Lineage 2 developers have put together a great looking site to give players a preview into Gracia Pt. 2. We have the link for you after the jump.

While advances in world story are promising in the arena of PvP, the other aspects of MMOs have suffered neglect. If "the pen is mightier than the sword" then why are players only able to use swords? The answer is that the devs won't let go of the pen.

In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the options RPers have when dealing with the old MMORPG standby - the expansion pack.

MMO worlds are stagnant. They have cardboard cutout monsters and NPCs that stand in their assigned space. Players knock the monsters down like a fantastical shooting range, but after a few minutes, the pulleys whir, the monsters stand up, and the world reverts to its static state. On a micro level where thousands of players are sharing the same game space, this is to be expected. The problem is that it also exists at a macro level and constantly echoes in the background, "This world is not real... this world is not real..."

In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno looks at the difficulties of scheduling RP events with an established group, and some of the solutions involved.

Our sister site The Escapist spoke with David Reid, NCSoft's new president of publishing, about the ramifications of giving their Austin studio the axe. Check out the full article under the cut!

Lineage 2 players had best be armed with mousetraps as The Great Mouse Hunt will begin on September 23rd. Find out what that entails after clicking below.

Lineage II players have a rather unique contest opportunity available to them. It involves armor, wands, staves, swords and a camera. See what they want from their fans after the jump.

In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno looks at different ways to roleplay with weather effects in-game.

In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno continues his look at character alignment in MMORPGs - this time focusing on how in-game factions make characters "evil" (or not).