Lord of the Rings™ to become Free-To-Play from September 2010.

[Voicy]

Busy resubbing at the moment

@Voicy, What did it cost you for the Lifetime sub? I am seriously considering it

$150. So +/- R1k or so.

[Skurm]

It's a pity i couldn't get around to liking this. Pretty environments, but my characters felt too 'stiff', and i guess I couldn't get past that, along with the complexity of crafting and the lack of any real sort of pvp. Maybe F2P will make it something to do on the occasional weekend, though.

[Voicy]

Yeah it definitely isn't for everyone. When you compare it to other MMO's it certainly has strong pro's AND cons.

I enjoy the PVE in this one immensely. Enough not to make me even bother with the "Monster play PVP" part. Thing is, pvp goes against the LOTRO lore.

Yes, elves & dwarves & humans were at loggerheads, but that's before this setting. If you're a fan of the books (not just the movies), you'll really enjoy the leveling experience in this game a lot more than striving for end game raiding etc.

Doing skirmishes are much more fun right now. It's pretty much co-op battlegrounds where you get an NPC soldier whom you train up with skills etc. The skirmish marks (emblems) you get from it can be used to buy you gear/cosmetic items/rep or skills for your skirmish NPC. Skirmishes are battles that took place at key points in the lore - and you have to relive those battles and conquer the end bosses.



Also the complete customization of each person's character means there's not a "cookie cutter" build that 99.9% of the players use.

As for the crafting, it makes a great deal more sense to me than WoW's. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

[Wolfskunk]

What I liked about LotRO was it's mature player base that acted as a natural "munchkin player" repellent.

[Skurm]

"munchkin player" repellent.

Careful what you wish for.

[Voicy]

Careful what you wish for.

I don't see why you're always offended when we mention the select group of WOW "stfu n00b fag anal [Dirge]" player base. You clearly aren't one of them and I can't imagine that anyone would enjoy them.

[Skurm]

Er, i didn't mention WoW at all. You're the one making that connection, all by yourself. There were 'munchkins' and 'noobs' 'ruining my gaem' years before WoW showed up. Defensive much?
I was just pointing out every game attracts this 'hardcore' crowd that's unaccepting of anyone not like them, and it often results in elitist communities that also often end up wondering, 6 months later, where everybody else is.
You seem to be doing a hell of a job reinforcing that stereotype.

[Voicy]

Er, i didn't mention WoW at all. You're the one making that connection, all by yourself. There were 'munchkins' and 'noobs' 'ruining my gaem' years before WoW showed up. Defensive much?
I was just pointing out every game attracts this 'hardcore' crowd that's unaccepting of anyone not like them, and it often results in elitist communities that also often end up wondering, 6 months later, where everybody else is.
You seem to be doing a hell of a job reinforcing that stereotype.

Calm down there chief. We're all friends here.

1) I never mentioned n00bs. In my original post that offended you, I even highlighted that I don't enjoy the elitist crowd.

2) Every game has smacktards, this one just has considerably less. How is that a bad thing?

3) The LOTRO community is EXTREMELY helpful to new members. Unlike the WoW idiots who will call you a "n00b fag" when you ask a question.

4) Re-read this thread and the other Lotro one and have a looksee at how we try help each other.

5) Come join us, we'll be glad to have you.

[Wolfskunk]

I was just refering to the general "munchkin" player. The guy who comes in and uses 1337 speak all the time, the people who don't res or heal even though they can. the mob thieves, the dumbass who doesn't listen in an instance and agros everything in it(all at the same time).

Munchkins, general pain in ass people.

The only thing that worries me is that with it going F2P we'd see more and more of them. While I'm not tied down to an MMO at the moment I did enjoy the time I spent with LotRO and I seriously hope Turbine is making the right choice.

[Voicy]

I was just refering to the general "munchkin" player. The guy who comes in and uses 1337 speak all the time, the people who don't res or heal even though they can. the mob thieves, the dumbass who doesn't listen in an instance and agros everything in it(all at the same time).

Munchkins, general pain in ass people.

The only thing that worries me is that with it going F2P we'd see more and more of them. While I'm not tied down to an MMO at the moment I did enjoy the time I spent with LotRO and I seriously hope Turbine is making the right choice.

Yeah, I've found the following:

1) When you're fighting mobs near an deposit, someone who saw it on their scan will stop and see if you choose to mine the deposit first instead of just running in and ninja'ing the node while you have a mob on you.

2) When you're losing a battle against a mob, they'll help you take it down even though they get no xp for it.

3) There's no spam in channels. There is a specific "advice" channel as well, which really does help a lot.

4) I haven't been sworn at once.

Wolf, I also wonder about it, but I'm sure those to whom it doesn't appeal won't stay long...and those who do like it will become VIP members, making the servers a little more populated. Which is cool! I've noticed the free accounts get limited chat abilities. Still wonder how that'll work.