First question people are asking me is what Extender will you use. We are using Azures C5 Files and Client protection :)
A quick introduction. I have been playing L2 since C1 but have been out of the loop for awhile now. Last server I played was Aerith from its beta until it closed..so yeah been awhile. I am from Montreal QC, canada am a father of 2 and 33 years old. Yeah I know..old :P About a month ago I got the itch to start playing and started looking for a private server and was amazed at how many there were now! I spent about a week trying servers and was disgusted.....servers run on home boxs, retarded donations, bugs, servers closing after a week, servers getting hacked, corruption, bad population........gg!
The community is fakked. We need some real high quality servers to bring the players together. Right now they are scattered all over thousands of servers, and there are many that have quit altogether but would come back if there was some more quality servers to play.
So...that being said I decided to start a low rate C5 server 5x to be exact.
I am a busy guy with 2 kids and a 40-50 hour a week job. No way I can do a project like this by myself. I have been lurking MXC for a longtime so it is my first choice of where to post in trying to recruit some skilled people for this project.
What am I looking for?
Currently looking for 2 advertising reps
Those of you that have been visiting this thread will notice the rates changed in the title. After alot of thought and talking to various people I changed the rate to 5x. That is where it will stay.
This is not for profit. Just for those that have the skills and want to become part of what should be a great server and community. I am going to take the time to make sure things are done right so if you are short on patience it may not be the place for you.
If you are interested please join me on IRC (I do not use any messenger services and will not respond to PMs here)
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Hello everyone!
I’d like to share an experience that might serve as a lesson for anyone planning to work with third-party protection services—specifically, Active Anticheat.
I know this might sound like a strange job request, but our player base mostly consists of veteran of Lineage 2 players who are used to using bots as part of their gameplay experience. As server administrators, we decided to adapt to our users.
That’s why we approached Active Anticheat with a proposal:
Allow bot usage under certain conditions.
We explained everything in detail, and they agreed.
📌 February – A Promising Start
On February 16th, we contacted Active Anticheat to request a custom antibot system. The idea was to kick players using bots during specific times (like sieges), but allow them to log back in without bots afterward.
After a few discussions, both sides agreed on the following solution:
Bots allowed during regular days.
During siege events, anyone using a bot would be automatically kicked.
Kicked players could log back in without using bots.
The deal was priced at $5,000, which we already paid on March 31st, 2025. Active Anticheat promised delivery by the end of April, or at the latest, by May.
Screenshot: Deal 1 Deal 2
🕐 May – The Delays Begin
We followed up multiple times in May, only to finally hear back on May 26th:
“It won’t be ready this month. But we’re working on a big update coming in June.”
That update? Still nowhere to be seen, even as I’m writing this post.
Screenshot: Delayed
🔁 Plan B – L2Walker Rejected, Adrenaline Offered
With our server launch schedule getting tighter, we needed an alternative.
At the end of June, we asked Active Anticheat:
“Can you at least allow L2Walker access to the server?”
Their response on June 28th:
“L2Walker can’t be allowed. But we can allow Adrenaline (free & paid version) and L2Helper for $2,000 + $300 (for a new license).”
We agreed, hoping it would be a temporary fix while waiting for the promised “big update” (which we had already paid $5,000 for, remember?).
Screenshot: New Offer 1 New Offer 2 New Offer 3
❌ AA Failed
Their setup took about a week.
We ran 2–3 rounds of testing using clean clients. The result?
Adrenaline (both free and paid) couldn’t connect to our server.
It couldn’t detect the Lineage 2 client, because the custom Active Anticheat protection was blocking it.
We reached out to Active Anticheat for support, and their response?
“You should contact Adrenaline support to enable free Adrenaline for your server. Adrenaline blocks it by default when Active Anticheat is detected.”
Then we tested Premium Adrenaline. And it still didn’t work.
Active Anticheat stood firm:
“It’s not our fault. Adrenaline blocked us—not the other way around.”
Screenshot: Failed 1 Failed 2
💸 The Bitter Reality
Today, we’re still waiting for answers.
No reply.
No fix.
No update.
No refund.
We’ve spent a total of $7,300 and received nothing functional in return.
And this, despite their full agreement with our initial plan.
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First question people are asking me is what Extender will you use. We are using Azures C5 Files and Client protection :)
A quick introduction. I have been playing L2 since C1 but have been out of the loop for awhile now. Last server I played was Aerith from its beta until it closed..so yeah been awhile. I am from Montreal QC, canada am a father of 2 and 33 years old. Yeah I know..old :P About a month ago I got the itch to start playing and started looking for a private server and was amazed at how many there were now! I spent about a week trying servers and was disgusted.....servers run on home boxs, retarded donations, bugs, servers closing after a week, servers getting hacked, corruption, bad population........gg!
The community is fakked. We need some real high quality servers to bring the players together. Right now they are scattered all over thousands of servers, and there are many that have quit altogether but would come back if there was some more quality servers to play.
So...that being said I decided to start a low rate C5 server 5x to be exact.
I am a busy guy with 2 kids and a 40-50 hour a week job. No way I can do a project like this by myself. I have been lurking MXC for a longtime so it is my first choice of where to post in trying to recruit some skilled people for this project.
What am I looking for?
Currently looking for 2 advertising reps
Those of you that have been visiting this thread will notice the rates changed in the title. After alot of thought and talking to various people I changed the rate to 5x. That is where it will stay.
This is not for profit. Just for those that have the skills and want to become part of what should be a great server and community. I am going to take the time to make sure things are done right so if you are short on patience it may not be the place for you.
If you are interested please join me on IRC (I do not use any messenger services and will not respond to PMs here)
Website- http://www.l2insomnia.com
Server- irc.dal.net
Channel- #L2Insomnia
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