I find myself getting bored.

vingvega · April 2007

I been playing this, and let me tell you, the Open Beta is so much better than the Closed and these guys got their stuff together...but I find myself getting bored after playing and I don't know why. I started with a Lore Master and got to level 8 and all of the sudden it started to bore me. You would start in one city, do all the side quests, then the main quest then move on to the next town, start the side quests, then the main quest. I just got bored real fast so I decided to try an Archer. Same thing, got bored. It's a beautiful game, but it's just not grasping my attention. I was hoping this would suffice until Age Of Conan or Warhammer came out...but I find myself logging out and watching TV. There is nothing holding me in the game. EQ2, WoW, etc. always captured my interest. I don't know what the difference is. I can't put my finger on it.

Manmadegod · April 2007

Prolly not getting into it since you can't powerlevel real fast..Same thing happened to me, I already got 3 guys to 115 and one at near tier 3 master weaponsmith...... Havent logged in on days... Been playing bf2142.... I'll get back into LOTRO when I can actually level again.... Capping it at 15 is going to ruin a lot of players fire for the game i think.

FikusOfAhazi · April 2007

Tried grouping? I kinda got bored the first times I played through same as you. Was pretty much doing everything solo though. Joined a group for something, and it was a whole new experience. Prolly around the barrow downs quests it started getting really fun for me. You can have a blast in groups, and find uses for skills that you never thought about til you tried some group action. but like I said, was about when I got to the Barrow downs quests and getting in some groups that I started having some "real" fun. Thats just me though.

AgtSmith · April 2007

100% agree w/OP.

peenk · April 2007

I couldnt take more than an hour because of combat.

I hate the feel of combat in this game so no matter what class (only 7? weak) I'd pick it wouldnt have mattered.

Wizzioid · April 2007

Originally posted by Manmadegod

Prolly not getting into it since you can't powerlevel real fast..Same thing happened to me, I already got 3 guys to 115 and one at near tier 3 master weaponsmith...... Havent logged in on days... Been playing bf2142.... I'll get back into LOTRO when I can actually level again.... Capping it at 15 is going to ruin a lot of players fire for the game i think.

You do know that is only for beta right ? it's 50 on relese and that will probly rise in expansions

Manmadegod · April 2007

Originally posted by Wizzioid

Originally posted by Manmadegod

Prolly not getting into it since you can't powerlevel real fast..Same thing happened to me, I already got 3 guys to 115 and one at near tier 3 master weaponsmith...... Havent logged in on days... Been playing bf2142.... I'll get back into LOTRO when I can actually level again.... Capping it at 15 is going to ruin a lot of players fire for the game i think.

You do know that is only for beta right ? it's 50 on relese and that will probly rise in expansions

I realize that but it doesn't make me any less bored now..

I can't say I will stay with this game very long - depends on the higher end content and PvM... PvM I have played but not against players which means I am bored and can't decide.

Sovrath · April 2007

I also think that it is because you aren't really getting into anything interesting until late teens. The Main story starts to pick up and the side quests become more interesting.

It's a shame because we all know that players need to get hooked at the start. However, besides the very first instance, there isn't a lot that is "epic" in fell until late teens.

darkchu · April 2007

I played the game for 2 hours, and right now I'm ready to uninstall it. This game is just not for people that don't want to be told how to play (that's EXACTLY what quests do).

Knightblast · April 2007

I think on balance setting the cap for beta at 15 was a bit too low. Even people who like the game will log in and not feel really fired up to play because after all you can only get to level 15 and so forth. It's a very low cap, and much of the nicer content is beyond it, but I understand as well that without a cap of some sort the PG types would finish the game in the Open Beta and never play the game at retail. Still, the level 15 cap is very low -- it could have been set higher without ruining the Beta I think, and to be honest I do think it is making people less enthusiastic about the game than if they were constantly driving through new content.

