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Is this better than WOW??
hayevery1
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I guess what Im asking here is that I loved my warlock with its dark magic... Does this game have any magical beings or is it just a fighter type game hunters.... warriors... so...... on ???
Question 2: I loved the pvp in WOW so you were always on your toes... will this be just a game where everyone helps out?? or will there be fighting amongst other players.. without accepting duels/
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The PVP is a bit diffrent, I believe the only pvp is monsterplay, which is mostly endgame content and is, imo, not half as good as WoW's PVP content.
Is lotro better then WoW? Imo, No. Its a good and very solid game. but its not better then WoW.
The game improves/refines on the design of WoW/EQ type games.
It has alot of potential and is very polished plus the devs have shown they can listen to the players ideas.
If you like WoW but you are looking for something less time demanding at endgame and PvP that is alot more engaging. Then LotRO will apeal to you.
If your looking for innovation you won't find much, but you will find some in the near future no doubt.
The PvP is very fun you have to try it out for yourself to know how fun it is.
You can't play a magical being but you can play classes that are like magical beings. They have the same kind of spells, they do damage, they just arn't magic based. They still have good animations and effects that seem magical ie loremaster. It's just the spell descriptions are non magic based.
Try the game out, you just might love it.
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Cancelled: L2, FFXI, VSoH, LotRO, WAR, WoW
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Lotr:O is a new game with new ideas. Hopefully they are able to continue putting in content patches worth while and keep up with what the community is looking for. I have leveled multiple characters up to 15 and gotten several gathering and crafting skills up higher than any lvl 15 should due to the level cap in open beta. Though everyone is starting to get restless due to the open beta and are looking for new stuff to do which is completely understandable. I was walking around the misty mountains earlier today with 45+ monsters at lvl 15 cuz I got bored.
I think the thing that is turning people off of lotro currently is the fact that the open beta is capped at 15 and they are thinking this should be release when it really isn't. It is still beta which people forget. All in all I say WoW has its own set of uniqueness that I know a lot of people enjoy and find comfortable due to its kindergarten like play style that even I enjoyed for 2 and a half years. Can't argue with simplistic and easy. I must say I enjoy figuring strategies on how to kill shit while in the middle of battle.
The lack of a straight up mage class is obvious as it was only the demi-gods like Gandalf who had the ability to truly cast spells. There is a class called lore-master that can bend elements though which is absolutely fascinating, although rather difficult to play untill you unlock the secret.
In the end it is truly preference as in all games, not one being better than the others as I still have friends who think MuDs rule any graphical game.
Is it better then WoW - too soon to tell - since its based on the best known Fantasy franchise to date it will be judged on that merit.
But we must remember too that a well know franchise is not the key to success . /cough SWG /puke SOE
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As a LOtR fan and a MMO fan I advise to stay clear of this title unless it is your first mmo you have ever played. I played beta and was in shock and just how boring this game was.
Boring because its a been there done that game ...but worse its a been there done that a dozen times (literally) and done it better game.
I had given an in depth review that had every detail I liked and disliked about it and cannot remember all those now. However after playing it I remembered saying what everyone said a long time ago, why make this game without being able to play the orcs etc? truly shows the lack of direction from the top.
it is "supposed" to be sacrificing PvP for depth but EQ2 kicks this games butt PvE wise. But if you have been playing MMO's for even a few years you very well should be sick of PvE in this style. its just a grind.
The battles in PvE were among the worst ive done recently actually and have no realism what so ever. You spend all your time fighting waiting for the powers you have to recharge and I spent 90% of that time just staring at those powers and clicking.
Even WoW is a huge step up here. I am no WoW fan but its battles were at least at first very interesting in comparison. In WoW you had a since of what your powers were and the effect they had where as this game is just pushing buttons. I was very anxious to give this game a thumbs up but I came away pissed at thinking it will likely be 20 years before I have a chance at a company doing this correctly.
