Chaotic Chronicle

Lineage 2: The Chaotic Chronicle
$19.99
Lineage 2, like most MMORPGs on the market, is an utterly mixed bag. Players coming from a realm based game, such as World of Warcraft or Dark Age of Camelot, or from an optional PvP game, such as Ultima Online, will find the realm-less free for all PvP world of Lineage 2 at times exciting and others unsettling. Ganking is however kept to a minimum via a PK counter on the offending character (they get a pk count ONLY if the person they're attacking doesn't fight back) and at higher PK counts they can't enter villages and have a much greater chance to drop gear when they die and can possibly even drop a weapon. This means, for all practical purposes, that the bulk of non-consensual PvP is kept to a minimum on most servers.

Alright, Phil. I'm intrigued. What other unique aspects does this game have?
Easiest said is the soundtrack, which is rich, detailed and in some cases even makes it pleasent to sit in a village. L2 took the console RPG theory behind mustic and applied it to MMORPG's, which typically only played music upon zoning or entering a town, and then only a 15-30 second blip. The graphics are fantastic, especially considering when it was made. Character models are all fairly similar among members of the same race which is a bummer but toons don't suffer from DDO and EQ2 characters that are so detailed they become ugly. Gameplay is exceptionally easy, which is a double edged sword, as the new will love it because they can hop right on while the longer you play it the more apt you are to become bored, although the amount of skills your character has access to at any given time corresponds nicely with level so it does become 'somewhat' more complex as your character levels up.

Well, Phil, you only gave this 3 stars overall. What gives?
Well, first off, the PvP system is sorely lacking. If you win a PvP fight, you get nothing unless your opponent drops some gear (very rare). If you lose, you lose xp (and possibly de-level) and may drop some gear, which the guy who killed you might pick up. Some folks make special "red toons" who they take out just for the sake of killing people, usually for ganking lowbies. This doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Another problem with the PvP system is the formal keep fights, which are laggy and suffer from the same penalty based PvP ruleset as the informal PvP. The other problem with formal keep PvP is that you need to be a part of good sized guild just to have a shot at getting one, and by extension that guild needs to be part of a good sized alliance. Finding these things with other players you can tolerate is quite a challenge at times and finding a guild with other players you like... well that's a tough one. Speaking of finding a guild, leveling and keeping yourself in decent gear won't be easy without them, and guess what, guilds don't camp the lowbie towns looking for new players, they occupy higher level areas typically looking for 40 or even 52+ level characters of a specific class. Oh, and then there are the bots... bots are everywhere farming adena to sell on their websites to people who don't have a guild or don't know how to make money (or to people who are just too lazy). Trying to level in a starter area? Good luck, you'll need it to overcome the bot scourge across the land. Want to play a dwarf? Congratz, you're bound to be mistaken for a bot everywhere you go as dwarves are the favored race by bot users.

Overall, the game is fun but is often times more hassle and time consuming than it's really worth. Good luck out there.

The Chaotic Chronicles of the Crusty Demons of Dirt
$14.98
This is a documentary showcasing the incredible journey of a group of some of the best and most well known freestyle motorcross riders in the world and their cross continental dirtbike tour. This amazing adventure spans over a decade and follows the Crusty Crew to exotic locations in nineteen countries including: the ruins of Machu Picchu, packed arenas in Australia, the mysterious Easter Island, wild deserts in Africa......and beyond! It is the Dog Town and the Z Boys of FMX riders including: Seth, Hart, Faisst, Deegan, Pastrana, McGrath, Metzger, Trigger, Linkogle, Pastor, Fernandez, Jones & Bubba. Includes music from: Rob Zombie, Static X, Ministry, KMFDM and more.

Chaotic Chronicles of Crusty Demons
$10.74
This is a documentary showcasing the adventures of a ten year span taking dirtbikes all over the world and creating new careers for the top individuals in freestyle. It is the Dog Town and the Z Boys of FMX. Riders: Seth, Hart, Faisst, Deegan, Pastrana, McGrath, Metzger, Trigger, Linkogle, Pastor, Fernandez, Jones & Bubba. Bands: Rob Zombie, Static X, Ministry, KMFDM and more.

Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle (Prima's Official Strategy Guide)
$19.99
I would recommend this stradegy guide to everybody because it has a full description on quest from level 1-50,Items drop from monsters and vice-versa (what monsters drop or what items u can get from monsters)and the %percent ratio of the drop item from monsters. A full spec of skills from 1st profession to the 3rd profession. Maps from starter village to end game maps.You get crafting recipes from no grade items to S grade items. a complete guide of warping directions to towns(very helpful because some town u can only warp to one direction and have to go another town to just warp back).I like the fact that i could see how much an weapon cost from any town and what type of weapon it is and type. The npc guide is superb and it shows every npc on map and stores and warp npcs. The leveling guide is good to. It shows u where to camp out at your level solo or grouping.I can go on and on telling you about this guide but its too detailed for me to speak it all. overall i got my money's worth and you won't get dissapointed of your purchase. I give it a 5 star +++++ .