will this game rule me forever and ever and ever and ever and ever,?

maxnrosy

Ok  the title alone lets you know im quite bored.  Yep  i need a new game. im teh casual player who is shunned by games like vanguard due to the time needed to invest into the game.





So lets talk about this 1 ring. I ONLY want to know about lotr. If you are a hater or whatever plz dont post. Also I only want to hear about LOTR not that its better than x game or the like. Just plain LOTR and how it can make a casual gamer like me wanna venture into middle earth.

TheBean

Well I think you need to go read the FAQs and official forums before you ask people to start rambling on and on about game features... And this game may "rule you forever and ever" depending on what type of gamer you are... PvE? PvP? Crafter?

maxnrosy

i am reading all that as we speak, however i prefer a casual gamers view on it. Im trying to find  player made footage of the game. Link any if possible. and as for your question i enjoy all aspects of pve, pvp and crafting. 

TheBean

Well I'm not really following this game, but I know that all (or at least the vast majority of) PvP is done in monster play, and there is a great artivle on this site about that.

In fact that's all I know about this game :P GL with your search for knowledge

virtuella

This game is a casual players wet dream.

It's prefectly suited for those who don't have a lot of time to play each day.

So you can log in and craft a little if you prefer,Go hunt for craftingingredients,hunt NPC's for recipe drops,do some casual XP hunting on mobs or do quests or log into the monsterbattleground and progress on your monstera bit.

You have to love quests or else you will not like this.

It's very quest/storedriven.



Let me find some links to various player videos.

virtuella

Videolinks grabbed from various threads on various boards.



A very nice groupvideo from a 6 man instance.

http://rapidshare.com/files/17499803/Book5Chap8.wmv.html



A player minstrel playing some music on his lute.

http://lotrovault.ign.com/fms/Download.php?id=487



A trip on horse to Rivendell.

http://lotrovault.ign.com/fms/Download.php?id=482



A little battle in the battleground.

http://lotrovault.ign.com/fms/Download.php?id=463

maxnrosy

Nice thanks. and yes i enjoy storylines hehe well time to see some of those vids you posted.

Ziv36

I have been playing for a couple of months now and I would say it has been well worth it for the time I put in and how much I got out of it.  I haven't ventured into monster play yet but its definately on my to-do list.  I am more of an explorer becuase I love being emmersed in the Lord of The Rings world.  (Right now my char is sitting atop Weather Top, its a beautiful sight)  Like someone mentioned before, it is very story/quest driven but if you let yourself get into it, it can be really fufilling.  I have just started to scratch the surface of crafting but so far it has been fun.  (Farming pipeweed)  The map is of an adequate size but I'm already looking forward to the expansions that will most likely start picking at new places like Rohan and Gondor etc.  I am a very casual gamer and what I really like about LOTRO is that I don't have to spend hours grinding.  It helps that there are decend xp rewards for quests.

yaser101

If you played mmos before, you should know that there's no such thing as an mmo ruling you forever.

 

The OP sounds like one lazy web surfer.

Mars505

It very well be that Epic that it will bring back the year of old, where you played a game because it brought you into a world that was beautiful , lively and on the brink of total chaos,so much to see in the coming years it is like waiting for the next book to be written, i'm pretty excited to get onboard early.

jor8888

This is a very casual player game especially with the $199 lifetime subcription fee u cant beat that, but if u are into rvr/pvp this is not a game for u b/c monster play is probably the worst rvr/pvp I seen out of all online games.

 

 

 

 

airhead

imo, this is a great game to play for 3-5 months over the summer, then see what happens. AoC could get pushed more or could flop, WAR is late year at the earliest, WoW xpack lacked spice. Not much else to choose from. Right now, it's looking like Summer-2007 = LOTRO.  (maybe tcos will be a hit with the innovative combat-wheel? don't know).



But in the end, this game will go like all the others. The pvp / questing is not world-changing, just character-changing. So boredom will set in after you have done it all and seen it all. Then you will move on to the next game.



