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EverQuest II or LOTRO?
luckypotato
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Well.. all my new pc parts are going to be here around monday for my first pc that i build! (IM SO EXCITED)
And i need teh Pubs help, should i go with EQ2 or LOTRO? I hear great things about both! Im inclined to go to LOTRO because its cheaper, but my new pc only has an AMD 790GX graphics (most powerfull intergrated graphics..budget gaming pc)
But i also want good gameplay, so without further adu i want your openion on which is a better game and why. Remember to post :]
Thanks!
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I've tried EQII twice and could not get into it. Not that it's a bad game or anything, I just wasn't feeling it. On the other hand LoTRO is probably one of my favorite WoW clone MMOs. It looks beautiful and the lore is great and the community is one of the best out there.
I've recently took advantage of the low per month price and bought 3 months. Now that they are selling the client for $9.99, there is no reason to not try it. Hell, I spend more than than on lunch every day.
Edit: I know that my last paragraph sounds like a sales pitch but I do honestly feel that it's a good buy. For 10 bucks you get the game and 30 days free.
I just couldn't get into LOTRO. Most of it was the combat, it just didn't feel right to me. Either way both games have a good community so you should be fine with either.
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LOTRO and EQ2 will both run at the highest settings if the rest of your system is on par
LOTRO WINS!
Both games are good. They are probably my 2 favorite MMO's out there at the moment. WOW is good too if you havn't tried it yet.
If I had to pick one of the two I would choose LOTRO. Its a fun, smooth ride and has plenty of variety and beautiful scenery. EQ2 is a little rougher as far as time it takes to load up zones...pvp is brutal because most players are surly veterans that have wickidly powerful characters that you cant hope to defend against...until you buy all the best gear and travel in a group.
On the upside EQ2 does have massive amounts of exploration, customization and games within games...crafting, guild system etc...and the armor and weapons look great. LOTRO gets the slight edge however because of the graphics and the smooth seamless world. If you want pvp it has monster play that is fun as well. The downside to it is the character and armor..they seem a bit "off." You'll know what I mean when you play.
Overall...tough choice, but like I said. LOTRO has a little more fun factor...not so tedious in my opinion.
This is honest advice, if you occasionally want some eye candy, yes, get a display card. Even the cheap ones. ATI 4750, if you are hardpressed for money, is a good option too. I use it on my lower PC, the one for family members when they tag along and group with me.
EQ2 and LOTRo, how to compare? EQ2 has some fanciness, notably the crafting. Unfortunately, crafting is pretty tuf, and a newbie will find himself unable to profitably level up crafting against the established guild crafters. LOTRo has lore and story telling questlines which would appeal to people familiar which that portion of LOTR history. The questline of LOTRo is in my own view much better than EQ2 quests. If you go EQ2, pick the active servers, antonio bayle or whatever it is called, is very active. Avoid the PVP servers, they are ghost towns.
End game wise, EQ2 has more "taxing" raid content, than LOTRo. I feel that LOTRo developers are somewhat lost after max levels. The levelling journey is wonderful, especially for a first character, and the landscape+music superb for some zones. But at max level, suddenly there is a lacking in something.
I must confess, I am a lifetime member x 3 accounts (for family) for LOTRo, while the 2 EQ2 accounts, plus all SoE products are cancelled. Called me biased if you want. Be warned.
Hmm, no it won't. Especially not EQ2. EQ on Max settigns requires an i7 cpu and a higher end graphics card than the 8400....
For the OP. I've played both extensively and I would strongly recommend EQ2 over LOTRO for "long term play". LOTRO has a better initial experience (it's easier to get into) but EQ2 has by far the better long term playability and depth. LOTRO simply cannot compare to the breadth of content in EQ2, in every aspect. EQ2 has more quests and quest types, more zones, more dungeons, more raid content, more tradeskill content, the best housing and housing item system, etc etc. If it wasn't for the games slightly higher graphics hardware requirements it would probably have done much better than it has against WoW.
LOTRO is a good game, but it just doesn't have the depth of EQ2 or the playerbase. Also, EQ2 has a ShaderModel 3 updating coming in a few months that is going to bring significant improvements to it's look. It just released a new GPU shadow update which is great, but the shadermodel 3 improvements are going to be awesome.
Maybe it has gotten better since I left, but I never saw any "depth" to EQ2...it was a pale knock off of the EQ universe. I found the crafting intensely annoying after a very short while; the mini-game thing is kind of neat, but you are making such worthless junk that it hardly matters...at least the crafted items I make in LotRO are desired and saleable to 55th+ characters. EQ2 housing is more complex than LotRO, more objects and such to play with - better looking is highly debatable and mostly a matter of style preferences...but at least I use the storage and house transport options in LotRO...in EQ2, I ignored my house because all it was good for was looking at.
