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4/24/07 8:21:55 PM#41
Lol Dreamlords got a 7.6 which is almost the same as this score- a 7.8. This review read like a preview and I was shocked to see the scores didnt even match up to the article really. explain why you feel the graphics were not worth a 10 in the review or why it blew or why it was average. I also dont like how reviews come out on launch day. its like Reviewers are already messing up a game before they even get out the door good. I dont approve of really rating a product based on beta UNLESS you were given explicit permission to do so.
I am not an LOTRO fanboi btw. Played it a tiny bit in beta I am personally sorta burned out on MMOs atm waiting on somethign fresh like wAR that caters to PvPErs. however, evben I must comment on this score I just want to know the authors reasons for the low score I'd like to see more criticism unless I missed it. I'll reread the article later and edit if necessary |
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4/24/07 8:35:03 PM#42
Good review, seemed very fair.
I for one won't be picking up LOTRO, it's not a bad game but it's just not for me. |
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4/24/07 8:40:30 PM#43
Seemed fair to me.
Just because VG had a craptacular launch with missing content does not mean LOTRO should get bonus points. Other games reviewed long ago with a higher score may have done so on the basis that LOTRO brings nothing new to the table, remove the window dressing and an aging interior is revealed. Slick, smooth and bug free do not make a genre busting game and never should. In my opinion, looking down the list of MMORPGs listed here on this site I can see a good few that stand out from the crowd, LOTRO is just pretty. And to the fanbois, cry more and cry harder. You have all worked yourselves into a sycophantic frenzy over the last few months and now someone dares to write a review and not score LOTRO with straight 10's?!  larf. ~~in no order~~Anarchy Online, Neocron, EQ2, Lineage2, CoH, CoV, Guild Wars+, DAoC, SWG(+NGE), Starpeace, Second life, Saga Ryzom, Planetside, Auto Assault, Eve-Online, WW2O, DDO, MxO, WoW, VSoH, LOTRO, RF-online, Cabal, Fury BETA,SotNW,TR,PotBS,AoC,WAR,GalaxyOnline, Darkfall, Fallen Earth, Aion, STO, Champions Online, FFXIV, Rift, SWTOR |
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4/24/07 9:08:45 PM#44
I'm with you Donna the rating for LOTRO is just fine
 - there is nothing new in LOTRO just fine tuning of features from other MMO's that have gone before and as for the graphics/sound ratings they deserve no more than you gave them (including the enhanced graphic pack ).About the only thing I'd question is how high the rating on the community is - sure during closed beta everyone was helpful and mature but everytime the stress tests let the floodgates of the masses in it went down the drain and judging by the comments of the detractors to the review it looks like the community who has followed it to release deserve a decidedly lower rating... 
DEFINITION OF REALITY: Graphics ok, Sound ok, Gold drops need more work... |
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4/24/07 9:17:49 PM#45
I thought the review was fair. It's a solid game but nothing really outstanding about it.
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4/24/07 9:32:18 PM#46
Originally posted by Paks Yeah, I thought it was a fair review as well. I wasn't too thrilled with the writing style as I would have preferred "more' in some of the categories. It seemed as though the writer was just doing a description within each section and I would have preferred more opinion (which I find funny that I'm writing that as usually reviews tend to have too much opinion and aren't evaluating based upon what the particular thing is supposed to accomplish/do) I filled out my own review and it was 8.6 To be honest, I answered all the criteria the way they should be in my mind but I also felt that there is something that is missing as well. To me the game deserves to be in the "8's" somewhere. The potential, possibly more. On high graphics the game is absolutely beautiful. So there is a high score right there. But but the armor leaves a little to be desired. The quests at lower lvls are hit or miss (depending on whether or not you like "kill x amount of this" quests or fed ex quests. But the Quest become more interesting and fun the higher you go. Combat is really good to "fair". Sometimes there is a bit too much "space" between strikes and it feels a bit slow. But if you get it right it can be a very fast paced affair. To me the game is fun. I am definitely going to play it. But it's not for everyone. |
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4/24/07 9:34:39 PM#47
THIS MAKES NO SENSE. I have a very hard time understanding this review at all. Different people can have different opinions on the subject but I don't understand this one at all. It would seem that she just copied and pasted a preview of the title from a few months ago with little actual opinion. And, that little opinion she did express was COMPLETELY inconsistent with her own post. Admittedly I do LOVE THIS GAME but even if I didn't this review makes no sense to me. Please reconsider the scoring and make me believe in the the editorial staff of MMORPG once again. I am a daily reader - or at least I was. Please support the movement to GET THIS CHANGED
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4/24/07 9:38:44 PM#48
Am i blind? Could have sworn i didn't read about a single negative aspect to the game in this "review" and it gets a 7.8? Explanations would be much appreciated.
