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LotR Online - North American Beta Test

2007-04-14, 11:41 AM #1

Dark__Knight

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Woohoo! Now we -ians who don't live in Europe can have a chance to play this beta. I've heard mixed opinions on this game, but I want to give it a whirl. Let's face it, LotR is awesome, and MMO's are generally pretty fun, so how could they go wrong with this?

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2007-04-14, 11:54 AM #2

Eversor

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2007-04-14, 12:00 PM #3

Freelancer

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Originally posted by Dark__Knight:

Let's face it, LotR is awesome, and MMO's are generally pretty fun, so how could they go wrong with this?

Beware; they said the same thing about Star Wars Galaxies.

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2007-04-14, 12:09 PM #4

Keith Marshall

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Just released eh?

Then how come I've been playing it for the last week? :colbert:

It's a pretty good game from what I can see so far. Graphics are pretty awesome, quests aren't to repetitive, and leveling isn't to hard. Traveling around in the game can get pretty tedious though. :saddowns:

2007-04-14, 1:56 PM #5

Warlockmish

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Tried the Beta, didn't really like it.

Back again

2007-04-14, 2:49 PM #6

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

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I just got a key in my e-mail for like no reason.

I'll try it out, even though I don't care for LOTR.

2007-04-14, 9:47 PM #7

Spork

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It's average.

Although I love the Minstrel class, mainly because of how stupid it is. I kill goblins by making their ears bleed with my lute playing... Yeah.

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2007-04-14, 10:23 PM #8

JediKirby

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OH LOOK, ANOTHER GLORIFIED CHATROOM AVITAR GAME!

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2007-04-14, 10:34 PM #9

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

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Its okay, but I'm not going to pay to play it.

2007-04-15, 7:43 AM #10

Glyde Bane

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Originally posted by Spork:

It's average.

Although I love the Minstrel class, mainly because of how stupid it is. I kill goblins by making their ears bleed with my lute playing... Yeah.

Oh man, if there's a class like that I might have to give er a try. We have tons of beta key CDs in the back room at work.

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2007-04-15, 7:46 AM #11

Jay

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Originally posted by Spork:

Although I love the Minstrel class, mainly because of how stupid it is. I kill goblins by making their ears bleed with my lute playing... Yeah.

Back then we just called them Bards.

2007-04-15, 7:51 AM #12

Yecti

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I've got a capped lvl 15 Minstrel on Brandywine. The game is fun, and is a refreshing change from the grindfest that most MMOs have gotten to be. But travel and crafting are both a pain in the ***.

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2007-04-15, 10:06 AM #13

Dark__Knight

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To be honest, I really like the game so far, in fact I'm thinking about getting the pre-order special monthly fee of $9.99 monthly as opposed to the standard 14.99 it'll be when it actually comes out. Currently I'm a dwarf from the Iron Hills, and I am level 10.

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2007-04-15, 4:01 PM #14

Warlockmish

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How many of you like it better than WoW?

Back again

2007-04-15, 6:31 PM #15

Gilgamesh85

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I just got everything set up, but all of the servers are showing as closed. ****.

2007-04-15, 6:35 PM #16

KOP_Snake

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I like EQ2 better, even though it rips off LotR stuff with places like the "Baubleshire" and the "halfling" race.

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2007-04-15, 6:36 PM #17

Antony

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Originally posted by Warlockmish:

How many of you like it better than WoW?

It wouldn't take much for me to like something more than WoW.

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2007-04-15, 6:52 PM #18

drizzt2k2

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why?

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2007-04-15, 8:03 PM #19

Antony

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Because it's ****ing boring and repetitive...

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2007-04-15, 8:10 PM #20

JLee

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