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• • Downloading Trial...some questions

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    Originally posted by FikusOfAhazi

    Can I ask you what you mean by lotro being a very easy game? Not that Im saying you're wrong, I just like to see what people's definitions of easy and hard are in mmo's..if you have time that is. Just curious, thats all. Thanks.

    Well, my definition of easy in this case would be that it's next to impossible to make any errors - and if you do so it hardly matters anyway. Here are a few examples of what I consider easy-mode for combat situations:

     

    1. No real death penalty. You only loose a few silver and a few minutes time to go back to the mob that just killed you.
    2. You cannot fail a quests. Just repeat the quest until you've done it.
    3. Any class can comfortably defeat any normal mob, up to a mob a few levels above you.
    4. Rather narrow aggro range reduces chance of adds.
    5. Player characters can out-run almost every mob.
    6. Find yourself in a tight spot with mobs all around you? No problem, just teleport out.
    7. For most fellowship quests a full fellowship is hugely overpowered and can just steamroll the mobs without any risk of failure.

  • Posted: 5/14/08 10:31 AM
    Lord of the Rings Online
• • Downloading Trial...some questions

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    Originally posted by Shangala
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    What's the difference between drakes and dragons?

    I always thought Dragons have wings and can fly and drakes don't, but then I'm not really sure, hehe.

     

    Anyway, my post that you quoted was wrong anyway, brainfade on my part - of course there is a dragon in the game. :)

    lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Monster:Thorog

  • Posted: 5/14/08 7:31 AM
    Lord of the Rings Online
• • Downloading Trial...some questions

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    Originally posted by Johnhost
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    My main questions are:

    • Are there any dragons to fight/raid (I don't mean drakes either)?  I really enjoy killing a huge powerful dragon.
    • Is it possible to enjoy the game without doing the quests?
    • What would you say are the top features of the game itself?
    • I am going to playing pretty casual, is it too late to enjoy the game as it was from release?
    • What kind of mounts are there?
    • I enjoy collecting things in an RPG, are there awesome items, weapons, armor, house items, etc to collect and show off?

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    Dragons - no, no real dragons in LotRO cause Frodo, Aragaon and the lads didn't fight dragons in the books either. Plenty of drakes though. However, there are other huge things you can fight. 

    Not doing quests - no, the game is the quests. Some quests (notably the class quests) you will have to do unless you want to gimp your character. A number of quests (the epic ones) are the best content of the game. The majority of the quests you can do or not, but remember that quests are the prime source of XP in LotRO.

    Top feature of the game - Good Middle Earth immersion, polish, good graphic, plenty of content (areas, quests, raids, solo-content as well as group-content), very casual friendly, very solo-friendly, very easy game.

    Casual game play - no problem at all, the game is hyper casual-friendly all the way to level 50. Note however that obtaining the best high-end items requires some effort. You will not be able to deck-out your character in all the best shiny things when you don't group up for high-end content. Not directed at you but there is currently some whining on the official boards from solo-ers and so-called casuals that they can't get the best gear during an easy half an hour walk in the park.

    Mounts - Horses. Currently there are 8 different horses (different skins) in game that players can acquire. One of them very difficult to get, 3 of them reasonably difficult, 4 of them easy to get. Small races (dwarf, hobbit) get the same mount as Pony. ;)

    Collecting things - Possible, there are somewhat rare items in the game. But to show off? Nah, all items that you might find have been found 10.000 times already since launch.

     

  • Posted: 5/14/08 4:59 AM
    Lord of the Rings Online
• • Will LoTR be the game I am looking for?

  • Originally posted by Majestico
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    I play on EN-RP Laurelin.  At first I thought the community was a bit elitist, but it was only because I was in a certain zone.  Now, I see the quality of the rp, and most people keep IC.  It is great, just what I have been looking for.

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    I figure that at present the game is up to about half-way through The Fellowship of the Ring, so just goes to show you how much is yet to come.  Brilliant.

    I'm playing on Laurelin too, feel free to send a /tell to my character Eobersig when you have any questions.

    BTW, the game covers the months when the Fellowship of the Ring stays in Rivendell. You will get the opportunity to have a chat with Frodo, Aragorn and the others. ;)

  • Posted: 5/12/08 12:12 PM
    Lord of the Rings Online
• • A few questions before I try the game...

  • Would have to agree with the other posters.

    While you might find immersion and story-telling in LotRO to your liking you'll probably be disappointed in other ways. LotRO is a very easy game, very casual, and there's nothing hard to master in it. Leveling your toon from 1 to 50 is as easy as a walk in the park and will provide few challenges.

    It certainly is an enjoyable game (great views, good storytelling, great IP)  but challenge and depth in gameplay is surely not what one can find in LotRO.

  • Posted: 5/08/08 4:54 AM
    Lord of the Rings Online