ZAM's Lord of the Rings ContestFollow

I have played a lot MMO's. Seriously , like, a butt load of them. But I havent had as much fun in any other MMO than Lord of the Rings online. Everything from the Quests to Crafting is so much more immersive that that of other MMO's. I am not level 60 yet, but I am defenitely going to get my Lore-Master there and have loads of fun in the process (Something that lacks in other MMO's).

In response to your example post:

you can swim! Evindim, the first huge FREE update and most beautiful zone in an mmo is just a huge lake that you swim around in, if your talking about swimming underwater, I think that was a smart move on the developer's part as there is never a lot to do underwater in other mmos, they did finally add fishing though!

As for exploration, you can go anywhere that you can see just about, granted there are no flying mounts, yet, and so you can't go over mountains and such, yet, but you obviously haven't played mines of moria, which is nothing short of an explorers wet dream, you can get lost a dozen times over and just when you think your out, whats that? oh your even more lost :)

give it another shot, those who left before the first updates arrived will be amazed by what is there and disappointed that they left so early

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as for my post:

I love lotro, it is the perfect MMO for me, I am not on all the time, they do their free updates slower than I would like sometimes but I love it when there is something new for me to go check out. I have been playing since open beta, I have a 60 minstrel on Silverlode... and I think more people should plat this awesome game

Edited, Jul 16th 2009 6:44pm by robstalobsta

I've been playing Lotro for a year or two on and off. Its a great game, I can't currently find a game to take its place. Tried AoC, Warhammer, CoH/CoV and others. I keep comming back to Lotro.
I've never seen a community so friendly, helpful and not childish. I think thats one of Lotro's best features. The gameplay is great, graphics are amazing.

On the flipside, I wish the avatars were a bit more customizable. I don't like that there is little that makes my toon stand out. The housing would also stand to have some work done to it. Would be nice to have a house how I'd like it, instead of looking like everyone elses.

All and all great game, few things that could stand to be better, which I they adress in time. Try it out. :D

Katie
Laylil- Silverlode.

I've been playing for about six months, and have really enjoyed this game above other MMOs. I've tried WoW, Asheron's Call 2 and DDO, and none of them offer a way to experience the game through story-driven quests quite like this. The epic quest is a great way to introduce major characters from Lord of the Rings into your character's story, as well as guiding you to new level-appropriate zones. The crafting system is enjoyably deep without being overcomplicated, and the community is usually very friendly. I'm an instance junkie, and I've found plenty to keep me occupied--there's always at least one dungeon appropriate for any given character level.

However, some of the recent content has been released in a virtually unplayable state, and even some old content has been accidentally broken. The in-game customer support for the issues I've encountered has been friendly, but largely unhelpful. Also, LOTRO has been following the example of other games by introducing gear gating in various tiers--I really liked the idea of radiance armor when there was only one set, and it was only required for one fight. Now that the second tier has been released and a majority of the first tier is required for the new 12-man raid, it seems the gear-treadmill will continue in the future.

Nonetheless, this game is still a ton of fun and I would easily suggest it to anybody looking for a new experience.

Lord of the rings online has been great, I've tried playing World of warcraft and other similar MMO's but this remains my favorite no doubt about it.

The way you are able to build your characters from nothing and make them great or just hang out in the bree auction hall and do nothing but play music apeals to me greatly.

Also the great story line within the book quests are not only very creative but you can tell the developers put a lot of work into making it perfect and I believe they did a great job.

And lastly I think the type of people who play this game are generally more pleasant than other MMO's because this one can be complex enough for the immaculately intelligent or simple enough for a child to play... its just that great, anyways get in the game and play ^_^ I know I am.

I'll start of with yes I play.

I've been converted from fps by my son who showed me lsat year this free game trial that he wanted me to set up.

Over a year later im still enjoying the game, It's got a great social aspect and Ive made many "e-friends". I've leveled 4 toons to 60, and i find making a new toon and learning how the skills work is almost the most fun.

Although Mines of Moria is an awesome axperience the end game leaves a lot to be desired. Making it neccassary to have certain gear limits the game to the hard core raiding kin, who end up farming the instacne to get not only the best gear but able to get rich with items no one else has a chance of getting.

