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bored of lotro
Laviathen
Member Posts: 54
I cant play lotro anymore. The game has become way too boring for me. I loggod on for the first time in about two months tonight and couldn't take it anymore. It reminds me to much of WOW. This is the same feeling i got after two months of playing WOW. Not sure why it took me so long to realize this. I am going to stop playing mmo's for a while. Mostly just waiting for a good sci-fi mmo. I think i'll go play gta4 on my 360. Blowing up cop cars with a rocket launcher just makes the day seem better, or running over helpless civilians. There are plenty of good single player games for the pc and 360 i havent played yet.
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Hello OP what is the point of this thread?
Maybe you could tell us your story why it became boring?
Even if he doesn't explain ... I can sort of get where he's coming from. I'm in the trial, I'm at level 8, and I'm just so bored of questing that I haven't logged in since yesterday. And I started the trial yesterday.
Are all the players praising this game, saying it's the best MMO around, all Tolkien devotees or something? I found it really boring too. It has no life to it. Nice scenery, that's it.
Of course you're bored with LoTRO, it's a simple game set in easy mode for begiiners.
Agree with both of you, the game is not bad if they release it 5 years ago. The whole grind / quest in fantasy world just lost the magic for me. Also, this game bring nothing new, it play just like Everquest or WoW.
Still waiting for WAR and see how it goes, if it turns out to be bad, I think I will leave MMO for good. Most of the so call "new ideas" from Mystic are not new but will see how it turns out.
Ok gz everyone you seem to be the exact crowd lotro is not aimed at. Some of us actually dont think its fun to camp a gate for hours or mine all night long or to do 6h raids to get a peice of set that's only feature is to glow in the dark and look bling bling
I'm not a no life that sits in front of his computer all day long, I'm an intern that sits in front of his computer all day long.
Weeeeell, I'm glad we can agree. Gatecamping is boring. Mining is boring. 6 hour raids are boring. Questing/level grind is boring. Reputation grind is boring. What crowd are MMO's aimed at? People willing to waste their time on crap? Then, no, I'm probably not part of that crowd.
Weeeeell, I'm glad we can agree. Gatecamping is boring. Mining is boring. 6 hour raids are boring. Questing/level grind is boring. Reputation grind is boring. What crowd are MMO's aimed at? People willing to waste their time on crap? Then, no, I'm probably not part of that crowd.
I agree, also LOTRO is not part of that crowd?
Quest / level grind - check
Raids in pvp zone - check
Mining - check
trade skills grind - check
Some people like it some not, simple as that. Some people like chocolate ice cream, others don't. Does this make chocolate ice cream bad?
Why do people always put "I don't like INSERT MMO HERE" == "This is a bad MMO"?
I never understood that. It is, as always, a personal opinion if you like a game or not. It is not a quality issue with the MMO.
*shakes head*
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LOTRO has a slow pace.
Because of the slow pace, the community is very mature.
To those who say it's too easy, delete all your green and yellow quests and just do orange and red quests. Same with mobs, just stick to orange or higher mobs.
no real pvp = no thanks
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Well, for one thing the game opens up in the late teens. Shouldn't be that way but it is.
And it is a quest based game that revolves around a main story. It is what it is. If you don't like it then great but there are people who do like this type of game. Myself included.
I also think that because it has less "flash" than other games that some people might not be able to warm up to it. No worries there but it is a far more sublime game than what is out there.
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I think its too much sameness in these quest base, fantasy mmo. Like some of you say, they didnt really bring any thing new to the table. And the same end-game content, raid-or-die.... sign.....
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I kind of know what the OP means. It is the same feeling I have had with almost every single MMO since Dark Age of Camelot came out.
Everquest 2 -
Vanguard -
Age of Conan -
CoH/CoV -
Guild wars -
EvE -
D&D Online -
FFXI -
Hellgate London -
Lineage 2 -
Pirates of the Burning Sea -
RF Online -
Archlord -
Star Wars Galaxies -
Tabula Rasa -
World of Warcraft -
Every single one bored me and I only pushed on through some of them to play with friends who were playing. (WoW, AoC)
I do like LOTRO but I find I need to play it extremely casually or I get burnt out on it as well.
Last game I was actually able to play non-stop was Asheron's Call 1. Also the best MMO I have ever played.
Currently playing:
LOTRO & WoW (not much WoW though because Mines of Moria rocks!!!!)
Looking Foward too:
Bioware games (Dragon Age & Star Wars The Old Republic)
Then seriously, you're in the same boat I am. Don't play MMO's, at least not in their current form. It seems you (and I) don't like them as they are now.
I'm disappointed with the OP. He missed out on making his topic based on a great parody of lotr. 'Bored of the Rings'
your arguement is so persuasive, so filled with knowledge and insight. You back up your argument very articulately, with suggestions of improvements and raising examples to glorify your position....oh wait, you didn't
I can actually see how some people could potentially be 'bored' with LOTRO, but to me it seems these are the same people who prefer a comic book to a novel. LOTRO seems to be the only online game out there that offers an actual, lenghty, in-depth story that you become a part of, and that's why I (and many others I know) are hooked. It goes deeper than 'quest and craft' gaming and becomes real 'entertainment', like a good book or a movie where you control the action, or at least your part of it, and you just want to see what happens next! Every patch I look forward to how they are going to move the storyline along, but I also look forward with deep excitement to what MY PART in that story is. It's the only game out there that engages me like that, that's what keeps me from getting bored. Sure, if you just focus on 'ome more quest, one more mining node, one more piece of armour' it might get boring, but if you look at the game as the developers want you to, I think it opens up a whole new level and depth to the game.
When scary things get scared, that's bad...
That is exactly how I feel I love LOTRO. I have always been a sucker for story in a game and this one has it.
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Well, first of all, it seems that you just don't like online games in their current form. No matter. Just means they are not for you.
As far as the "sameness", meh. I think people are deluding themselves as to how much sameness there is out there in the world.
TV, movies, books, etc. Not many new themes there. And don't get me started on the music. same 4/4, same few key signatures, nothing new.
But that doesn't mean that there are ways that they can be compelling or that somhthing can be done to make them seems fresh.
Quite frankly LOTRO is not like WoW. It might have quests but I have both games and they are very different. They feel different as well. And EQ 2 feels different.
Sure, I can understnad why someone would want to play another genre (sci-fi, western, etc). However I personally have no interest in other genres and will gladly play fantasy mmo's because I have not yet found what I want. That is because they aren't the same.
One might have a feature that I liek but I hate the art design. One might have pvp but iti's not done quite the way I want. But I keep an open mind and try to evaluate each game based on their own merits.
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
LOTRO is great for the PVE non gear-centric crowd. That is why I love it. I hated that with WoW.
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I honestly grew bored with LOTRO even faster than I have with WoW. even UO kept me interested much longer. The world felt empty and flat to me. The graphics were ugly. The never ending quest cycle was too much. It made it feel like work instead of fun.
I'm glad there are people enjoying it, but it was definitely not my cup of tea.
It's almost shocking that someone who's in to GTA would find LotRO boring.
Absolutely...shocking!
I enjoy LotRO very much, and if someone gave me a copy of GTA4 for free I'd use it as a coaster. Different strokes for different folks.
I honestly can't comprehend this one - I understand if the game mechanics and PvE/quest focus aren't for you, they're definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but to say the world is flat and empty and ugly? I'm dumbfounded. Lotro has some of the most impressive graphics and majestic landscapes of any game I've ever played, and the major city centers and even some outlying towns and areas are full of life and activity.
When scary things get scared, that's bad...