Why are people wanting MMOs to last forever? I mean, you can have your friends that you make in an MMO, but they can all just move to another game later can't they? Why this desire to have a single game last forever? Until someone makes a pure-sandbox mmo that also has the easy-intro to get a huge population, all these MMOs are going to have finite, somewhat short lifespans. That's why the lifetime membership sounds like a rip-off to me. The 10/mo is a no-brainer though, definately worth doing that....

Demz2

Well yes you will like this game if you are into Role playing and liked DDO. If you on the other had prefer PVP you will not like this game as it has none.

Also to mention this game will be even more grind orientated, due to a major nerf in XP gain, juts to let you know.:)

JonMichael

Originally posted by Demz2


Well yes you will like this game if you are into Role playing and liked DDO. If you on the other had prefer PVP you will not like this game as it has none.
Also to mention this game will be even more grind orientated, due to a major nerf in XP gain, juts to let you know.:)

People complain about changes.  I've been playing the game for over a month, have a level 24 Captain and have never grinded levels at all. 

You just need to know where to go for quests of your level, help friends with their quests and adventure out into new areas.

Cerion

I'm very much a casual player. Ten hours a week on average, and for work reasons I may leave a game for a month at a time.

This game feels ideal for me.  If I only have an hour or less, I can play a quest or two.  Or I can run around exploring and finding traits.

There are features that help with casual play: Horse travel from town to town; fast travel to and from larger 'hubs'; the 'map home' ability that allows you to travel instantly to your home city.  Basically there are no tedious timesinks.

 

Redline65

Originally posted by airhead

That's why the lifetime membership sounds like a rip-off to me. The 10/mo is a no-brainer though, definately worth doing that....

I see the lifetime membership as a better deal potentially if they were to release expansions spaced out every year or so for the next 5 years. You could cancel between expansions but then you'd have to pay $15/month instead of $10/month when you resubscribe. Plus Turbine likes to release free content periodically from what I've read. I haven't decided if I'm going to buy, but if I did I'd definitely go with the lifetime over the $10/month.

SpiritofGame

But in the end, this game will go like all the others. The pvp / questing is not world-changing, just character-changing. So boredom will set in after you have done it all and seen it all. Then you will move on to the next game.

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Oops!

Apparently someone does not understand how Turbine develops games.

They aggressively add content and continue an evolving storyline.  They have repeatedly said this is what they will do with LOTRO.

You move onto the next game.  I think I will hang right here for a long while.

 

airhead

Originally posted by SpiritofGame


But in the end, this game will go like all the others. The pvp / questing is not world-changing, just character-changing. So boredom will set in after you have done it all and seen it all. Then you will move on to the next game.

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Oops!
Apparently someone does not understand how Turbine develops games.
They aggressively add content and continue an evolving storyline.  They have repeatedly said this is what they will do with LOTRO.
You move onto the next game.  I think I will hang right here for a long while.

 

hehe... unfortunately, I go back 5 years with Turbine. I'm somewhat familiar with both what they SAY they will do, and what they have traditionally ended up actually doing. But your faith in them is fine with me. I hope it does last forever....but some people have more demands than others, and it's all good i think.

Khalathwyr

and some people have more realistic demands that others. It all boils down too, amazingly as it may seem, that the vast majority of us do not like every single thing others do and do not have the same expectations to be happy. Just because you have more expectations does not mean the "taste" you have if more refined than the next guy.  I can understand for you why the lifetime is a rip off because you seem to be a person who doesn't sit still and doesn't like to stay in a game for more than a short while. Me, on the other hand, knowing all the expansions this game is going to have and wanting to experience all of that, plus knowing that many of those expansions will come after the 20 month period, the lifetime membership is a nice deal. I'll be around more than long enough to reap the benefit. *shrug*

