I agree with your post for the mostpart. However, there is one thing you left out. The epic storyline ( questline ). The one thing that is new to me ( previously played swg/WoW / eq2 / Vanguard ), is a real story within the game. The epic questline from level 1 to level 50 is a big hook for me ( and many others ) and is something i always wanted to see in an MMO.
But if you like story , great atmosphere, detailed world, great NPCs , questing and PVE - LOTRO is a GEM
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And if I like that, but I want to be free from raiding?
It is a rattrap, like WoW, EQ, EQ2, Vanguard...I am sticking to CoH/CoV until another MMO understands that point, and if this is in 5, 10, 20 years, so be it. I am not a raider, I don't want to raid, and if you reward these *self censoring an insult toward the raiders in general* at the expanse of grouping, then the devs understand nada and are not worth my time. Best groupers, have to be groupers; not raiders! Ask Aragorn and Legolas...not the elven raid leader who died anyway (and who knows his name anyway? At least, Boromir the soloer, we all knows his name)!
- "If I understand you well, you are telling me until next time. " - Ren
While LOTR may not bring any thing new to the table its subscription fee of $10 US will surely keep it populated.
Is that what it is for sure? This will probably change my mind. I might keep it around as a casual back up game or something.
You only get that pricing if you pre-order. Also, if you ever cancel, you pay regular price when you resub. You know what? Wow...I think that is really smart. That is a great idea. Will keep people for sure. Other MMO makers should follow this model. (salute) Turbine. I also like the 199.00 model as well. Gives people choices instead of the slowly rising prices of the station pass.
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You only get that pricing if you pre-order. Also, if you ever cancel, you pay regular price when you resub.
And if I like that, but I want to be free from raiding?
It is a rattrap, like WoW, EQ, EQ2, Vanguard...I am sticking to CoH/CoV until another MMO understands that point, and if this is in 5, 10, 20 years, so be it. I am not a raider, I don't want to raid, and if you reward these *self censoring an insult toward the raiders in general* at the expanse of grouping, then the devs understand nada and are not worth my time. Best groupers, have to be groupers; not raiders! Ask Aragorn and Legolas...not the elven raid leader who died anyway (and who knows his name anyway? At least, Boromir the soloer, we all knows his name)!
- "If I understand you well, you are telling me until next time. " - Ren
You only get that pricing if you pre-order. Also, if you ever cancel, you pay regular price when you resub. You know what? Wow...I think that is really smart. That is a great idea. Will keep people for sure. Other MMO makers should follow this model. (salute) Turbine. I also like the 199.00 model as well. Gives people choices instead of the slowly rising prices of the station pass.