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Great Game I got this game last week and all I can say is "WOW!" I played AC all the way through college and was looking to get back into it. I called a few of my old AC friends and found out that all of them had switched to this game. After installing it I can see why. The graphics are amazing, even on the lowest setting. I noticed a little bit of lag, but nothing as bad as I was expecting after reading everyone elses reviews. I'm on a wireless DSL connection that really isn't even that great to begin with. The only time I experiance Lag is in the cities around where everyone congregates to sell things. I have had a few run-ins with PK'ers but that is all part of the game. All you really have to do is tell people in the towns that a PK'er is out there killing the newbies and a high level guy will go out there and take care of him for you. It's all part of the game. Sure you may loose some experiance but the game is designed so that it actually helps you to get killed every once in awhile in the long run. If you level up too far without getting killed you run into problems with your skills (at least that's how a veteren player explained it to me, I'm not really high enough to know yet). Things are expensive in the game, but it makes you feel that much better once you get it. AC had too much money in it and beginners would just get high level stuff from other players. In L2 that doesn't happen as much because people pay so much for something they don't just want to give it away. Some people have posted that their isn't enough character customization in L2. While I somewhat agree, people still find ways and I don't have any problems telling people apart so far. The down side to the game is the $15 a month charge to play, that can get pretty expensive in the long run. But I figure that's just cutting three movie rentals out of my budget, so it's not too bad. If you like hard-core MMORPG's, exploring, and grouping with other player then you will like L2. If you don't like investing a lot of time to get levels and experiance then this isn't the game for you. Good luck and happy gaming.