I just started 3 days sto on mordor server. Its awesome! A lot of players, living cities, many social activities. 100% recommend to start now
@incubustrav421
2 күн бұрын
I have been playing LOTRO since its original inception. What I love about playing this game is that you can and go as you please, and it always feels great of just to travel and immerse into the world ... and being an adult with many other things going on, it gives a great sense of a genuine escape. The simple task of just resource gathering can be great. The great aspect of this game is the lore.
@SpielmannsHerz
4 күн бұрын
I played for 4 years when the game came out, but after all these years I still hop back in from time to time
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
It's really really good for that in my mind. I like to pick at it here and there still
@ThisisCitrus
2 күн бұрын
A note on Legendary servers, it does not work like Classic WoW or normal TLP servers. It keeps the exact same mechanics as live Lotro and the only change is the expansions are time locked.
@mactassio21
4 күн бұрын
I'm loving this new surge of interest in lotro. A lot of people were craving that classic mmorpg feeling. I feel like lotro needs better marketing, the game is hella good in its premisses and even combat once you get used to is actually enjoyable. My only negative feedback is how the classes are a bit unbalanced. For example i leveled a red cap to 25 on landscape 3. It was hard as mentioned, I could only gather 2 mobs and 3 is the death of me, my dps at 25 is like 80-100 . Then I made a loremaster, landscape 3 on the LM feels like normal gameplay. I'm melting everything, i can pull 3 4 mobs and obliterate them. My dps at lv 12 is higher than my captain.
@jannecapelle_art
3 күн бұрын
only in the lower levels, though. my level 92 LM had to go from +3 difficulty to normal recently bc i kept dying as soon as i had to get into a camp, even though i do big damage to single targets. i mean its possible that im just bad at combat, i would own that, but i dont have that problem with for example my lvl 70 RK. but i think thats why the difficulty levels are such a nice addition to this game! if you find anything to hard or too easy, you can just adjust. i like it.
@williamgeorge2580
3 күн бұрын
@@jannecapelle_art I've found the LM rework made red line a bit of a glass cannon.
@jannecapelle_art
3 күн бұрын
@@williamgeorge2580 felt like that for me too. like, i still love playing my LM
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
It's crazy, I had one moment where I changed from red guard to blue guard and like doubled my dps and survivability lol
@Scerttle
4 күн бұрын
I had no idea LOTRO was still going, that's a really pleasant surprise.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Surprisingly still going strong
@Saint_Cuthbert
2 күн бұрын
I'm playing it and GW2 right now, a great combo.
@donnieelliott9761
23 сағат бұрын
I played lotro from beta and I adored every second of the world they built and have had countless hours with old friends and new. I remember just being awed and immersed in Moria when it came out, and making it to the other side and seeing Lothlorien made me feel like I was part of the fellowship. The new starting zones and difficulty options have made this game relatable all over again. They did the lore justice which is more than I can say for some others... And the community is the best, always there to help!
@cavetroll666
4 күн бұрын
new expansion coming soon into the deserts of Harad :D
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Interesting!
@karlmortensen7205
4 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video. I am "a bit" older than you. My only interaction, originally, with LOTR was the books. Read them 19 times with last time being out loud to my oldest kid. Then the movies came along and they were perfect (lore and timing issues aside). I purposefully refused to engage with this game when it came out (I have been a gamer since the early 80s) because the online aspect did not fit with my play style. To be honest, I was also concerned that such a game would minimize my love of the subject matter. Fast forward to 2024 and I finally tried it by joining the Angmar server. What an idiot I have been! Should have been in this world all along!!! 120+ hours in and don't see me ending this adventure anytime soon.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
It's so good for that classic adventure feel tbh. Something many mmos miss I think
@Djynni
2 күн бұрын
I played LotRO in beta and purchased 2 lifetime accounts. I played for many years until I switched to GW2 as my main MMO. I always loved the way they stick to the story. And I especially appreciated that everyone plays their own character instead of everyone playing Aragorn and Legolas lol (although you did still see a lot of Legollasss names around). This video brings back good memories 👍
@lincolnjohnson4428
4 күн бұрын
LOTRO is such a chill game that does capture that adventure feeling. Is the combat great? No, but its find. is the graphics good? Nope But when I play.. I feel like I am in an adventure. That feeling is missing in alot of MMOs
@michaelslaughter7361
4 күн бұрын
Gw2 gives me that feeling in a more complete package
@lincolnjohnson4428
4 күн бұрын
@@michaelslaughter7361 Meh, I thought GW2 was not even close. Just no feeling to it.
