Battles with mobs and between players is the main activity in Lineage II.
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Battle process
In Lineage II battles with mobs are real time battles. If you know the specifics of the battle process, you can safely hunt alone.
1. Target
Mobs dwell in fields and dungeons. By clicking a mob once, you target it. In the upper left part of the screen you’ll see the target window containing the name of the mob and the info about it. By the colour of its name you can understand its level, and the additional info will let you know whether the battle is going to be hard or relatively easy. Click the selected mob once again or use an attacking skill to start the battle. There are aggressive mobs who attack your character once it’s become visible to them, and not aggressive who don’t attack first. However, such not aggressive mobs have so called sociality – they attack a character if it attacks their comrades. You cannot determine whether a mob is aggressive or social by its looks. So you need to be careful when you explore new hunting zones.
– first click at the mob, the mob is targeted.
– second click at the mob, the mob is attacked.
Level below 77
| Colour of mob’s name | Difference in lvls | XP penalty | Drop penalty |
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| Target’s name | +11 and more | no XP | no drop |
| Target’s name | +9 and more | none | none |
| Target’s name | +6 ~ +8 | none | none |
| Target’s name | +3 ~ +5 | none | none |
| Target’s name | -2 ~ +2 | none | none |
| Target’s name | -3 ~ -5 | none | small penalty |
| Target’s name | -6 ~ -8 | small penalty | small penalty |
| Target’s name | -9 and more | serious penalty | serious penalty |
Level 78 and higher
| Colour of mob’s name | Difference in lvls | XP penalty | Drop penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target’s name | +11 and more | no XP | no drop |
| Target’s name | +4 ~ +10 | none | none |
| Target’s name | +2 ~ +3 | none | none |
| Target’s name | -1 ~ +1 | none | none |
| Target’s name | -3 ~ -2 | none | small penalty |
| Target’s name | -5 ~ -4 | small penalty | small penalty |
| Target’s name | -6 and more | serious penalty | serious penalty |
Level 85 and higher
| Colour of mob’s name | Difference in lvls | XP penalty | Drop penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target’s name | +11 and more | no XP | no drop |
| Target’s name | +3 ~ +10 | serious penalty | serious penalty |
| Target’s name | +2 | none | none |
| Target’s name | -1 ~ +1 | none | none |
| Target’s name | -2 | none | small penalty |
| Target’s name | -3 ~ -10 | small penalty | small penalty |
| Target’s name | -11 and more | serious penalty | serious penalty |
Since Gracia Plus update has been introduced, there are additional restrictions for hunting mobs lvl 78 and higher:
- The formula used to count the damage caused to mobs level 78+ is slightly changed:
- The amount of damage caused to mobs is reduced if your level is lower that the mob's level by 2 or more.
- The damage is not reduced if your character’s level is the same as the mob’s or higher.
- The damage caused by a servitor or a pet depends on the owner’s level, not on the level of a pet/servitor.
- The damage is reduced for all attack types (weapon, skills, etc.)
- This change doesn’t affect PvP.
- The amount of damage caused to mobs is reduced if your level is lower that the mob's level by 2 or more.
- The formula for magic resistance for mobs level 78+ is slightly changed:
- If attacker’s level is 3 or more levels below the mob’s level, there’s a greater chance that the mob will successfully resist magic.
- The method of counting mobs’ magic resistance is changed
- Mobs’ chance to resist magic is now based on character’s level, not character's characteristics or equipment
- This change doesn’t affect PvP.
2. Start of a battle
When you’ve found the mobs that match your level and characteristics, attack them, use your weapon and skills. Use Soulshots/Spiritshots to increase damage. Keep an eye on your HP and MP. When your HP level is low, use healing herbs or healing magic.
3. End of a battle
The battle is over then you kill a mob or when a mob kills you. If the mob dies, your character gets XP, SP and probably some trophies – adena, resources, items. If your character dies in a battle, it loses some XP and may receive a Shilen's Breath debuff. A dead character can be resurrected by other players or it can go to the closest township or village to get resurrected there.
See also: Death Penalty
4. Weapon and types of attacks
| Weapon for short-range attacks | Weapon for long-range attacks |
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| Physical skills | Magic skills |
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Hunting mobs
When you hunt mobs, your character gets XP, SP to learn skills, adena, etc.
XP
XP is required to increase your character’s level. When it reaches 100%, your character gets a level-up. When it gets a certain level, your character can learn new skills.
SP
SP means the points required to learn skills. The higher your character’s level is, the more SP it needs to learn skills. You need to choose skills thoughtfully, otherwise you may lack SP for a skill.
Adena
Adena is the currency used in the world of Lineage II. One of the ways to get it is hunting mobs. Note that adena falls on the ground and you need to pick it up when a mob is killed. If you don’t pick it up in 10 minutes, it’ll disappear (like all drop from a mob).
Items
By killing mobs you can receive various items. Each mob has their own set of items. A chance to get armor or weapon is very low, in most cases you’ll get resources or herbs.
Death from a mob
Death is Lineage II is quite an ordinary thing. If your character dies during hunting, it loses XP.
See also:
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Character Resurrection
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Character’s status
During a battle both mobs and characters can use different debuffs causing certain character’s status. For the most part, such effects are temporary, but they can be fatal for your character or even a group of characters.
| Name | Description | How to remove a debuff |
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| Sleep | The target falls asleep and cannot move or attack. | Use a Waking Scroll on a sleeping target. The status is cancelled if any damage is received. |
| Hold | The target cannot move, but it can use long-range and magic attacks. | There’s no way to cancel this status quickly. |
| Poison | The target periodically receives damage. | The poisoned character may use an antidote or a healer may use a "Cure Poison" skill, etc. |
| Bleed | The target periodically receives damage. | The target can use a Bandage or a "Life Aid Banding" skill. |
| Stun | The target is stunned and cannot move or attack. | The stun may be cancelled if damage is received. The protecting buffs by Evas Saint or Shillien Saint can increase protection from stuns. |
| Paralysis | The target is paralyzed and cannot move or attack. | Bishops and Shillien Saints can heal paralysis. |
| Silence | The target cannot use physical and magic skills. | There’s no way to cancel this status quickly. |
| Slow | The target’s running speed is reduced. | There’s no way to cancel this status quickly. |
| Decrease Atk. Spd. | The target’s attack speed is reduced. | There’s no way to cancel this status quickly. |
| Leg Strike | The target is knocked over and cannot move or attack. | There’s no way to cancel this status quickly. |
| Binding | Lifts and holds the target into the air. | There’s no way to cancel this status quickly. |
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Did you know that...
Seraphim the Unicorn, Elemental Master's servitor, can cancel such debuffs as silence, root, stun, silence and paralysis from the party members. |
Attacking position
Choosing an attacking position
Some classes may use the advantages of positional attacks, i.e. attacks from behind or side attacks. Such attacks allow them to cause more damage. They can also use the advantages of Soul Crystals. It’s very useful to have a tank in the group for this purpose. A tank may draw mob’s aggression upon itself, while the rest of the group attacks from sides or from behind.
Tank’s position
Tanks always stand face to face with a mob, so, to increase their defense, tanks use shields. When Shield Defense works, tank’s physical defense characteristics is increased by the physical defense characteristics of a shield. Basic shield defense rate is 20%, however, if a mob is within 30 degrees before the character, shield defense rate is increased. Shields are particularly useful when a character is attacked by several mobs at once, it increases the chances for the character and for the party to survive.
Battle – Related Pages
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