L2wh closing down!

Oh guys, that's sad.

http://www.l2wh.com is closing down

The announcement, made by Himred himself, reads:

l2wh.com has been started very long time ago, to be precise the 24th of september 2004, I maintain it for more than 5 years now .

The actual traffic of l2wh is very small, (6x lower than AionWh) and is decreasing day after day .

We agree that Lineage II is sloping down, however it is sad to see the best ever resource on the subject stopping.

On a brighter note, the site will not stop working in the near future. But they will be no bug fixes and no additions. And there is a poll open on the subject, which could change things - have a look.

Visit Event NPC - Today!

Seriously. Today. Must-do!

That's just a reminder that today is the 14th day of the current event - ie the day that the best gifts are given. Free for all your chars.

Note: Open the chest when you are ready to use it. Time will start running right-away, thus you'd better be ready to get some kick-ass exp.

Aion Server Joining: Spatalo

Aion Open Beta has started. Just a quick note:

Clan mates who are currently trying the new game have joined:

Server Spatalo

Urgent: Important Event Changes

Eva's Inferno, the currently running event, has changed:

• Event period resets at 2am GMT (that's 04:00 greek time) for Teon.
• On day 10 and 14 we will have more time (24hours!) to visit NPC Jack Sage and get reward.
• The rewards for days 10 and 14 change! Contrary to the stupid scroll we got on day 6, the NPC will give:
• Day 10: chest with Vitality Replenishing PotionS AND 5hour duration Rune of SP 30%. Started on 10:36pm (GMT+2).
  
• Day 14: chest with a 5 hour Rune of Experience Points 50% AND a 5 hour Rune of SP 50%.
Runes begin as soon as you open each chest, so you better wait until the right time. Don't worry, the chests will not disappear when the event ends.

I guess this is NC's way of apologising for all these hours the servers were down.

Remember to go get a chest, with each of your chars, on days 10 and 14.

BlizzCon 2009

Full tile: BlizzCon2009 - Blizzard (World) Convention 2009

BlizzCon is an annual convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to celebrate their major franchises: Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo. The 2009 edition, featuring a live performance by Ozzy Osbourne, was held on August 21-22.

They announced their new WoW expansion and new Diablo 3 race, they gave away beta keys and game-pets and they had a variety of events held. Subscription cost was about 125$.

The convention also hosted the first presentation of the "Do You Want To Date My Avatar?" videoclip which is definitely worth checking out!

Well that's what Blizzard does.. I am waiting for NC's response to their audience (that's us!).

Hitting 81!!

We are very proud to announce that her_whose_name_can_not_be_mentioned (in the blog) has reached..

Lvl 81!

I am not allowed to explicitly mention this char name, because she grumbles when I do, but in game she is a powerful female sorcerer and in RL is a tall handsome guy ;-) Grats grats grats!!!!

Picture from her earlier days, when she was

young and innocent (we have

digitally removed the cat ears)

Birthday problems on July 14th

Just a quick note to let you know that yesterday, after the long update, some chars had problems getting their birthday buff.

If you had any such issues yesterday, or at any other time, be sure to file a petition. The problem might not be resolved, but at least you will get reimbursed with some revita-pops (a.k.a. lolipops).

L33t Sp34k

L33t sp34k (elite speak) is an alphabet, used primarily on MMOs like ours. Examples include n00b, pwn3d, etc. Try your skills decoding the phrase on the t-shirt.

Hello

Hello,

1. Well done everyone for the TW on Saturday.

2. Remember to subscribe to 7signs - yes, it's *this* week.

3. Many thanx to Anthi for posting on my behalf till now.

4. There is an L2 facebook group by NC: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lineage-2/8355932093

5. Everybody is lagging a lot, the past few days.

thanx!
- Sofia

Territory War July 4th - Participation Info

Posting on behalf of SofiaGR:

Today the clan will participate at the territory wars, subscribed to defend Goddard.

All clan members are advised:

1. Get the quest "Path to Becoming an Elite Mercenary" - if they do not have it already.

In order to get the quest, you need to speak to Mercenary Captain, right on the left of Manor Manager. The Mercenary Captain is also marked on  the map, so he is very easy to locate. Pick "Quest" and then follow the dialog, until you acquire the quest.

2. Have their characters logged in at 21:00pm (greek time, ie GMT+2).

2a. If they can not be active:

• Just leave the char inside a town, where she/he will be safe.

2b. If they can be active:

• Contact the rest of the clan (+friends, e.g. Fyonar) at that time, to form parties and port to the place decided ;-) No more info here, but most of you know what's planned!
• If possible log in to Skype as well, Ubba is responsible for communications.

3. Do not subscribe as defenders of another town, since this Saturday the whole clan is subscribed to Goddard. Exceptions to this rule would be characters having badges from previous Saturdays, but I do not think there are any.

