With regards to AC2. Microsoft initially published the game and were responsible for the servers and billing system. Turbine still had full control over the game content. The game had problems even when Turbine pulled the plug and it was a lack of vision by Turbine that contributed to it's demise. AC2 was a good game but it never had a chance under Turbine who seemed unable or slow to fix bugged game mechanics (how long did the ingame chat system have problems?) and didn't do enough to promote the game.
I hope they do much, much better with LOTRO
The ingame chat server was done and manage by Microsoft until Turbine got sick of it and made there own chat server and everything was finaly fix and working. I know I was there. Turbine didnt have soul control of content on AC2, microsoft had there way with it. Turbine got push by microsoft to get that game out, I was in beta from close to retail and played over a year of AC2. Microsoft was finacing AC2 devellopment and it showed they didnt care in the end about AC2, look how many times MS promise to make a new MMO of there own and canned those. AC2 had the potential MS screwed them out of it.
Ok, according to many sources the size of Lotro at release will be 60% of WoW. After one expansion it would hit the 100-100% of WoW size. Initial release has Eriador, expansion would follow the fellowship so it would have Rhovanion, then Rohan/Gondor are same size of Eriador then mordor bla
At the end Lotro would be 4-6times the size of WoW..
Also, Vanguard's landmass is HUGE and has its pros and cons.
It can be immersive, and feel "real". But it does waste a lot of travelling time and the areas are just blank with spraypainted terrain/mobs.
Ya I would say exactly with a small difference, the world feels a bit more full compare even to wow. WoW I would travel and just be blah... but in Lotr, ho god once you get into the Old Forest come back with the feeling that place gives you
The ingame chat server was done and manage by Microsoft until Turbine got sick of it and made there own chat server and everything was finaly fix and working. I know I was there. Turbine didnt have soul control of content on AC2, microsoft had there way with it. Turbine got push by microsoft to get that game out, I was in beta from close to retail and played over a year of AC2. Microsoft was finacing AC2 devellopment and it showed they didnt care in the end about AC2, look how many times MS promise to make a new MMO of there own and canned those. AC2 had the potential MS screwed them out of it.
Microsoft can be attributed to the early woes of AC2 but when Turbine took full control of the game it didn't improve. They had plenty of time to pull things around but seemed unwilling to spend any money on promotion. The fact that they sold a update for the game, grabbed the cash and then within a couple of months announced the game was shutting down angered a lot of people who purchased the game in good faith.
There are a lot of ex AC2 players who lost a lot of respect for Turbine over the AC2 mess. I hope LOTRO is a huge success for Turbine and they show the world they have learnt from past mistakes because Tolkins world deserves nothing but greatness. It is something we all will have to wait and see
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The ingame chat server was done and manage by Microsoft until Turbine got sick of it and made there own chat server and everything was finaly fix and working. I know I was there. Turbine didnt have soul control of content on AC2, microsoft had there way with it. Turbine got push by microsoft to get that game out, I was in beta from close to retail and played over a year of AC2. Microsoft was finacing AC2 devellopment and it showed they didnt care in the end about AC2, look how many times MS promise to make a new MMO of there own and canned those. AC2 had the potential MS screwed them out of it.
There are a lot of ex AC2 players who lost a lot of respect for Turbine over the AC2 mess. I hope LOTRO is a huge success for Turbine and they show the world they have learnt from past mistakes because Tolkins world deserves nothing but greatness. It is something we all will have to wait and see