Lineage 2 server wipe: what is it and how to prepare for it
A wipe is a reset of the game world: characters, items and economy. For the administration this is a way to start over on equal terms, for the player it is a loss of months of play. Understanding how wipes work is useful even before you invest time or money into the server.
- Wiping resets progress: characters, money and items on the market.
- Most often, a wipe is done before changing the chronicle or to restart the economy.
- A good wipe is announced in advance and it is explained what will be saved.
- The last week before the wipe should not be spent on sharpening and shopping.
What exactly is being reset?
The wipe device depends on the administration. A complete wipe erases characters, items, clans and the market - the server starts from scratch, as on the day it started. A softer option retains characters and levels, but removes things, adena and enchantment: the economy is restarted, but leveling remains. Some servers retain part of the property for participants who purchased a donation, or issue starter kits to replace lost ones.
Why do servers wipe?
- Change of chronicle: the old world is not transferred to the new version of the game.
- Broken economy: after six months adena depreciates in value, everyone has top things, there is nothing for a beginner to play for.
- Player outflow: the restart brings back some of those who left and brings in new ones.
- End of the season: servers intended to be seasonal end the season with a wipe.
- Technical reasons: change of assembly, move to other facilities, correction of errors that cannot be fixed in the living world.
How to understand in advance that the server is about to wipe
- The server description contains the word “season” and its duration is indicated.
- The administration conducts surveys “what do you want: a wipe or a new chronicle.”
- Hints appear in the news: “follow the announcements”, “big changes are coming soon”.
- The economy on the server is broken: prices for top items have dropped to normal levels.
- The server has already been wiped before - look at its history: if the administration did this once a year, expect a repeat.
How to prepare if wipe is announced
- Read the conditions: what is preserved, what is compensated, whether part of the property will be transferred.
- Don't waste money on sharpening and expensive purchases: the week before the wipe is the worst time to invest in things.
- Decide whether you stay: after a wipe, the server starts again, and your experience will give you an advantage in the first days.
- Save clan and group contacts: wipe is, first of all, people who will gather again.
- Take what makes sense: screenshots, plans, farming diary if you kept one.
What to expect after a wipe
The first days after the wipe are the most active online: everyone is pumping, the market is empty, prices are rising every minute. If you play in the first hours, you get into the best starting wave. In two to three weeks, it will become clear how many players are left: usually the part that remains is for whom the server was the main place of play, and not a temporary refuge.
It’s convenient to look at fresh starts in the “Opening Soon” section of our portal: the servers have start dates, rates and chronicles. You can compare the chronicles with each other in the article “Interlude, High Five or Essence”.
Questions and answers
Will items and characters be returned after the wipe?
Usually no: the point of a wipe is to reset progress. There are exceptions only by decision of the administration - for example, partial compensation for donations. Terms and conditions are always published in advance, read them before purchasing anything.
Is it worth playing on a server that was recently wiped?
If the administration wiped the world once, explaining the reasons, this is normal practice. It’s a bad sign when wipes happen one after another every couple of months, and promises don’t match the deeds: it’s not worth investing time in there.
They promise that there will be no wipe - can you trust it?
Take promises calmly. Even an honest administration cannot guarantee the eternal existence of a server, and even resetting the world to zero is often a necessary measure. Focus on the history of the server and how the administration behaves with players, and not on the words in the description.
Live Lineage 2 servers with start dates, rates and player voting: