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''Lineage'' ( is the sequel to this first Lineage game, considered one of largest commercial MMORPG communities in the world at 2005 . ''Lineage'' features 2D isometric-overhead graphics similar to those of '', Knight , Wizard , Prince / Princess , or Dark Elf . Game play features classic RPG elements reminiscent of Dungeons & Dragons , such as killing monsters and completing quests for loot and Experience Points , levels, character attributes (charisma, strength, wisdom, etc.), and Alignments (neutral, chaotic or lawful). Lineage's stat, monster, and item system was originally largely borrowed from NetHack with MMO elements added, but recent updates have introduced more original content. Player versus player combat (also known as PVP) is extensive in ''Lineage''. Players can fight other Player Character s by joining a "bloodpledge" (an association of players almost like a Clan in other games) and then attacking a castle or fighting a pledge war. NCsoft has reported that ''Lineage'' had at one point more than three million subscribers MMOGChart Subscribers , most of them in Korea. To compare, there have only been four other MMOs to have had more than 1 million subscribers,''s that pay for their own subscriptions. Despite the popularity of their games in Asia, NCsoft has yet to produce similar successes anywhere else in the world. They developed '' Lineage II '' and released it in Korea in 2003 and the United States in 2004 . They hope that dramatically improved 3D graphics (thanks to the Unreal Engine ) and better marketing in the US will help business performance. The title ''Lineage'' came from a series of comic books with same title ''Lineage'' by Shin Il-sook, and the servers of ''Lineage'' are named after the characters of the comic book. It is a fantasy story where a rightful prince reclaims the throne from the hands of usurper. When first created, the game closely resembled the original work; but, as developers have added new features, the Fictional Universe s of the two works have gradually diverged. EXTERNAL LINKS
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