We already reported about the latest patch changes for Lineage, but now NCSoft sent out a press release with more detailed plans for the "improvement" of Lineage. Looks like the players can expect quite a lot of new content in the next few months:

Seoul, South Korea, June 24, 2003- NCsoft Corporation (CEO Tack Jin Kim)
announced plans to unveil its newest installment of the Lineage series
on test servers beginning on July 2 in Korea. The first of six episodes
to be released over approximately three years has been dubbed Light and
Shadow and will go public on July 2.

The Light and Shadow episode will feature a new class system, a first
for Lineage since the launch of its game services. Amid increasing
speculation among gamers, the new class system provides a new and
exciting challenge for Lineage players.

NCsoft has indicated that the new Lineage series will not stop at mere
episode updates, but mark the beginning of a fresh new story, promising
to upgrade customer service and game playability to new levels.

Lineage services were launched on Sept. 1998 in Korea with Talking
Island, the first of a twelve-episode series. Thereafter, Lineage has
succeeded in securing over 2 million loyal customers, showcasing the
potential of Korean-made games and playing a pioneering role in the
popularization of online games. Lineage currently boasts over 120
thousand concurrent users and was ranked the most popular game at PC
Baangs, according to a study by Media Web in Korea.