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This game is terrible, don't waste your time.
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This isnt like a lemon of a car or something where someone is going to buy it and have to live with a bad decision for years..its a video game....what some people enjoy, others dont..and vice versa. It may have been a mistake for you but what gives you the right to think it would be a mistake for others???
So to everyone that enjoys playing it, keep playing it, but anyone thinking of buying and playing this game, don't bother. It's not worth it, and it won't leave a memorable experience in Tolkiens beautiful story. Since it was done so poorly. Best thing this game has is nice environmental graphics, thats its biggest plus, other then that.... it's weak.
This isnt like a lemon of a car or something where someone is going to buy it and have to live with a bad decision for years..its a video game....what some people enjoy, others dont..and vice versa. It may have been a mistake for you but what gives you the right to think it would be a mistake for others???
The OP is still in the age where he cannot clearly distinguish between opinion and universal truth. That is called immaturity, he'll get over it
And OP: yes, you were _very_ immature to call people idiots and fags, especially in an MMOG. You were angry, yes, but also immature.
An angry mature person would have simply left and ignored those people who annoy him/her. So this is not a choice between angriness and immaturity - it is a combination of the two.
Registering on mmorpg.com and write a bashing troll post caused by the frustration for being banned from the game - again, not the most mature way
But heck, we have much older trolls here who couldn't resist that 
) so heads up!
DB
Denial makes one look a lot dumber than he/she actually is.
Yes i know the difference between universal truth and opinion. I gave a detailed review over many aspects in the game but i did not lie or exaggerate. My review will give people insight, to others it will be ignored as just opinion and nothing more. Then go try out the game and find out. If you find out i was right, then blame yourself. If you like it, regardless the game is cliche and old fashioned. When 2008 comes, get ready for new MMO's.
Ageofconan.com
WarhammerOnline.com
Darkfallonline.com
Check out the podcasts on these games, all the videos and developer videos. They may or may not be to your liking, we shall have to see when they release if they are good or not.
lol..you have no idea the difference between opinion and universal truth..you almost redeemed yourself but then put in a bonehead comment like that. You are essentially saying you are right in either event, even if people do enjoy it. Sort of like, you can disagree with my review, but I am still right.
PS. 2008 is still a ways away. Some like to live more for the day and not think about months down the road and dismiss what we have now as being old fashioned.
Could you explain this same structure that WoW, EQ and ALL the old MMO's had? I am very interested in being enlightened by someone obviously as all-knowing as yourself. Lets compare this exact structure between UO and WoW and see how that also relates to LoTRo. Since we obviously cannot speak about your review as you cannot separate your feelings for what is fact, how about this structure you are talking about. I cant wait to hear about all *I* really know and how wrong I must be.
Gameplay falls into many different things.
1. Quests
2. Socializing
3. Guilds
4. Music
5. Raids
6. Battles
and many more
LOTRO quest system does the same thing as the old games in MMO's. They are very boring because your doing pretty much the same things region to region. Nothing new or interesting, Turbine is afraid to break the mold and try something new and they decide to be a cookie cutter MMO.
Deeds are bad, you have deeds that help you explore the world for certain landmarks but its difficult to find them. Deeds for killing things gets incredibly old, you kill 30 brigands in bree, then 30 brigands in lonelands and another 30 brigands in angmar, woohoo thats really innovative.
Guilds are the same as old guilds in other MMOs. You must have your guild around for 1-2 months before you get to use all of the guild options, your guild ranks up as it keeps living on day to day. You get something as simple as officer chat after a week or so which is pretty pathetic.
Music is redundant and not done very well
Raids are the same as in other MMO's from what i've looked into but i wasn't too knowledgeable on that area since i never participated in them.
Battles in LOTRO are sit there and walk away from your keyboard till the battle is over, its based on statistical combat, you can't decide if you block, parry or slam the enemy, you just have to hope you do. Its a button mashing game, and just the player repeating the same script of skills over and over again. Boring.
In newer MMO's your going to be able to control your character and you can decide to block that attack or parry that enemy's sword if you want to and if your skilled. In this game you can't...its statistical, and thats an outdated concept right there.
Should i keep going?
The world of middle earth isn't even finished, after 8 years they only manage to complete Eriador, they must have taken lots of vacations. Or they must have been putting in 1 hour shifts a day. I'm not impressed.
I understand that you are upset about strategy being in the game as it appears you have played some that require absolutely none and your calling it all stat based, but it really isn't if you would of read on the main website the way the combat system works. Now I realize this is a bit over your head, but its ok everything will be alright. Just sit back relax and go back to Hello Kitty Adventure Island.
I know how the combat works and its cliche. Its going to be replaced by more hands on control in future MMO's. You will be able to dodge, parry and move your character with lots of control and fluidity. In this game, it doesn't matter, you just mash keys and sit there and fight, and if you take hits theres nothing you can do, you have to hope the dice are kind to you. Thats old fashioned.
Hello kitty island adventure? Was that suppose to make your post mean something by insulting me?
But, if I must go on this...response. Right at the beginning you claim its a cookie-cutter MMO. I dont even know what this means. Some would argue it, but I feel like the only aspect of MMO gaming where you may able to say something is close to cookie-cutter may be the free to play eastern titles. Those even visually in many cases look identical.
Right after this statement where it wasnt really expanded upon what aspects make something cookie-cutter, you bring up Deeds. How do these fit into all of the older MMO's? They are fairly unique including the Title system that comes along with them. Then there is the whole concept of the Traits, what did AC, or UO, or the other older games have that was the same as this?
