Trying LOTRO 10 trial, any tips?

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Hey guys,

As the title suggests (i left out the word day from "10 day" boo), i've just received a free 10 day trial link for LOTRO and i was wondering what a good server would be to start on?

I've played WoW in the past, are there any similarities with that?
What can i expect? :)

Thanks :D
 
The biggest tip would be not to compare Lotro to WoW...

Spend a few days trying out different classes and go sight seeing, join Laurelin RP server as it has the best community.

The game itself is fantastic with a flowing Epic storyline that takes you all around the wonderful world of Middle Earth, enjoy ..
 
Its a brilliant MMO, one of the best, but I played it for 3 months then didnt want to pay anymore.

Rumor has it that it will be going FT2 like DDO did, so i'm waiting for that :).

Its better to play on the American servers btw. If it does eventually go FTP, it will be on the U servers only, like with DDO.
 
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bhavv said:
Its a brilliant MMO, one of the best, but I played it for 3 months then didnt want to pay anymore.

Rumor has it that it will be going FT2 like DDO did, so i'm waiting for that :).

Its better to play on the American servers btw. If it does eventually go FTP, it will be on the U servers only, like with DDO.
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Those last 2 sentences don't make one iota of sense to me :p

Thanks for the help chaps, looking forward to installing it later when it's finished downloading :)
 
I think he is implying the game is going to go 'free to play' which couldn't be further from the truth. The game is four plus years old and no servers have been merged or closed as the subscription base is still really large. The game still has a lot of life left in it and some of the other area's of Middle Earth have not been opened up yet like Rohan or Mordor for example....
 
As mentioned, Laurelin and Snowbourne are the most populated servers. Laurelin will have a much stronger RP orientated player base while I suspect Snowbourne will have more 'end-game/raiding' orientated kinships (guilds)

Tips? Well just enjoy the story and exploring middle earth as some of the zones are fantastic. Take time to read the quest dialogues and don't rush through as you can miss a lot of the detail that makes LoTRO stand out over other games. The entire Volume 1 epic quest line now has a solo option and these tend to have a fantastic story associated with them so make sure to enjoy them as you move along.
 
Didn't like EVE much either, just seemed to be lots of watching your ship travel to new places. Again, the setting didn't really engage me much as well. Seems im a picky chap!
 
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Played it for about 3 hours or so, and it's left me feeling cold so far. It's not really hooking me at all, doesn't seem very engaging. :(
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I'd give it til getting a char to at least lvl 20 or so. I found the beginning a bit disjointed and underwhelming at first. Mind you that was when it first came out, not rolled a char/played for a while so not sure what it's like nowadays.

But then again, sometimes you just sort of know if something isn't gonna grab you. Had that feeling with a few other MMOs over the years.
 
Converge said:
Played it for about 3 hours or so, and it's left me feeling cold so far. It's not really hooking me at all, doesn't seem very engaging. :(
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give it a bit more time and try some different characters. my first was a burglar, I got to level 16 and got bored, rolled a hunter and took it to 64, got bored then rolled a Lore Master - it's my new main, now 44. there are different playstyles for each character, i took a guardian to 9 then deleted it as it bored me senseless :D

I also recommend you try the different races - hobbit, man, elf and dwarf - the starting areas are different for each up to a certain point.
 
Dont compare to wow - you will only get frustrated. You have to take lotro for what it is, a chance to really explore the lore of middle earth, viscerally. There are some really wow moments in lotro, like visiting the dwarf halls or the first time you see Rivendell, coming in over a difficult mountain path to see it shining in the valley. Youll find yourself scrambling for the screenshot button a lot. The people (especially on the RP server) are mature and helpful, finding a guild is not a problem and the mechanics of the game, trading and crafting arer a simplified and (for me) more fun than wow.

But what it isnt, is as easily cutomisable as wow or as easy to just drop into. The difference being that in wow you can go the whole game, many months of gameplay, never knowing what the well of life is. In lotro youre pulled along the storyline and a lot of the early game is around following that. Theres also none of the massively convoluted endgame with tiered gear, PvP isnt as developed and combat is a lot more queuing up abilities and less spamming a key to blink after a gouge.

They are two different games. I think of lotro as more relaxed, more mature. Wow is frenetic and half the people you meet are not into double numbers yet age-wise but there ya go. Love them both quite frankly but for different reasons.
 
With LOTRO the key for the game is Turbines vision of the Story. The Book quests are story driven that attempts to immerse you into the game more and more. I urge you to try to complete most the quests as there is lot's of hidden nuggets :). In the latest patch (came out last week) they have enabled the ability to solo all the book quest's in volume 1 with a new buff (inspired greatness) therefore you turn into some uber person enabling you to finish what was group content before.

LOTRO IMO has quite a lot to offer and one of the key elements is its community inside/outside game.

Enjoy it :)
 
I love playing lotro, but never actually got anywhere. Why?

I could never find a group, or other people to play with. I'd love to get back in to it but attempting solid quests by myself rarely reaps rewards.
 
m0r94n said:
I love playing lotro, but never actually got anywhere. Why?

I could never find a group, or other people to play with. I'd love to get back in to it but attempting solid quests by myself rarely reaps rewards.
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This, people in the game are quite arrogant and it's near impossible to get into a group, and even if you manage to find a group, it's near impossible to get a decent group. I've resorted to soloing now, thankfully, Warden can solo and deliver enough dps for most quests but not all which usually ends up with me grinding mobs for a few levels which is insanely boring.
 
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This, people in the game are quite arrogant and it's near impossible to get into a group, and even if you manage to find a group, it's near impossible to get a decent group. I've resorted to soloing now, thankfully, Warden can solo and deliver enough dps for most quests but not all which usually ends up with me grinding mobs for a few levels which is insanely boring.
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Strangely thats almost exactly the opposite experience than I had. I found people in the game to be wonderfully mature and exceedingly helpful (on Laurelin at least). Had no trouble at all getting groups and got many tells asking me if I wanted to join groups and several guild invites.
 
Tombstone said:
Strangely thats almost exactly the opposite experience than I had. I found people in the game to be wonderfully mature and exceedingly helpful (on Laurelin at least). Had no trouble at all getting groups and got many tells asking me if I wanted to join groups and several guild invites.
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I'm on Snowbourne, kinda adds up tbh. I still play it though.
 
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