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LOTRO Vs. WoW need advice
griff66
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A few days ago, I had decided that I am about done with WoW. It just isn't fun anymore. It is still the best game i have ever played and hard to compare to in my opinion. I have not played much LOTRO since the open beta. I am just curious to hear peoples thoughts on comparisons between the two games. Ups and downs, and maybe even your final conclusion on which game is superior to the other in your opinion.
Thanks, Griff66
Thanks, Griff66
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I only played up to level 26 or something in LOTR when I took a months break from WoW for Christmas because my raiding guild was on downtime all the month of December but from my experience of the game, it looks nice-ish..Don't get me wrong it's shiney in places but the armor etc I saw all the high levels running around doesn't even scratch the surface on coolness that wow has.
The movement is gimped , it feels like your ice skating on custard. You try to jump, amg 2 seconds later there we go, you jumped 2 inches and can't even get over a little rock.
The fighting is stiff, this is what broke the game for me. In WoW it was awesome to say play as a hunter (is not my main, main is a rogue) and you would run around firing etc, would feel imba.
You play LOTR and your stood there like frozen.
The game isn't all THAT bad. It just doesn't compare to WoW in any way shape or form. The only thing LOTR has that WoW doesn't is player housing...Which believe me if and when Blizzard implement it, it will blow it out of the water.
My suggestion, try it...If there is a trial, try it. If not, avoid like the plague. I spent some money which i regret spending on this game.
It just made me realise how good the movement/combat system of WoW is compared to it. (Not a WoW fanboy, I will quit/stop playing as soon as something better is out) But WoW just kills this game in every way imaginable.
I was in the same situation a couple of months ago. I was fed up with WoW and looking for another game. I tried Lotro, but it felt like more of the same. Now im on a break from mmorpgs and waiting for WAR.
Hey Guys,
I do not particulaly like LTRO because of their lack of gratatude to their beta testers. I was one of them and in my opinion they should have given all their beta testers unlimited or at least one year subscription to the game cause where would it be without them? Anyway I am straying off topic.
For the short amount that I played LTRO I found it buggy and I must agree that the movement was stiff and I easily got sick of it because it was boring so I barely played much of it.
WoW is a very good game but Blizzard are only out to make as much money as they can. I think that if they listened to their Players and implemented some wanted features they would have a far more consistent and generally happier player community. I have played WoW quite a bit on and off but lately I have found that it is too boring. Once you get to lvl 70 you can raid and do instances to get better armour....but then what? There is nothing to do when you get to the level cap. I think that game development companies like Blizzard need to move outside the circle and make something truly original that will keep players entertained for a long time.
Anyway it will be good hearing your guys opinion on this but i sorely agree with griff66 that WoW is just....too boring.
Cyaz
Akenatehm
Best statement ever.
"I got to play your game for free, before anyone else. Now I wan't the gold version for free, and I don't want to pay any subscription EVER. Because some of us that beta tested we told you there were a few bugs."
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I think you are over exaggerating what I said. Have you ever beta tested a game or even LTRO? That game was buggy as and it crashed and slowed my computer alot. You also have no idea of the time I had to spend patching 30,000 files and the space it took up on my computer. So before you start making stupid sarcastic comments you should think about what happened behind the scenes.
Akenatehm
As for your comment of wanting the game for free and being disappointed with LoTRO because of that: I don't really understand that. I guess you are disappointed with EVERY game then? Because there's NO game where beta testers get perks like you describe.
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Playing: Final Fantasy Online: ARR, Destiny
Most memorable games for me: UO, GW1, LoTRO
WOW is much better game
in other words u want stuff for free. lol sorry dude ur not entitled to free subscriptions, your job was to beta test and report any issues to the developers so they can enhance, or improve the game and fix any errors. typical greed of certain people.
as far as buggy, it wasnt at all buggy, yeah I am sure there were niggling issues here and there, but the game was far more polished than WOW ever was. but i tend to agree the combat is a bit sedated. i agree WOW is a good game, merely for the fact its has a fine mix of casual/hardcore play, and is horribly simplistic that a chimp can play it. i find that only the WOW community truly bitches about new content, and new expansions for me that is odd, usually you would think the community would welcome new content lol. No, instead they bitch, moan, and whine OMGZ! NEW CONTENT! WHY DONT U JUST LET ME FINISH MY REP GRINDING SO I CAN GET MY TIER 6 LEVEL GEAR! GERRROOOSSSHHH!! lol.
I play EQ2, and wanna know the outburst from the EQ2 community? needless to say, everyone was happy as a pig in shit for the new ROK content and level 80, GUild level 80, new sarnark class, and other various Raid/group high level oriented content. WOW tends to be a odd bunch in many ways, which is part of the reason im glad i left.
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If you're bored of Wow..you'll get bored of LOTRO quickly as well. Theres a few things which LOTRO does differently, and some even better...but overall a lot of it is like WoW, but lesser and smaller in scope..
dont play wow for 3 months u will be back lol
If you just want to PL to 50 so you can WTFPWN and Raid, then LoTRO is not the game for you.
It is all about the experience, not WTFPWN.
If you just want to PL to 50 so you can WTFPWN and Raid, then LoTRO is not the game for you.
It is all about the experience, not WTFPWN.
Exactly. I have played WoW since shortly after launch and from day one it has been a race to level and get uber gear because gear and level are what your worth and expertise are measured by. I raid 4 to 5 nights a week (my guild just entered Mt. Hyjal this week) so I understand the quest for the best gear possible. Part of me enjoys this aspect of WoW.