@belstar1128
3 күн бұрын
@@michaelslaughter7361 in gw2 you can just teleport everywhere and the game feels small
@DaGrox94
3 күн бұрын
@@lincolnjohnson4428agreed, GW2 did not feel like an adventure to me as a new player and the world does not feel as natural. It’s a good game, but it doesn’t beat LOTRO, for me.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Alot of the adventure in mmos is growing in power, not simply hitting end game as quickly as possible
@animaterob
4 күн бұрын
1:59 Tolkien warned against taking Tom Bombadil as a symbol or allegory for God, and instead advised against over-philosophizing about the character.
@TheLotroNerd
4 күн бұрын
interesting where's your evidence.
@miclam00
4 күн бұрын
@@TheLotroNerd Letter 153
@animaterob
3 күн бұрын
@@TheLotroNerd called out by TheLotroNerd. LoL
@majkus
2 күн бұрын
“The Incarnation of God is an infinitely greater thing than anything I would dare to write.” Letter 181
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
I did not know this! That's a great little piece of information
@theglimpse3785
4 күн бұрын
Been playing off and on since Beta. I have characters on every server but only one capped. Been having a lot of fun on Angmar for the past couple of week.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Same! It's a fun little adventure I've been taking too!
@trxe420
Күн бұрын
Yeah, it's dated, but as a LOTR nerd it's amazing. It definitely feels like the most RPG of the MMORPG's now and I will contend that it has the most realistic water I have ever seen in a game like this. Not sure why the last is important, but it stood out. I have not played it in quite some time, but I hop in from time to time. The only thing that turned me off was the cash shop, but it's not as bad as others (looking at you ESO). Another I remember negatively was the horse mechanics, but I think they may have addressed that.
@Arccanos
Күн бұрын
There are some critical things LOTRO needs to really start popping again...64 bit servers, localization, server merges, craft guild farm reduction, etc. I can't even get a friend to play because of the craft guilds. "It's going to take you a couple months to max your guild." "Oh and then I can craft good items?" "No, then you max another craft guild." Our whole fellowship quit within a couple days of having this explained to them during their first playthrough with me.
@harvain731
Күн бұрын
Just to comment on a few things based on what the SSG LOTRO Team have discussed: - 64-bit Servers are available with Angmar & Mordor Legendary Servers. There is no ETA for when the Main Servers will become 64-bit. The Developers also acknowledge & want to make sure players know that 64-bit Servers will not likely see a massive boost in Performance for the Main & Older Servers. - Localization is likely to only remain as English, French, and German for the Official Languages. They only have so many Employees, limited resources, and have never really discussed anything about expanding LOTRO to other Languages that they would officially support. - Server Merges at least as of 2024 are not planned and have no plans to do such anytime soon. This could change in the future but would basically mean LOTRO is "losing Players, Money, etc." and they are cutting out expenses. This would also likely mean the Development Team would decrease in size. Server Merges basically should not be hoped for. - Crafting in general still has more work planned but 2024 will only be getting so much and their main focus now is the Fall 2024 Expansion. Maybe 2025 & beyond will see more done with Crafting.
@reneskyggebjerg2092
3 күн бұрын
Another thing I would add to the list is Customer Support. I had an issue in game and contacted support, within 6 hours they got back to me and even apologized for the slow response.
@harvain731
4 күн бұрын
For Graphics & Visuals a lot of "Early LOTRO" has "Older Visuals". Newer Content being added receives the "Latest Visuals" that they are using and are "different" to what one sees in places like Bree or the Shire. Slowly over time Older Content are receiving Visual Updates to bring them up to par with whatever the "Latest Visuals" are at that time.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
I remember hearing this as their primary focus to eventually create the same experience to all servers similar to the legendary server
@harvain731
2 күн бұрын
@@CaffeinatedDad Yeah but it's an extremely slow process. They only can do so much per year.
@natterw
5 сағат бұрын
i love mmos but sadly missed out on lotro during its earlier years. I tried getting into it a few times but i was so overwhelmed so the legendary servers have been really nice for me to get used to the game. At level 22 now :D
@PhantomGardener
4 күн бұрын
Steady player base? Then why does it feel like i am playing a single player game in this mmorpg?
