MMORPG giant says new game is “greatest success in 25 years” – release also for PC, PS5

The huge MMORPG group NCSoft released a new mega hit with Lineage W in November 2021. The MMORPG has already been released in South Korea for Android, IOS and PC. It should also come to Europe and North America in 2022 – then with a release for PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch.

How big is Lineage’s success? According to the producer, Lineage W is a mega-hit for NCSoft (via youtube). And they have already had some really big successes with Lineage 1, Lineage 2 and Lineage M. In addition, MMORPGs such as Guild Wars 2, AION, Blade & Soul and WildStar have been developed or distributed. But all of that is now surpassed by Lineage W. The game was released on November 4th for PC, Android and iOS:

  • The game is expected to bring in 9 million euros a day.
  • The rush of players is so strong that 12 new servers open every week – it is said that no other game has seen such growth. It is believed that word-of-mouth advertising is fueling growth.
  • It is said that Lineage W is the “greatest success in the 25-year history of the company.” The driving force behind the success of the game is seen to be a high level of participation in the player battles, the index here is significantly higher than with Lineage 1 or 2.

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Lineage W planned to be released in Europe in 2022

Does that come to us too? Yes, at the moment NCSoft had a “regional launch” in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Russia and parts of Central Asia. It is initially a mobile game, but can also be played on the PC using the NCSoft Purple emulator.

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The game is scheduled to appear in the rest of the world in 2022, and then also for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. An exact release date does not yet exist.

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Lineage 5 apparently comes out before Lineage 4 because Project TL takes so long

What kind of game is that? Lineage W is the fifth part of the Lineage series and the direct successor to the original “Lineage”, which appeared in 1998. Lineage 2, however, was a prequel – Lineage W should now be a sequel.

Ironically, the fourth lineage, “Project TL” (originally: Lineage Eternal), has been in development for so long that it has not yet been released and the fifth part now appears before Part 4.

Like earlier parts of Lineage, Lineage W is a classic MMORPG that is viewed from the unfamiliar rigid ISO perspective – we know the perspectives from games like Diablo 3 or Lost Ark.

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A quick gameplay review on YouTube doesn’t look very spectacular

Can this also be a success in the West?

This is behind it: NCSoft has been saying for years that they want to bring all their new games to as many platforms as possible and in many new countries – but no relevant game has been released for a long time after “Master X Master” flopped so badly a few years ago. In the meantime, they wanted to bring Blade & Soul for consoles, too, but rejected the idea again.

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Even with Lineage W, the new strategy does not seem to be implemented properly, but Lineage W will only appear in the West with some delay. Obviously, Lineage W has its roots in the mobile space – this type of title is still viewed critically in the West. Even if games like Genshin Impact and probably Diablo Immortal begin to drill thick boards.

That should be a new world boss.

From the point of view of us Westerners, Project TL seems to be more of the game we’re waiting for, specifically designed for PC and consoles.

Lineage W is sure to be a big topic on MeinMMO in the next few months when it comes to a release in Europe. We will keep you informed about the game.

2022 could be the year of South Korean action MMORPGs in Europe from an ISO perspective. Because the release of Lost Ark and that of “Project Tl” are also pending.

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