Originally posted by Draccan

 such a shame they dont release some real pvp in this expansion..

this whole pve thing is not for me        

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Developers don't develop all this content just so players can rush through it.

you're right, but sadly i think they develop the content for little reason more than to "slow you down" and keep you paying the monthly fee longer.

if this wasn't the case then they wouldn't force you to group grind so much.

I would love to explore all this content that they put the time/effort to build in the game, but sadly I don't have the gaming time available to waste looking for groups in order to progress and enjoy any of the content.

they should have delivered on their 'solo friendly' bullet point, as they were one of the few that actually claimed it.

Originally posted by Enigma

not to sound off topicish....but is it me or is the breastplate of the girl on the cover of mmorpg.com home page to advertise this article really off....seems like her body is all proportionally wrong

Ya it does . she's got a face only a mother could love to boot lol

Originally posted by araczynski

 

Developers don't develop all this content just so players can rush through it.

 

you're right, but sadly i think they develop the content for little reason more than to "slow you down" and keep you paying the monthly fee longer.

if this wasn't the case then they wouldn't force you to group grind so much.

I would love to explore all this content that they put the time/effort to build in the game, but sadly I don't have the gaming time available to waste looking for groups in order to progress and enjoy any of the content.

they should have delivered on their 'solo friendly' bullet point, as they were one of the few that actually claimed it.

What they can't do is make everything in the game solo content.  What is the point of making it a MMO game if everything in the game is solo content?  The vast majority  of the game's content is small group content, which makes the game very casual friendly.  

I even see a ton of posts about people soloing Elite and Signature Mobs for Beryl Shards to make the best crafted gear.  (Which is pretty much on par with the best Raid gear)

What your post should state is that you don't have the time to play MMO Games.  Because if you believe that you should be able to experience all of the content in a game by yourself then the MMO genre just isn't for you.  There will always be content that you will need more people grouped with you in order to complete it.   

        I tend to agree with Cabe. I've played this game as a soloist and a grouper and one things for sure. There's ample content for both styles. That to me is a sign of a pretty good design. In anycase I'm really looking forward to the Moria content because I love the underground content. Although I'm really looking forward to finally going to dale since my charecter rp's being from there.

Originally posted by araczynski

 

Developers don't develop all this content just so players can rush through it.

 

you're right, but sadly i think they develop the content for little reason more than to "slow you down" and keep you paying the monthly fee longer.

if this wasn't the case then they wouldn't force you to group grind so much.

I would love to explore all this content that they put the time/effort to build in the game, but sadly I don't have the gaming time available to waste looking for groups in order to progress and enjoy any of the content.

they should have delivered on their 'solo friendly' bullet point, as they were one of the few that actually claimed it.

Not sure what you played. I do many quests and other things solo. There's always a quest you can do solo.

Originally posted by Sovrath

 

Originally posted by Lukain

Seems to me LOTRO is moving away from its original concept of Casual play / Lore , to Grinding / Raid ..  With  "Deeds - Traits - Reputation  & now Item advancement  Grinds ,  its slowly turning into Lord of the Warcraft  .

 

It only becomes a grind for those players who are competist who have to complete every deed, every trait, have to have max rep, etc.

Just recently did that on my main, and now awaiting book 13 for more.  Even after all that I didn't consider it a grind.  It was fun and oddly relaxing to just kick back and slaughter a ton of mobs. 

Jeffrey Steefel is becoming one of the most admired figures in mmorpg feild,

big up

Originally posted by araczynski

i'm still resentful of their claims for being solo friendly and never delivering in any way other than perhaps being able to find a 'safe' corner and grinding.

i was so set to buy the lifetime membership and to love this game forever, but it only took a week of beta to cancel my preorder.

now that i gave up that option of a lifetime membership i cannot in good faith ever return to the game :)  oh well, i'll have to keep on looking.

The game is easily one of the most solo-friendly MMOs on the market. But I guess if your standard for solo-friendly games means 100% of the content is solo-able, then yeah I see why you're resentful.

I have reached my 49lvls (still hoping to hit 50 by May!) by soloing 90%.  The grouping I have done has been out of pure, unabashed fun both with Kinmates and PUGS.  But that is the smart design of LOTRO -- you can both group and run solo. There's no forced grouping at all.

I thank the above quoted poster for giving me a chance to clarify his misrepresentation.

I am loving these free expansions and I can't wait for Bk 14.  Turbine is doing a wonderful job adding new content!  Keep up the great work.