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LotRO vs Vanguard

February 26, 2007 by Tipa

After a weekend on LotRO, a game I wasn’t all that excited about, I wanted to play more. After a weekend playing Vanguard, a game I was very much looking forward to, I never wanted to play again. The difference? In Vanguard, I had an incredible sense that I had played this game before… many … Read more

LoTRO Post Mortem

February 26, 2007 by Tipa

Lord of the Rings Online is a casual MMO very much in the mold of World of Warcraft. After the stress test ended, I hoped I could play some more and will likely pre-order it. I don’t see this becoming my primary game, but I usually have a “serious” game and a “relax” game. My serious game at the moment is EverQuest 2. LotRO is well placed to be my “relax” game.
Here are the pros and cons I saw in my six or so total hours of play over the weekend.

LotRO Stress Test: The Shire

February 25, 2007 by Tipa

Returned to the game only to be put in a queue. The game initially said it would be fifteen minutes before I got in the game, but it was more like five. I hate queues. Not for the first time, I wonder what “Game Experience May Change During Online Play” really means.

EQ2: Why I Won’t Watch an EverQuest Movie

February 25, 2007 by Tipa

I just heard the news that SOE might be considering an EverQuest movie.
Now, I love EverQuest and have been playing since 1999; nearly eight years devoted to that game or its sequel. But you won’t find me warming a chair when it opens. I’ll tell you why.

LotRO Stress Test Notes: Intro Part 2

February 24, 2007 by Tipa

Ah, Captain Brackenbrook wants me to kill stuff. FINALLY.
Browsing through character window, come across a family tree. I wonder if this would let me form relationships among my characters? That would be cool. I can change my generation here but that doesn’t seem to affect anything.
Loading window tells me that the first player or fellowship to hit a monster gets credit. Powerleveling technique?
Amdir directs me to my trainer and gives me more copper. What a guy. Maybe he could just give me all his copper now so I could stop bugging him.
Minstrel trainer says hello and lets me buy a new skill, which I then must drag to my hotbar. Yup, WoW. UI problem: The cost for my other skills is listed in silver and copper. The little icon for a copper piece is… silver. I check out the merchants in the vicinity but I can’t afford anything they sell yet. I need to shake Amdir down for more money.
I bank into my turns while running like an airplane. Wheeee Zooooom! Ah, now Celandine will talk to me! She wants me to gather kingsfoil with which to treat Amdir’s wound. The finished potion will heal “morale”. That’s Amdir’s problem? He just needs some cheering up? I have a song that adds 51 morale. Why can’t I just sing him well?
Sigh. Didn’t work. But it should have. Dangerous looking guy with a wicked pike needs ME to kill the wolves attacking his flock. Okay! Kung fu wolf killing action! Oops, sorry, I thought your sheep was a wolf in sheep’s clothing! HAHAHAHA! Huh, no exp….