The Lord of the Rings Online Comments by Robert Purchese

turn away indeed. silmarillion is literary torture!

it's silmarillion not simlarillion.

Toothy or not to be.

LOLZ you should get paid for these

oh wait

interesting...LOTR online is something i've often nearly bought. But when it boils down to it i'm not ready for the commitment. Old Republic though is a different story.

LotRO is a lot of fun, but not for some of the time spent in it. As an MMO it's a fair comparison to the WoW mechanic, which is something I hope Turbine work towards getting away from. LotRO has so much potential, so much to explore, but not in increments of ten please Turbine.

Good luck to 'em for the next 10 years, although if they keep going as they have been, luck won't enter into it: LOTRO is, put simply, the best MMO I've ever played and it deserves every success.

LOTRO is a great game, i'm a big fan of the LOTR books so I was really interested in wandering around Middle Eart. The Shire is really authentic I thought, it got the atmosphere just right. I don't play anymore, mainly because I don't have the time to play it regular enough to keep my character going. Thats the same with all MMO's really.

I actually really enjoyed The Silmarillion. One of my favourite books in recent years. I read Children Of Hurin before hand (even though The Silmarillion had been sitting on my shelf unloved for years prior to the release of Hurin) and i wanted to find out more about the events before and after it. The Silmarillion is an excellent way to cover that, as the actual story of Turin is only a few pages long in The Silmarillion.

In fact its excellent for taking you right from the dawn of Middle Earth right up until the start of the Fourth age (right after Lord of the Rings).

I actually thought some of the stories in The Silmarillion were better than LOTRs as well. But maybe thats because its more like lots of little stories about lots of different people in middle earth rather than one big one about a few.

So... If I buy this game in 10 years, then, I get the full-game?

been playing the trial for last two days.
joined the first EN server in the list and started from the Elf area.
Got to level 10 and during those 3-4 hours i only saw 1 other player. Also, there was only one message in OOC or Region in all that time.
Is it really this empty?

@wowami, I have no idea what server you are on, but certainly Gilrain server is a long way from empty, even in the starter areas. I would say though that Ered Luin is a bit quiet as most people have done the lower levels and those that haven't prefer the Shire (which is the best area). Get yourself to Bree (1 silver on a horse) and you will notice an awful lot of people.

Finally, if you are still in the starter instance, you are in your own separate world there and cannot see the "real" world. its only when you finish that (at about level 7), that you enter the real world and can see everyone else.

If you do decide to move servers to Gilrain, then look for Emily or a member of the Elders, as they are a nice friendly bunch.

Is it really this empty?

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That's very strange. As has been said, are you out of the "starting zone?" Because I've NEVER seen the game that empty on the Eldar server.

I had to give up playing it twice (2 months after launch and a month after expansion) because it felt so lonely. There's fuck all people playing.

Which servers are you people on? Because I've started a load of new toons on Eldar and there are always folks running around.

I was on Eldar. You'd see about ten people in big towns but otherwise you'd only come across one or two people an hour.

During peak hours? That's weird. I play in the evening and I've never experienced a problem with low populations.

@AngeleDei

"If you do decide to move servers to Gilrain, then look for Emily or a member of the Elders, as they are a nice friendly bunch"

I'm happy to move servers - just want to find a guild who are happy to put up with some silly questions.lol

Well, the Elders website is at http://www.theelders.org.uk so see if you like the sound of it. It does have a 25 years lower age limit though. They are however very friendly and a good laugh.

I really dont understand why people are seeing the place so empty though. That said, if you logged on when Moria was released or Lothlorien, then I suspect almost everyone would have been exploring them. But then thre were an awful lot of new runekeepers and wardens straight after Moria and I know the starter areas were very busy then...certainly they were on Gilrain. I know I've an alt who will be in Bree on Tuesday along with another 5 from my guild and I expect to see a couple of dozen others. But its in 21st Hall where people tend to congregate at the moment. Roll on Dol Guldur and the new Raid, so they can all go somewhere else!

happy birthday! :P

hmmm?

Happy Birthday LOTRO!!!

The other article is dead so... I'll write here, first: Happy Birthday LotRO. I was there in the beta back then, and now I'm coming back, thank you so much for the free key! I managed to get one. See you ingame!

When will we see Part 2 of the interview?

Massively.com has some teasers about an interview with them (and the future of the game, with some comments about "housing expanding into neighbourhoods into more..." and "Skirmishes" - dungeons that are tailored to group size) and I want to see what's coming next!

I need to lifesub this asap, beats the cancelling resub cycle I go through.