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Lepidus 5/18/06 4:47:18 PM
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Danielle Vanderlip looked into the Turbine booth to see what was up with their epic, trilogy-based MMORPG.
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trac 5/18/06 6:59:06 PM
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just curious... why would a non tolkien fan be reporting on a tolkien product... if you had 8 (or so) staff attend E3? other than congrats on a nice article... it seems lord of the rings fans will be pleased :)
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GungaDin 5/18/06 7:47:56 PM
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Without some PVP aspect, I don't see this game holding my attention very long. Sure it will be fun to go around with your guild of friends doing quests blah blah blah. But, PVP makes your heart race, keeps you on the edge of your seat when your playing. If its open PVP then its even more fun, the sense of friend or foe. Those that played UO before Trammel was introduced will understand what i'm talking about. Though I bet this game will be enjoyable and a nice RPG to play online, its just that we have games like this alreayd, just different settings. After you have done most of the quests and developed your character there really isnt much left to do. Thats where some PVP can further enhance the game experience. I'm not saying I want PVP in LOTR so I can grief etc etc. I'm just saying its nice to also have that as an option from time to time. Crafting , questing, PVP, Housing , the more things you can do in an Online game the better. If you get frustrated in one aspect you can try another. I'm at the point in online gaming where I need that online head to head competition. Now I know not everyone feels this way, i'm just giving you my opinion of where I stand. Yes its LOTR ! We all love that, but will it have the staying power for me personally? I'm not sure. One more note, I'll probably pick this title up and give it a whirl. I passed on DDO and WOW but this does look like a well thoughtout game.
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Minimum 5/18/06 7:51:51 PM
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You're just jealous because the voices only speak to me. |
I quit following this one quite some time ago. But from what I've read, it still looks like the next game on my hit list.
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chatainsim 5/18/06 8:32:22 PM
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Great ^^
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Ibacai 5/18/06 10:23:04 PM
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According to the official site PvP is going to be in at launch. It however will not be a main focus and will remain consensual. It is also mentioned that it is intended to be part of their "Elder Play". The site has had some serious changes recently.
The CEO of Turbine also said in an interview two months ago that there would be playable mobs or "monster play". The community relations director Calandryll said this was not reliable anymore and PvP is still being worked out. I'm thinking the monster play will be the final choice though.  |
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Patriarch 5/19/06 3:43:32 AM
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If they had allowed the player to take the role of an evil character in this game, and maybe focused less on intertwining with the Fellowship's path... I would have bought this game almost blindly. But since everybody has to be an elf/dwarf/Light Side Man/hobbit. With the only PvP maybe being a system to duel other players, I see little reason to buy/payfor/follow this game. It's going to be a giant care-bear fest. |
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ssstupido 5/19/06 3:48:40 AM
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this article has confirmed for me what i thought. i wont care about this game at all. it is nothing but a single player rpg, but with lots of players. it is world of warcraft on the middle earth. nothing for the player to interact. only quests, and quests and quests. but the storyline is given, no player based economy or politics, no way to play on the bad side, no way to influence on the game world at all. this is not a world were you live and feel free to do what you want. just a place to do some missions. they even show you some places of the world where you can not yet go. you have to wait for the proper mission oh my!!!! why did i start to play EVE? now everything seems a wathered down childish game compared to it |
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Patriarch 5/19/06 4:33:57 AM
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Haha, word dude. I feel the same way. Ultimately this game looks like... it has an end. WTF kind of an mmorpg is that? You can only cram so much conent into the space that they have alloted themselves, especially with or without getting uber flamed by the LoTR Purists out there (speaking) I really wouldn't mind if they just picked a little touched time like around the Fall of Beriland and gave you some stuff to do around then. It would certaintly feel alot more like impending doom, what with the actual impending doom impending. |
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Jade6 5/19/06 5:22:43 AM
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;)
