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How is the "world" of lotro

dcsurfer731dcsurfer731 Member Posts: 16
in Lord of the Rings Online
ive played the beta on a vry laggy computer. from what i saw in beta the world looked.....kinda 1/2 assed. but i keep hearing its good. so what im asking, is the world in lotro easy to like... for example in WoW every place was just awesome. I mean it felt real and keep me fixated! is this the same for Lotro? and is it sunny a lot in the world or is there a lota bleak grey sky's.

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  • DrinkMilkDrinkMilk Member Posts: 31
    Originally posted by dcsurfer731

    ive played the beta on a vry laggy computer. from what i saw in beta the world looked.....kinda 1/2 assed. but i keep hearing its good. so what im asking, is the world in lotro easy to like... for example in WoW every place was just awesome. I mean it felt real and keep me fixated! is this the same for Lotro? and is it sunny a lot in the world or is there a lota bleak grey sky's.

     

    To quote what a review said : "Think of World of Warcraft and Everquest 2 making a baby...Lord of The Rings Online is that baby".

    Its a great game. But if you like the open PvP that WoW has then its not for you. But if you like a FANTASTIC world and enjoy exploring and great quests/storys then its for you.

    The only form for PvP is sparing (dueling) and PvmP (player vs monster player). Were you create you own monster or go in with your character to fight player made mosters (bad guys).

    The world is amazing. There is so much variation, and detail to the enviroment I am shocked. The world feels belivabul. Were in WoW you can see they just made flat grounds with a few random bumps here and there. LORTO is more real to any MMO i have seen landscape wise.

    It great fun. Maybe you can get a hold of a buddy key and test it out?

  • VolkmarVolkmar Member UncommonPosts: 2,501
    the world is probably the best part of LOTRO, they managed to capture the spirit of the books almost perfectly and playing it seems like walking in the world for real. Especially the shire is very hobbit-ish :)

    "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime"



  • ZodanZodan Member Posts: 564
    Hate to admit that I have been enjoying the game and the world.



    Sad thing that amount of exploring is approximately the same as checking the fridge.
  • Trickster58Trickster58 Member Posts: 65
    All depends on your fridge buddy but yeah Ive been really enjoying this game and buy the looks of it shall be for a long time to come.

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    "Those that run away will fight another day" - Vegitus

  • dcsurfer731dcsurfer731 Member Posts: 16
    thank you guys. when i get my new computer prity soon here i will 4 sure get this game. I love PvE and that seems what this game excels at
  • davion101davion101 Member Posts: 14
    I bought the game and here what I have to say:



    1)If you have ever played guild wars the PvE is somewhat similar to it



    2)PvP isn't a huge factor to the gaming, to if thats what you want, don't buy it.



    3)Some people play games just for the grpahics and I must say-- they kick ass in this game :)



    4) I liked the game



    5) This game is definately worth playing atleast once, but im not sure if ittll hold its popularity



    6) The game starts off slow but that doesn't mean you put it down-- believe me, it gets ALOT better as you progress



    7) Play it for the fun-not your life :)





    Hope this helps- KZAR  

    -Kzar-

  • BafucinBafucin Member Posts: 276

    Is this game from 1992? It look so old.

  • HairysunHairysun Member UncommonPosts: 1,059
    Originally posted by Bafucin


    Is this game from 1992? It look so old.


    Oh, I know it......a notable release in 1992 was "Castle Wolfenstein 3D."  We might as well say LotRO is a clone of that too.....eh?  At least come up with something that makes sense my friend.  A troll......so be it.  Just don't be a bad troll, it shows both your ignorance and your IQ.



    CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN 3D (1992)





    LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE (2007)





    And to the OP, it sounds like you need to try out the game again.  Half ass'd is not a word I would use to describe the wold of LotRO.  It is one of the most enjoyable parts of the game IMO.  Sunny, cloudy, day, night....all the bases are covered with the exception of some weather effects.  I have seen it snowing, been in the fog, but, have yet to see any rain or storms.  Hmmmm......wonder why it doesn't rain in Middle Earth.

