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Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by Mike

Mike — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:52:46 +0000

To RogueJedi86: Yes Jedi Knight was the sequel to Dark Forces, however that doesn’t change the fact that the game was called Jedi Knight. Everything about the game screamed Jedi. The game could have easily have had an intro that explained how Kyle Katarn became a Jedi without the gamer playing through the crappy intro levels.

Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by johndick01

johndick01 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:50:23 +0000

AGREED. Right after you play the first quest in this game, you’ve played them all. It’s the same formula as WoW: Go to the X on the map and kill and/or pick up some random stuff. The grinding in this game get’s ridiculous in later levels. Why should I have to pay all this money to play 100+ hours of a WoW clone before I get to any content that’s original? We’ve done the questing and grinding thing, there’s got to be at least some kind of way to make the grind interesting if not much faster, it makes perfect sense.

Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by PeZ

PeZ — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:27:03 +0000

The instances are really poorly designed which makes the grind even harder. With WoW you could do some interesting group instances but all the instances in AoC are annoying and frustrating. I never really liked LoTRO either so I can’t say it’s any better.

Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by Redbutt

Redbutt — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:08:55 +0000

I’ve played AoC to level 50 and I hate to say it, but I started playing EQII out of boredom. Also, I’ve been haning out in SecondLife a bit…all of this after 3 years of WoW. I feel like a friggin addict on methadone…none of these other games quite does it. I keep waiting for WoLK like some junkie without his hit of smack. What the HELL is it about that game? I guess Blizz has just figured out something nobody else has…

Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by Vaporwolf

Vaporwolf — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:35:52 +0000

I say if you want instant gratification, go play your PS3 or 360. The whole rpg part of mmorpg seems to get thrown out when actual character development and stunted imaginations collide . I mean If you want to cheat just say so. Who ever heard of striving for greatness right?

Some gamers have be so spoiled by caving devs that fold under the “I want it now” cries. And for the record I beta tested LOTR and played when it officially came out and I thought it was boring and vanilla as hell.

One other thing , you haven’t seen much at lvl 35. I have 2 characters over lvl 40 on a pvp server and I’m having lots of fun.

Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by RogueJedi86

RogueJedi86 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:34:01 +0000

A point has to be made on the first Jedi Knight game. It was Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, as in the sequel to Dark Forces 1. Dark Forces 1 was a shooter, so switching to lightsabers with no sort of gunplay time would make no sense to those who played DF1. A few hours of gunplay were required for the sake of the story. And they did a nice story on giving Kyle Katarn a Jedi background from seemingly nowhere. So yes, it was a Jedi Knight game, but it was also a Dark Forces sequel, and Dark Forces 1 wasn’t a lightsaber game.

Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by GRT

GRT — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:22:14 +0000

Maybe “Mike” should spend less time gaming and more time learning about grammar and how to spell.

I don’t get people who don’t understand the “RPG” part of MMORPG. I understand *not liking* that aspect of the games, but then why play them?

There are plenty of great multiplayer games available where you don’t have to ‘level up’ a character. Why not play one of those rather than picking a genre where you do have to build a character from scratch, then whining about it.

Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by IP vs. IP: Is LotRO better than AoC? | Loot Whores - MMO & MMORPG News & Feeds

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:03:06 +0000

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Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by Slambama

Slambama — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:29:11 +0000

@Meithar
You over simplified Guild Wars and their PvP. Yes you can instantly make a PvP character at max level, but you would not have the necessary skills and items ( which are acquired playing the PvE ) to even enjoy it because you would be too busy having you ass pounded by someone who put in a few hours and got what they needed.

Comment on Why LoTRO is Better Than AoC by Keener44

Keener44 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:33:50 +0000

Haven’t played AoC because LOTRO is so good there’s no reason for me to even think about leaving.