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• • Switching games - A financial overview

  • I don't get why people make such a big deal about switching games. As a professional game switcher I view games based on their cost effectiveness. Whatever happens, if you're a serious P2P MMO gamer that enjoys levelling up then one way or another you're going to pay a monthly fee this month of around $20USD/£10GBP. This game costs £25/$50, subtract you're fee (30daysfree) and you're only taking a chance on £15/$30. It's not like companies release a major P2P MMO weekly either, it happens 3 times a year at most. This year there's only real buzz surrounding AOC & WAR. If WAR costs £25/$50 and you pre-order both games then you're only spending £30/$60 more than your monthly fees for that year. Is £30/$60 such a big deal that you need to spend endless hours flaming the forums to convince people to avoid it?

    In conclusion, I will be putting my £15 on the table and if it doesn't work out then I'm not going to get upset about it and spend endless hours flaming the forum.

  • Posted: 5/14/08 6:58 AM
    Age of Conan
• • 2gig not gonna do it

  • Dual Core athlon 3600+

    2gb PC3200

    2x ATI X1950 in xfire

    2x 70gb 10krpm SATA1 in RAID0

    I lag in towns on every game on the market so I don't bother even trying to fix it. In the wild I can run max graphics on most games.

  • Posted: 5/14/08 6:40 AM
    Age of Conan
• • Crafting in most games sux

  • Originally posted by HYPERI0N
    

    Bear in mind this is just a opinion but EvE has a pretty good crafting system partly because it was one of the main features when the game was originally made and released 5 years ago.

    Yah I'm forced to admit that eves crafting rocks. It combines achieved skill with the ability to submit jobs and go afk. SWG had exactly the same idea with factories.

  • Posted: 5/10/08 6:59 PM
    General Discussion
• • The Undying...rofl

  • Anyone would be bored after repeating the same content 5 times in such a small time period. Fellowship quests are usually indicated by a funny little icon in your quest log that looks like three bubbles but is suppose to be 3 heads (asin a group). You dont have to do every quest, its a good feeling when you've done every quest but you can always come back to them - its a much better feeling when youre lvl 50 :P My heart sinks the first time I die on a new character but in the grand scheme of things its not a big deal, there are factors outside your control (fps lag, net lag, linkdead) that could easily wreck an undying attempt.

    First time I quit LOTRO was because I was dying constantly, in retrospect I chose a minstrel that is an impossibly difficult first character. Im having a complete blast as a champion and can kill oranges. Since you haven't tried champion I highly recommend it (before you write the game off), theyre tough as nails with uber dps so its a good laugh. There are no levelling guides im afraid, people also seem to duo constantly - if you can make a friend that is a complementary class then a lot of the difficulty youre facing will be avoided and if your duo friend is an experienced player than they will mentor you (so to speak).

    LOTRO has so much to do that its easy to get sidetracked or indeed obsessed with deeds etc. Its easy to forget that at the end of the day its an mmo and your goal is to lvl up and for a lot of people lvling up the fastest way possible gives them the greatest enjoyment. If you're not enjoying your playstyle then try mixing things up a bit.

    I definitely sympathise with your situation and left the game once already after falling deeply into the same mindset as you. Look me up on EU [EN] Snowbourne char name 'Grimboj' if you need help.

  • Posted: 5/10/08 6:51 PM
    Lord of the Rings Online
• • Joining LOTRO

  • Originally posted by TrunksZ
    
    

    Q.2. What you think about the communitie in LOTRO ?, it is big ?, you hardly see anyone around ?, friendly, etc.

    Vast and friendly

    Q.3. Whats the pvp like in LOTRO ? is there BG like in Wow? there are specific pvp servers ?

    Monster play is like a BG in that its instanced queued pvp but you posess a different character, a 'monster'

    Q.4. Is there instance or dungeons in LOTRO ? you know like raids and strategy to kill monsters ?

    Yeah not as much as WoW - you follow a story-arch so there's only one instance you'll be interested in at once. There's a handful of end-game raids that should be expanded soon.

    Q.5. Whats the best DPS class (Meelee or caster it doesnt matter) in the game ?

    Its highly debated between Minstrel (Priest), Loremaster (Mage) and Champion (Melee dps). Its not as imbalanced as WoW.

     

  • Posted: 5/09/08 4:25 PM
    Lord of the Rings Online