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Lord of the Rings Online: Update 3 Developer Walkthrough

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Turbine and the Lord of the Rings development team have been working quite hard during the first half of 2011 to bring to large updates into the game. MMORPG.com Lead Writer Bill Murphy recently had the opportunity to participate in a developer walkthrough of Update 3 with Turbine developers Linda Currie and Aaron Campbell. See what Bill discovered during his guided tour.

The topic of conversation (and playing via the test server Bullroarer) was none other than Update 3, which launches today for the NA crowd. Before we got started Aaron wanted to make sure we also mention the upcoming takeover by Turbine of the European servers for LotRO. He stated that this is scheduled to go down on June 1st and that when the servers come back up under Turbine’s control that’s when the EU folks will get Update 3 too. After that brief PSA though we moved onto the goods: content Update 3 for the free version of LotRO.

Read more of Bill Murphy's Lord of the Rings Online: Update 3 Developer Walkthrough.



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  • timeraidertimeraider Member UncommonPosts: 865

    /clap at codemasters...how do they keep coming up with it :D

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  • SanguinelustSanguinelust Member UncommonPosts: 812

    Looks pretty interesting. If my Rift fever wears off I'll have to give LOTRO another shot.

  • IfeedtrollsIfeedtrolls Member Posts: 122

    LOTRO programmer and developers seem to be doing a good job improving and maintaing their game. I like LOTRO, though I play only occasionally these days. But when I do , they seem to be making good progress with all additions. I give hands down once again to them for making good development.

  • LokathLokath Member Posts: 33

    Originally posted by timeraider



    /clap at codemasters...how do they keep coming up with it :D


     

    Uh. Codemasters has nothing to do with this; they're actually backing out of LOTRO entirely. This is Turbine and Turbine alone.

  • elockeelocke Member UncommonPosts: 4,335

    I really wish they would overhaul the UI and character models.  Everything else about the game is fun, but I cringe when I look at my UI and my avatar.  Just isn't inspiring any immediate gameplay from me. 

    http://i.imgur.com/YGBiPjo.gif
  • PrintscreenPrintscreen Member UncommonPosts: 100

    i agree, why all the UGLY avatarsand their cripple running movement. It looks so weird and unnatural, even f2p games have better running animations. Other than that, if I can ever get over it, which i can't atm, it's good.

  • aithieelaithieel Member Posts: 232

    Originally posted by Printscreen

    i agree, why all the UGLY avatarsand their cripple running movement. It looks so weird and unnatural, even f2p games have better running animations. Other than that, if I can ever get over it, which i can't atm, it's good.

     

    I can't agree with you.

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  • WaltandrianWaltandrian Member UncommonPosts: 23

    Hn, looks fun. Honestly makes me wanna play it again. Of course I didn't really stop of my own accord..... Well, I can honestly say that I am now officially looking forward to Isengard. WOOOHOOO!!!! ISENGARD!!!!

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  • erictlewiserictlewis Member UncommonPosts: 3,022

    Looks like the entire game has been revamped to use the join pannel. More skimishes uggg.

    Oh well still nothing to be excited about. 

  • PapadamPapadam Member Posts: 2,102

    Originally posted by erictlewis

    Looks like the entire game has been revamped to use the join pannel. More skimishes uggg.

    Oh well still nothing to be excited about. 

    Oh no erictlewis does not like it!!

    What a shock...

     

    Seems like some new fun content :)

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  • kevjardskevjards Member UncommonPosts: 1,452

    so much for f2p  wrecking the game.it just keeps goin from strength to strength.love this game to bits.

  • Xero_ChanceXero_Chance Member Posts: 519

    Originally posted by aithieel



    Originally posted by Printscreen

    i agree, why all the UGLY avatarsand their cripple running movement. It looks so weird and unnatural, even f2p games have better running animations. Other than that, if I can ever get over it, which i can't atm, it's good.

     

    I can't agree with you.


     

    I do agree with him. It's not impossible to tweak models and make new animations, they're just being lazy. Until they at least fix the combat animations, I won't touch this game again.

  • AconsarAconsar Member Posts: 262

    Originally posted by Xero_Chance





    Originally posted by aithieel







    Originally posted by Printscreen

    i agree, why all the UGLY avatarsand their cripple running movement. It looks so weird and unnatural, even f2p games have better running animations. Other than that, if I can ever get over it, which i can't atm, it's good.



     



    I can't agree with you.






     



    I do agree with him. It's not impossible to tweak models and make new animations, they're just being lazy. Until they at least fix the combat animations, I won't touch this game again.


     

    The combat animations have been improved significantly are fine.  Your dated argument is definitely showing.  Otherwise, the modeling in general for characters/equipment needs work.

  • MoiraeMoirae Member RarePosts: 3,318

    YAYYY Housing gets ignored AGAIN.

  • gundamwinggundamwing Member Posts: 49

    Awesome update, looking forward to trying out the new instances and skirmishes. Lotro is still on of my most favorite MMOs along with Guild Wars. I gave up on WoW, tried it again this month and I am already bored. I guess I enjoy the Lord of the Rings story more than Warcraft. 

    As to the animations, they do not bother me. Character models look fine but that is more of a personal opinion. This game looks great at DX11 with maxed out visuals.

