{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b952f8379b73c7bbf31e8310","clusterId":"c_9ce6a0bb97dec2e398ecce5d","slug":"lineage-classic-pre-open-set-for-december-2-pre-registration-opens","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Lineage Classic Pre-Open Set for December 2, Pre-Registration Opens","summary":"NC opened a special site for the PC MMORPG Lineage Classic on October 21 and began taking pre-registrations, which run until 23:59 on December 8. The game is a new title based on the early-2000s PC MMORPG Lineage, reviving its graphics, character development, and player conflict in a modern PC environment through the PURPLE platform. A pre-open anyone can join starts at 19:00 on December 2.","whyItMatters":"NC is selling the original Lineage experience back to the players who built its Japanese following, and the December pre-open turns that pitch into a date.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePre-registration runs until 23:59 on December 8, and the bonuses, a Pawn and various support items, can be claimed from the day of the pre-open on December 2, so registrants can start with them in hand. The special site depicts a room styled after the PC version\u0026#39;s launch era, with a PC and an acrylic stand of the monarch Deporoju on the desk and posters of past major updates on the wall. It introduces the initial classes planned at launch and includes an OST listening corner, plus a hidden link to another gimmick. A first official navigation video features the NPC Master Gunter explaining basic controls, positioning, and combat.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Lineage Classic's pre-registration runs to December 8, six days past the December 2 pre-open. NCSoft is collecting sign-ups during the window when players can already be inside the game.","twitterPost":"Lineage Classic takes pre-registration until December 8, six days after the December 2 pre-open. Sign-ups overlap with live play.","threadsPost":"Lineage Classic opens pre-registration on October 21 and keeps it running to December 8, six days after the December 2 pre-open. NCSoft is still recruiting players while the pre-open is already live, so the sign-up window and the play window are not the same period.","newsletterBlurb":"NC opened a special site for Lineage Classic and started pre-registration, which runs until 23:59 on December 8. A pre-open anyone can join begins at 19:00 on December 2, and registrants receive a Pawn and early-game support items. The game revives the graphics and character development of the early-2000s PC Lineage on the PURPLE platform.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/579/G057943/20261016040/\",\"title\":\"PC MMORPG \\\"Lineage Classic\\\" Set for Pre-Open on December 2; Pre-Registration Also Starts Today for Equipment and Early-Game Items\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4440,"outputTokens":626,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792561941,"createdAt":"2026-10-21T05:49:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T05:51:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T05:51:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9ce6a0bb97dec2e398ecce5d","canonicalTitle":"PC向けMMORPG「リネージュ クラシック」が12月2日にプレオープン決定。装備や序盤に役立つアイテムなどが入手できる事前登録の受付も本日スタート","representativeArticleId":"a_7cb62fce864b8d5b78934e42","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Lineage Classic\"],\"studios\":[\"NCSoft\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-21T04:12:22.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-21T04:12:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T05:51:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/579/G057943/20261016040/","title":"PC向けMMORPG「リネージュ クラシック」が12月2日にプレオープン決定。装備や序盤に役立つアイテムなどが入手できる事前登録の受付も本日スタート"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Lineage Classic"],"studios":["NCSoft"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}