As we've reported, the Gracia Epilogue expansion is now live in Lineage II. In celebration, NCsoft has reactivated all former players' accounts that are still in good standing. If you left the game and want to check out what Gracia Epilogue has to offer, now is the perfect chance to try out the new content for free.

The promotion is currently under way and ends on Dec. 1 at 8 a.m. PST, so you have about two weeks to revisit the world of Lineage II. You can download the client through the game's official site.

Today marks the launch of Gracia Epilogue, the latest Lineage II expansion and the final chapter in the Gracia storyline. The update includes a new in-game mail system, an improved vitality system, new quests and items, revamped hunting grounds, a new level 80-85 instance, a command channel matching system that will facilitate raid organization, updated classes and skills, and an enhanced skill enchanting interface.

In honor of the release, NCsoft has published a new Gracia Epilogue gameplay movie on the game's official Web site. You can download it as an 81MB MOV file or a 30MB WMV file.

As we reported, Gracia Epilogue, the latest expansion to Lineage II, is scheduled to launch on Nov. 17. To celebrate the release, NCsoft is offering a multi-month subscription promotion to give players extra game time. Players who subscribe for six months get one month free, while users who sign up for 12 months get two months free.

The offer ends on Dec. 15 at 11:59 p.m. PST, so you have about a month to decide if you want to take part in this promotion. Will you be signing up for a year of Lineage II to get two free months of game time?

NCsoft has announced that Gracia Epilogue, the latest expansion to Lineage II, is scheduled to launch on Nov. 17. According to the announcement, the update will include "new and updated hunting grounds, vitality changes, a new mail system, and much, much more."

The massive patch notes have been posted on the official Gracia Epilogue site and can be found after the jump. The game will be down for maintenance on Nov. 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST.

Gracia Epilogue is scheduled to hit the Lineage II public test server on Oct. 29 and all players are invited to get a sneak peek at the final installment of Gracia. All you need to do is download the official Lineage II Public Test Server client, which will be available "very soon."

While you wait, be sure to check out the Gracia Epilogue preview site for more information on the update, which will include new quests, hunting grounds, improved vitality and more. The patch notes section still says "coming soon," so players will need to wait until NCsoft reveals more details.

NCsoft has two treats planned for Lineage II players to help celebrate Halloween. The first is the Spooks & Scarecrows in-game event, which gives players some exclusive holiday items. All players over level 20 can visit their warehouse on Oct. 20 to collect one Scarecrow Jack Transformation Stick and five Revita Pops. The stick can be used for up to 30 days and will transform you into a Scarecrow Jack with two special emotes.

Players are also invited to submit screenshots of Halloween or Autumn-themed adena art through Oct. 31 for the chance to win seasonal in-game accessories and items. According to the contest announcement, "adena art is an image that a player creates by having his or her character drop adena and items on the ground, one at a time, so that the dropped in-game items create a picture on the ground."

The Eva's Inferno event may have started on Aug. 25, but a number of changes were made to the event during yesterday's maintenance. The first change affects when event periods begin on NA and EU servers. The team has also "extended the period for which you can collect the rewards on day 10 and 14 to 24 hours."

Lastly, player feedback has led the team to change the rewards for days 10 and 14. Several scroll rewards from chests for those days were removed and one new reward has been introduced for the event. You can find the full list of changes in the announcement after the jump.

The mystery event has been revealed after fans collected all of the hidden puzzle pieces, and it looks like Eva's Inferno kicks off today and runs through Sept. 8. It's up to the players to rescue Aden from the heat wave caused by Gran Kain, the god of destruction. You have to defeat monsters to collect Seeds of Fire, which summon Spirits of Fire that can only be defeated with your bare firsts. Once enough spirits have been defeated, blessing rewards of bonus experience will be bestowed upon players. Extra rewards may also be obtained by speaking to Jack Sage at certain stages of the event.

Also, Community Manager Lyzira recently answered a bunch of questions submitted by players to give them a peek at what goes on behind the scenes of Lineage II. You can read the full Q&A below.

The next Lineage II event is right around the corner, but what that means for players is a mystery. Community Manager Lyzira has been hiding puzzle pieces for forum users to find, and currently 12 pieces have been discovered and posted on the mystery event page.

It looks like the puzzle is about halfway done right now, and from what we can see the event will begin in August and end Sept. 8. Keep an eye on this thread, which has already reached 13 pages of replies, to see when a puzzle piece has been hidden or to post when you find one.

Do you have any Lineage II questions you'd like to have answered? Well, the team is currently asking players to submit questions in this thread in the Dev Corner forum, and the best ones will be answered by Community Manager Lyzira.

The thread already has 40 posts spanning 3 pages, and most users asked numerous questions. You have until Friday to submit yours, so you still have time to join in on the discussion. Currently, the questions range from hard-hitting ones, such as why the the report a bot button isn't working as well as players hoped, to ones about upcoming events.