Lineage 2/Combat

= Introduction =

In Lineage 2, combat is your primary occupation. You find the monsters in this world, and you fight them; you find other PCs in the world, and you can fight them. This section deals with how to fight them.

As some of these are more in the nature of guides, this page serves as a hub to link to the sub-articles. Please feel free to add to these, as we would like to share the experiences of players of the game.

= Articles =

The Mechanics of Hate
Main Article

An important but very subtle concept in Lineage 2 is the idea that mobs work on Hate. Yes, the mobs actually do hate you, the PC.

However, Hate, for the lack of a better term, is a critical decision-making factor for the mob AI, and as such we need to understand it in order to be more efficient in our hunting. The full article is here, for your perusal.

Soloing in a Party World
In Lineage 2, the emphasis is on finding parties to hunt together. But it's not always possible to do so, and you often would end up hunting alone. Here is a collection of articles to help gamers maximize their solo hunts:


 * 1) Solo Play Guide by Lynx7725

= To Do = Tactics for hunting, why hunt, partying vs solo. Please feel free to expand.