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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.

Originally posted by Quingu  

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

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!

Originally posted by redelf07
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.

Personally, I couldn't care less about this review or any other, and I'll play LOTRO for a while, and then probably move on to something else.  Still, you are wrong to compare LOTRO and Oblivion because one is a MMO and the other is a single player game.  Let's compare apples to apples.  What CURRENTLY RELEASED MMO has better graphics than LOTRO?  I haven't found  it.  And if you're going to compare it to AoC which isn't due out for months yet, I hope no game is ever given a 10, because there will always be something new and better coming in the future.

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.

Originally posted by Arun
More a description than a review.

completely agree

is there gonna be a real review from a (hopefully) different writer after playing the game for at least a couple/three weeks?

Originally posted by Deathstrike2

Originally posted by redelf07
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.

Personally, I couldn't care less about this review or any other, and I'll play LOTRO for a while, and then probably move on to something else.  Still, you are wrong to compare LOTRO and Oblivion because one is a MMO and the other is a single player game.  Let's compare apples to apples.  What CURRENTLY RELEASED MMO has better graphics than LOTRO?  I haven't found  it.  And if you're going to compare it to AoC which isn't due out for months yet, I hope no game is ever given a 10, because there will always be something new and better coming in the future.

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.

Originally posted by Dzhokhar
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.

Originally posted by Yeebo
Shouldn't the major point of a review be to describe a game in enough detail that you can decide whether you might be interested in playing it?   Why is the review being criticized for being too descriptive?  I would say it was a well written nicely detailed review, personally.  I don't see what would have been added to it had the author chosen to go on a rant about some random minor detail or come off like a drooling fanboy (tt's teh best..WoOT!).   The tone of the review was pretty positive if you actually read it...

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

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