There’s an undeniable appeal to the idea of a persistent virtual world, a place to return to that’s outside the normal day-to-day grind. As the classic sitcom “Cheers” taught us, sometimes, you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. As many thousands of paying subscribers to online games have demonstrated, it helps if that digital escape carries with it a flashy 3D interface, supernatural powers aplenty and some scantily clad elves. This tried-and-true formula is the basis of NCSoft’s latest massively multiplayer online role playing game, Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle. Time for another sword swinging, spell casting, dragon slaying romp with thousands of people you’ve never met!