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I know this is just speculation on my part, but I'm wondering if EQ2s next expansion will mirror the EQ expansion progression and put out a Velious expansion after this Kunark one like they did in EQ. That would be awesome - seeing how the Velious Dwarves have fared 500 years later after the cataclysm. Scars of Velious was a cool expansion pack, but a ***** for experience/death loss of experience in old EQ.

Quit turning my thread into lame *** EQ2 talk.

Added Nobby, Yan, and Kitca to friends, I'll holler when I see someone on. Provided that I learn how to holler.

Look for the trademark 1st char in a new MMO name, Nephthys the Loremaster.

Isn't that every MMORPG?

I'm pretty sure that Barbie's Pretty Princess Adventure doesn't have any orcs in it.

Having Deliver the Post to every town in the Shire, with 3 of my alts, I been very proud of my Honorary Postman title. They are also, Master Brewers and at least one has kill enough slugs to earn patience deed.

Then there are the Deeds you earn having found all the ruins or fortress in a zone. Along with the wargs, goblins and orc's and next thing you know you have +4 traits.

If I wasn't trying to finish knitting Christmas presents for family and friends, I be in game playing everyday. Add Roselyn, Ithildes, Ethildes, Claerwyn and Elneclare to your friends list and If you aren't tagged before I get in game next time. I just trying to knit the thumb on my first fingerless mitten so my mouse hand can stay warm, while I play.

Yes, every MMO is monotonous in some ways, I just thought that there was far less room for the developers of LotRO to be monotonous simply because of the epic trilogy they were basing their design on.

And Nephthys, what you said did make sense, and I probably didn't follow what was going on in game enough to enjoy it. I still play LotRO from time to time when I'm bored of WoW, and maybe I'll get back into it seriously at some point.

Every MMORPG is monotonous in the same ways. They all start with silly piddling quests to deliver bat wings or rabbit feet or letters or whatever. They all involve lots of killing mobs. Every quest is some combination of "Go here, kill this, get that, talk to NPC". I might be wrong, but I don't think any even have an NPC chat inferface except for Everquest. Every other MMORPG just has you clicking "Yes" or "No" or "Boy, the king is great, huh?". At least EQ allows you to ask Nature princes for phat lewtz. They all have mob grinding for faction or reputation or traits or whatever your game gives you after you've killed your one billionth goblin.

I'm not playing LoTRO any more these days but I thought the quests were excellently written and did a fine job of giving you a "side" role in the story. The premise isn't that you are the Fellowship heroes but rather that you're one of the many people who had to cope with the war going on while the Fellowship was doing their thing. To that end, it did fine. If you were expecting a great innovation in "Go here and kill that", I'd expect you were disappointed but no other game is doing a better job of it.

If the game just didn't "grab you", that's cool. Right now, no MMORPG has grabbed me. WoW has twenty bajillion subscribers and I found it flat and dull with no sense of a real "world" and basically an exercise in killing cartoon fauna. But it's a bit silly to accuse LoTRO solely of the same faults shared by the entire genre.

Edited, Nov 27th 2007 11:55am by Jophiel

One of the things I find so interesting about Age of Conan is that the beginning of the game is essentially a single player startoff, and is completely different from the typical "Go kill 5 rats and bring me their ears" quests. Supposedly you don't even enter the multiplayer world until you have already somewhat developed your toon past the 35hp stage. At least that's what it sounded like from a review I read on it a couple weeks ago.

To an extent, yes. And those parts I enjoyed. Once you get beyond that to the normal questing it quickly returns to the normal MMO beginning. Not that there is anything wrong with that, and there was nothing about that I didn't like when I tried the game. I just quickly got bored with it. I'm not sure why exactly, it was nothing definitive I could put my finger on.



Definitely a big selling point for me. Not to mention if you are a female character you basically start out as a sex slave, according to rumour.

Cool thanks Yan, I really appreciate it. I barely have time as it is to play EQ2, but I may pop back into LOTRO at some point and I'll take you up on that offer.

Wish we could get you over to EQ2.

no gnome tabards . We do have capes, though. But as all the cool kids are in a guild that is not run whatsoever by any asylumite, and the design was picked long ago, it's a moot point. Plus, it's a serpent. It's actually cool.

you sure you are on the blackburrow server? Ive been keeping an eye out for you and havent seen you yet. Ill PM you deatils.

You DO remember that I originally wanted the two tankards of ale icon (I think you did, too) - the garden gnome was chosen by the majority of the guild. Damn those gnomes! Damn them to hell!

You should definitely try EQ2 again with your hubby - a lot of interesting new content and the best part - I'm in a guild with DSD, Nadenu, Tare and I believe Bhodi (inactive) at the moment.

Yeah Neph, dat's right, we derailed yo punk *** thread again. How ya like that? Huh? Huh?

Seriously, how ya liking LOTRO now, Neph? Met up with any orcs yet? They are really cool in LOTRO.