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Reasons why LotR:O will fail
anarchyart
Member Posts: 5,378
Because internet is outlawed or stops working.
That is the only way this game will fail. Why I say this is as follows.
My power supply on my computer died so I got a new tower. New tower doesn't support AGP so I have no video card now. New system is as follows:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (2.2ghz)
Ram: 2 gigs pc2700
Onboard video card: GEforce 6100
I can't play Vanguard anymore because of having no card, but I downloaded LotR and started it up. I set my gfx to recommended lowest settings, but with textures on high and post processing effects on with bloom at about 50%. The game looks amazing for the crappy card I am running and there is almost no lag.
The game plays so solidly and I haven't seen any bugs or even a flappy polygon or warped texture. The quests aren't nearly as hand-holdy as I had thought after playing the intro, you actually have to look around a bit. Must say I'm enjoying it and look forward to getting home tonight and playing some more. LotR's strength is that I have basically no video card and the game looks just fantastic and there are no bugs that I have seen period.
Gonna say congrats to Turbine right now. It's not revolutionary, but the game is going to be a great success because it is solid, playable and fun.
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AMEN!
The game is very solid and a LOT of fun. takes very little to run it well and if you have the power to do it.. play on Ultra High setting.. game looks amazing
'oh gosh, another 11 year old WoW fanboi doomsayer'
But then i read the post, true 100%
im guessing he meant failure as a game. not by failure to launch, or failure to make a profit. Im sure even the worst games that made it to launch made some sort of profit.
LOTRO has not only great gameplay and plenty of stuff to do AND look great.. but it has the potential to last for a very long time. If Turbine can keep up with it... this game will be beyond successful
Or the world falls into a depression and people can't even afford food.
I still maintain that this game will be second only to WoW. I know the AoC and WAR folks disagree and those games may do very well - but neither of them will be a blockbuster and I don't think both of them combined will do as well as LoTRO.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
LOTRO is a great game. I am a ex-Vanguard player (since about 2 days ago), and was very skeptical about LOTRO. Needless to say I pre-ordered, started up a Guardian, and played.
I have only one problem with this game right now:
IT MADE ME LATE FOR WORK THIS MORNING!! Bah..damn addicitons.
Good work Turbine!! Just don't get me fired. :P
Having said that, there is one big reason that lotro COULD fail... This is a PVE game. It does have the little battleground type area where some fighting can happen, and that will hold people over a little... but essentially it is a PVE game. Given that, Turbine MUST come out with new content, new areas, etc. at a "REASONABLE" rate. Not sure exactly what 'reasonable' is... but the game will depend on Turbine's ability and speed at producing new content thru time. That's the one 'negative' about a pve mmo... Here's hoping they pull that off!
I thought that was a given?
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Bazaab
Glad you all like it. I got bored in 3 hours of playing.
The thing that always puzzled me about WoW was its lack of substantial and frequent updates. C'mon, Blizzard is raking in ass-loads of cash and the free updates are embarrassing. Even with Asheron's Call having something like 100k subs (guess), Turbine has frequent and substantial updates.
I'm guessing LOTRO will be no different. I'm betting you'll see a major update of content (not just class balancing or bug fixes) within the first month to two months from launch.
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People mention AoC and WAR as this holy grail, this messiah of MMOs that will come and save everyone.... sorry, but it's not going to happen. Not because they will be bad games--I'm sure they will be good. But these games will never live up to the expectations of those who always think the grass is greener in the MMO that they imagine. The reality of the game never lives up to the fantasy one has in their head.
Frankly, I'm tired of waiting for the next 'big thing.'
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Currently Playing: LOTRO; DDO
Played: AC2, AO, Auto Assault, CoX, DAoC, DDO, Earth&Beyond, EQ1, EQ2, EVE, Fallen Earth, Jumpgate, Roma Victor, Second Life, SWG, V:SoH, WoW, World War II Online.
Games I'm watching: Infinity: The Quest for Earth, Force of Arms.
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and i dont know why people complain about PvP or lack thereof in this game. the PvP goes along with the storyline.. it was meant to have all of these races come together for a common good. so the monster play fits right in. it isnt meant to have elf hunters stalking the forest for little hobbits or dwarves. that would defeat the whole purpose of the storyline.
and yes.. WoW had Alliance vs. Horde.. but the PvP doesnt have any purpose except for items and rep. woo. hoo. Its not that good of PvP. I know when i read history about wars and battles that I read about the many conflicts and hardships of a rousing game of capture the flag.
Well... sorry that you got bored with the progression quests in the game. But I did other stuff, like explore the world trying to get traits and new titles, and stand in Comb playing that BLOODY ADDICTIVE lute, learning new songs etc with Turbine's music system - which is a game in itself.
It's a pity that the quest stories didn't grab you though. I thought they were pretty well written, saturated with Tolkien's lore, and varied enough to keep me interested. I really enjoy story-driven RPG's though - baldur's gate, neverwinter nights, KOTOR, planescape torment - so I like the fact that LOTRO has got a good, multi-layered, progressive and solid story behind it all; that adds a sense of adventure to the game for me. It certainly beats the "no reading/thinking required" kill, collect, and deliver quests of other online games. The community is pretty great too - even in open beta!
LOTRO seems to be a great world that I can just kick back and lose myself in from time to time. It will definitely hold me over for a good, long while until WAR comes out. I might end up playing this and WAR if they are as vastly different to each other as it sounds - at least where playstyle is concerned.
Also you are forgetting this is "Lord of the FREAKING rings !"
who me ?
Futilez[Do You Have What It Takes ?]
I am going to buy a lifetime membership on LotR when it goes live.... And pre-order War. I just hope that they get the dark everyone is basically self serving and evil and good is about to be crushed atmoshpere that I loved from the PnP rpg.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
Keep it real, this game's gonna own hard and neither WAR nor AoC (the latter is my most anticipated mmo btw) will be able to change that. Never underestimate the license, I know I'm repeating myself, but it's LORD OF THE RINGS. John Smith and his mother know and love this universe ^^
Dyou know how long the sologames movie-franchise crapfests were on No1 "bestselling Videogame" here in Germany? 8-10 weeks if I remember correctly, so yea, you can pretty much sell whatever you like with the LotR Franchise and it'll sell. But besides that, LotRO is a very stable, very fun, in some aspects even original (real music, monsterplay, classes) MMORPG that runs on almost all rigs, more than enough for the vice-throne IMO.
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