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  • BelechaelBelechael Member Posts: 8

    Funny little thing that came up in the Forum and a Blue Name (Dev) verified it:

    The existing relics won't come out of the "legendary" items with the update, so with 3 new top notch relics in the game everyone who wants to slot them and not lose his previous relics will have to buy a removal scroll from the shop.

    I guess not many people bought them so now I expect new and more powerful relics each update to ensure that end game players buy them.

    On a brighter side: The game is fantastic until you reach the level cap and ran out of new things that do not involve grinding to do. Everyone should try it now that it's free. I sure hope other games go this way, I'd love to get back to AoC for more than a few days during their come back celebrations :(

  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,481

    Still a great MMO, I only really do raiding now but was there a couple of months after launch so its been a few years!

  • thinktank001thinktank001 Member UncommonPosts: 2,144

    Originally posted by Belechael

    Funny little thing that came up in the Forum and a Blue Name (Dev) verified it:

    The existing relics won't come out of the "legendary" items with the update, so with 3 new top notch relics in the game everyone who wants to slot them and not lose his previous relics will have to buy a removal scroll from the shop.

    I guess not many people bought them so now I expect new and more powerful relics each update to ensure that end game players buy them.

    On a brighter side: The game is fantastic until you reach the level cap and ran out of new things that do not involve grinding to do. Everyone should try it now that it's free. I sure hope other games go this way, I'd love to get back to AoC for more than a few days during their come back celebrations :(

     

    LOTRO is not P2W.  The trolls must be feeding you lies..... 

    /sarcasm off

     

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  • fivorothfivoroth Member UncommonPosts: 3,916

    Originally posted by Torvaldr

    With this updaet we got: store exclusive top tier runes, store exclusive in combat run speed, on top of the other stuff.  I'm disappointed.

    Two skirms and two 3 mans don't make up for that for me.

    This update along with the whole game has gone rather bleh.

    No surprise there. I knew that they would force people to buy stuff from the store. It's still disappointing though.

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  • ejrebornejreborn Member Posts: 2

    its not a free!

  • divmaxdivmax Member Posts: 106

    "Update three comes packed with a whole new series of quests to progress the story, but players will most likely be more interested in the two brand new skirmishes and three-person dungeons"

     

    This is why I hardly play LOTRO anymore. The developers themselves have given up on what they themselved claimed to be their game's defining characteristic - the Epic Story. More and more they have been focusing on features which appeal to a particular section of the playerbase only, while alienating others. More instances, skirmishes and raids. 

     

    Where is the "Lord of the Rings" in LOTRO anymore?

  • erictlewiserictlewis Member UncommonPosts: 3,022

    Originally posted by divmax

    "Update three comes packed with a whole new series of quests to progress the story, but players will most likely be more interested in the two brand new skirmishes and three-person dungeons"

     

    This is why I hardly play LOTRO anymore. The developers themselves have given up on what they themselved claimed to be their game's defining characteristic - the Epic Story. More and more they have been focusing on features which appeal to a particular section of the playerbase only, while alienating others. More instances, skirmishes and raids. 

     

    Where is the "Lord of the Rings" in LOTRO anymore?

     I agree,  Lord of the rings has become lord of the instance join panel.  Its one of the main reasons why I gave up on the game. I guess a lot of folks love those skirmishes,  all it reminds me of is storm hold.  Lotro = d&d now.  Want to do something just zone. 

  • xmentyxmenty Member UncommonPosts: 719

    Originally posted by Printscreen



    i agree, why all the UGLY avatarsand their cripple running movement. It looks so weird and unnatural, even f2p games have better running animations. Other than that, if I can ever get over it, which i can't atm, it's good.


     

     

    This ^

     

     

    Pardon my English as it is not my 1st language :)

  • JohnnyMotrinJohnnyMotrin Member UncommonPosts: 439

    Originally posted by divmax

    "Update three comes packed with a whole new series of quests to progress the story, but players will most likely be more interested in the two brand new skirmishes and three-person dungeons"

     

    This is why I hardly play LOTRO anymore. The developers themselves have given up on what they themselved claimed to be their game's defining characteristic - the Epic Story. More and more they have been focusing on features which appeal to a particular section of the playerbase only, while alienating others. More instances, skirmishes and raids. 

     

    Where is the "Lord of the Rings" in LOTRO anymore?

    This is my sentiment exactly and why I canceled my subscription after bein a loyal fan since the very first beta phase.

     

    What set this game apart for me was the epic story line.  I loved feeling like I was helping the fellowship along with their journey.  Now it just feels like your in the same world as the fellowship, but no longer being a helping hand in their journey.  A new skirmish taking us back to Dol Dinen and Forochel??????????  Are you kidding me???????????  I'm so been there done that.

     

    A lot of people have mentioned the character animations, and nobody is mentioning anything positive about them.  The Devs hear the complaints loud and clear but instead of changing the animations, they prefer to try and hide the animations with all the crap from the wardrobe.  It's really pathetic.  Once they actually add real content and not any of that skirmish/raid b.s., I will come back when the Isengard expansion is about to be released.  Hopefully a lot of people will come back with Isengard and Turbine will realize it's all about the main story line.

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  • crash12341crash12341 Member Posts: 1

    did no1 read correctly they are adding to the epic story quests in this update. omg ppl learn to read

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