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  • TechleoTechleo Member Posts: 1,984
    A key thing to remember is take your time when making a choice on your graphical settings

    There is a lot of graphical fluff which has minimal benefit to your graphical experience like certain Stencil graphics.

    If you turn off the options like that you can have the game on high settings with minimal lag.

    At present I LOVE the graphics. I play on Medium Settings with a couple select Post Process features on to spice things up.

    I cant get over that first field near archet with the flowers. I felt like stopping, sitting under a liquid amber tree and just resting

    After playing mmorpgs for over a decade I have to admit those feelings dont come along every day.
  • Absolute44Absolute44 Member Posts: 2
    I personaly love the world, it is like WoW but not as "cartoonish" for lack of a better word. It holds an overall steady theme depending on the place, the maps are the perfect size where walking from one end to another dosent take 12 hours, or 2 minutes.
  • killerwigkillerwig Member UncommonPosts: 236
    Originally posted by Hairysun



    And to the OP, it sounds like you need to try out the game again.  Half ass'd is not a word I would use to describe the wold of LotRO.  It is one of the most enjoyable parts of the game IMO.  Sunny, cloudy, day, night....all the bases are covered with the exception of some weather effects.  I have seen it snowing, been in the fog, but, have yet to see any rain or storms.  Hmmmm......wonder why it doesn't rain in Middle Earth.



    Turbine turned off the weather effects for a while to fix some sound related issues with storms, and the strobing effect with lightning was making some people ill... lol

    From what has been said by a few people who've seen them, the storms are amazing. My best friend plays this game and he said the storms were the best weather effects that he's ever seen in any game - period. Storms and rain will be back in on the evendim update, apparently.

  • HairysunHairysun Member UncommonPosts: 1,059
    Originally posted by killerwig

    Originally posted by Hairysun



    And to the OP, it sounds like you need to try out the game again.  Half ass'd is not a word I would use to describe the wold of LotRO.  It is one of the most enjoyable parts of the game IMO.  Sunny, cloudy, day, night....all the bases are covered with the exception of some weather effects.  I have seen it snowing, been in the fog, but, have yet to see any rain or storms.  Hmmmm......wonder why it doesn't rain in Middle Earth.



    Turbine turned off the weather effects for a while to fix some sound related issues with storms, and the strobing effect with lightning was making some people ill... lol

    From what has been said by a few people who've seen them, the storms are amazing. My best friend plays this game and he said the storms were the best weather effects that he's ever seen in any game - period. Storms and rain will be back in on the evendim update, apparently.



      Lol....that is too funny.  A developers worst nightmare.....the game made people physically ill. 



      I'm looking forward to the storms and rain.  Based on in game environmental graphics, I can see them as the best weather effects to date.  Awesome.....thank you for the update.

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  • TibuTibu Member Posts: 23
    Yeah I buy my MMO's so I can look at purdy graphix all day...
  • HairysunHairysun Member UncommonPosts: 1,059
    Originally posted by Tibu

    Yeah I buy my MMO's so I can look at purdy graphix all day...
       Well, for me it's not a "Pretty Graphics" thing.  It is a realistic graphics thing.  The closer they get to realism the happier I am.  I believe it to be a maturity thing myself.  When children are young you can plop them in front of a TV, turn on "CARTOONS" and they are engrossed for hours on end.  I have seen people use this as a babysitter for their child it works so well.  Flip the channel to something not "CARTOON" and the kids is .......upset.  As the child matures, his/her tastes mature.  Soon "CARTOONS" no longer hold their attention and they want "REAL." 

      Very much my opinion, but, the graphics are an important part of the game.  I would consider myself a graphics geek to be honest.  Graphics are like art though, beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder.  MMMMM.....3DStudio Max



    IMO

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