Bangkok--Feb 24--True
NC True, the leading online gaming service provider will announce the official Open Beta launch of the much-awaited Lineage II, the MMORPG 3D fantasy virtual reality game which is widely popular in Korea, USA and all over the world. Along with the launch, NC True will also provide support services through its Call Center 02-900-9991 in response to the anticipated number of participants which the company expects to reach between 300,000 to 400,000.
Mr Taweechai Pureetip, CEO of NC True, a joint venture company between TRUE Corporation Plc and Korea’s NC Soft, said that NC True will organize the launch event to mirror the “true world” inn order to challenge all gamers with the most realistic 3D MMORPG gaming experience which Lineage II has to offer. The event will be held on February 23 2005 from 14.00 hrs at the open space junction between Siam Discovery and Siam Center.
Regarding the Open Beta, Mr Taweechai said that “Following the immense success of our Internet Caf Partner Program to introduce Lineage II to the Thai gaming community, coupled with the closed beta testing for which more than 100,000 gamers registered, we were able to select just 20,000 gamers who qualified. The reason for the disqualification was mainly due to the lack of well-equipped PCs which were not able to deliver the full and stunning gaming experience of Lineage II.”
“However, in order to give Internet Caf? owners and gamers an opportunity to upgrade their PC hardware to meet the Lineage II game specifications, the company teamed up with Intel Microelectronics (Thailand) by offering specially packaged PCs with various configurations.”
From the closed beta testing, NC True was able to further develop as well as fine-tune the game, and is now ready for the Open Beta which will begin on March 3 2005. To handle this eagerly awaited Open Beta launch, the company has initially installed 8 servers. In addition to these, there will be several servers on reserve, compared to the closed beta which only had 1 server with a capacity for only 40,000 — 50,000 players. For customer support, there will be a dedicated team to handle gameplay and/or technical concerns as well as a Game Master to oversee the smooth operation of the game.
This upcoming Open Beta will be the closest simulation to the actual gaming services once Lineage II is commercially launched into the market. NC True expects that the number of registered gamers will be approximately 300,000 — 400,000 in line with the company’s objective which is to penetrate the Thai online gaming community as much as possible by creating awareness of Lineage II through various activities and promotions. On top of this, feedback from the Open Beta will enable NC True to further develop the game to provide the ultimate gaming experience for subscribers in the near future.
Another important feature of the Lineage II Open Beta is the Call Center 02-900-9991 which will provide customer support and advice on gameplay and/or technical issues from 9.00 to 22.00 hrs daily beginning March 3 2005 onwards.
Interested persons can sign up for the Open Beta as of today at www.lineage2.in.th. The game installation CD will be distributed with the magazines (L2M and OL2), at Internet caf?s nationwide as well as at True Shops and Orange Shops. The CD along with the game manual can be purchased at Baht 99 from all 7-Eleven stores, magazine kiosks and leading software shops.
Lineage II is one of the world’s most popular game especially in Korea and the USA. Apart from its beauty, character design, and imaginative scenes, the game also motivates strategic planning, teamwork skills along with full level of entertainment. Game players will feel like they are really in such situations, and enjoy themselves much more than in other online games with various in-game customer service support.
For more information, please contact:
Unchalee Tel. 0-2699-1475
Pimolpan/Sisadhi/Nawanuch Tel. 0-2699-2772, 0-2699-2774,
0-2643-2463
Prapas/Chitruethai Tel. 0-1827-7354, 0-4016-2809 End.