Other factors have degraded the game experince too, crafting is almost dead at high levels, gear rated instances set very hard almost impossible goals to be successfull for the casual players(is the goal to only have eliteist players?). LI legacies are random and uncontrolable, and to make them usefull its another grind. I've lost track of the hundreds if not thousands of "rare" legenday weapons i've deconed in order to get half decent relics.

PvsP is a nice change and on some occasions can be hours of insane combat, but more and more its pretty one sided.
I dread every new update as i fear another nerf to one of toons or a drastic change to an instance that makes my skills next to useless in it.

And why are trophies BOA ????????everytime i go to decorrate i have to send a trophy to an alt who has to store it in his vault as the house storage(too small) wont hold it efven though its my friggin house. And whats up with hooks I have a huge house and the whole main room is almost empty becasue i cant put anything there!!!!!!!!!!! it's all on the walls.

But im still playing and mostly enjoying it albeit a little less than pre moria

Hello everyone,

I started playing lotro about a week after its first launch. Mmo's were new to me so it was a little ruff starting out. After making a few friends and joining a guild I quickly got the hang of everything. Then, in no time at all I advanced to level 50. I tried to raid when ever I got the chance but found it too difficult and time consuming. With nothing left to do on my main character I started making new ones; but found it too boring. So I moved on to monster play and soon found the thrill and excitement I had when I first joined the game. It was amazing, no leveling, just pure pvp action. Turbine was really good about updating the moors and always had something new to add. I loved the way they engineered the moors so that there was always going to be some action going on. But sadly Turbine lost it. They started nerfing alot of the creep classes and the game soon lost its glory. Many creep players left the game and we soon found ourselves out numbered and beaten. I switched back to my freep character only to see everything I knew had changed. There were entirely new players in my kinship, none of my old in game friends were playing anymore, and the environment seemed more secluded. Before I remembered wonderful, friendly conversations in all chats and now nothing but gold spammers and wineing babies. I had enough of lotro. I watched the most wonderful game I had ever played deteriorate into mud. I left and never looked back. I got an email from an old friend telling me that lotro was having a grace period and leting all ex-players come back for 5 days. So I thought...what the heck, its been a year so why not give lotro another shot. After the grulling 8 hour download I found myself back into the lands of Middle Earth once again. What I saw made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. No gold spammers, the creeps were actually winning, and I saw some players lending a hand to the new players. I could not believe it! It was as though lotro did a complete 180 since I was gone. I quickly meet up with some pvp buddies to go test out moria. Turns out you have to buy the moria expansion to see them. This kinda pissed me off. So I spent my time in the moors killing some freeps...not a complete loss. In conclusion, I would definatly like a shot at getting back into lotro.

I am a recent new player to LOTRO, I've played just about every mmo out there and so far this one is pretty good, I've even played their other game DDO (Dungeons & Dragons online). I've made some new friends already, and am in a guild already within LOTRO they are called kinships. Although I've always been into RPG's and MMO's and whatnot, I never really got into the LOTR thing, I mean the movies were okay, I don't have a whole lot of backround on the lore, but playing the MMO is making me want to find out more. All in all I'd definatelly recommend anyone looking for an MMO weither a new player or old player to try this one out. One thing I almost forgot about, and I just got into it myself, so I dunno how big it is, but LOTRO has it's own little music system, you can actually download files off the net that are songs converted into something that will play in LOTRO, I dunno what the policy is about posting websites on the forum, so I would just say do a google search for LOTRO music and you will find several sites about it , and files to download to play...

Hope to see everyone in game.

Mystryon

I have to give Turbine a mixed review.

Some will state this is the best mmo they've played. I would agree, it is the best I've played, but that doesn't mean its the best around.

Some will say the "free" content makes it better than other mmo's. Well, Turbine depends upon keeping existing players and enticing new ones to LOTRO, so I expect them to keep things fresh. Recent content has been lack luster and buggy in my view. It was worth what I paid for it, however (free, remember).

You also have to consider the numerous servers involved. The play environment will change, not necessarily the play, in each world. The server I use is fine for me, no complaints there. But there will be differences in player experiences.

Turbine's recently released content relies heavily upon large, repetitive raids at higher levels. Much time is expended waiting to find members and doing the same raid according to a formula, over and over to get some widget or token. Not fun in my opinion. I cannot imagine having to "grind" yet another character through the process. Nothing in the most recent updates has convinced me to play any of the 4 characters I have on the PvE side.

