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_{Is there dope ass RP goin on in these games with sick PVP?}

EQ2 has no pvp.

EQ2 does have pvp on specific servers though i can t comment on it much haven t tried it long enough to know. IMO EQ2 is much better game then LOTRO but it s also has alot more content and is more polished being an older game and all.

Eq2 does, in fact, have PvP servers.  It has two RP servers, both of which are very good in my opinion, but neither of which is PvP.  There is a RP-PvP server, too, but I've never played on that one.

As for which one is better, it's a question of what you like.  EQ2 has a bigger world, much more content, and the ability to play evil races.  LOTRO has a smaller world, a much more coherent storyline, and the LOTR environment.  Both are solid games, it just depends on what you like better.

Originally posted by neolivesftw

_{Is there dope ass RP goin on in these games with sick PVP?}

EQ2 is mainly a PvE game, although there are PvP servers.

So, if you like PvE, and not RP, then EQ2 is a very good game.

EQ2 has NO PVP.

If you ever played a PVP game you'll agree with me.

LOTR feels likes working. 

They are both better, but at the same time, both worse...and both contain varying amounts of sickness and dopeness, and pvp.

If you want guaranteed pvp go to lotro, Ive found too much running in eq2 to ensure action when you want it, but on the other hand lotro's pvp is unique in it's design and may not appeal to you, although it is expanding in the future and will continue to do so.  eq2 does have pvp-ruleset servers, lotro does not, just one large quest-driven zone per server.  To be completely honest most of my pvp experience in lotro was beta so I can't make recent comparison, but I do know that I used to go nuts trying to find a decent fight in eq2. 

summary is what you like will determine what you find better, so play the trials.

I would go with EQ2, LOTRO felt like an exact replica of WoW minus the end game and pvp. I know some are going to argue saying WoW copied some other previous mmorpgs aspects, while that is true and its understandable that all mmorpgs take something from older mmorpgs LOTRO has almost the exact same interface quest system, and etc... Only a few little things here and there like story missions that make it slightly different.

I would recommend EQ2 , especially if you like:

Game that not even brand new PC can run on full settings, but if you do it looks bad. And if you run it on low settings it looks like game from 2001.

Game that all players are lvl 70. And there is nobody of your level on whole server.

Game that has the  reportedly most unbalanced PVP ever

Game that is way way way past its hay day

Enjoy!