The concept of the beta test-drive was fine, but it should have been shorter: say 8-10 days, and with a cap of say 25. That would have kept things more "fired up". As it is now, people are leveling three characters to 15 over the course of a weekend and then putting the game aside ... which is not good for the game because once anyone puts a game aside you never know when they will pick it up again.

jerkson · April 2007

Try see the thousand other posts stateing the same thing.. Welcome to LOTRO.

FikusOfAhazi · April 2007

Originally posted by darkchu

I played the game for 2 hours, and right now I'm ready to uninstall it. This game is just not for people that don't want to be told how to play (that's EXACTLY what quests do).

What game doesnt? Lemme know cause i wanna try it.

Mars505 · April 2007

Originally posted by darkchu

I played the game for 2 hours, and right now I'm ready to uninstall it. This game is just not for people that don't want to be told how to play (that's EXACTLY what quests do).

2 hours ? I guess you didn't even make it out of noobie land ? the only quest you HAVE to do are the Chapter Quests , You can grind for xp if you want but it will be a grind like Lineage 2, very slow and very slow.

Anyone who has beta tested the game for more then 2 months or even half a year will feel bored, and just want to get to the point they where at before Pre-Oder beta started

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My advice , take a breather, play some Peggle or a fps andwait until the game goes live.

hundejahre · April 2007

I'm actually having a lot of fun WITH the level cap in place. It makes the game a bit more interesting when you know you can't come back in a level or two to face that mob, you either cowboy up or find a group. I've been working heavily on deeds to get the traits I want up and on crafting. I now have (at level 15) better armor than I did at 24 in closed beta, and I made it myself, and my traits are far better (for the 3 general slots you can have my levels are 4, 4, 3) I have all of my class traits completed except one.

I helped my wife finish 2 crafting quests last night, now she IS a tier 3 cook and jeweller (not that anyone could even wear the tier 2 stuff with the cap, but it was fun to finish them for her.

I think it's funny all the folks complain about leveling too fast in other games, well now's your chance to level REALLY slow! From 15-16 in 25ish days playing 4-6 hours a day. Top THAT Vanguard! =p But really if you forget about all the other thing you can do to improve your character aside from leveling, ya this has to be like watching paint dry (very pretty paint though).

Radueriel · April 2007

I had given up after trying with only 512ram. But a good friend was kind enough to let me borrow a 512ram of his so now I have been able to play this game.

I can relate to the Ops post. Turbine has turned simple grinding into questgrinding, which for me is a bit over kill. I've had a couple quests timed out on me already because the quest givers could'nt give there directions properly. Instead of east it would be west. Instead of in town it would be out side of town. Took me 20mins to find the damn lumber yard because of that. (and i was'nt the only one looking) lol

Also the fact that they have borrowed alot of ideas from DDO, WoW, Eq2 does'nt help things either. I really wish Turbine would have shown a bit more creativity on there part. It is after all Lotr! It seems that there letting the name do the selling. However due to the resemblance of other games it may hurt the company.

I really did have high hopes for this game, but for me at least the questgrinding is a bit too much and makes things boring after awhile.

One other thing.. I want a freaking horse at lvl 3 damnit! All that running back and forth is wearing out a hole in my boots! lol

EliteMarine · April 2007

if you dont like the game thats ok there is thousands of people who do so just go do something else i guess i personally like the game and have 2 guys at 15 right now but when it comes out i just think i will be 15 levels higher than anyone who just recently buys it so i go craft or get a kinship going

Midaveg · April 2007

Not all MMO can fullfill a persons' entertainment crave. LOTRO isnt my cup of tea so i uninstall it after torturing myself for 2 days to hit lvl 15.

Too many tweakings needed and i dont think Turbine will improve it, just like all other MMO they made. Sad.

Chiram · April 2007

Yeah theres the problem, maybe you should get your character higher than 10 ( where traits start to happen) and the game becomes a bit more in depth. Constantly rerolling will eventually make you quit a game, regardless of the game.

