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Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User
I wouldn't say that LotRO is better than WoW or any of the other great games of this type, but it certainly incorporates some of their better elements, avoids some of their worst, and throws it all into a well designed and beautiful Middle-Earth world. The beginning section of the game is designed with novices in mind, which is great for novices, but a turn-off to some experienced gamers. But once through that, it's much like any of the other MMOs. The story, environment, and vast areas to explore, have been the best parts for me and I can honestly say getting my first character to level 50 never felt like a grind anywhere along the way. The population is kept within reason to lessen server bog and to eliminate the problem with supposed "wilderness areas" being overrun with adventurers and heroes. The players in general seem to be more mature in LotRO than in other games. And as some former WoW players have commented in our kin, the game is less social because there is always so much to do - you don't find yourself waiting around with a bunch of other people for a rare MOB to spawn.
On the down side, once you get to 50, augmenting your traits (character buffs) by completing deeds (killing X number of creatures in certain areas or finding X number of ruins or points of interest in areas) can be somewhat of a grind. But again, that's really only after you get to 50. There was a lot of non-grinding play to get there and the expansion in fall 2008 will add 10 more levels on top of that. In addition, crafting is a bit of a grind, but that is only a side part of the game for me. Others, who focus more on crafting and less on story or exploration, will probably find it a bit tedious. Some of the best items in the game are only available from crafters and they tend to overprice them in the auction hall. Get into a good kin and you can often get the same items significantly cheaper, in exchange for other items, or just plain given to you, if you aren't a troll in real life.
Turbine has made various subscription plans available, plus a lifetime subscription can be purchased for a very reasonable price compared to how much a year of monthly fees could cost. I would recommend LotRO over WoW to anyone who enjoys Tolkien and recommend it as a comparable yet more story driven and graphically prettier game to anyone else.
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