However, I also play LOTRO casually and enjoy it because it is all about the experience. I am a fan of the books and movies. Turbine has done an excellent job in their interpretation of Middle Earth and lore is held upon a very high pedestal. The atmosphere of the world is one of the best in any game I have played dating back to the late 1970's. (Yes, I am old enough to be the father of many people that post here)
The graphics are amazing but, if you don't have a late 7 or 8 series Nvidia (or ATI equivalent), you will have issues if you try to play the game with the highest quality settings. I suspect this is where the "skating on ice" and "2 second delay to jumping" comments come from. It's simple, don't jack up the settings if you don't have the hardware to handle it. You will experience issues if you do. I have a 7950 gx2 and I play on ultra high settings with zero issues.
The combat system is fairly intricate. This will put off some people that enjoy the effortless combat in WoW. I find myself having to be much more tactical in my choices than I ever had to be in WoW. I don't think this is a bad thing by any means.
The reality is that LOTRO is not for the hardcore. It is a good change of pace for those that can appreciate a deeper, more intellectual experience. On a not so side note, the community in LOTRO is exponentially more friendly and welcoming than WoW. There tends to be an older crowd that is more courteous and helpful that plays this game because of the lack of WTFPWNage. They play it for the enjoyable, play-at-your -own-pace experience.
Obviously you've never beta tested anything but LOTRO. I've been beta testing MMORPG's since UO and every last one of them have done that, or worse. If you liked it and wanted a lifetime sub then you should have bought one during beta when they were 'cheap' (comparatively) or should have gotten the $9.95 a month plan. Which is better than almost any other major MMORPG out there tbqfh. You have no room to complain.
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Let me be the first to laugh at this rather stupid post, which i have ofcourse marked with the green color...
First of all people have each thier own preference, just because they don't play the game you "oh so" cherish, doesn't mean they are mere chimps, also let me explain to you the nice (and prolly best stepping stone in the entire mmorpg history) Blizzard wanted WoW to be easy to play, hard to master, in which you ofcourse can level with prolly just one hand but the same goes for EQ2, except the fact that Eq2 is just simply boring and not even more advanced than WoW, however the WoW attackers stay in a constant denial of this fact, WoW is more interactive in the end, especially on the PvP servers, where you'll be on your toes in contested areas that has high probability of encounter from the other factions.
WoW is one of (if not THE ) most polished mmorpg to date, so i do not know why you said WoW wasn't polished or maybe you just do not fully understand the word so you just slapped it on everything you think was the better choice yourself?
WoW's gameplay is more vivid and real even though it's GFX aren't super advanced they do a fine job by having one of the most beautiful artistic envirements in the mmo genre, which makes it possible to not need massive computer setups to make it look good and in some cases even superior to simple eye candy as a perfect drawing sometimes outshines a simple photoshop 3d rendering though superior art.
WoW's gameplay has is not the meanest or most advanced you have seen but it's downright pretty great, the movements and pace doesn't seem awkward like many other mmorpgs and the attack speed of certain classes is made so it looks as it should without having you stumble and think "Okay... this looked really stupid", sure the Bloodelves dead animation can sometimes make you giggle or the gnome's or troll's for that matter.
WoW was the first mmorpg to introduce questing system that worked so well into the very gameplay itself and having you on quests that made it worth it, while in EQ1 you were better off killing those retarded rats than the quests itself, not to mention that in WoW you could quest from 1-70, making the grind less of a hassle.
You, Nakuma, points out that the WoW community always whines about content? Ofcourse there will always be noisy people in every mmorpg, while those 2% of the players whine on the forums, the rest enjoy the game, many never even set a foot into the forums, why? Because they have no need to do so, it's that simple, i myself hardly ever go to the WoW forums. You obviously try to keep the simplistic thought of WoW being a "kiddie hub", which is understandable for those who seek to give themselves a good excuse for not playing it themselves or to be sure they never get the curiousity to try the game out.
Anyway back to LOTR vs WoW, try the LOTRtrial, it's with a 7-10 days trial right? If it's not you, then you saved yourself some money and either just wait it out do some other stuff or go back to WoW and find a reason to stay there, obviously it's normal to get a wow break and come back later, because i've tried a quite nice number of other mmorpgs and they all just reminds me how WoW does/did that thing or another better, which is sad, because when you want to enjoy a new mmorpg and face yourself with the thought of another being better in almost every way you end up going back to it or simply not playing any mmorpg at all for that matter, WoW is a great game but in the end you will get bored of strawberry no matter how good it tastes and is better than anything else, you will want to try out something else to remind you why you love that strawberry.
Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.
Well, I was hardcore WoW player myself for 2.5 years and now switched to LoTRO. I enjoy exploring Middle Earth much more then when I was playing Burning Crusade
Pros/cons of LoTRO compared to WoW:
Graphics (much better)
Community (much more mature and friendly)
Lore
Atmosphere
Roleplay
Support
Frequent updates
cons:
Much less end game content
Smaller world
PvP sucks hardcore
Less dynamic battle system
Cant use UI mods
I think what youll eventually find is that WoW is the best PVE game currently released. That doesnt mean that its the game you have to play, just that nothing out there has all the features that WoW does. LOTRO is a new MMORPg released under a year ago. It doesnt have all the features but it has a LOT of room for growth. In the end its a solid game. The main lacking issue is PvP/Monsterplay that is very limited.
Torrential
Torrential: DAOC (Pendragon)
Awned: World of Warcraft (Lothar)
Torren: Warhammer Online (Praag)