Que sera. I've been around Turbine since the beta of AC1. If I had to trust a company, it would be them. I know others may have had bad experiences with them, but thats a fact with ANY company. Turbine hasn't had the track record that, say, $OE has, and that's a good thing. I think too many people expect a company to be flawless, and that just isn't going to happen. You just have to find a company that has treated you right and stick with them. LOTRO has a very good shot at being the last Fantasy MMO I play, unless Turbine makes another after it in a few years. I only need to find a Sci-Fi MMO to subscribe to and I'll be set. Unfortunately, I don't think STO or SGW will be the Sci-Fi game for me. But, While I wait, I'll have plenty of time enjoying not paying a subscription for my 2 LOTRO accounts, and only purchasing boxed expansions as necessary.

Cheers!

airhead

JEEZE!  what's going on? I've done nothing but sell, defend, love, promote, give positive reviews, everything I can think of for LOTRO. I make one comment that "TO ME" the lifetime purchase is not a good deal, and now everyone is preaching at me? Of course if I make a statement, it's implied that it just applies to me, cause I'm the one making it, and everyone else can take it or leave it. Do I have to put "imo" after every sentance?



The game is gonna be fun (imo), and I'm looking forward to it (imo). The fact that I'm not expecting to play it forever, is me just being realistic (imo), not wanting expectations to be too high (imo), realizing that without any real 'changing of the world', it's bound to get boring TO ME (imo)... as I've been playing games for years (fact).... you people do not have to defend your purchases to me... i'm a nobody (imo).



I was actually looking for the discussion to slant off a little towards WHY people look for a game to last them forever (OP's title). I personally don't understand that 'expectation'. I'm not saying it's wrong or anything, just that I don't understand it. Technology changes. New engines come out with new graphics and gameplay abilities. New titles with new worlds to explore. The friends that someone makes in a social game can and do (at least they have for me) last a lot longer than any single game. And despite the preaching you two have done at me about how my ideas to not apply to others, my original question still remains unanswered.... WHY the desire to play one game forever and ever and ever?



And my primary point was that even if the game didn't last forever (OP's title) ... so what? It's gonna be fun.... have fun with it .... oh, IMO ( i will try and remember to do that from now on... thank you for the instruction).

Khalathwyr

If you took my reply as an attack, that's unfortunate. I guess I didn't drop enough smiley faces in there. *shrug*

I like knowing that if I'm going to invest my time, which is valuable to me, that I'm doing it in something that will be around for a while. It has become very popular in this "disposable world" to only use something up for a short period, dump it and move on to something else. I guess it may be my age, though I'm not that old (30), but I grew up with turn based strategy games, Pencil and Paper and dice games and a belief of the "long haul". That really isn't the "culture" in today's MTV world, I suppose.

That said, yes, I want to be sure I can get 4-5 years worth of entertainment out of this title. None of the other game companies making mMOs has shown me enough to deem them trustworthy with my entertainment. Turbine has. As I have waited 3-4 years now for a title that truly captures my attention and that I can enjoy, I want that to last me at least that long. Especially with the amount of time it currently takes to make these games and that there really isn't anything on the radar that interests me Fantasy wise (other than WAR, but only because I worked for Games Workshop for a year and honestly, with its focus on PvP, not sure I will play it for more than 30 days *shrug*).

For the record, I'm happy and not attacking!  Cheers!

ASmith84

dont play this game.  it sucks.  not because its lotr but the gameplay sucks.  also with age of conan comin out why spend your time on this game when aoc is gonna be the best mmo ever?  in the meantime play guidwars its fun

airhead

k. my bad / mistake. I misread you then. I think it's great you are looking for a 4-5 year game, and I really hope turbine comes thru. Since we are giving ages, I'm 43, played PnP games as a high-schooler, because the computer hadn't been invented yet. I've seen so many broken promises and failed goals (both personally and from others and other companies) that nearly all FAITH is gone. I've accepted that life is crappy most of the time, but that if you LOWER your expectations, then that skanky B in the alley could be one of the best nights of the week... or month even... lol



My main point is ONLY this.... LOTRO does not have to be a wow-killer, does not 'have' to be a 5-year endeavor, to be FUN, a no-brainer purchase, a fun game to make friends, goof off, and have a good time with. It's the OPs question in the title that I'm questioning... merely asking WHY these games are supposed to last so long... that's all.