Added after the war has finished:
4. Visit the Territory Manager to get your badges. The Territory Manager is right next to the Manor Manager again, but dressed better than the previous NPC (see step 1). You will need to check "Quest" and then "Ask for reward".

Rare photo of the leader disguised as an elf. Stupid, aren't they?

Be sure to have fun!
 - SofiaGR

Its Birthday Time!

Our beloved leader, a cheerful and caring dark elf, celebrates today her birthday!
Blue Clan and the rest of your friends wish you:

Happy Birthday SofiaGR !

Without the help, caring and love of SofiaGR the clan, the blog, the meetings and many more, gaming related or not, activities would not be accomplished!
For this and many more things we thank you for your friendship and caring.

The Blue Clan members are proud to call you Leader and Friend!

p.s. now its a good opportunity to see you reach lvl 80!

The strayed silien has return

It's a long time since Karidad, the strayed yet much valued, silien elf had been seen.

Now she has return, stronger from her adventures in the land of the drows, and better equipped (see sexy photo below), to continue her course in Aden and beyond.

Wearing a tallum armor to strengthen important .. assets.

No comments whatsoever about her weapon of choice.

Hitting 80! (part II)

More news...

Oracle10g is lvl 80!

So now everyone hurry up and get to lvl 80!

Comic by Scott Kurtz - See Ding!

Hitting 80!

We are very proud to announce that.......

Ubba is lvl 80!

He is the first of the clan to reach level 80. Grats dear knight!!

Comic by Scott Kurtz - See Ding!

Stuck Again! (or About Flying)

Most characters level 75 (or more) have probably tried flying - the new feature added in the last expansion.

Flying can be controlled either

• using the mouse (click where you want to go), or 
• using keyboard shortcuts (A/D, W/S, Q/E). 

I think a combination of both is most efficient. Usually I use my right hand to click where I want to go, and my left hand to control macros and altitude (Q/E).

The problem? You get stuck. Very often!

Archmage/Fyonar helped me a lot, by noticing that the flying "things" (should I call them "rocks"?) usually have invisible strings, connecting them to the invisible "ceiling" and the "ground".

Another reason I get stuck is because I forget I am in "enter-chat" mode, try to talk, and usually end up with all possible windows (inventory, map, etc) open.

Ding! Comic by Scott Kurtz

Note: "Enter-chat" mode does not mean you can actually enter chat. On the contrary, it requires you to press enter before you try to speak. Counter-intuitive, isnt it?

Game news

Not-so-new "pumpkin" event (also knows us "Summer Squash Event") with not-so-interesting rewards will take place from June 9th to June 16th. NPCs will remain around for another week. At least you gain quest items by hunting mobs in your lvl, so it's not that bad.

The quest history, about the poor farmer.. nurturing plants with love.. blah blah, evil blah blah, seeds infused with anger blah blah.. Same as last year.

Now for the important news....

The "subclass change" paid service will start! Yeap! On June 9th!

Not much detail has been published, but expectations and rumors are that it will allow swapping between main and subclass! It took place once before, for a limited time (Jolcyk changed from a short dwarfette to a sexy female human!). It will cost €30 / $50.

Excellent news for healers

You will never believe this! In the next update, healers will be able to choose skills from their fellow healer classes! At least according to the patch notes - it will get verified soon, when it gets live at Korea.

Requirement: 3rd class

• Cardinals get 1 skill (used to be 2).
• Eva's Saints get 1 skill (used to be 2).
• Silien Saints possibly get 4 skills (they haven't changed that yet)!

Choices can be altered, but deleting a skill learned this way costs 10M.

Caution, not all skills are available. For example Balance Life seems to be missing from the table. Oh well. Still we (= Silien Saints) can get clarity! At last those stupid sorcerers will now party with us!

More info and discussion at EllieBelly's site!

Women's Magazine

You must check this out - it's helarious. A (hypothetical) women's magazine cover, pictured by UpiryGirl. I found it at l2vault, but it is also present at the official forums too.

If you are female, or if you are a male who ever had a close relationship with a female, you will find all article titles very funny. My personal favorite is the one about "Goddess Shilen relationship with her father".

Respect. UpiryGirl, you are very talented!!!

Update 29/5/2009: UpiryGirl is now offically part of the l2vault team.

Various Clan News

• New member, old player: Apollonas just transfered from Sieghardt. I am not sure which username he will finally get on Teon, however he will definitely be a Phoenix Knight. Welcome on board!

• Tzonakos birthday was celebrated on Saturday with extra-chocolate fudge cake. Best Wishes young Hero!

• Ilias (Destinia) finished his civil service today!
  

About Elves

After all this careful studying of the patch notes and all those changes, it's time to have some fun with our favorite fun topic: Elves!

love,
a dark elf