@harvain731
4 күн бұрын
LOTRO is "Top Heavy" for it's Playerbase, there is a lot of players at max level content. Angmar & Mordor, the 2 latest Legendary Servers, were & are "very" lively with how many Players one will see in the Eriador section of the game world. The main servers is where this will vary & right now the "Players" are shifted around with a lot during August & September playing on those 2 above mentioned Legendary Servers.
@lincolnjohnson4428
4 күн бұрын
If you play on legacy servers then yeah. LOTRO is HUUUUGE, and 95% of playerbase are already at level cap which is an entire new continent. So you may not see many people at lower levels.
@belstar1128
3 күн бұрын
yea that is the biggest downside i have seen worse but not a lot of people are playing nit a lot of people want to try it since its based on a movie and old it just looks bad from the outside
@harvain731
3 күн бұрын
@@belstar1128 LOTRO is based on the Hobbit & Lord of the Rings Books for the license it uses not the movies.
@belstar1128
3 күн бұрын
@@harvain731 yea but they wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for the movies. or it would have looked quite differently. but most games based on books are also not good unless the book was very old and didn't have a lot of hype before the game. but the movies were still recent but the books are older than any video game but you know what I mean. You got games like the Witcher that are good but there was no Witcher movie. and the books were obscure and old.
@ShaunHall-i7e
Күн бұрын
I'm getting ready to play the game for the first time. I like what people like you are saying about the game. The 15 bucks I have no problem with like back in the days when I played EQ, UO, EVE and other older games.
@DaringDan
Күн бұрын
They've been promising performance improvements for over a decade. I'll jump back in when they finally do what they said they would and fix all the networking issues.
@LindaRogersTO
Күн бұрын
The only downside of the legendary servers is it is disruptive to social networks on established and busy servers like Landroval.
@killenukont4170
4 күн бұрын
All time the most enjoyable game ever heaps of story and lore that is amazing to take slow and enjoy the content 💯💯recommend the game to everyone. And before anyone complains about content being locked behind updates. YOU can play the whole game for FREE just by playing the gaming you farm the Instore credits then you don’t have to pay with the real money. (Not like some bigger games where you have to buy the game and pay a sub just to play it ). If you play the game for what it is and the Amazing story and lore that goes with it THERE are very few games out there that offer so much Crickhollow FTW +3k hrs played and still counting
@BazzFreeman
4 күн бұрын
I don't know how you feel about Star Trek, but Star Trek Online is free to play now too. Being someone who prefers Trek to Star Wars, I got a lifetime sub many years ago. Now I log in to play the various events they put on, BUT, If you like Trek, going through the story while you level is really, really good and very true to the TV series. The Scenery is pretty nice and the ship designs are, frankly amazing. If I can get into the Discord I'll post some pictures if you like?
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
I've heard of the star trek online mmo. I'll be frank and say that the story nor the universe really piqued my interest unfortunately. :O
@BazzFreeman
Күн бұрын
@@CaffeinatedDad That's fine, it's something a Trek fan enjoys immensely, but non-trek-nerd just go "eh?'
@The_Real_Mr_Al
4 күн бұрын
Since this game was made back when the PJ adaptions weren't even a decade old, the fact it is considered one of the best adaptations of Tolkien's original work couldn't be understated. And that fact of being one of the few adaptations that understand Tolkien's writing style and narrative themes is only more important today with unspeakable things like Amazon's abomination. Indeed you do not need to be a deep fan of the books to understand LOTRO, but it is one of those adaptations that makes you want to go back and read up on details from the source material, something that PJ's adaptations - while masterpieces in terms of cinematography - sadly doesn't because it tries to "trim the fat" to the point of removing context that is needed for important plot and lore points to make sense. And I suspect the reason LOTRo isn't given constant major updates and expansion packs like it used to is a fairly simple one: They've since long run out of LOTR. Once they got to the end of LOTR's story, I suspect they've been stuck in a "Well, what do we do now?" in terms of story, which is why they try to fill in the big blanks Tolkien's notes and timelines left, where they only say minor summaries of "this and that happened at x or y point after LOTR" As Tolkien's big magnum opus that he kept working on for most of his life were the history of Middle-earth before LOTR, works that became posthumous publications like The Silmarillion, and he always described LOTR as being "at the end" of his "story".