Looking for the fun Turbine has promised, I moved over to the monster (PvP) side of LOTRO a couple of months ago. It is more interesting and a lot different from the PvE side. I like being able to participate without having to beg for a slot in a raid/group. And, fighting a real person is a lot more interesting. If you like sparring on the PvE side you will like the PvP side - just remember the balance is skewed towards the character/freep player - so you will lose 1-to-1 fights for a VERY long time. I tried it using my PvE character, but really prefer being a monster player.

But here too I find major annoyances. The play "world" is very limited in scope. Quests are repetitive - more killing/collecting. One gets the impression monster players were designed to fight maximum level 50 free people players. This means only the highest ranked monster players can compete with level 60 "freep" players one-to-one. And, getting rank as a monster player takes a VERY long time.

My particular server is dominated by an exclusive "tribe" which locks their raids, won't communicate with the rest of the world, and hogs resources - freeps, keeps etc. Because of their size they can power rank other tribe members and characters, making them even more dominating. While this works well for those selected for their tribe, all new non-affiliated players are stuck trying to rank - mostly solo. One can only imagine the number of new and experienced monster players who have left PVP as a result. There are other tribes around, fortunately.

Turbine has promised to make the game "fun" and it is for new players. But for 2nd character players, and higher leveled players it becomes a chore... a "grind".

My level 60's sit around wondering why they exist. And my poor monster players wonder why they spend so much time in the rez circle. I don't have the heart to tell them its because Turbine doesn't love him, or that I'm too lame to play them effectively.

Bottom-line for me is - this is a fine game that has kept me coming back for about a year. The graphics are wonderful and my first character enjoyed exploration more than actual participation in quests. It has its problems, however.

I would recommend folks give the game a try. It is worth the monthly subscription, for a few months anyway.

Cheers.

I am currently playing LOTRO. I like most aspects of the game. What has won me over is interacting with characters I read about when I was in grade school. I love visiting a place that up ubtil two years ago, only existed in my mind. Most MMOs look the same to me, LOTRO included. LOTRO is the first one to take me to a place that a cherished as a child and put me in the stories I wished so desperately to be part of.
That is why I like to play LOTRO over all others.

A friend of mine was on me from the getgo to play LOTRO and I was very resistant to the MMORPG genera in general. I then picked up a WoW trial and played my two weeks. I can safely say that WoW is EW! in comparrison. The general game-play got me curious though. Caught up with him a few times and he showed me LOTRO and several of his toons. Even allowed me to roll a toon to play for a little while. Comming from a background where I had read Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit more then a decade prior to the movies and playing (A)D&D on numerous occasions as well. I must say, I was very curious. Enough to set aside a small budget for the game. I watched my local Target to see when the game when on sale. When it did (for $30, from $65) I picked it up and signed up. I've been playing now for about 4 months on my own, rolled a few different toons from different locations to get a feel. I must say, I'm hooked. I enjoy the game quite thoroughly. It's a nice escape from the woes of real life for a few hours a few times a week. I really enjoy the game and espect that by the time I get to Volume II, some of the negative comments I read would be worked out (these people have no life).

Do you play?

YES! I LOVE THIS GAME!!!

Have you tried the game?

Been playing it for almost a year. It was recommended by a friend and I was skeptical because I'd played WoW before (for like 2 days) and just was really confused on the gameplay. But I tried LOTRO on the trial and loved it! Thankfully, they had a special going on where I could get the lifetime membership for $200. So I bought it and have been playing almost daily since.

What do you like about it?

The thing I like the most about the game is the HUGE range of things to do. You can craft (of which there are several choices to choose from), work through every quest for maximum adventure, play many of the end-game instances, and so much more. I've created 5 characters, each with different crafting vocations, and I enjoy very much being able to switch between them whenever I want and play something different.

What don't you like about it?

There's not a whole lot that I don't like about it. However, I hate the fact that I don't have a good enough graphics card to play the game on max graphics settings, but that's nothing that anyone but myself can fix. (The graphics are still great for being on mid-level settings!)

Overall, this is probably the game that I could play till I die and not get bored of it! LOTRO ROCKS!!!