Hey fellow RBer's. Sorry I've been a no show in recent weeks... thanks to Lord of the Rings Online. I always love LoTR, it's characters, lore, the story (books and movies). And recently LoTRO is offering a 14-day free trial. So I decided to try it out and I immediately fell in love with the game. It is closer to a WoW type MMORPG, but it is more PvE oriented (PvP in the form of duels, or Monster Play, allowing you to create high level monster characters and fight with other high level players). It is also better written, the storyline is better narrated, and the scenary is absolutely beautiful. The game itself is also very technically matured, there are very few bugs, features are quite complete and functional. There are just always some quests to do -- the quest log keep track of 40 quests and I can't even pickup every single quest I came across. And then there are player/guild (kinship) housing, which you can add additional storage space (can be shared across your alts, or guild members), and has many different style to choose from, and you can decorate your home with various internal/external decorations, which you can buy/construct/capture (you can stuff that big fish/bear you killed and show it off in your house!)
These are just a few things I love about the game. The various races and classes are fun to play too. They are similar to some of the common fantasy based RPG classes but with some interesting twists. I would totally recommend this game to you all and hope to journey Middle Earth together with you. Please go to http://www.lotro.com and you will find a link to the 14 day free trial. And they are also offering a $9.99 digital download of the game (offer ends 6/30) and $9.99 a month subscription (with a 3 month increment). They also offer a lifetime sub for $199... I am only going with the 3 month for now.
If you decided to try out the game and would like to look for me, this is my game info:
Server/Realm: Nimrodel
Character names:
Nougaran (Human Captain)
Nourin (Dwarf Guardian)
Inarien (Elf Champion)
Snoopo (Hobbit Burglar)
Hope to see you in Middle Earth!
PS: As a trial user, you can add my toons as friends, but you won't be able to send Tell directly to me (to avoid griefers and spammers). Please reply to this post and let me know your character name so I can add you to my friend's list too, then you can send me tells.
These are just a few things I love about the game. The various races and classes are fun to play too. They are similar to some of the common fantasy based RPG classes but with some interesting twists. I would totally recommend this game to you all and hope to journey Middle Earth together with you. Please go to http://www.lotro.com and you will find a link to the 14 day free trial. And they are also offering a $9.99 digital download of the game (offer ends 6/30) and $9.99 a month subscription (with a 3 month increment). They also offer a lifetime sub for $199... I am only going with the 3 month for now.
If you decided to try out the game and would like to look for me, this is my game info:
Server/Realm: Nimrodel
Character names:
Nougaran (Human Captain)
Nourin (Dwarf Guardian)
Inarien (Elf Champion)
Snoopo (Hobbit Burglar)
Hope to see you in Middle Earth!
PS: As a trial user, you can add my toons as friends, but you won't be able to send Tell directly to me (to avoid griefers and spammers). Please reply to this post and let me know your character name so I can add you to my friend's list too, then you can send me tells.
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(And in fact, I will probably log in this weekend to empty all my alt's mailboxes to avoid losing the attachments from mail purge...)
