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SpiritofGame

Reviews from IGN....

http://pc.ign.com/articles/765/765809p1.html

and

http://pc.ign.com/articles/766/766238p1.html

Quote from the end of first review:

"Yet we have to admit that if first impressions are right, it's shaping up to be the first true WoW-beater we've played. Not because it radically changes the WoW formula, but because it uses the exact same formula. Only this time around the formula has been improved, and is now used in a setting that most of us can relate to."

 

Lastera

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/117750

tbarney

Nice reviews.  

: ) 



I wasn't looking for a WOW killer when I started beta, just a different MMO that was fun.

and I found it.

cupertino

I played the first stress test and I stopped after a few hours becuase I knew I was goona get this gem on release, and I did not want to ruin my experince like I did with WoW by being in beta for months and seeing all thats to be seen.



i rolled a hobbit and ran out of the village into a field with tall grass, great trees and I wet my self when I walked passed the lake, best looking MMO I've played..



This is the only game that will drag me from WoW.

psyconius

Originally posted by cupertino

I played the first stress test and I stopped after a few hours becuase I knew I was goona get this gem on release, and I did not want to ruin my experince like I did with WoW by being in beta for months and seeing all thats to be seen.



i rolled a hobbit and ran out of the village into a field with tall grass, great trees and I wet my self when I walked passed the lake, best looking MMO I've played..



This is the only game that will drag me from WoW.

Yeah there is something to be said about not ruining the storyline before release. I pretty much did that to myself with GW.



So what I have done so far in beta is just about every side quest in Archet, Combe, Bree, and Staddle(around 60ish.. it took 2 sittings to get Bree-Land final quest whore accomplishment =P). I also have been playing a lot of monster play.



It is gorgeous to look at and runs super smooth on Very High on a 6600GT. If not for my craptastic memory and hard drive, the city slowdowns would be negligible.

Jackdog

I wish that Turbine was a publicy traded company, i would have bought at least two blocks of their stock a couple of months ago.

Metalak

_{Maybe I played a different LOTR beta than you guys. I personally didnt find the game all that interesting. I played through the stress test weekend anyways hoping that like with many mmos it can just take some time to really get into the game. It never happened though. I dont see LOTR touching the WoW fanbase even with so many players currently willing to jump ship.}

Jackdog

Originally posted by Metalak 

_{I dont see LOTR touching the WoW fanbase even with so many players currently willing to jump ship.}

On another forum I frequent, 5 of the 6 people that are beta testing LoTRO have already "jumped ship" so to speak and a few more are ready to as soon as they get a first hand look at it. Most of those people are/were playing WoW and EQII with acouple of Eve fans and are just looking for something that is fun and more importantly does not suck. One of the six testers hated it though and went back to WoW last I heard. I jumped from EQII after  2 years myself.

Lastera

Originally posted by Jackdog

Originally posted by Metalak 

_{I dont see LOTR touching the WoW fanbase even with so many players currently willing to jump ship.}

On another forum I frequent, 5 of the 6 people that are beta testing LoTRO have already "jumped ship" so to speak and a few more are ready to as soon as they get a first hand look at it. Most of those people are/were playing WoW and EQII with acouple of Eve fans and are just looking for something that is fun and more importantly does not suck. One of the six testers hated it though and went back to WoW last I heard. I jumped from EQII after  2 years myself.

Too bad they aren't going to find it in this game. Need I remind you, most player jump ship for any game they either have grown tired of or have already complete. Just a reminder that people aren't being force to play WoW, they are playing WoW because it's a good game and like every game gets boring.