Kemenlith

Originally posted by Khalathwyr


If you took my reply as an attack, that's unfortunate. I guess I didn't drop enough smiley faces in there. *shrug*
I like knowing that if I'm going to invest my time, which is valuable to me, that I'm doing it in something that will be around for a while. It has become very popular in this "disposable world" to only use something up for a short period, dump it and move on to something else. I guess it may be my age, though I'm not that old (30), but I grew up with turn based strategy games, Pencil and Paper and dice games and a belief of the "long haul". That really isn't the "culture" in today's MTV world, I suppose.
That said, yes, I want to be sure I can get 4-5 years worth of entertainment out of this title. None of the other game companies making mMOs has shown me enough to deem them trustworthy with my entertainment. Turbine has. As I have waited 3-4 years now for a title that truly captures my attention and that I can enjoy, I want that to last me at least that long. Especially with the amount of time it currently takes to make these games and that there really isn't anything on the radar that interests me Fantasy wise (other than WAR, but only because I worked for Games Workshop for a year and honestly, with its focus on PvP, not sure I will play it for more than 30 days *shrug*).

For the record, I'm happy and not attacking!  Cheers!

You worked for GW?!?!! As what? Just a lowly store clerk or something bigger? (sorry for off topic)

Khalathwyr

Oh, I agree with you Airhead, it doesn't have to last forever to be fun. I also don't have any desire for LOTRO to be a wow-killer. I'm not really one to compare games like that in the first place, though. Sure, I'll compare features, but the whole "mine is bigger/better than yours" isn't in my nature. I honestly don't care how LOTRO stacks up subscriber wise to WoW. I just want it to hit 200K+ subs so that Turbine feels justified as a company to keep the servers going and have enough cash to pay their employees. Honestly speaking and now having focused on thinking about it, if LOTRO lasts 7 years, I'm happy. That means I can count on good, quality entertainment for the next 7 years. If Turbine introduces each expansion that has content like it is so far (1500 quests btw at launch), with quests that, while not all (100%) are full of depth, the vast majority are, then I certianly want to play through all their planned expansions and fully explore Middle Earth. Once I've done that, I can happily retire my character and look toward, very possibly, Turbine's next offering.

Khalathwyr

Originally posted by Kemenlith

Originally posted by Khalathwyr


If you took my reply as an attack, that's unfortunate. I guess I didn't drop enough smiley faces in there. *shrug*
I like knowing that if I'm going to invest my time, which is valuable to me, that I'm doing it in something that will be around for a while. It has become very popular in this "disposable world" to only use something up for a short period, dump it and move on to something else. I guess it may be my age, though I'm not that old (30), but I grew up with turn based strategy games, Pencil and Paper and dice games and a belief of the "long haul". That really isn't the "culture" in today's MTV world, I suppose.
That said, yes, I want to be sure I can get 4-5 years worth of entertainment out of this title. None of the other game companies making mMOs has shown me enough to deem them trustworthy with my entertainment. Turbine has. As I have waited 3-4 years now for a title that truly captures my attention and that I can enjoy, I want that to last me at least that long. Especially with the amount of time it currently takes to make these games and that there really isn't anything on the radar that interests me Fantasy wise (other than WAR, but only because I worked for Games Workshop for a year and honestly, with its focus on PvP, not sure I will play it for more than 30 days *shrug*).

For the record, I'm happy and not attacking!  Cheers!

You worked for GW?!?!! As what? Just a lowly store clerk or something bigger? (sorry for off topic)I was just a lowly assistant manager of a corporate store. Nothing big and important.