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=== ''Lineage M'' === 
''Lineage M'' is a [[Mobile game|mobile port]] of ''Lineage'' developed by NCSoft. It was released in South Korea on June 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title='Lineage M' set to break mobile game sales record |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2017/07/134_233409.html |work=[[The Korea Times]] |date=July 24, 2017 |accessdate=25 October 2020 |archive-date=3 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003090910/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2017/07/134_233409.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chapple |first1=Craig |title=Lineage 2 Revolution follows Lineage M in breaking $1 billion barrier |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/68724/lineage-2-revolution-follows-lineage-m-in-breaking-1-billion-barrier/ |accessdate=25 October 2020 |work=[[Pocket Gamer]] |date=August 6, 2018 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117092734/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/68724/lineage-2-revolution-follows-lineage-m-in-breaking-1-billion-barrier/ |url-status=live }}</ref>By June 2018, the game had generated more than {{US$|1.2 billion|long=no}} in gross revenue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Iain |title=Lineage M breaks $1.2 billion in revenue a year after release |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/68385/lineage-m-breaks-120-billion-in-revenues-a-year-after-release/ |accessdate=25 October 2020 |work=[[Pocket Gamer]] |date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130204530/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/68385/lineage-m-breaks-120-billion-in-revenues-a-year-after-release/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of July 2020, it has grossed {{US$|2.8 billion|long=no}}.<ref name="July2020">{{Cite web|last=Chapple|first=Craig|title=Top Mobile Games by Worldwide Revenue for July 2020|url=https://sensortower.com/blog/top-mobile-games-by-worldwide-revenue-july-2020|date=August 11, 2020|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Sensor Tower|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209210247/https://sensortower.com/blog/top-mobile-games-by-worldwide-revenue-july-2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

The game attracted controversy in 2021. The game issued a major balance patch in January that offered improved rates for attaining certain in-game abilities and items, but then did a [[Rollback (data management)|rollback]] four days later. There were disputes over how refunds were issued; NCSoft did not return real-money purchases made during the four days of the patch, but rather refunded spent in-game currency instead. This essentially forced players - who may have bought in-game currency expecting the higher rates from the new patch - to keep the purchase at the lower rates of the old patch. One player was sued by NCSoft after they spent 160 million [[South Korean won|Korean won]] (approximately US$141,000 at 2021 exchange rate) during the period the new patch was live then angrily protested the rollback by obstructing the NCSoft office parking lot with their car.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizhankook.com/bk/article/21594 |title=리니지M에 40억 쓴 이용자가 엔씨 주차장을 차로 막은 사연 |access-date=28 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326091706/https://www.bizhankook.com/bk/article/21594 |url-status=live }}</ref>