And graphics 8? Only game that compares visually is Vanguard. Of course, it seems like the author has decided to add her subjective view of "feel" and awkwardness (which most people don't see at all) to the score. Interesting. |
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4/24/07 9:40:38 PM#49
Originally posted by Yogini i totaly agree, should be there a new review from the game after release not this BS beta review, never saw this happening with other MMO's a review like this on first release day. Vanguard don't even have a review 3 months after lunch, something smells here...lol |
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4/24/07 9:50:19 PM#50
Wow, you guys bitch about everyone don't you. The game got a graphics rating of 8 because thats what it deserved. I think he was being generous with that. Some of you are telling him to compare to other games, then fine. Oblivion gets a 9.2, what does LOTRO get? It would be fair at a 7. The graphics aren't that fantastic. They enviroments really do look nice, the water looks nice, the trees look good, but the terrain is just flat. Its like nothing is rounded. Kinda like the terrain in WoW, but with moving grass and higher res textures. If he gave every game like this a 10/10 what would happen when games like AoC come out? He can't go any higher, and we already know that its graphics are far superior to LOTRO. Just because your beloved game didn't get a 10/10, which it really doesn't deserve IMO(not that it matters), doesn't mean you need to flame the review and scream out for a more biased one in favor of your opinions. Remember, were not in school anymore. A 78% isn't going to get you yelled at my mom and dad. Its a GOOD score.
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4/24/07 9:53:53 PM#51
Seriously, a nine for role playing? Although, most of these games supposedly are roleplaying games, the truth is no one role plays anymore. Maybe a handful but for the most part not even that. You can not go by ratings in this forum. You certainly can't trust it to be true. This is just the games defenders who go all out to give the game 10's all across regardless of how it really is. |
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4/24/07 9:54:18 PM#52
Originally posted by Quingu Your absolutely right, Sigil must have paid MMORPG.com $100,000,000 so they wouldn't right a review for another 6 months. Its probably another scheme by a multimillion dollar corporation to scare away the thoughts in the back of your head that this game might actually beat WoW one day. Oh wait, Sigils broke and your game got a 7.8. Deal with it.
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4/24/07 9:54:35 PM#53
Based on my (very limited) experience with the beta, I can't really disagree with the scores. However, this is a terribly written review. It reads like a preview based on a press release. I played the beta for about 10 hours during the world tour and I could say a LOT more about the actual game experience. Furthermore, none of the comments in the review do anything to justify the score given. In fact, from reading the review I was amazed that not a single (even minor) criticism was made, and based on the text of the review I would have aexpected a score in the mid to high 9s.
I just don't get it. |
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4/24/07 9:54:56 PM#54
i was kinda pissed at gamespy they gave wow a 5/5 but yet they only gave elder scrolls oblivion a 4/5 and yet elder scrolls was the game of the year for 2006 i dunno but thats what i saw on gamespy and in my opinion oblivion might just be the best game out! |
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Deathstrike2
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Joined: 2/04/06
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King, Jr. |
4/24/07 9:56:00 PM#55
Originally posted by redelf07
While we're at it, what of the other games reviewed on MMORPG that have received a 9 or 10 in the graphics department? How will they affect AoC's rating? Answer: Not at all. They were 9 or 10 in their day, and then technology moved on. Same thing here. TODAY, LOTRO is a high 9 in my opinion. Maybe a 10. The only animation that I'm not happy with is the run animation. That's pretty petty in the whole scheme of things. |
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4/24/07 9:58:02 PM#56
Originally posted by Arun
is there gonna be a real review from a (hopefully) different writer after playing the game for at least a couple/three weeks? |
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4/24/07 10:02:08 PM#57
Originally posted by Deathstrike2A game released now and a game released in a couple of months should be used for comparison. They are in the same generation, therefore should be able to compete against eachother. We've already seen videos of AoC. The graphics are better, so my point stands. There would be no room to improve on what was previously rated by a game 3 months prior. But you're right, saying DAoC and WoW both got 9's in funness doesn't mean they are equally fun now. But when games are so close to eachother...
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4/24/07 10:06:36 PM#58
Originally posted by DzhokharI agree. The stated opinions in the review don't equal out the score it got, but I'm not disagreeing with it at all. I think its a good game. It could be better IMO- PVP, Better combat, Housing, larger world, and maybe a few others. What Turbine did add to the game was very well done, but IN MY OPINION, I don't think they added enough. BTW, when did they start working on this? DDO came out just a few years ago.
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4/24/07 10:10:53 PM#59
Originally posted by Yeebo that's exactly what it is - a description what character(s) did the reviewer play? what class? solo questing only? join a fellowship? get to lvl 10 and start monster play? get out of noobie area? any crafting? which area if any? any major issues? WE DON'T KNOW "review" should be removed - period "writer" should be removed - period and yes, the tone was pretty positve so where did the score come from? again WE DON'T KNOW
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4/24/07 10:13:29 PM#60
Any time the person 'ranking' / scoring the game states that they try not to compare it to other games, its completely ASININE!
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If you read the review, she seemed to really love the game. But then she trashed it with a very low score. 
