<s>
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
and	O
is	O
set	O
150	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
adopted	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
in	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
:	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Destruction	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
game	O
content	O
being	O
free	O
except	O
for	O
"	O
purchasable	O
in-game	O
store	O
items	O
and	O
packs	O
"	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
,	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Revolution	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lineage	B-Protocol
2M	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
thing	O
a	O
player	O
does	O
when	O
playing	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
is	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
seven	O
races	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
:	O
the	O
Humans	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
modern-day	O
humans	O
and	O
who	O
have	O
all-around	O
balanced	O
characteristics	O
;	O
the	O
Elves	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
superior	O
dexterity	O
,	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
casting	O
speed	O
,	O
but	O
weaker	O
offense	O
;	O
Dark	O
Elves	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
higher	O
magic	O
and	O
melee	O
attack	O
capabilities	O
;	O
Orcs	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
higher	O
HP	O
and	O
MP	O
but	O
slower	O
movement	O
;	O
Dwarves	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
powerful	O
melee	O
attackers	O
and	O
master	O
craftsmen	O
;	O
Kamael	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
humanoids	O
with	O
single	O
wings	O
and	O
gender-specific	O
job	O
classes	O
;	O
and	O
Ertheia	O
,	O
female	O
warriors	O
with	O
two	O
completely	O
unique	O
classes	O
,	O
and	O
different	O
quest	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyeong-Jin	O
Kim	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
head	O
for	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
,	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
basic	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
early	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
and	O
producer	O
James	O
Bae	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
reasons	O
for	O
developing	O
a	O
prequel	O
for	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
a	O
sequel	O
is	O
that	O
"	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
by	O
working	O
on	O
its	O
past	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
risking	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
updates	O
that	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
will	O
take	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
Game	O
Designer	O
Raoul	O
Kim	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
rendering	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
in	O
3D	O
was	O
"	O
simply	O
because	O
most	O
games	O
today	O
are	O
 [ also ] 	O
using	O
3D	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
they	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
more	O
appropriate	O
than	O
2D	O
for	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
 [ they ] 	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
versions	O
of	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
available	O
presently	O
-	O
classic	O
,	O
essence	O
and	O
Fafurion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
reception	O
for	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
is	O
mixed	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
average	O
review	O
scores	O
from	O
various	O
video	O
game	O
rating	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allen	O
"	O
Delsyn	O
"	O
Rausch	O
called	O
the	O
Kamael	O
"	O
an	O
interesting	O
race	O
in	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
races	O
,	O
they	O
focus	O
specifically	O
on	O
the	O
warrior	O
path	O
with	O
high-level	O
class	O
paths	O
segregated	O
by	O
gender	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chronicle	O
5	O
:	O
Oath	O
of	O
Blood	O
expansion	O
won	O
the	O
Expansion	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
at	O
Stratics	O
Central	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
earned	O
an	O
Honorable	O
Mention	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
MMOs	O
that	O
were	O
subject	O
to	O
ethnographic	O
study	O
in	O
Constance	O
Steinkuehler	O
and	O
Dmitri	O
Williams	O
's	O
article	O
,	O
"	O
Where	O
Everybody	O
Knows	O
Your	O
(	O
Screen	O
)	O
Name	O
:	O
Online	O
Games	O
as	O
'	O
Third	O
Places	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lineage	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
M	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
port	O
version	O
of	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
,	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Revolution	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCsoft	O
officially	O
announced	O
Project	B-Protocol
TL	I-Protocol
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
