Inviction

That spirit system sucks lol, instant heal during pvp?

The amount healed will depend on what we set it as. It will be a small amount with a decent cool down on the skill. Not going to be superman if you use it.

I have updated and added a feature list. I will update my first post here in a few minutes as well. We will stay Interlude.

Server goes to the datacenter tomorrow!

It won't stay Interlude :)

Some updates posted    http://invictionl2.com/forum/index.php?topic=11.msg59#new

See he didn't even have time to make a real post and the writing is slanted suggesting he typed that with only his left hand.

He's too busy fappin :/

Server goes to the datacenter in a few days. I just received it last week from the DC I had it in the US. Feels weird to have it in my hands known how many thousands have played and spent so much time on it  :)

Heres a Pic...pretty boring looking for how much fun it generates :D

You can read a little about us here http://invictionl2.com/forum/index.php?topic=2.0

We are looking for one Advertising Rep. This person will be responsible for making, maintaining, and updating all Inviction L2 ads. This means voting sites, forums, blogs etc. If it has to do with the L2Community we want our name there.

This person must be a member in good standing on at least 2 Lineage 2 related sites/forums. You will be responsible for making weekly reports to me in our staff forums on the Ad Campaign. You will aslo be allocated a monthly "allowance" to spend on the ad campaign for InvictionL2. You must speak and write very good English.

This is a serious position as it will play a large part in the servers success. You must be able to idle with us on our IRC whenever online as it is a staff requirement.

If you are interested in this position post here and than send me a PM on Invictions forums. Do both or you will not be considered.

Thanks

Inviction

lol stop leaving!

Well reason would like to do it that way is it's a big source of mass PvP :P

No the updates will not mean a wipe everytime. Everybodys accounts, chars, items stay through all updates.

The exact amount of time for updating chronicles has not been 100% set we are still thinking on it :) As for "retail" style play, yes and no. One of the things I realized after Insomnia was people do not have the time to play L2 these days, or they are bored of grinding. We are going to try and keep the "feel" of the game but there will be some things introduced to make things easier for those with little time.

AIOs- Usually I would not have these in a server but they will be available on Inviction but must not leave town. Buffs will most likely be set to 40 minutes. This simplifies leveling greatly but "buff" type support will still be needed for those that like to play it (seiges and epics).

NPC Buffer- There will be a NPC Buffer with basic buffs that also last 40 minutes.

Quests- 1-3rd will be free. Subclass might be buyable for adena (baium will still be needed). Subclass will need to be completed through quest.

There will be nothing else custom except AIO and NPC buffer.

Inviction

It means the server will start out as Interlude and than every month update to the next chronicle until we hit Freya :)

Yesterday I signed the contract for the servers co-location. Just need them to provision the space and get back to me than I'll go put it in its new home. Most likely Monday  ;D

NOTE: We are going to go just straight Interlude. After a couple days of doing test upgrades between our Interlude files and HB files the problems are just too many. While I really wanted to bring a server that allowed people to play through the Evolution of L2 at this time it is just not possible. So we will start and stay Interlude. The rates will stay X25 I will update later today with a more complete feature list.

Features

Chronicle: Interlude (OFF)

Anti Bot: Full protection against every known bot.

Anti Hack/Dupe protection: Complete trade system rewrite to kill all know dupes.

DDOS Protection: Server hosted on DDOS protected network.

Spirit System: Spirit system allows players to collect spirits during PvP. Each time player kills someone in PvP who match requirements specified (min level and diff level range), he collects 1 spirit, player who died in that PvP will lose 1 spirit (if he had more than 0 spirits). Collected spirits can be used to instant restore hp/cp/mp with special Release Spirit skill.  Player will acquire skill automatically when he'll get minimum required level. (more info later)

Town Buffer: There will be a Town Buffer that gives players basic buffs (no 3rd class).

GM Shop: You will be able to purchase Agrade Amour and weapons+SA in the GMShop. (It won't be cheap).

