In 1996, much to everyone's surprise, a Korean game, "Lineage," took the gaming world by storm. Then came the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, which hit South Korea especially hard. In response, the Koreans poured even more energy into developing online games.
沒想到九六年底，韓國以線上遊戲新產品《天堂》一鳴驚人，第二年金融危機爆發，韓國為了湔雪前恥，更是卯足全力開發這個新產業。