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The Lord Of The Rings: Shadows Of Angmar Review (continued)
More User Submitted The Lord Of The Rings: Shadows Of Angmar Reviews
Date: 2008-04-28
PvE - 4 stars, PvP 1-star
Overall , the game is fun, and visually very impressive. The questing is not a grind like some onlines. The one serious drawback is once you have maxxed out your character at 50, the game is effectively over. Unlike a lot of online games where PvP kicks in at upper levels, the PvP in LOTRO was added as an afterthought, and in order to feed the fires, once your first character hits either 10 or 15, you can roll a level 50 monster player and go into the ONE PvP map and fight the players who have taken the time to level their main character to level 50. No time limit, no limit on sides being balanced -- whoever shows up fights for their side.
Needless to say, there are very few times where sides are what you would call even close to being balanced. And, since it takes a lot longer to level a non-monster to 50 than it does to roll a level 50 monster, the monsters usually have many more players.
And usually own every keep in the PvP map.
If you want to play a mindless game, this is a good one. If you want PvP, this game's PvP is bad.
Date: 2008-04-16
Beats WOW bad!
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar is an MMO developed by Turbine. It is the best one I have played yet. It may have the same basic gameplay as others like World of Warcraft, but it also adds new stuff. You create a character of a race from LOTR, like Dwarves, Hobbits, Elves, and Men. There are several classes, with interesting names. Rather than Warrior, Mage, and stuff like that, theres Guardian, Champion, Lore Master, and several more. They are more balanced then WOW classes. My reasons for liking this better than World of Warcraft dont end there. The graphics, also, are WAAYYY better than WOW's. They are arguably the best and most real looking graphics....ever....in an MMORPG. The game also has much more interesting questing, especially at lower levels. Quests go beyond "Kill 10 bears bring back their paws". There is some of that, but most quests require some interesting objective. Overall, LOTRO is a great masterpiece. Good with Tolkien's books, and fun to play, LOTRO is my favorite MMO!
OVERALL:
The good: AMAZING Graphics, Good Music, Fun to Play, Interesting Questing, Better than WOW, Nice Coomunity
The bad:PVP elements not YET complete, Dosen't do much different from Previous MMORPGs
Date: 2008-03-16
Expansion announced: Mines of Moria
Storytelling, visual, and musical arts find new synthesis in Lord of the Rings Online to open vistas once reserved to glimpses for the most imaginative readers of Professor Tolkien's masterpiece... and they persist from one session to the next as the player develops his or her character within Middle Earth, making friends in a fantastical world.
The drawbacks I have read mentioned in other reviews are variable, depending most on your equipment and Internet connection, but I'll tell you that though my daughter (several states away) is limited to an older computer over a dialup connection, she nevertheless is having as much fun as I am with my gaming rig and broadband.
Here is something to consider: You can adventure in this amazing virtual environment taking part in fantastic adventures with your own family and friends, safely and inexpensively.
If you already have a computer and an Internet connection, then for just a little more than the price of a recent release DvD to get started, and then the same money per month in subscription fees that you would spend on a tub or two of popcorn at the movie house you can get as many or as few hours of entertainment as you wish to spend on it.
And it can give you time interacting with your grownup kids you never otherwise would have found.
Date: 2008-02-24
Great MMORPG
I've played all of the major MMORPG's out there. This is one of the best. You need to play the game to around lvl 30 to get a full appreciation for what it offers. Top shelf stuff.
Date: 2008-02-12
Comparing LOTRO to other MMORPGs...
The most important thing to know about LOTRO when comparing it: This game brings nothing new to the MMORPG realm other than its quirks and theme.
To some (like myself), this will be enough to interest you. After playing a multitude of MMORPGs (including WoW), I've concluded that the core fun factor to these games is progression. I like it, but I can't progress without a fresh world to explore. This is why I appreciate LOTRO. It's a fresh world to explore, with its own very popular theme, style, and expected MMORPG content with few innovative quirks. It offers a deep MMORPG experience with its strong music, pleasant visuals, and familiar themes. In some ways the LOTR theme seems skewed and contradictory to the gameplay. This is a major issue for the theme, but it still remains a moderately entertaining grounds for a game.
To others, this game will be just another boring MMORPG exercise because, as I stated before, nothing new is offered by this MMORPG other than its quirks and theme. I might even say that this MMORPG is lacking in content as compared to other MMORPGs, as it has a lacking PvP system and some other common MMORPG conventions. In the end, it will be up to you to balance between the worth of generic MMMORPG content and the popular LOTRO theme.
Until then, I'll be in Middle Earth. =)
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