20 class-specific skills will be added, as well as 5 class-specific "Special Skills" that have to do with a newly introduced "Awakening System" for learning the 20 other skills. Here some of those skills:

- Mages will be able to cast two different spells at the same time, using both hands.



- Tanks will be able to attract targets over a long distance.



- Daggers will be able to summon up a duplicate of themselves to assist them in battle. That duplicate will be able to perform the same attacks as the original.



- Buffers will be given high-level Dooomcryer buffs, the so-called "Blood Lust", that transforms their party members into berserkers.



- Summoners will be will be able to summon two Servitors at a time.



- Fighter classes will be able to wield two different weapons at the same time, like a sword in the left hand and a blunt in the right hand.



- Dancers and Singers will be given extremely good party buffs.

- Archers will be given a Sniper Mode with a sort of zoom/telescopic lens function that enables them to attack quite far away enemies.




Apart from the classes, the Attribute System will also be changed. The number of Attributes that can be bestowed on armor will be changed from 1 to 3.



Later in 2010 and as a first step towards "International [=inter-server] War" a World Olympiad encompassing all servers will be introduced. Points will be gathered, and the server with the most points will be "Champion of Champions". There will be special benefits for the Hero Server:


This will not necessarily be implemented on NA/Euro servers; we also don't have he Battle League tournaments.

In the four 2010 updates overall 20 new hunting grounds and 10 new Bosses will be added. Below some pictures from the new Seed of True Destruction in Gracia, which we will get in "Freya". Here the collection of Attribute Crystals (it says exactly that, not "Seed Energies") will be possible all the time, 24 hours a day. Apart and separate from this instanced system a Raid Boss will appear in the Seed of True Destruction in a rhythm of cycles.









And here three hunting grounds that will be introduced later in 2010:








For SAM's summary of various reports from that press conference see here:
http://gametsg.yatta.com.tw/lineage2/index.php?view=article&articleid=30383

And this is the official source:
http://lineage2.plaync.co.kr/board/l2online/view?articleID=377&page=

http://www2.elliebelly.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=17211#17211

Some ... weird stuff in there like 2 nukes at same time (lol) or 3 attributes per armor (1800 max? o_O ). Or "Daggers will be able to summon up a duplicate of themselves to assist them in battle. That duplicate will be able to perform the same attacks as the original". I won't say this changes are retarded until i try them but they're certainly weird.

[penom]

perhaps they are going to nerf some damage on those new stuff
but teh game is really turning into aion....tank whip??? wtf...vesper glowing??? wtf...two diff weapons wielding???hax..

[valandril]

no. dont let it ever come to l2. and ofc all content 80+ on retail, still sucky blunts... Seems that dev has no clue what to do with this game

[SplichO]

Dunno, for me sounds interesting the new instances and new places and sh1t load of quests. But x1 rate...

[Chris]

L2 is turning on WoW wannabe game

[pokemontrainer]

#care

[penom]

Wow??? u need some update dude 

[Alkaz]

update him go

[Chris]

Wow??? u need some update dude 

? 2 different weapons,instances, carebear farm (ECS from Sod actually) are pure WoW game features, since HellBound its same each update, wow wannabe.

[pandemonium]

Dunno, for me sounds interesting the new instances and new places and sh1t load of quests. But x1 rate...

dunnowattodo without manapots

[penom]

I-------

[Ident]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB5a9Eh36Mw

Actually, Freya seems to me as the Lich King of LineageII

[n0click]

it will be the most retarded chronicle ever =D , imagine a mass pvp with double summons , alld aggers with their clone , tank agroing them =D , nuckers using bubble with one hand and with other one nuke , all with 1800 elements and others shiet , i'm going to contact nasa to gimme an PC for it =D it will be an mass pve not siege tanks agroing clones and 100 sumons and nuckers killing them =))

oh yea ... and all willl be berzekers with that doomcryer skill xD mass rush impacts

[Udunnome]

here's something funnier : Antharas/Valakas/Frintezza are instanced in Freya 

[n0click]

here's something funnier : Antharas/Valakas/Frintezza are instanced in Freya 

awesome now all retards will have epics , i wont play this chronicle even if u pay me

[Udunnome]

still it will take around 200 retards to kill a Valakas with 200kk HP+invincible pets 

[n0click]

still it will take around 200 retards to kill a Valakas with 200kk HP+invincible pets 

if u know tactics is simple

[Zent]

- Archers will be given a Sniper Mode with a sort of zoom/telescopic lens function that enables them to attack quite far away enemies.

oO

[Sirius92]

When is this updated going to be implemented at NA/EU servers ?

[maYotech]

sounds really weird to be honest, and it sounds like " too much"

that olympiad thing, looks really cool though.

[hello]

overall freya  == pve fest (more than what it already is)

dont see any point of playing L2 past epilogue

[Seno]

humm gotta agree in that one.
when u get stuff like fortresses, TW's, instances inserted into the game like what happened in gracia, yeh its some new content ppl would like to try but freya is just stupid. ppl are still farming their vesper sets and they already introduced 2 new sets lol. just stupid. means moar pve. guess many ppl will stick to gracia final and then wait for l3

[mogils]

many ppl from retail will go to private servars

[SplichO]

Sup?

[Seno]

yeh that lol olympiad thing between servers is really weird. its a sort of tournament which as far i understood wont influence the heroes from each server (guy from other server cant steal hero from you) but yeh ur server will actually get some benefits if u win the tournament

anyway heres some info :

http://v3.elliebelly.net/
http://www2.elliebelly.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1067&start=150http://l2.eogamer.com/wiki/Freya_Sneak_Peek#