@Galadrumlotro
4 күн бұрын
Love the vid. I am enjoying this game as well. I'm on Arkenstone. Just wondering if the cosmetic rewards from the legendary servers are usable on the regular servers?
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
I believe they carry over if I'm not mistaken!
@Galadrumlotro
2 күн бұрын
@@CaffeinatedDad Great to know!
@thunderleg6605
4 күн бұрын
I should have paid more attention and hit up the LS. A bit late ATM being knee-deep in the WoW Xpac. Glad you are having a good time.
@jannecapelle_art
3 күн бұрын
honestly what i would recommend instead of going into a paid subscription immediately if youve never played this game, is first trying it for free. i mean, basically all the content up to level 95-100 or something is all free. like, thats crazy. ive been playing for 12 years, slowly but surely with countless alts, and my highest level toon is level 92 lol. there are some really fun and unique classes and concepts in this game. however, when youve played the game for a bit and you like it, i very very much recommend paying the 13,00€ for VIP for ONE month! then, you can try all the classes, but more importantly, youre gonna get fast travel. believe me, that becomes CRUCIAL later lmao. but the cool thing is: just create as many characters as you can imagine you want to ever play in that one month. bc every character you have logged into while being VIP will have fast travel forEVER. and honestly everything else you get for being a vip is not that important. like the first 7 years i played this game, the only money i ever spent on it was when they had the 5-year-anniversary, bc some gaming magazine here had a code for the evendim expansion (thats now free) and the rune-keeper (thats also now free) back in the day. that was like, 3,99€ or something around there.
@DayleDiamond
3 күн бұрын
I'd been hearing bits and bobs online and wondering how the new wraith mechanic worked, so thank you for explaining that. I've read LOTR and understand why some people are unhappy that Amazon changed minor bits of prehistory from their Atlantis, Numenour. But why would someone who's yet to read the Silmarillian or get into the weeds care about something so technical?
@harvain731
2 күн бұрын
It's about respect mostly and for many people Amazon & the Rings of Power TV Series doesn't respect even the Lore Rights they have. But what they do matters little to LOTRO, this MMO doesn't get itself involved with what's going on with the rest of the LOTR Franchise.
@KOBEASTXIV
3 күн бұрын
My only qualms about lotro is that theres way too much monetization in the game, but over all its a great mmo. ngl i'll be sticking with it until a new mmo comes out, i think that lotro will never fix its monetization, thats just the sad reality of things.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Well they offer the game as a free to play but yeah many perks and cosmetics are behind said pay wall but it doesn't impact gameplay so it's fair for me
@tektight
3 күн бұрын
I tried to come go back to LotRO but the expansion prices are out of hand. I had played it since release then slowly dropping in and out until 2 years ago.
@harvain731
3 күн бұрын
To put it out there you can always get just the Base Edition for any Expansion. Any higher priced bundles is merely for extras & fluff.
@opalaa5874
Күн бұрын
No I wonder why my adblocker didn't work on the ad on this video
@nigenstormbringer3528
3 күн бұрын
I have been aware of LOTRO for years and everey few years go and give it a go but have never been able to get far into it despite enjoying middle earth stuff in general. What I always found kind of humorous though that DDO is the mmo that I always end up going back to no matter how many years pass. If you didnt know DDO is an mmo that was made roughly around the same time, with roughly the same graphics/combat, by the same company, and also still continues to today. Biggest difference obviously being that one is LOTR and one is D&D
@bilaliqbal4012
4 күн бұрын
It's such a great game.. I pretty much main Guild Wars 2 & LOTRO. GW2 is modern MMORPG & LOTRO as you said.. Is Classic but bcus i'm a fan of Tolkien's work it adds another level of enjoyment. :) It has a really strong future as in the near future... Lag is gunna be largely fixed due to the improved framework of 64-bit. :) And with that.. Perhaps the devs may be more daring to develop bigger scale content? I hope so!
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
It's held its own for so long it's actually impressive. Sure they could eventually modernize and grow from there but it would lose its charm imo
@DCMonsterBlood
2 күн бұрын
I might go make a new character to play, because If I where to hop on one of my old characters I would have no clue where to go or what to do. I do still wish the movement would be fixed though, riding horses or any war mount just feels so off even after all these years.