M1sf1t · April 2007

Originally posted by Manmadegod
Prolly not getting into it since you can't powerlevel real fast..Same thing happened to me, I already got 3 guys to 115 and one at near tier 3 master weaponsmith...... Havent logged in on days... Been playing bf2142.... I'll get back into LOTRO when I can actually level again.... Capping it at 15 is going to ruin a lot of players fire for the game i think.

I guess you decided not to work on your traits.

Jookbox · April 2007

i spent all night downloading, and 1-2 hours playing before i uninstalled the game. for me, you need to come up with something new to take my attention away from guildwars and wow

desnow · April 2007

Originally posted by Snooters

i spent all night downloading, and 1-2 hours playing before i uninstalled the game. for me, you need to come up with something new to take my attention away from guildwars and wow

Should have pressed shift+L then or started farming. Or hit level 10 and looked at the options to spend your points on.

It is not the most innovative game on the planet, but it has a lot more than WoW and Guild Wars.

darkchu · April 2007

For the person who asked:

Lineage 2 and EvE Online are "sandbox" mmorpgs. That is, you're given a game and you aren't told how to play it. Final Fantasy XI is as well but to a lesser extent. Lineage 2 isn't worth the time right now because all the characters are level 70+ (that takes approximately a year to accomplish). EvE requires you to have patience.

Anarchy Online wasn't bad either, however....the game's just down right ugly.

And for the person who asked me about getting out of the newbie zone: if a game cannot catch my attention for two hours, why the hell would I want to keep playing it? I'm not a biased fan boy going into this game with a huge 'LoTR rules' mind setting. I went into this game to realize it is no different from other MMOs and was infact a WoW clone. The only difference is that WoW is uglier (but better gameplay).

ayanel · April 2007

Each to their own of course but I am having more fun in LoTR then I have had in a long time in an MMO. Personally I love having all the quests where as I hate pure experience grinding so what they have done really works for me.

I find the world/environment extremely engaging and find myself exploring just so I can enjoy the scenery. I like the incredible attention to detail, from the flocks of birds in the sky to the detailed quest text (which I am actually reading unlike in say WoW).

The biggest thing for me is having a story line that actually works. Storytelling is not something most MMOs even try and, as a veteran of AC1, it is something I have really been looking for.

alyndale · April 2007

Originally posted by vingvega

I been playing this, and let me tell you, the Open Beta is so much better than the Closed and these guys got their stuff together...but I find myself getting bored after playing and I don't know why. I started with a Lore Master and got to level 8 and all of the sudden it started to bore me. You would start in one city, do all the side quests, then the main quest then move on to the next town, start the side quests, then the main quest. I just got bored real fast so I decided to try an Archer. Same thing, got bored. It's a beautiful game, but it's just not grasping my attention. I was hoping this would suffice until Age Of Conan or Warhammer came out...but I find myself logging out and watching TV. There is nothing holding me in the game. EQ2, WoW, etc. always captured my interest. I don't know what the difference is. I can't put my finger on it.

Ah..may youthful restlessness be served... LOL

Yes, it does take a fair amount of fortitude, but that can be said about most good MMO's that don't just rely on one form of gimmick, (like open PvP). May I suggest you find a role playing fellowship. Learn the fine art of story weaving. Again, not for everyone, but if you have a creative flare and enjoy writing, you may enjoy this.

Melone · April 2007

All I have to add is that Turbine made a mistake capping at 15. The game really catches fire after 20-25. I have been playing since last november and played wow since release before that. This has so much more to offer then wow did, but as said before, to each his/her own. I would ask anyone who is on the fence to wait it out till after release and get through the 20s, then see what you think. This game really does rock and fellowships/conjunctions take the cake..nothing compared to the bland grouping/grinding in wow.

dewolfe · April 2007

I'm feeling the same thing. I really want to like this game and there is a lot to like about it. For some reason its just getting boring (I am level 12) and I cant figure out why. Maybe I just have MMORPG burnout.

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