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MMO News by Robert Purchese

8 May, 2008

Codemasters Online Gaming is trying to entice past Lord of the Rings Online subscribers back by offering them a free weekend in Middle-Earth.

From today to 12th May there will be no charge, and those returning will find their accounts magically activated by Gandalf and ready for action, although you will need to patch first, of course.

Rather a lot has changed since the game was released in April 2007, and it is still one of the best worlds out there to inhabit, as we point out in our recent and also high-scoring re-review of the game.

Incidentally, we have no idea if this is related to subscription figures as Codemasters Online Gaming never releases numbers.

Pop over to the official Lord of the Rings Online website to find out more.

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MuppetThumper
08/05/08 @ 14:23
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HardToast
08/05/08 @ 15:19
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I'd like to try this for free. The absence of PVP majorly disappoints me.
henneth
08/05/08 @ 16:43
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The games features PvP and it's *almost* really well done. They just need to give the peeps more of an incentive to venture into the contested areas (such as by removing repair bills incurred during PvP).

http://www.lotrolife.com/monster_play/
FunkyRenegade
08/05/08 @ 17:51
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I guess I'll be jumping back on my dwarf then, if only for a weekend :)
Whizzo
08/05/08 @ 19:17
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Now I've got a DX10 card I think I may reinstall and see what it looks like in Vista.
mcmothercruncher
08/05/08 @ 19:27
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I've been obsessed with this over the past month- actually trying to stay [i]away[/i] from it at the moment ;)
HMAN
08/05/08 @ 20:57
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So Jonty might 50 Whizzo?
Can't believe all the EG kin just upped and left. Practically all at once lol
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byron_hinson
08/05/08 @ 22:29
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@Whizzo - shadows are excellent in DX10 on a 8800 - nothing else is different though apart from that graphic wise.
davisorle
09/05/08 @ 02:53
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The most beautifull and smart MMOrpg out there atm. But to be honest I gve it up playing arenas on WoW simply cause Lotro had no cap lvl gear to go around etc... The graphs are freakin sweet specially for DX10 vgas plus the sound quallity etc. Maybe they added worthy stuff since i havent played wince I went to the army. So yeah I'll check it out now and see what's new. If worth i'll go for the lifetime subscription since I got the preordered one :) The game rocks. Hope they made it even better :p
DFawkes
09/05/08 @ 06:39
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No! I'm out! I'm off the LotRO, I don't need you anymore!

Well, maybe 5 minutes if its free. Perhaps hours. Or a whole weekend...
Kirly_Wombat
09/05/08 @ 07:39
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Id give this a go if it was an open free weekend, still not sure about stumping up the cash for the game lol. Has there ever been a totally free trial/demo?
SamH
09/05/08 @ 07:58
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@Kirly_Wombat: Yes. http://www.trylotro.com ;-) Well worth a go.
Darren
09/05/08 @ 09:26
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I cancelled my subscription about a month after buying the game as the constant hitching got on my nerves and the game lacked the instant appeal of World of Warcraft IMO. I didn't really play it that much anyway. I'll certainly try it again tonight though to see if runs any better now but I'll just use up the free time I think as I'd rather be playing GTA IV. I doubt I'll renew my subscription.
Krusty
09/05/08 @ 09:35
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8800 hitching problem long gone.

Great game, and Forochel a nice new area for the 44+'s to level in.
HMAN
09/05/08 @ 09:52
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It really has improved a lot since launch/summer last year. So much new content and things to do. I think anyone who hasn't played for a while will be suprised
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09/05/08 @ 09:57
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A friend was trying to convince me to join but its really NOTHING like I expected a LOTR game to be. I’m not a LOTR nut but enjoyed the films but apparently in this game your ALL on the same side? Is this right? Surely one side should be the ‘goodies’ with the ring and the others the ‘baddies’ trying to get the ring?

Isn’t that the whole point of LOTR’s?
hiddenranbir
09/05/08 @ 09:59
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We can not simply walk into Mordor!

Still playing the game. Great...and just beautiful thanks to the book 13 polish for DX10. Just rather anxious to get the expansions reaching Rohan so they'll finally improve mounts and the potential mounted combat to come with it.
HardToast
09/05/08 @ 10:26
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Why can't I be a baddie in Mordor?
Hypercube
09/05/08 @ 12:00
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Just cancelled this. Bit dull, the races aren't very interesting, combat is a bit clunky.

But the scenery is awesome. Just not awesome enough for continued subscription.
DFawkes
09/05/08 @ 12:33
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@HardToast

The compromise they thought of was having a PvP mode where you can be a baddie, but nothing like you'd want. I agree having a Horde/Alliance dynamic would be nice, but LotRO is one of the most heavily story based MMOs I've played, so if they had 2 sides they'd need more story, where you'd ultimately never be allowed to win. It sucks, I know, but thats the way they play it.

I really didn't get this game at first, until I got my first Title - like a surname you get to show an achievement. First it was Deegrim Furcutter for killing wolves, now it's Deegrim the Undefeated!
HardToast
09/05/08 @ 13:20
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The compromise they thought of was having a PvP mode where you can be a baddie, but nothing like you'd want. I agree having a Horde/Alliance dynamic would be nice, but LotRO is one of the most heavily story based MMOs I've played, so if they had 2 sides they'd need more story, where you'd ultimately never be allowed to win. It sucks, I know, but thats the way they play it.

Fair points but still, the inability to play as an evil character in Mordar is a bit of a flaw in my opinion.

If it did, I'd buy it right away.
DFawkes
09/05/08 @ 19:17
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I agree, I'd probably have kept subscribing if I could've had an Urak on the go. That would've rocked. Or goblins in Moria. Perhaps Cave Trolls. Haradrim. Wild Men. Orcs. Specialised Warg Riders classes, new starting areas, weapons forged in Mount Doom...

The more I think about it the more I'd love proper Evil play. You stil could never win the story, but you could still cause terror to the free people of Middle-Earth, battle for Osgiliath, or defend Moria from the Fellowship.

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