@belstar1128
3 күн бұрын
I only started playing this last year after trying out many mmos after quitting wow most mmos were either too modern linear or fast paced or tried too hard to be old school but ended up grindy and not fun. out of all the games i tried this one turned out to be my favourite and i quitted the others after a few months. it has the right balance of old school mmo design with some modern features the landscape difficulty really is perfect since its hard for mmos to please both hardcore and casual players i wish more games had this feature its very refreshing playing most modern mmos that are too easy .so i usually put the difficulty high but sometimes it gets annoying so i lower the difficulty and then put it higher again when i feel like it. i am having a hard time convincing people to try this game. most people including myself a few years ago think its bad because it has a few red flags. like it being based on a movie and it being a free to play mmo that started out as a full price game that came out in a time when the market got flooded with many mmos. i also thought the game was published by ea but i was wrong they were not involved. i just thought they did because they made some other lord of the rings games and had exclusive rights. but its all irrelevant because the game is good despite the odds
@Scrooge042
14 сағат бұрын
I tried several times to get into this MMO. Hell, I even still own the boxed copy of Shadows of Angmar from back when it first launched. But it never really stuck for me. It's not the dated graphics or the mid-2000's class and quests design, I played and raided WoW Classic pretty extensively and it has all of those. The cash shop can be a bit overbearing but it's free to play so I don't mind too much. It's mainly the horrible UI and big lag problems that keep me from getting into this. I'm sure the people who play this game have learned to live and look past those problems but for me it's just a barrier to entry. Every once in a while I check in on LotRO, because I'm a huge Tolkien fan, to see if those problems have been attended to so I can give it another shot, and sadly the devs have yet to get there.
@Ludydobry
8 сағат бұрын
there is no lag on legendary servers, only when Nazgul spawns but they are sorting that out. Many people are playing and the world feels alive.
@williamgeorge2580
3 күн бұрын
If I want to feel like I'm adventuring around Middle Earth nothing better than LoTRO has come along. (If I want to feel like I have a rocket strapped to my back? That's what GW2 is for.)
@capnmorgan867
4 күн бұрын
EAT! my son, eat! ;) You may be running old footage, but I don't see COOKED food, or TRAIL food or FORTIFYING food on your buffbar, do I? HEH, it really does help. I'm back after almost a 10 year break for the 64-bit lag-freedom, and the fact that LOTRO gets so much right as an MMO. Crafting, cosmetics, housing, leveling (a bit slow, but that's a good thing on Legendary) all hit just right now. And I've always loved the graphics. Well, except for the hobbit character models. :/ They all still look like Chucky The Serial Killer Doll (Good Guy) clones to me. Can't have it all. Keep up the vids please. And EAT something!
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Lol it was older footage and I've focused on trying to keep food in my inventory at all times
@MikkiZHskDK
3 күн бұрын
its in its best state if your VIP or paying alot of money for stuff - bags are limited to 45 slots which gets very clutterd VERY quickly - mounts are worse - less quests to do overal - and many other restrictions.
@GloriousMushroom
Күн бұрын
Yea well they need to make some money too, so don't be greedy
@jakepaints9532
4 күн бұрын
Iv just reinstalled it today
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
It's a great time!
@jakepaints9532
2 күн бұрын
@@CaffeinatedDad been playing it for the past 2 days and really enjoying the game again
@phaedruslive
Күн бұрын
I will say that they've made the leveling experience too damn easy compared to the earlier expansions/eras. It feels kind of low stakes. I hate the trend of balancing towards casuals to not scare them away during the level grind.
@EthanOlson-i3r
11 сағат бұрын
if they could fix the jittery gameplay id be all over it, the lagging is too much for me and eventually just pisses me off
@beddospecht8381
4 күн бұрын
two things that keeps me from playing lotro as my main mmo (wow CLASSIC ERA player): #1: The controlls feel so much worse then in other games. its so "spongy" and clunky. #2: the lag...since forever people complaining about the game being just not playable some hrs of the day cause lag spikes keep killing you. If the´d fix those two things, i´m sure i´m not the only one who will make this game their forever home. Regardless of a "Bad expansion".
@Ludydobry
3 күн бұрын
there is minimum lag on new legendary servers, only on peak times during weekends it starts to lag a bit and during world boss event, thats a shit show for now.
