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Old 04-12-2007, 11:05 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Re: Lotro

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Originally Posted by Snowman View Post
Yea I've recently tried it!

Nice smooth game, they've done a good job on it really, considering how bad DDO was.

But its pretty basic! has a distinct arcady, wow feeling to it.. only 4 races, very shalow character customisation (you cant adjust height) the hobbits and dwarfs all look fat! no mounts until at least lvl 35, crafting is pretty simple...

And well, not that its a bad game, but after playing VG you get bored of it very quickly! - Its fun, but cant really take it seriously.

Worth playing! and may even be worth buying simply because of the amount of players it has.

But It has given me a deeper appreciation of VG.
I have been playing it for about 2 weeks now and it is definitely not aimed at the same audience as Vanguard. I get the feeling people who liked Horizons might like it.

They are tightly constrained by the LotR canon, which among other things, eliminates the possibility of a true wizard or ranger class (wizards are few and demi-gods, rangers are a separate, currently non-playable race).

Having not played WoW, I can't compare; however, I think it is misleading to draw too many comparisons between the two. LtoRo is story driven and it's PvP is almost a separate game (fully consentual, with separate player controlled monsters for low levels; separate zones). Visually it is stunning (especially with the high resolution textures that were only available from a few pre-order sources).
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