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One thing I dont get: Why do Hobbits and Dwarves start in the same area?

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in Lord of the Rings Online

Please elaborate..

Quite odd and not very tolkin

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  • KhalathwyrKhalathwyr Member UncommonPosts: 3,133

    Link? Please elaborate on where you got this information as I, and possibly many others are very curious.

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  • beezeebeezee Member Posts: 149
    Originally posted by Khalathwyr


    Link? Please elaborate on where you got this information as I, and possibly many others are very curious.
    Yeah, I agree.  Where did you get that info? 



    If true, it would seem odd.  According to Tolkien's lore, there were Dwarves in Ered Luin (sp.?) which is relatively close to the Shire.
  • Unknown

    Source for this information is a German Computer Gaming Magazine (Issue PC PowerPlay 02/2007) which has a feature and several screen shots of LOTRO here is a short link to the website:

    http://www.cynamite.de/pc/downloads/videos/der_herr_der_ringe_online_zu_fuss_durch_mittelerde/4249/der_herr_der_ringe_online_zu_fuss_durch_mittelerde.html

  • trillahtrillah Member CommonPosts: 158

    as it was stated  in interviews, you start in an instance zone, and from there your port to another instance where 2 races are and then the real world where everyone has its own.

    dont want to say to much in fear of breaking nda

  • beezeebeezee Member Posts: 149
    Originally posted by Acephalia


    Source for this information is a German Computer Gaming Magazine (Issue PC PowerPlay 02/2007) which has a feature and several screen shots of LOTRO here is a short link to the website:
    http://www.cynamite.de/pc/downloads/videos/der_herr_der_ringe_online_zu_fuss_durch_mittelerde/4249/der_herr_der_ringe_online_zu_fuss_durch_mittelerde.html
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    Sorry I don't speak German, so I couldn't read it.  And I couldn't glean enough info from the screenies.
  • Unknown

    Its a rather good review in terms of objectivity. If I have time, Ill  give a short summary and post some information here.

  • ThonyThony Member Posts: 215

    What about info from the source ;) no not a NDA breaker :P, just a public site for all of you to visit

    http://lotro.turbine.com/index.php?page_id=91&siid=1

  • RalsarRalsar Member UncommonPosts: 305
    I hate the NDA as it prevents you from dispelling nonsense.
  • HarafnirHarafnir Member UncommonPosts: 1,350
    Wrong

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    It should be thrown with great force"

  • TorakTorak Member Posts: 4,905
    Originally posted by Acephalia


    Please elaborate..
    Quite odd and not very tolkin

    Not that I know of.



  • KemenlithKemenlith Member Posts: 263
    Its been stated many times on LOTRO's site(s) that each race starts in a separate zone. Hobbits start in the Shire while Dwarves start in... Ered Luin? Think thats the elves... Anyways, my point is that bit of info you recieved was wrong. Each race starts in a separate area.

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  • Unknown
    Thank you for clearing this up. So then the statement that chars of Rohan and Gondor start in the same area is also false I suppose.
  • TorakTorak Member Posts: 4,905
    Originally posted by Acephalia

    Thank you for clearing this up. So then the statement that chars of Rohan and Gondor start in the same area is also false I suppose.
    That part is true for right now. From what I understand they will be adding the land of Rohan / Gondor at a later date. Starting areas are only by race at this point.
  • KemenlithKemenlith Member Posts: 263
    Originally posted by Torak

    Originally posted by Acephalia

    Thank you for clearing this up. So then the statement that chars of Rohan and Gondor start in the same area is also false I suppose.
    That part is true for right now. From what I understand they will be adding the land of Rohan / Gondor at a later date. Starting areas are only by race at this point.



    Exactly. I would guess no one here really knows how Rohan and Gondor starting places would work, because the focus of the game (right now at least) is Angmar up above Eriador. I think it would be cool to start in Rohan or Gondor, but I don't know how Turbine would implement it.

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