[LaW]Maverick February 19, 2007 Share [LaW]Maverick Member February 19, 2007 Ok, so I've always been a hardcore Lord of the Rings geek. Heck, I dominate in Lord of the Rings Trivial Pursuit...but I've always been more into the books than the movies. Those were some of the best movies based on novels I've ever seen, but nothing quite does it for me like the books do. Anyway, an interesting thing about this game is that ALL of their licensing is straight out of the books, and they have no rights to use movie content. I think that sounds like a winning combination right there. I think I will definitely give this game a shot as things stand right now. I can't help myself! :-) Has anyone heard anything 'bout it or did anyone get into the beta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassinator February 19, 2007 Share Assassinator Member February 19, 2007 I haven't heard a word...'course I hardly search the internet for such things... I really liked the movies, but have yet to read the books (I shall someday). I've always found books are usually better than their movies counterparts, at least, they are much more immersive. Hmm, this was a complete tangent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick February 19, 2007 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member February 19, 2007 lol Still prudent though, because if you like the movies that much, playing in the MMO world set up around Tolkien's stories would be sweet, am I right? At least if they do it correctly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallurgic February 19, 2007 Share Metallurgic Member February 19, 2007 I'm in the beta right now, but I don't even have it installed. I'm so burnt out on all games right now (including WoW), so I haven't had a chance to reinstall. I can tell you though, that they have their crap together. It looks like a complete game, believe it or not. Graphics look great, lots of options there. Like I said, I haven't played much into it, but it does look cool. If I wasn't playing WoW, I would definitely get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean March 16, 2007 Share Unclean Member March 16, 2007 I've been trying to get into the Beta, but haven't heard anything from them yet. From what I hear from others though, it's a great idea, but the character movement still needs to be tweaked a bit. When is it supposed to come out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon March 16, 2007 Share Allanon Member March 16, 2007 I've been trying to get into the Beta, but haven't heard anything from them yet. From what I hear from others though, it's a great idea, but the character movement still needs to be tweaked a bit. When is it supposed to come out? Gamespot estimates around April or May but I predict sometime this summer with normal delays. I think I am in the beta but I'm not sure and will have to try it out as I am also on par with Maverick. I loved the movies and they were great for a movie adaptation, but for me there were some thing that just made the book and lore of LoTR so much greater, including the comic relief by Gimli and Legolas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean March 16, 2007 Share Unclean Member March 16, 2007 Yeah, it'd be good to see some of that humor in the LoTR online game too. On a related note, I've been playing a lot of LoTR: Battle for Middle Earth II. It's based off the Command & Conquer engine, and it's a blast to play. The music is true to the movie, and there's a lot of added goodies that only the book readers would know about (like Tom Bombadil! How awesome is that?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon March 16, 2007 Share Allanon Member March 16, 2007 Yeah, it'd be good to see some of that humor in the LoTR online game too. On a related note, I've been playing a lot of LoTR: Battle for Middle Earth II. It's based off the Command & Conquer engine, and it's a blast to play. The music is true to the movie, and there's a lot of added goodies that only the book readers would know about (like Tom Bombadil! How awesome is that?) No... I meant that the comic relief in LoTR was one of the things I didn't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather March 17, 2007 Share Fairweather Member March 17, 2007 haha tom bombadil is the man, i am also a really big fan of the books, the movies were good but they just dont compare. i really enjoyed battle for middle earth, its a really good game for those of you who enjoyed warcraft back in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer March 17, 2007 Share wayfarer Member March 17, 2007 J.R.R. Tolkien Has always been my favourite author. I have read the books over & over again, the hobbit, the trilogy, and the Silmarilion. I'm pretty deep into wow ATM but will find it very difficult to pass this when it comes out. If I were not in wow I would be doing the beta. I'm pretty sure this is the official site You can join the beta from there anyway. P.S I'd like to take up that challenge of LOTR trivial pursuit someday. I think I could give you a run for your money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo March 17, 2007 Share anonymo Member March 17, 2007 J.R.R. Tolkien Has always been my favourite author. I have read the books over & over again, the hobbit, the trilogy, and the Silmarilion. I'm pretty deep into wow ATM but will find it very difficult to pass this when it comes out. If I were not in wow I would be doing the beta. I'm pretty sure this is the official site You can join the beta from there anyway. P.S I'd like to take up that challenge of LOTR trivial pursuit someday. I think I could give you a run for your money I guess Blizzard is ignoring all the letters I've been writing them about you hacking it up in WoW...maybe they accept bribes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Soapdish March 17, 2007 Share Nick Soapdish Member March 17, 2007 crazy cunucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny March 18, 2007 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni March 18, 2007 is there really enough room for all these MMORPGs in this world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog March 18, 2007 Share ShadowDog Member March 18, 2007 Ebil, WoW sucks, Lineage II got boring (but still was amazing).. we need new MMORPG's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather March 18, 2007 Share Fairweather Member March 18, 2007 MMORPG's stands for? ....( just for the people like mav who wouldnt know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon March 19, 2007 Share Allanon Member March 19, 2007 Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game And trust me Ebil... there are tons of 3rd party MMO's that never made it when the genre started catching on. Matrix Online, Shadowbane, Asheron's Call 1 and 2, World War Online, Horizons: Empire of Istaria, Ryzom, and many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick March 19, 2007 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member March 19, 2007 I WANT IT The open Beta starts on March 30th. I got into that by pre-ordering the game at Babbage's (i.e. Gamestop) They give you a free copy for the open beta. I have 11 more days to wait before I can hack it up in Middle Earth! By the way...Legolas and Gimli comic relief in the movies = not the best, but was needed Legolas and Gimli from the books = much more clever and entertaining.....for instance, the head-count in the battle for Helms Deep in the book was MUCH better and more detailed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox March 19, 2007 Share appalachian_fox Member March 19, 2007 Wait a minute. They made books about The Lord of the Rings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon March 19, 2007 Share Allanon Member March 19, 2007 People read books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick March 19, 2007 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member March 19, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon March 19, 2007 Share Allanon Member March 19, 2007 Come on Maverick you must know that books are only for the deaf and blind jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick March 19, 2007 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member March 19, 2007 The English major weeps for the souls of future generations.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftiel March 19, 2007 Share shaftiel Member March 19, 2007 The only thing that bothers me about this game is that it can't be open ended. I mean, there is a beginning, middle, and end to the story line. Unless they begin in the first or second age, they can't drag things on indefinitely, Sauron will eventually take over the world if the One ring is not destroyed. Seems like it would have to be more of a regular chapter game than an open ended free will game. Anyone have more information about that aspect? Shaftiel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick March 20, 2007 Author Share [LaW]Maverick Member March 20, 2007 Naw, it's a parallel story, so it could go on beyond the books. That could be VERY interesting because the actions of the fellowship would effect the whole of middle earth, and if they do it right, the story would BECOME open ended once events in the game get past the events in the books. The real question is, do we trust the video-game writers to successfully continue J.R.R. Tolkien's work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon March 20, 2007 Share Allanon Member March 20, 2007 Naw, it's a parallel story, so it could go on beyond the books. That could be VERY interesting because the actions of the fellowship would effect the whole of middle earth, and if they do it right, the story would BECOME open ended once events in the game get past the events in the books. The real question is, do we trust the video-game writers to successfully continue J.R.R. Tolkien's work? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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