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On Dec 13th NCsoft® announced the release of Kamael (otherwise known as Lineage II: The First Throne), the newest and largest addition to the Lineage® II franchise. At more than 1 Gigabyte, Kamael is the largest expansion ever for the massively multiplayer online PC game and adds an entirely new playable race, new lands, ongoing fortress battles, instanced dungeons and new account services to the game, which has continued to increase in depth and story.

The huge Kamael expansion is free to all current Lineage II subscribers. Lineage II is known as the gaming market’s premier player-versus-player (PvP) MMO, and since its launch in late 2003, has reached more than 17 million players worldwide.

The main feature of the expansion is a new playable race called the Kamael, one-winged soldiers who control a form of dark magic and are presented in different class paths based on gender, with both male and female characters possessing distinct combat abilities. The ultimate goal of the Kamael warriors, born on the Isle of Souls, is to earn a second wing and reach the powerful “final form.”

Adding to the intrigue and massive battles Lineage II is known for are clan-based, daily fortress battles. Smaller in scale to the enormous castle sieges, the fortress battles will allow smaller clans to gain a foothold on territory and elevating their clan in the larger political and military background.

Highlights for veteran players of the game include the addition of lands for those above level 70, Hellbound and the Isle of Prayer. Also coming soon, highly-requested game features such as character server transfers, name changes and gender changes will become available for purchase.

Additional new features include a set of instanced dungeons and new item slots and items that include new more powerful weapons and armor. Instanced dungeons provide players a place where they can hunt by themselves, untouched by players or creatures. There are two different kinds of Instanced Dungeons: one that requires a quest to enter, and the other that requires the acquisition of a castle or fortress to enter.

Also, when players tackle particularly challenging adventures or overcome monstrous bosses, they can capture the moment on video with the game’s newly polished record and replay system that allows players to speed up or slow down their footage when they view their captured battles.

Classes

Male Kamael

Male Kamael Solder -> Trooper (1st) -> Berserker (2nd) -> Doombringer (3rd)

Male Kamael Solder -> Trooper (1st) -> Soul Breaker (2nd) -> Soul Hound (3rd)

Female Kamael

Female Kamael Solder -> Warder (1st) -> Soul Breaker (2nd) -> Soul Hound (3rd)

Female Kamael Solder -> Warder (1st) -> Arbalester (2nd) -> Trickster (3rd)

Kamael-Exclusive Weapon

The Kamael are capable of converting existing weapons into Kamael-exclusive weapons (Ancient Sword, Rapier, and Crossbow) using their unique weapon conversion skill.

Kamael-exclusive weapons can be converted from weapons that are D-grade or higher, and the weapons can be traded or dropped.

Not all weapons can be converted; only the following weapons can be converted into Kamael-exclusive weapons:

• Two-handed Sword <--> Ancient Sword
• One-handed Sword <--> Rapier
• Bow <--> Crossbow (Bow-gun)

The Kamael skill that allows for weapon conversion is available after the first class transfer. The weapon conversion skill will only work on the weapon you currently have equipped.

When a weapon is converted, its enchant value, special abilities, and elemental attributes remain the same; however, augmented weapons cannot be converted.

A converted weapon can be enchanted and bestowed with special abilities, augments, or elemental attributes.

A Kamael-exclusive weapon can be converted back to its original form as long as it has not been augmented. It will retain all of its enchant values, special abilities, and attributes.