While I don't support cheating, I believe that developers have become too lazy and sloppy with their coding over the years. In a way, it is still our fault for allowing devs to get away with releasing buggy code without consequence; we would rather …
I still play the game, and I it. I am a bit sad when I log in and see empty spaces in off hours, but there are times for crowds that are different for each server (except Wayfinder).
It's more about old vs. new at this point. They are both good games, but eso has more shiny on it. lotro is broken in and comfortable like fuzzy slippers and an old flannel shirt.