Obviously I prefer LotRO - but mostly for the end game..I like being able to decide if I want to find (or lead) a pickup group for one of the 6-12man instances, or just grab few friends and hit a 3man or easy 6man....or even just go solo a bit and feel like I accomplished something in a reasonable nights' play.
Hmm, no it won't. Especially not EQ2. EQ on Max settigns requires an i7 cpu and a higher end graphics card than the 8400....
For the OP. I've played both extensively and I would strongly recommend EQ2 over LOTRO for "long term play". LOTRO has a better initial experience (it's easier to get into) but EQ2 has by far the better long term playability and depth. LOTRO simply cannot compare to the breadth of content in EQ2, in every aspect. EQ2 has more quests and quest types, more zones, more dungeons, more raid content, more tradeskill content, the best housing and housing item system, etc etc. If it wasn't for the games slightly higher graphics hardware requirements it would probably have done much better than it has against WoW.
LOTRO is a good game, but it just doesn't have the depth of EQ2 or the playerbase. Also, EQ2 has a ShaderModel 3 updating coming in a few months that is going to bring significant improvements to it's look. It just released a new GPU shadow update which is great, but the shadermodel 3 improvements are going to be awesome.
I have left EQ2 long ago. So I might be outdated.
Friend of mine who does Gfx told me that EQ2 was designed not with multi processing in mind. The current crop of hardware does not tune well into EQ2.
eq2 does support multithreading, its an option in the settings
My new pc will use a AMD PX2 940 Quad core at 3ghz
Does Lotro support quad core gaming?
EQ2 is not a bad game, but looks dated when compaired to LotR.
I would go for lotro.
The comunity is great on both games , no LOL naabcake talk
System Specc
Intel I7 4770K 3,5 ghz
16Gb RAM 1600 mhz
Nvidia GTX 780
I'm a bit torn myself, they both seem to be good games.
well i play both lotr more than eq II . but having said that try both and see hoe you go i must admit i prefer the eye candy on lotr than EQ II but then thats my personal preferance
You must have Level_1-9 chat turned off in EQ2.
I once asked where the good RP spots are on the Antonia Bayle server and got a ton of "lolwat" type answers.
LOTRO, however, is great for people into storytelling RP. Several times, while playing on the Landroval server, I've been in the Prancing Pony during prime time hours, and there would be a dozen or more people hanging out, /smoking their pipes, and just roleplaying out stories that were really great. Not stupid little "I am Winterautumn Moonrainshadow of Mystic Breeze Glen" type tripe, either. These people were coming up with stuff that fit so well into the setting, it could have been written by Tolkien himself. It was great from a RP perspective. Doesn't say much about the gameplay, but hey, people get enjoyment from different things, so...
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It doesn't do it well though.
I agree with other comments about EQ2's high hardware requirements. Overall it's a deeper game, and IMO one of the most fun MMOs around. All well and good if you're okay with a subscription game also having an item mall.
@Scot: I think that's all a matter of opinion. While I agree that LotRO is a nice looking game, I personally think EQ2 is nicer. I don't know if it's because EQ2 is based on a very old engine (Unreal, I think), but it seems to need a bit more hardware grunt to pull off good visuals.
For the OP: I'd recommend LotRO regardless, mostly because of your system. EQ2 will have to look pretty awful on that computer to be playable. Also, since the introduction of Station Cash, I will never recommend EQ2 to anyone, ever. Despite my opinion that it's overall a better game.
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Even though there are fewer classes I think the lotro combat system is superior.
I'd probably give them both a try, but for $9.99 for the game (inc. MoM) and 30 days play I'd try LOTRO FIRST.
The LOTRO characters are cartoony and the animations suck.
Go EQ2 if you want something more realistic.
There's also Vanguard, which looks better than both of them and is more like EQ2 whereas LOTRO is more like WoW.
AoC beats all for engine power, but I don't like the art style.
I couldn't get into either.
I am getting so sick and tired of kids saying everything is a WoW clone, sorry WoW is a clone of all RPGs that preceeded it since the '70s!
Go with LotRO.
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Michael
Should be LoTRO or Vanguard
Yes, if you are looking for EQ style play, try out Vanguard. It has a free trial island. Lots of built-in mini-games (crafting, diplomacy, fishing) and a very large area to explore. Very good PVE game, not so good for PvP.
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2025: 48 years on the Net.
Vanguard sucks, stay far away.
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Michael