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Gave the wrong signal just after 30 seconds
Dicharek
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Anyone else thinks it's wrong for a hobbit to pick up a weapon and just start bashing away at spiders, all after 30 seconds of gameplay?
I was really hoping for a real mmorpg, what better settings could you have? This falls just in line with all the other hack 'n slash mmo's called "mmoRPG's".
This is just as linear and mindless as any other game out there, so why would people switch from a game they know to this unless they like the lotr theme or are craving for something "new".
I'm really disappointed at the game itself for not trying to do something different from the other games.
However I like the story quests ie. the burning rings, they implemented a real story which is good.
The good use of bloom effect. VG even supported HDR but didn't seem to use it whatsoever.
Umm... Performance, even in closed beta it works really good without any major bugs.
The biggest flaw I could think of is probably that elfs could run for 2 minutes from their starting area and run into a dwarf encampment. Why the hell shouldn't I be able to start in Rivendell or something and not have to see those stupid dwarfs?
I honestly thinks this game only is LOTR by name. It doesn't feel like I'm in middle-earth at all. I'd say they succeeded in making a decent game but it ends there.Tolkien would have wept over this.
I was really hoping for a real mmorpg, what better settings could you have? This falls just in line with all the other hack 'n slash mmo's called "mmoRPG's".
This is just as linear and mindless as any other game out there, so why would people switch from a game they know to this unless they like the lotr theme or are craving for something "new".
I'm really disappointed at the game itself for not trying to do something different from the other games.
However I like the story quests ie. the burning rings, they implemented a real story which is good.
The good use of bloom effect. VG even supported HDR but didn't seem to use it whatsoever.
Umm... Performance, even in closed beta it works really good without any major bugs.
The biggest flaw I could think of is probably that elfs could run for 2 minutes from their starting area and run into a dwarf encampment. Why the hell shouldn't I be able to start in Rivendell or something and not have to see those stupid dwarfs?
I honestly thinks this game only is LOTR by name. It doesn't feel like I'm in middle-earth at all. I'd say they succeeded in making a decent game but it ends there.Tolkien would have wept over this.
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I like pie !
LOTRO is one of most down to earth mmorpgs around.
Some people complain that all hobbits do first 15 levels is collect eggs , deliver pies , and perhaps fend off a wolf or two.
Other complain that even that wolf is to much ....
It is true that game is very small
But word from real Tolkien fan ( no not film fan , somebody that read the book 8 times )
Turbine realy captures the feeling of Middle earth. And as for revolutionary...
Did you ever in any other MMORPG stay awake for hours , just to find out how the quest ends? Not because of reward or exp
but to find out the story!
LOTRO is full of such quests
"Before this battle is over all the world will know that few...stood against many." - King Leonidas
I wonder how many replies I'll get by people who didn't understand what I really meant with that last part
I like pie !
Nope.
The Hobbit: First thing Bilbo fights solo is a spider.. and also later takes on a lair of spiders to save his 'stupid dwarf' companions.
It's all good if you have any interest in the story, the main quest lines all line up in interesting ways and add plots onto the evolution of the LOTR storyline.
Well done, IMHO.
Some stuff just can't be put into video game form and be interesting and a worthwhile investment in time and money. After all no one makes video games for their health and investing in a game that won't make money or be exciting and interesting to at least SOMEHWHAT of a broad audience would be a HORRIBLE investment.
So with that in mind you have to take the game for what it is (and what video games in general are) a game where you wanna make a "hero" and stop some evil and solve some problems with a fellowship. If you're searching for a rolplaying experience anywhere past that and can't do it on your own in town then i would suggest trying a LOTR pen and paper game which has rules built in for characters who really want that "one man amongst millions" feel. (thats why i play dnd)
oh and PS i like pie too
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If understand your last line, where instead of "living in middle earth", we are all heros of middle earth. That was Turbine's intention.
Now if i may, i would like to add another slice to your comment. The interesting thing that Turbine did, is fill in the gaps in the story where the books mentioned something, but left out detail. For example, in The Fellowship of the Ring, the Rangers are mentioned but breifly. Also, Elrond's sons are mentioned as doing something important but it is never really discussed in detail.
What turbine has done, is fill in the gaps around "what was done in support of the fellowship" behind the scenes. I think it is a clever approach.
Now if you dont like the "hero approach" well then, not much can be said about that. Some will like it, others will not.
-Allegria
Well said. I think what they've done (going through the Closed Beta) is fantastic. The story, the adventure. It's all fitting together nicely. Not everyone game is for everyone. Otherwise, nothing would last.
Anyone who hasn't pre-ordered there are still ways to make it into the Open Beta. Check out the site, at www.lotro.com. Otherwise, see you in the next world.
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