Party Play
Lineage II supports various forms of combat. For each race, players of almost all classes can hunt solo or group together to reap the benefits of larger, more difficult combat.
Party-Related Interface

Most functions related to parties are located in the Party Action section in the Action window and can be used to form parties with other players. If using the party matching function, you can find other players nearby who are of a similar level to your character. Once you form a party, you can chat with your party members exclusively through the party chat window. Click on the Party tab in the chat window, or enter # in the chat window, and then type your message.

After you form a party, underneath your own HP/MP bar, HP/MP bars of your party members will appear. You can target a party member by clicking this bar. Also, if you double-click a party member's HP/MP bar, your character will move to the place where the applicable party member is located. (This function only works when the other player is within a certain radius of your character.)

Also, in the radar located in the upper right hand corner of the screen, party members are indicated as green dots. By looking at the dots, you can easily find the location of your party members.
Party-Related Rules
- A party can consist of up to 9 characters
- Once a party is formed, whenever the party kills a monster, each member earns an experience bonus depending on the number on players in the party
- The experience bonus does not get distributed to any dead party member. Any experience bonus allocated to a dead party member will be lost
- Party members can pick up the items gained from party kills immediately
- Experience points do not get distributed to party members who are too far away from a monster during battle. Any experience points that are supposed to go to a distant party member will be lost
Basic Party Strategies
The better organized a party, the more efficient the hunt and the greater payoff to the party members in experience and loot. Basic party hunting tactics based on characters? roles are described below. The tactics provided are only basic strategies as we believe that players will be able to develop more advanced tactics on their own.

Leader :
A Lineage II party leader plays the role of directing the moves of one's party. Party leaders should have a good grasp of the party's fighting power and traits, and good judgment to select prey, and the ability to search for prey in surrounding area as well as the ability to ensure the safety of the environment surrounding his/her own party. Usually the person who first created the party is the leader. But in some cases, another is selected as a leader to take advantage of their skills in swift speed (Elf) and ranged or magical attacks (Mystic). 

Defensive Role :
The role of a defensive character is to be a "shield? for the entire party. This role is usually given to Fighter class characters that have superior defenses. More specifically, the role is carried out by becoming a target of monsters?attacks so that other characters can focus on their attack. For characters playing this role, it is most important to maintain one's own HP. It is also important to inflict damage to a monster continuously so that the monster will not attack other characters. How well this role is carried out can help determine how long a party can continue hunting without a break.

Attack Role :
The role of an attack character is limited to one task - damaging monsters as much as possible. This role is most suited to Fighters with powerful attack skills, Rogues who can inflict a finishing blow, or Mystics who can use attack magic. Characters in attack roles (who generally have less defensive) should be careful to moderate their damage to keep the monsters aggressive towards the defensive characters.

Recovery Role :
Characters playing recovery roles should focus on the skills or magic to restore other characters. Their primary responsibility in a party setting is a simple one - keep the rest of the party alive. The most critical key point to a character playing a recovery role is managing MP to keep plenty on hand in case of emergency.

Assistant Role :
Characters playing the role of an assistant are often those who possess the skills to strengthen other characters in the party or the skills to weaken opposing monsters.