Misc: Epic spawn times windows are set to 4 hours. For ex. For example, Baium spawns every 5 days + 0 to 4 hours. This means he will spawn between 5 days and 5 days and 4 hours since he last died.

Server Hardware (Server is owned by me, not rented)

2x Dual Core AMD Opteron 2212s

2x SAS 15k RPM, 73GB HDDs

12 GB RAM, DDR2 667 MHZ

The server will hold 3k players with no lag.

Server Network

High quality network. The fastest routes.

100% network uptime guarantee

On iWeb's high quality network, the outgoing traffic travels via Tata Communications (formerly Teleglobe), Videotron, Peer1,TorIX, Level 3 and Deutsche Telekom using the shortest route. For inbound traffic, all available providers are used, Tata Communications, Videotron, Peer1,TorIX, Level 3, Deutsche Telekom and Cogent. During an outage affecting a high quality network provider, the unmetered network can be used to ensure service availability. All this in order to ensure 100% uptime of the network access and prevent saturation of certain access links.

Read more about the network we are on here http://iweb.com/about-us/networks/

Rates:

25x XP Rate

25x SP Rate

25x Adena Amount

25x Drops Rate (Chance)

5x Spoil Rate (Chance)

3x Epics

Donations Here is what we have decided on so far.

AIOs: They will be available for $50 CDN. They must stay in town at all times. Any AIOs caught out of town will be deleted. They will be easily visible with a Green Name. Buffs will last 40 minutes.

Noblesse: You will be able to donate for this but to complete it you will need Barakiel. $35 CDN

SubClass: You will be able to donate for this. $35 CDN

VIP System: VIPs will have the following benefits- 30X xp, 30X sp, 30x Drop and Spoil, VIP Chat Ingame, and slightly increased chance for enchant success (base 5%), ability to login when server is full. $100 CDN (Lifetime and per account)

Package Deals

Royale With Cheese: AIO + SubClass +  Noblesse $120 dollar value for $95 CDN

Big Love: AIO + Subclass + Noblesse + VIP $220 Value for $180

These are subject to change at anytime before we open. If you have any ideas and or opinions about the severs please feel free to post. I understand that some people may not agree with these donations. Unfortunately it is impossible to make everybody happy. These donations we feel make things a little easier for people but not enough to cause an imbalance and make things unfair for those that do not donate.

DualBox of course is allowed for the purpose of using the AIOs. 1rst, second, and 3rd class quests will be free. There will be a NPC buffer in town that gives all basic buffs (No 3rd class buffs). Please tell your friends about us!! the most important thing for a fun server is the community. Help us spread the word!

I will post more updates as they come.

http://invictionl2.com/forum/index.php?topic=11.msg58#msg58

Bugs, bots, and bad administration.

I hear there is a 25X server coming that will run all chronicles from Interlude>>Freya. True story?

DDos protection is ONE BIG BULLSHIT cause ddos depends in your IP not any program made... its just a business.. and btw thank you for bump :) i hosted many servers and still not problems :) i got 5 pcs 3 in hosting mode

Well...lol anybody that pays you after reading that deserves to lose their $$

Home connections no matter how fast are not stable enough for hosting a "real" server. What about the hard drives? RAID soft or hard? dedicated controller? What do you think your ISP is going to do when you start getting ddos attacks?

Your an idiot...period. This is to buy the server not rent it so the connection depends where YOU put the server. Don't worry I'm not trying to compete with your lol hosting thread.

All in good time  ;)

I hear there is a new 25X Interlude coming with DDOS and bot protection. true story?

bot/ddos protection? Doubt it but we'll see I guess.

Yeah i finally managed to log into my account. You guys can go ahead and ban/delete that fillet account. Any PMs about the server need to go to me.

Insomnia

Yeah my bad :P Some news and updates http://www.l2insomnia.com

Another ddos attack underway but blocked and no effect on the server.

Yeah its really good timing too. Our ddos box had a failure and the iptable rules were lost right before Aderyn left to move across the damn country and I need him to redo those rules before we can use our ddos protection. Right now he is on the road.