There was more bad things to say but 1 review of my biggest gaming letdown in recent years is enough. hope this was helpful!!!
Though why not try it for yourself with the beta and you will know what I'm talking about? Then if you like it, you can come back here and express why you like it so much. I haven't found the lore I was looking for from the story personally. Combat is no fun, no open world PVP other than monster play, but those monsters you play with start at level 50... not sure why, but it's like that. Takes longer to level if you like that. There are normal mobs and elite mobs, sound familiar? Lack of magic is dissapointing but die hards here will tell you it goes with the story. Whack a mole and rest. Collected things off mobs, hand em in, kill X mobs.... etc etc.
As I said in a different post, if I had played this game before WoW, this would most likely be my MMO, but since this came out 2.5 years after WoW and doesn't have much more to offer, less in some respects, I will stick with WoW until Conan or Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Naltoks - WoW - 70 Druid
Zanzooky - WoW - 60 Warrior
Greybyne - WoW - 60 Paladin
Braxbell - WoW - 60 Mage
Puah - WoW - 60 Shaman
Dracfranic - EQ1 - 65 Shaman
Myxfranic - EQ1 - 53 Necro
In some areas...yes.
In other areas...no.
Its all up to you to decide.
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nvm
This game is mainly based around fellowships and solo'ing. So you won't be seeing any PvP unless you go into Monster Play.
As far as your "Is this better than WOW?" question, this game is different than WoW. There are things done better but also there are things done not as well. The graphics in LOTR are very good, but even though WoW is sort of "cartoonish", the graphics in WoW seem more "alive". The character graphics in LOTR are very nicely done, but until higher levels the characters pretty much look alike.
As has been suggested...try the game out for yourself and see...only a few more days left for the open Beta!!!
yer it is better than WoW it's more fun, better story, better community, much better Dungeon / Instance, its relaxing and beautiful all and all its just a much better game than WoW
Currently Playing: LOTRO
Cancelled: WoW, COH/COV, SWG, Guild Wars
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yer it is better than WoW it's more fun, better story, better community, much better Dungeon / Instance, its relaxing and beautiful all and all its just a much better game than WoWLMAO
Currently Playing: LOTRO
Cancelled: WoW, COH/COV, SWG, Guild Wars
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I am guessing UR THE UBER COOL, OH SO HARDCORE OLD TIME MMO PLAYER, THAT IS TOO COOL TO PLAY ANY OF TODAYS MMOS, AND thinks ANYONE THAT HAS PLAYED WOW AS A FIRST MMO IS A PILE OF SHIT?.
Correct me if im wrong mr DIRT MERCHANT.
I am guessing UR THE UBER COOL, OH SO HARDCORE OLD TIME MMO PLAYER, THAT IS TOO COOL TO PLAY ANY OF TODAYS MMOS, AND thinks ANYONE THAT HAS PLAYED WOW AS A FIRST MMO IS A PILE OF SHIT?.
Correct me if im wrong mr DIRT MERCHANT.
Dirt Merchant lmao grow up how old are you ???
Nah i did play wow iv played a lot of mmo's i just didnt like WoW it was borng and a lot of 10 year olds play it not a game i could see myself playing for 2 years like lots of
but thats just me
Currently Playing: LOTRO
Cancelled: WoW, COH/COV, SWG, Guild Wars
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Other than graphics i would say that LOTRO is closely modelled to WoW in some aspects, better in some aspects and worse in others. WoW is the industry standard and I would expect many other future MMOGs to be modelled similarly.
"If you enjoyed WOW but are a bit tired of the faction grinding and end game instances, and have completed most of the objectives you've set out to accomplish, then LotRO might be a good game for you."
If you are still having fun in WOW and have goals you wish to complete, stay with WOW for now until something a bit more evolutionary comes out.
I'm in the first group, my time in WOW is over... and I'll play LotRO until WAR comes out. (I'll give AOC a look as well)
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