Lineage 2M is set to become the new flagship title of the Korean publisher NCSoft. This MMORPG will be playable not only on smartphones but also on PC.
What is Lineage 2M? Lineage 2M is a new mobile MMORPG from NCSoft. According to the developers, it is supposed to surpass the great success of Lineage Mobile and be so good that no other game can compete with Lineage 2 in the coming years. The release even led to the cancellation of the major gaming event G-Star 2019.
To ensure the new MMORPG’s success, it has been equipped with some exciting features:
- The game offers “Full 3D graphics” with 4K resolution, so it looks good even on PC.
- There are reportedly no loading screens in the game.
- There will be over 100 class types, as well as world bosses and a guild system.
- Lineage 2M will be released directly with an emulator for PC, allowing you to play it on your home computer as well. NCSoft is using its own platform called “Purple”.
- In advance, over 2 million players have already registered for the title. The interest was similar to that of Black Desert Mobile, which could be registered for globally.
The game already looked really good in the first trailers:
When was the MMORPG released? Lineage 2M was released on Wednesday, November 27th, in Korea. A release date for other regions has not yet been announced.
With a simple trick, you can already play the new MMORPG in the West. Therefore, there is already some gameplay of Lineage 2M on YouTube.
No character editor, many running quests
What do we already know about Lineage 2M? At the beginning, you choose one of five pre-made characters:
- There is no character editor, unlike Black Desert Mobile, which has a very detailed editor.
- Instead, you have 3 male and 2 female pre-made avatars.
- They come from different races, and not every race can play every class.
- Overall, there are 7 different classes.
After that, you enter a visually beautiful world that looks surprisingly good on PC. However, in the first hour you mainly experience simple running and kill quests. These can be quickly completed thanks to auto-run, auto-fight, and even automatic use of potions, as shown in the video from MMOCulture:
However, we do not yet know what the gameplay in mid and end game with field bosses, PvP, and group content will look like at this time.
Purple is planned for all games
How well does the emulator for PC work? NCSoft has also released the platform Purple along with Lineage 2M. This is intended to make the new MMORPG playable on PC, which we have already tested.
The game runs well on PC and looks good there thanks to the high graphics. Nevertheless, you can also use the automatic gameplay here, as you are accessing the same game account.
The new platform Purple is currently in beta phase. In the future, other games from NCSoft should also be playable on Purple, including Lineage M, the publisher’s major success.
In addition, the full version of Purple is expected to have a chat function for interacting with friends and its own livestream service. You can also get a first insight into the launcher at MMO-Culture.
Can you use Purple and Lineage 2M in Germany? You can already download the Purple platform from the official website of NCSoft. However, it shows in our region that the PC in use does not meet the requirements for Lineage 2M.
To play Lineage 2M, you need to download an exe file from third-party providers. When the game will be released in the West is currently still unknown.
What do you think of the first impressions of Lineage 2M? Could the game also be successful in the West?
