lord of the rings

- slow poke combat

- extremely long length to kill one mob

- next gen landscape environment

- character model not good

age of conan

- fast pace combat

- overall visuals are so not next gen

- pressing 123 and arrow key is uncomfortable. guess its made for consoles controller

Lotro for me by a landslide. Not a big fan of meaningless pvp.

Originally posted by coldfreedom

age of conan

- overall visuals are so not next gen

heh?

Okay I love Lord of the Rings and quit AoC a while back, but AoC has amazing graphics. Amazing. Not sure what you are smoking..

Originally posted by donjn

Originally posted by coldfreedom

age of conan

- overall visuals are so not next gen

heh?

Okay I love Lord of the Rings and quit AoC a while back, but AoC has amazing graphics. Amazing. Not sure what you are smoking..

age of conan has advance graphic but overall visuals look far from next gen. it dont look like DarkSector, Infernal, AssassinsCreed, GoldenAxe, DeadRising, Diablo3, TwoWorlds, NinjaGaiden2, Folklore,  BladeandSoul

lorto has next gen landscape enviornment but not character model.

Age of Conan by a country mile for me.

LOTRO is a good game if you like PvE, however I'm not a big fan of questing, or raiding so it wasn't really my cup of tea.  The environment graphics are beautiful, but the character models are butt-ugly and kind of goofy-looking.  The animations are substandard too and the actual combat leaves a lot to be desired.

AOC, although it was initially beset with problems is now a really good game, for what it is.  The graphics, both environment and character models are amazing.  The animations are very well done, you actually feel like you are fighting, the fatalities add to the realism here too.  The combo system for melee and active shielding and dodging is ten times more fun than the standard MMORPG combat fare.  The PvP and sieging are a big attraction for me too.  Sieging is now working as it should have at launch and is a great way to spend an evening.

I actually prefer skillbased, sandbox MMORPG's, but until one of the games I am awaiting is released I will be playing AoC.  I was  a Closed Beta tester for AoC and have played since launch and the game is definately heading in the right direction.

Originally posted by coldfreedom

Originally posted by donjn

Originally posted by coldfreedom

age of conan

- overall visuals are so not next gen

heh?

Okay I love Lord of the Rings and quit AoC a while back, but AoC has amazing graphics. Amazing. Not sure what you are smoking..

age of conan has advance graphic but overall visuals look far from next gen. it dont look like DarkSector, Infernal, AssassinsCreed, GoldenAxe, DeadRising, Diablo3, TwoWorlds, NinjaGaiden2, Folklore,  BladeandSoul

And which of those examples are MMOs? Do I hear "none"? Bingo!

You cant have those types of graphics with thousands of players online yet.  So by default, AoCs graphics are next gen FOR AN MMO.

Originally posted by raizzeen

comparing lotro to aoc is like comparing pokemon to wow tbh

uhmmmmm...... which one are you implying is better? im leaning toward pokemon

Originally posted by Xgeneration

Originally posted by raizzeen

comparing lotro to aoc is like comparing pokemon to wow tbh

uhmmmmm...... which one are you implying is better? im leaning toward pokemon

i herd u liek mudkipz

Originally posted by Jackthecat

Originally posted by Xgeneration

Originally posted by raizzeen

comparing lotro to aoc is like comparing pokemon to wow tbh

uhmmmmm...... which one are you implying is better? im leaning toward pokemon

 

i herd u liek mudkipz

http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/irl_mudkipz.jpg

Originally posted by donjn

Originally posted by Pabswikk

Oooooooh really post no.2 (Sorry for lack of quote)?

Let me put some ideas up here. Not perhaps in terms of gameplay, but the story behind them.

Both are based on books in fantasy settings.

One is Low Fantasy (Conan)

One is High Fantasy (Lord of the Rings)

So  they the foremost books at their respective polar opposites of the Fantasy Genre.

This translates into the general feel of the games.

AOC has fairly open PVP where people can be evil if they choose.

LOTRO has this feel where no player can be evil. No open PVP, unless you're playing as a specificalluy evil race.

Both have good storylines and good questlines.

So my question is, which do people prefer/ hate less?

And no. They are far more similar than WoW and pokemon. Hyperbolic language isn't answering my question.

Lord of the RIngs is low fantasy. AoC is like old world fantasy. WoW is high fantasy (motocycles, spaceships lol)

Compared to LOTRO, AoC has no storyline. I am enjoying LOTRO because it is an open book to me right now. It is what other MMO's arent. becaue it has a central narrative storyline.

Here are some common opinions:

AoC does PvP very well
LOTRO does PvE very well

Do you like backing a company that listens to its playerbase and has a great reputation? Play LOTRO. Funcom may still close up shop next year. Check out their stocks.
 

High Fantasy is a subgenre in which there is a clear definition between good and evil. 'evi' races commit crimes whilst 'Good' races are moral.

Low Fantasy is when there is no clear definition between good and evil, and all characters commit questionable actions to reach their goals.

Spaceships and motorbikes in WoW are just the retarded children of too many people watching Lord of The Rings as well as Star Trek. Too retarded to make a whole subgenre.

I will kill myself if Funcom closes. I'll tell you why now. I don't care about AoC. I care about 'The Longest Journey' series. If they don't finish it off, my entire childhood/adulthood is ruined. I can't be left on a cliffhanger.

How bad is their financial situation?