@beddospecht8381
3 күн бұрын
@@Ludydobry i´m about the regular servers, where all my characters are. Only the 2(?)new 64bit subscription based progression servers have less lag. Nothing to do with the regular allready proegressed game. So there is still lag.
@belstar1128
3 күн бұрын
i haven't noticed a lot of lag and the combat is very similar to classic wow
@Ludydobry
Күн бұрын
@@beddospecht8381 thats fine, maybe you should try the Legendary Server as well, im having a blast playing on it, lagg is now stabilising as less people play
@JoaoSantos-lv4rc
2 күн бұрын
is the fighting better?
@markshepherd4791
3 күн бұрын
love to be able to get in to lotro but the combat is dreadful
@skudlugs
3 күн бұрын
its the name
@MrDeadviser
4 күн бұрын
Played since 2010. Lotro is in WORST state it ever was, and it is clear to everyone who has played beyond the few beginning levels
@adamwic2984
2 күн бұрын
I hope you are wrong i enjoy legendary server.
@Grouwdi
3 күн бұрын
LOTRO is one of the worst character and mount animations MMORPGs out there too. I played the game for a year, really enjoyed it but the animations are BAD... Wish they would improve that.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Oh for sure! They are janky and classic mmorpg animations but I think that's the charm imo
@TheVeljko97
16 сағат бұрын
Best state? Dude the game is a shell of its former self
@H2LiNGeN
2 күн бұрын
Clickbait titles are so 2024. I didn't even play LOTRO before 2023 but I would bet money that the best state this game was in was over a decade ago before Rohan the expansion.
@harvain731
2 күн бұрын
"Best" is all perspective. Some to this very day state the game when it's focus was on Angmar was the best version, some say Moria Expansion was the peak, and so on.
@PanzerShrek94
2 күн бұрын
it was really bad at launch. It was pay to play,it had grouping and nearly all enemies and quests were for groups. Now it's free and you can solo play.
@ThisisCitrus
2 күн бұрын
wah wah wah, class whiny youtube commentors
@harvain731
2 күн бұрын
@@PanzerShrek94 Yet there are a lot of people who preferred that and feel that LOTRO since it moved more towards "Solo Friendly" Content has become a lot worse. Different preferences for what people like & don't like is all it boils down to.
@dragonfangalexander
3 күн бұрын
It is really good if you willing to pay a subscription, and then you have to ask yourself if that subscription is worth over XIV or WoW. If you don't pay a subscription, which means you cannot play on a legendary server - where most content creators have been playing lately, then you are doomed to play a very average WoW clone. With awful lag to top it off.
@belstar1128
2 күн бұрын
its better than wow for sure ff14 is fine but its too different and very linear
@mattiaswilhelmsson3992
Күн бұрын
I have played Lord of the rings online, but i dont like the combat system
@michealvincent731
Күн бұрын
Simply put, no, it's not in the best state. We've seen this all before with legendary servers etc. Until they fix the underlying server issues for arkenstone and gladden, it will not retain the surge in popularity. This happens every time with content creators, sigh. Good video though I enjoyed it.
@error9045
2 күн бұрын
The game is great in terms of lore. But the animations are total crap. Work on animations in Lotro stopped in 2014, I think. It's a pity, it's one of the best games in the MMO genre. However, I stop playing after a few hours of watching my wooden elf move. It's a pity about the wasted potential
@cyr4062
19 сағат бұрын
im new to the game and i can really say i enjoyd the first hours but man o man... the ui is horrible, i know you can change it but its still just not good anymore. also the quest UI on the map is just horrible and thats what made me quick...i wanne enjoy a game and not get mad cause i cant see shit
@winterhearted6780
2 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, LoTRO's graphics don't seem appealing enough for me to enjoy the MMO in 2024.
@PanzerShrek94
2 күн бұрын
yeah because graphics are so important..that is why millions play minecraft and WOW.
@winterhearted6780
2 күн бұрын
@@PanzerShrek94 Minecraft's graphics are stylistically integral, WoW's graphics are not bad at all, and LoTRO's graphics just look plainly outdated, boring, and undeveloped.
@FerenDB
4 күн бұрын
in its best state ??? its just levelcapped. same game as the others servers. bruh, you are a real fan boy. check out eoches of angmar, ture 2007 recreation.
