Post by Morreion on Mar 8, 2010 7:59:21 GMT -5
The Road to Mordor: 10 reasons why LotRO is worth picking up over shiny new MMOs (Massively)
2. The IP and Lore
3. The Huge, Expansive World
4. The Role-Player's Paradise
5. The Epic Questline
6. The Beauty
7. The Neat Little Touches
8. A Journey and a Destination
9. Three Years' Worth of Stability and Content
1. The Community
As everyone knows, a good community is essential to a great gameplay experience -- while a fragmented, immature one drags it down. LotRO is widely recognized [citation needed] as hosting one of the absolute best communities in MMOs, folks who are passionate about both the setting and the game, and who generally are open and eager to hand out advice and assistance to the stranded traveler.
In my experience, I've seen far more people with setting-appropriate names than those sporting pseudonyms like "Hobbitzkillaz", and players are generally open to grouping if you need help finishing a particularly difficult (or grindy) quest. It's not difficult at all to find yourself a mature, welcoming kinship on any of the servers who place more of an emphasis on social interaction than hardcore raiding (although those exist as well!).
As everyone knows, a good community is essential to a great gameplay experience -- while a fragmented, immature one drags it down. LotRO is widely recognized [citation needed] as hosting one of the absolute best communities in MMOs, folks who are passionate about both the setting and the game, and who generally are open and eager to hand out advice and assistance to the stranded traveler.
In my experience, I've seen far more people with setting-appropriate names than those sporting pseudonyms like "Hobbitzkillaz", and players are generally open to grouping if you need help finishing a particularly difficult (or grindy) quest. It's not difficult at all to find yourself a mature, welcoming kinship on any of the servers who place more of an emphasis on social interaction than hardcore raiding (although those exist as well!).
2. The IP and Lore
3. The Huge, Expansive World
4. The Role-Player's Paradise
5. The Epic Questline
6. The Beauty
7. The Neat Little Touches
8. A Journey and a Destination
9. Three Years' Worth of Stability and Content
10. It Has A Little Something For Everyone
Want to play freeze tag in the ruins? Bet on horse races? Own your own house? Go fishing in the Brandywine? Collect rare titles? Engage in Monster Play? Experience a day in the life of a chicken? Grow your own crops? Jump in a random skirmish? Team up for an epic raid? Mix and match outfits? Level up special items? Don't worry -- it's all here. LotRO is more of a "generalist" MMO than a specialist, offering something for everyone, no matter where your interests may lie.
Want to play freeze tag in the ruins? Bet on horse races? Own your own house? Go fishing in the Brandywine? Collect rare titles? Engage in Monster Play? Experience a day in the life of a chicken? Grow your own crops? Jump in a random skirmish? Team up for an epic raid? Mix and match outfits? Level up special items? Don't worry -- it's all here. LotRO is more of a "generalist" MMO than a specialist, offering something for everyone, no matter where your interests may lie.
