Apr 9
A Wizard Is Never Late, Frodo Baggins
My appreciation for the world, the fact that I still haven’t installed the retail version of Vanguard, and peer pressure has made me cave: I’m going to go buy LOTRO today.
The bad taste I’ve had from Turbine games and many distractions made for what I now see as a very biased experience in the Beta. If I had to be even more honest I’d say this: I didn’t give it a chance.
In the interests of current and future projects then, I will tip my hat and head Middle-Earthward.
I’m thinking Minstrel. Foofy bard is not a role I’ve played in a while.
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Between your post here and a couple of friends trying it, I hopped into the open beta to give this sucker a whirl. I’m thoroughly unimpressed. Feels exactly like WoW to me. I’m sure it’d feel a lot like other MMOGs to me, too, but WoW and CoH are the only ones I’ve played. And I’ve already left WoW, so I see no reason to start playing it again with the Hobbits instead of Gnomes.
Maybe if it captured the epic feel of the books and movies better, I’d feel more inclined to give it more of a chance. I’m sorry, but the Elves of Middle Earth do not go around trying to deliver pies for lazy Hobbits. And then have the pies stolen from them by even lazier, fatter Hobbits.