One thing I dont get: Why do Hobbits and Dwarves start in the same area?

Unknown

Please elaborate..

Quite odd and not very tolkin

Khalathwyr

Link? Please elaborate on where you got this information as I, and possibly many others are very curious.

beezee

Originally posted by Khalathwyr


Link? Please elaborate on where you got this information as I, and possibly many others are very curious.

Yeah, I agree.  Where did you get that info? 



If true, it would seem odd.  According to Tolkien's lore, there were Dwarves in Ered Luin (sp.?) which is relatively close to the Shire.

Unknown

Source for this information is a German Computer Gaming Magazine (Issue PC PowerPlay 02/2007) which has a feature and several screen shots of LOTRO here is a short link to the website:

http://www.cynamite.de/pc/downloads/videos/der_herr_der_ringe_online_zu_fuss_durch_mittelerde/4249/der_herr_der_ringe_online_zu_fuss_durch_mittelerde.html

trillah

as it was stated  in interviews, you start in an instance zone, and from there your port to another instance where 2 races are and then the real world where everyone has its own.

dont want to say to much in fear of breaking nda

beezee

Originally posted by Acephalia


Source for this information is a German Computer Gaming Magazine (Issue PC PowerPlay 02/2007) which has a feature and several screen shots of LOTRO here is a short link to the website:
http://www.cynamite.de/pc/downloads/videos/der_herr_der_ringe_online_zu_fuss_durch_mittelerde/4249/der_herr_der_ringe_online_zu_fuss_durch_mittelerde.html

ACHTUNG!!!!!



Sorry I don't speak German, so I couldn't read it.  And I couldn't glean enough info from the screenies.

Unknown

Its a rather good review in terms of objectivity. If I have time, Ill  give a short summary and post some information here.

Thony

What about info from the source no not a NDA breaker :P, just a public site for all of you to visit

http://lotro.turbine.com/index.php?page_id=91&siid=1

Ralsar

I hate the NDA as it prevents you from dispelling nonsense.

Harafnir

Wrong

Torak

Originally posted by Acephalia


Please elaborate..
Quite odd and not very tolkin

Not that I know of.

Kemenlith

Its been stated many times on LOTRO's site(s) that each race starts in a separate zone. Hobbits start in the Shire while Dwarves start in... Ered Luin? Think thats the elves... Anyways, my point is that bit of info you recieved was wrong. Each race starts in a separate area.

Unknown

Thank you for clearing this up. So then the statement that chars of Rohan and Gondor start in the same area is also false I suppose.

Torak

Originally posted by Acephalia

Thank you for clearing this up. So then the statement that chars of Rohan and Gondor start in the same area is also false I suppose.

That part is true for right now. From what I understand they will be adding the land of Rohan / Gondor at a later date. Starting areas are only by race at this point.

Kemenlith

Originally posted by Torak

Originally posted by Acephalia

Thank you for clearing this up. So then the statement that chars of Rohan and Gondor start in the same area is also false I suppose.

That part is true for right now. From what I understand they will be adding the land of Rohan / Gondor at a later date. Starting areas are only by race at this point.



Exactly. I would guess no one here really knows how Rohan and Gondor starting places would work, because the focus of the game (right now at least) is Angmar up above Eriador. I think it would be cool to start in Rohan or Gondor, but I don't know how Turbine would implement it.