Lotr Mmorpg

[FinnDS]

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I actually think I'm going to give it a shot. Just to see what it's like .. ;X

[Rostum]

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Yeah, I got the open beta thing as well. I've already played in the closed beta so I'm just going to give it a miss. I'd rather wait til later this year when better MMO's will come out.

But yeah, it only took me about half a day to download the closed beta (direct download of 3.5GB or so). It was a fast download straight from their servers.

[FinnDS]

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Can you still apply to the open beta (EU)?

[Murphie]

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I got an invite to the open beta or whatever this weekend. But I'm not sure I care to take the time to download it.

[Rostum]

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It's more like WoW.

[FinnDS]

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This game is looking far too much like Dungeons & Dragons Online, a game as I was horribly disappointed by. Same developers, so ..

[DakAttack]

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Definately sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out.

[fastcart]

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It's called Player versus Monster Player (PvMP). At level 10, a PC can go to a thingy in a starter town (or most major towns) and take control of a level 50 mob (orc, spider, and/or warg [think wolf]). You can take achievements and and rewards granted to your MP (Monster Player), and apply them to your normal PC. When your normal PC reaches level 40, you can fight against the MPs in raids to reclaim the land back for the good guys (kinda like FFXI's tally I suppose).

http://www.lotro.com/article/302

One of the best things is, you don't have to participate. It's in it's own separate area, so you don't have to worry about some uber, player controlled goblin jumping you at level 20.

I rather play as a good guy, but reaching level 40 can take a while.

[DakAttack]

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Is there PvP in LOTRO?

[Jei]

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I had some usual drama going on with my life these past months. I hardly play any games at all because of it. Don't feel like playing anything, really.

[Icemage]

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I haven't been on FFXI much lately, other than to pop in, say hello to friends and kill a few HNMs or do dynamis/orb battles or a couple hours of meriting. Too busy the last month to play at all. :/ Wish it were otherwise, but that's the way the ball bounces sometimes.


Icemage

[Rostum]

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I guess my main problem with playing FFXI, is that I'm in a time zone when everyone's asleep. Hell, I seeked for 2 hours on BRD (at level 25 with Mage's Ballad), and just ended up logging off. =\

Don't get me started on end-game shells. It's either during the middle of the day for me, or at 5AM in the morning, that events generally take place. >.<;

I don't think I'd ever pre-order LOTRO, but maybe I might try out the open beta when given the chance. I just don't think I could leave FFXI (I have for WoW before, and was too hard, so I came crawling back).

[neighbortaru]

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i can't speak for the others, but i'm finding it increasingly difficult to find time to play FFXI working 50 hr weeks and still fulfilling my other RL responsibilities.

Yeah, got the pre-order dvd Thursday. Going to Meneldor (unless the Kinship I'm with says otherwise).

cool, I guess I'll roll up on meneldor. Didn't pre-order though so I guess I'll see you after 4/6

[Murphie]

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So, do any of the mods here still play FFXI? I'm beginning to wonder. ><;

Not that I'm saying you can't play other games. It's just something I've noticed.

[fastcart]

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heh I guess I'll see you in open beta fastcart did you preorder?

Yeah, got the pre-order dvd Thursday. Going to Meneldor (unless the Kinship I'm with says otherwise).