Fiancee and I were thinking of trying LotRO. We've been playing WoW since launch but its been getting kind of boring as of late. Before WoW we played EQ for a few years.
I guess the first and biggest question is what is lotro like as a noob now that it has been out a while? Are the low levels full of people playing alts or are they largely empty? Is duoing/soloing feasible and actually somewhat fun, in other words you could have solo'd in EQ but it was painful, slow and you didn't get to see 99% of the world. What is the end game like, small group dungeons, raiding? Can you level solely through questing or are there points where you have to sit and grind? Does anyone actually participate in the PvMP? Do main characters from the book show up at ridiculous times, ie does Elrond ask you to kill giant rats Do you have to be well versed in Tolkien to get much out of the lore? We've read the books but not memorized the details. Umm, I guess that is it. More or less I'm wondering if you like the game and you wanted to get your friends to play what would you point out is fun about it.
Thanks!
I guess the first and biggest question is what is lotro like as a noob now that it has been out a while? Are the low levels full of people playing alts or are they largely empty? Is duoing/soloing feasible and actually somewhat fun, in other words you could have solo'd in EQ but it was painful, slow and you didn't get to see 99% of the world. What is the end game like, small group dungeons, raiding? Can you level solely through questing or are there points where you have to sit and grind? Does anyone actually participate in the PvMP? Do main characters from the book show up at ridiculous times, ie does Elrond ask you to kill giant rats Do you have to be well versed in Tolkien to get much out of the lore? We've read the books but not memorized the details. Umm, I guess that is it. More or less I'm wondering if you like the game and you wanted to get your friends to play what would you point out is fun about it.
Thanks!