@lincolnjohnson4428
4 күн бұрын
Well, its kind of the same. Nazgul showing up to kill you while questing isnt the same and the fact that its a 64 bit server (as opposed to 32 bit) means the server runs very smooth. People are loving it.
@miclam00
4 күн бұрын
@@lincolnjohnson4428 64 bit is a meme. Every new server is less laggy until the inventories get insane. It's their shitty engine.
@FerenDB
3 күн бұрын
@@lincolnjohnson4428 where runs is smooth ? when more as 10 players, its laggy as shit. Also, 64bit is nothing but a buzzword. In their Q&A they go into great detail how it only allows them to preload instances - which only effects losdingscreens and maybe hitches at the beginning of instance. However, their marketing is different - they write 64Bit and EU servers everywhere, people assume 64 > 32 so it must be better and fix lag. All the boomer content creators start the game fresh, nobody has inventories so no lag - they get baited into repeating the mantra LOTRO LAG FIXED.
@lincolnjohnson4428
3 күн бұрын
@@FerenDB Nah, there are epiz nazgul that spawned and I went to one last night. There was like 70 people there and it ran fairly smooth. And as someone who has played, the server is very much smoother. And note 1k people are on at nights. Not sure if your just a troll, but its clear you dont know what your talking about.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Is it bad for me to say that the game was really good? Perhaps a difference of opinion but it has been. Alot of fun!
@Panosky
19 сағат бұрын
honestly, since it's been here for as long as WoW, they could've updated those ugly graphics.
@iuliuslovin37
3 күн бұрын
they need to update that damn ugly early 2000's UI...even Wow Vanilla looked better than this trash UI, can't play it because of this...
@harvain731
3 күн бұрын
UI Work is ongoing but there is no ETA on when UI Updates will start rolling out as of Sept 21st, 2024.
@iuliuslovin37
2 күн бұрын
@@harvain731 this should be as fast as possible, should have priority, pushes a lot of new players from trying out the game, I can't play it so I can't even recommend to friends lol...
@harvain731
2 күн бұрын
@@iuliuslovin37 They are working as fast as they can but to give an example for the User Interface there might only be one person working on it and that person also has X amount of other responsibilities too.
@PanzerShrek94
2 күн бұрын
what is with the ui? I play for 10 years now and i never cared..it is what it is.
@harvain731
2 күн бұрын
@@PanzerShrek94 It mostly boils down to two things: Higher Resolutions and "Industry Standards" for MMOs in any given year. Higher Resolutions being used is more common and LOTRO has X amount of UI elements which do not scale at all and don't look good at Higher Resolutions. Industry Standards is basically what Players expect out of any MMO in a given year so they want things to be akin to "other games they play" with comments such as "It's 2024! Why do you have X, Y, and Z in this game?!". Scaling, different options how to move a UI, the Map being scalable, and so on basically being Quality of Life but expected features and if not available will cause people to not want to play.
@maniakgames3153
Күн бұрын
The game at his core is great but the devs needs to update the game graphics, for this time, almost 2025 the graphics look very bad.
@harvain731
Күн бұрын
Most reviewers usually only show off "Early LOTRO" the Visuals for "Latest Content" which all Newer Content being added is visible different to what is seen say in Ered Luin, Shire, Bree Lands, etc.
@miclam00
4 күн бұрын
Modern LOTRO is a laggy, hyper monetized, boring, dumbed down experience. If you really want to play LOTRO, wait for Echoes of Angmar.
@ianoYG
3 күн бұрын
I will counter with, modern LOTRO has more free content than ever, is larger than ever, has more amazing stories and beautiful regions than ever. Also it has added difficulty modes so would argue that it is not dumbed out... But boring is subjective of course!
@stevenv2190
2 күн бұрын
Echoes of Angmar is dead. It has not right to exist due to not having any rights to the IP.
@CaffeinatedDad
2 күн бұрын
Eh I disagree, it's not any more monetized then other mmos that I've seen. Sure it can lag but it's minimal imo
@belstar1128
2 күн бұрын
maybe but it could have been way worse look at modern wow
@miclam00
2 күн бұрын
@@stevenv2190 Ivan says lol
@86ericg
4 күн бұрын
The game suck the combat is so bad need a rework character need a rework out date graphics game play also is bad
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