Today, NCsoft announced that it is increasing its efforts to combat illegal online game servers in Europe. The MMO publisher is looking to crack down on unauthorized servers throughout Eastern Europe, particularly in Greece and Russia. NCsoft is still in the middle of legal proceedings with Greek Internet cafe business e-GLOBAL, which used pirate copies of Lineage II. The company is seeking damages as well as criminal charges against the defendants.

"Illegal game servers, such as those operating from e-GLOBAL, have a hugely negative impact on both NCsoft Europe and its customers," commented Max Brown, NCsoft Europe's Sales & Operations Director. "They seriously affect the player's experience of our products and rob the company of potential revenue that is used to further enhance the player experience on official servers. NCsoft's loss in revenue from e-GLOBAL's operation is estimated in excess of six million Euros. We are defiant in our resolve to stamp out theft of NCsoft's intellectual properties and are prepared to take the strongest measures to do so."