Your guild comments really threw me off, what game are you thinking is the same as this one? Most games you get the functions almost immediately, not all..but most. How is LoTRo's guild system fitting into the structure that AC had if these things are all the same?
Music is 100% opinion, there is no good or bad music, anyone should realize this. Your tastes may not enjoy it, but that does not mean it is not well done, oh wait...we went over this...you dont like it so it must be bad....I was wrong and have bad taste apparently.
What the heck class were you playing where you could walk away from the keyboard in battle??? I have no idea which one is that easy to use... I guess the more important question is how do you think this is outdated? DDO was made by the same company, before this game, and has what I believe you are talking about. This is not being outdated, its a system that is used that many many people enjoy. The type of combat you are talking about can be taxing on a player after a while. For those that spend most of the day at work, many times in front of a computer for those 9 hours, the last thing you want is a game where you are needing to be quick with the keys. You are playing to relax. That is what MMO's offer for a lot of people..its relaxation. If you want frantic fast paced combat go play a FPS.
The combat you are talking about is just different, its not revolutionary whatsoever. Go give Savage a try if you want Melee that is skill based. It just is not introduced into the MMO genre that often and usually has mixed feelings when it is. Keep in mind that a lot of existing MMO players come from a P&P background.
But again, another case of something you dont like just being wrong and a fault of the game because it doesnt cater to you.
So what is this exact framework that all these games share? I still dont know yet.
The deeds and traits are not new, they are like the WoW talent build only much weaker and pathetic.
What i meant with the guild system was that its the same in other mmo's but instead of you having all of the options you have to wait for your guild rank to upgrade as the days go by, getting something as simple as officer chat can take days and days. They should all be available, but the structure in guilds for LOTRO is the same as past games are.
Music is good to you? You like hearing the same Shire tune over and over again, and over and over again. OK good, you like redundant beats i can't tell you what to listen to.
What i meant by walking away from the keyboard was that, your just sitting there and auto attacking. The mobs don't leap back away from you, and they don't do anything except stand in front of you and auto attack as well. Its cliche. All you do is click a button and do some special attack, thats how other past MMO's were, nothing special or new.
The combat of having more control over your character might give you heart palpatations and a stroke, im sorry that its too much for you to handle. That kind of combat is closer to skill then statistical and dice rolling combat, or else your just seeing who has the better gear like in WoW.
Structure of guilds...again..you dodged how its the same as past games. AC comparison? I cant find my Patron for the life of me in LoTRo, since its the same as all the other games...I must have one..just not sure where he/she is....hmmm, do you know?
Yes, I enjoy the music. Hard to grasp for you? No, you cant tell someone what to listen to, you can accept that people like what you may not though and that it isnt just bad because it doesnt meet your tastes.
The last part shows me why you were banned, you are very immature and seem to have selective reading. Not every game I play needs to be fast paced...as I said...I play FPS for that. BF2142 meets those needs just fine. I will go grab my paintball gun if I want some real excitement, sorry, but video games dont need to be fast paced to be good..its a dang game man, go outside if you need action.
You seem to have a very tough time acknowledging that people enjoy different things. You label a game bad but your reasons are very self centered, you just are looking for something else. You want to deter people from playing something that you dont like and everything, every single thing you have brought up was opinion based. This does not make for a bad game...it makes a game that you dont happen to like.
Why on earth you would want to deter someone from something they may like is beyond me. If you said the game kept crashing on you, caused your system to overheat, lagged you to death, music didnt work, combat didnt respond and you couldnt attack and just died, then yes, you have a bad game. Here we have a game you dont like and feel like because of that, its bad.
Why do you need a AC comparison? Lol if you haven't gotten it by now you never will.
Yes i know, already gone over that, if you like redundant music go ahead and listen to it, i didn't forbid you to listen to it.
You call me immature for having different points of view? Thats not a very intelligent point.
I play paintball and i can play football, soccer, and everything else i want. When it comes to fantasy games you can do some incredibly fun things as well, and having more control over your character doesn't make it into a FPS shooter game. You need to open up your mind a bit.
I never told anyone that they are forbidden to play this game, i simply made this review to give them insight into the game, i told good points and bad points. Honest answers in all of them. You may say they were self centered opinions but no. You can go ahead and play it, thats your choice, im suggesting that you don't and that you play something much better. Play something with updated ideas and better gameplay. LOTRO is very poor.
If you like to button mash, this game is for you.
Personally I will never regret quitting this game.
then...
" i simply made this review to give them insight into the game, i told good points and bad points."
Walk on home boy...I think this thread is done now.
your're a douche, this game is very, very fun. the roleplay oppertunities for us true Tolkien fans is great. i'm glad you don't like it, it means you won't be playing it. the classes in this game are great, i can forsee myself playing this much longer than i played that POS WoW game, which was 2 months. This is the first game to come along that got me to actually cancel my DAoC accounts after 5 yrs.
"Walk home boy", was that suppose to further your post in some way? People can't be polite and respectful in posts can they, they have to use derogatory remarks because they aren't intelligent enough to make a constructive post.
You nicely demonstrated that I was well founded using it!
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There goes another one with an insult. Can't be polite can you? Your right, for you TRUE TOLKIEN FANS. But what about people who just want a fun gameplay experience, something new and exciting, something groundbreaking and innovative. Nope, you won't find that here, and only tolkien fans would most likely enjoy it for the roleplaying. Thanks for your post.