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The developers obviously learned from World of Warcraft, but that just means they realized how and where to WoW moved the genre forward. Following that trend toward greater accessibility and user-friendliness is an obviously good strategy, if you don't want to limit your game into a niche existance before it even started. If you were able to play WoW, and liked it, you will be able to play LotRO, and in all likelyhood like it as well. That gives LotRO access to a huge potential pool of customers. Lord of the Rings Online is definitely the "next big thing", and it will outsell any previous Turbine game. But it won't "kill" World of Warcraft. Nobody can kill WoW, except Blizzard. The best LotRO can hope to achieve is to come close to the success of World of Warcraft, selling several million copies. And it is far too early to predict whether it will get there, because that depends on many things we don't know about yet. Will the servers be stable at release and afterwards? How will the end-game of LotRO be? How many hours can you play LotRO before it becomes boring? The reason why Lord of the Rings Online will be a hit is not that it is better than World of Warcraft. But it is similar enough in quality to WoW, with the exact ranking of who is better probably the subject of years of discussion on blogs and game forums. Millions of people bought the Burning Crusade expansion for World of Warcraft, and by the time Lord of the Rings Online comes out on April 24th, many of them will have grown bored of WoW again. The Burning Crusade is nice enough as an expansion; but while it adds lots of content to WoW, that content is very similar in style to the old WoW. The Burning Crusade expands World of Warcraft, but doesn't reinvent it. Lord of the Rings Online reinvents WoW, taking the same basic gameplay and adding lots of new classes, new spells and abilities, and new game mechanics to it. And that is probably the best way to do it. 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To demonstrate that this is how I play most games, and that Lord of the Rings Online is not an exception, I list some examples from other games. In Asheron’s Call, I maintained several collections, the most notable of which were my complete collections of pack dolls, Halloween masks, and bronze statue weapons. In Final Fantasy X, I completed the Sphere Grid so that each of the characters was at their maximum possible power. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, I achieved 100% completion. And in World of Warcraft, I revealed the entire map in every zone and became exalted with as many factions as I could.
I have no intention of ever using “the Undying” title on my character, as I think it is a stupid title for many reasons. Firstly, I much prefer “Honourary Sheriff” for my love of The Shire. Secondly, we do not die in this game so all of us are “the Undying”. Thirdly, it is not lore appropriate as all the playable races die. And finally, I do not care about showing off.buy lotro gold
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When I reached level 5 with my first character in Lord of the Rings Online during closed beta and received “the Wary” title, I was immediately concerned. I realized that I would have to remain undefeated to whatever level would be required for the last undefeated title. I immediately checked the forums to determine what level that was, and I found that it was level 20.
It seemed a little high, but at the time, I thought it was at least reasonably doable; I am more skilled than the average player and I thought that I had the patience to do what would be required to earn it. I used my characters in closed beta to learn the game; while I tried to avoid dying with them, the times that I did die were used as an opportunity to learn for my release characters. When open beta came, I was ready; I leveled my main character and two alternates to level 15 without deaths and with little difficulty. Moreover, I started the process of completing quests and deeds in all the starter areas.
However, I underestimated both how long it would take to get to level 20 playing conservatively and how much luck it takes to avoid being defeated due to reasons beyond your control. Two of my three previously undefeated level 15 characters are defeated now.
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Given the amount of posts generated by this one issue, you would think that Turbine would have given some consideration to it. That Turbine has not so far is an indictment of them.
Quite apart from my obsessive nature, these titles make no sense. They encourage antisocial behavior and game play that is not fun. Even from an economic perspective, it makes little sense for Turbine. How many people have and will quit the game due to frustrations with this title compared to how many people would only play this game with this title? How much time has had to be spent by staff dealing with issues caused by the title, both in chasing bugs, and in responding to and moderating forum posts? Turbine has not demonstrated that they have considered these things.
It is extremely clear to me that Turbine should remove the titles as they are implemented now. What percentage of the population will earn the level 20 title or even the level 17 title as they are now anyway? I suggest that instead these titles be changed to be granted upon the completion of specific quests or other deeds.lotro gold ****************************************************************************************************************
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While our intention has always been to allow players to interact with some members of the Fellowship, and maintain an awareness of the unfolding events of the LOTR story, we are even more excited about our ability to help players explore and discover the many places not covered specifically in the books. The change in name doesn't reflect any change in that approach, but merely our desire to attract a broader audience to come and enjoy the richness of Middle-earth. Won't LOTRO risk confusion with other LOTR-related domains?LOTRO is and will be the only MMO based on The Lord of the Rings. Working closely with Tolkien Enterprises, we will make certain it remains distinguished from other games centered around LOTR. The branding of the game, " The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™" is intentionally unique in the gaming world and will be differentiated as much as possible. We believe it clearly points to the expanded scope of our game. Have you abandoned the idea of living and exploring in Middle-earth in favor of "participating" in the story of LOTR?Not at all. The recent discussions about some of the earlier design goals of creating a Middle-earth "sandbox" are really pointing to our efforts to make certain that while players are exploring and living within an authentic Middle-earth, they are also being guided and challenged by a compelling story arc and meaningful, fun gameplay. We still believe the world of Middle-earth is a place players will want to exist in and explore for a long time to come; however, we also want to make sure there is always solid, meaningful gameplay helping to drive that experience. I want to find my own path and help the Free Peoples and adventure, not simply retrace the footsteps of the Fellowship. I do not want to influence the actual War of the Ring in a major way.Though you will be able to effect the story arc of the world in some ways, and even change the world (which is VERY cool, BTW), your actions will not in any way alter the overall course of events in the War of the Ring. Your actions will complement, or simply focus on, other aspects of Middle-earth during the Great Years. One of the guiding design principles of LOTRO has been to ensure the player is creating their own heroic path through Middle-earth, so you will have your own, unique experience while you help the Free Peoples of the land. I hope this helps to clarify these issues a bit. All of us are VERY excited about the momentum we are starting to get on this project, with an exciting new direction, new website, a DEMO of the game at Turbine's E3 booth this year (yeah, very cool), and what will be an ever-increasing amount of press coverage . Namárië, Jeffrey Steefel Executive Producer, The Lord of the Rings Online™
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