Hello all,
Well, it's happened. I've finally gotten so bored of LOTRO that I've stopped logging in. While I find the RP and community to be top notch, the game just doesn't impress me anymore, nor does Turbine. I found the Rise of Isengard "expansion" to be a let-down and it didn't keep my attention for too long.
Any of you guys jumped ship or considering it? I for one will be playing SW:TOR and Guild Wars 2 when they release. I just hope they won't be a let-down too.
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Jumping Ship?
Started by Tanes, Dec 06 2011 19:57
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 19:57
Former LOTRO player, looking forward to Guild Wars 2.
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 20:21
Not I. I shall be milking their resources for free for some time (until they abolish lifetime accounts).
"Getting a chuckle out of reading unofficial forums. Don't confuse us with facts, we have conspiracies to promote! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), in full denial
"If someone who always supports a position is a shill , does that mean someone who refutes it constantly is a shill for the opposition?" - Sapience (@rickheaton), a shill
"Pssst, people who think they're being sooper sekret.... I see you! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), waxing paranoid
"Hate to ruin a perfectly good conspiracy theory, but I never worked on Hellgate. Sorry folks." - Sapience (@rickheaton), former associate of Ping0
"One last thing I'd like to mention is that there seem to be some former members of the community who have decided to add to the concerns and issues surrounding the transition by misrepresenting some facts. Primarily, banning is almost always a last resort. It usually takes a willful act (indeed a series of them) on the part of the party being removed from the community to get banned. Multiple warnings, infractions, and appeals are usually involved. Often times warnings are informal and sent via PM or a simple post asking those involved to change the subject, refrain from posting certain topics, etc." - Sapience, LOTRO Forum Topic Clarification Needed On Profanity Community Guideline
"I may never leave work. Tornados keep popping up between me and home." - Sapience (@rickheaton), with a poor understanding of justice
"... this *is* Sapience we're talking about, he's a big, mean....****Bzzzzzztttt****cli ck****Account Deleted...****" - Arbalister, Sapience's fanboy, in a moment of rare insight.
"It's not what you say, it's how you choose to say it." - Sapience, LOTRO CSM
"It is not what you say that matters, but the manner in which you say it ..." - William Carlos Williams, avowed socialist
Sapientis bardus est.
"If someone who always supports a position is a shill , does that mean someone who refutes it constantly is a shill for the opposition?" - Sapience (@rickheaton), a shill
"Pssst, people who think they're being sooper sekret.... I see you! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), waxing paranoid
"Hate to ruin a perfectly good conspiracy theory, but I never worked on Hellgate. Sorry folks." - Sapience (@rickheaton), former associate of Ping0
"One last thing I'd like to mention is that there seem to be some former members of the community who have decided to add to the concerns and issues surrounding the transition by misrepresenting some facts. Primarily, banning is almost always a last resort. It usually takes a willful act (indeed a series of them) on the part of the party being removed from the community to get banned. Multiple warnings, infractions, and appeals are usually involved. Often times warnings are informal and sent via PM or a simple post asking those involved to change the subject, refrain from posting certain topics, etc." - Sapience, LOTRO Forum Topic Clarification Needed On Profanity Community Guideline
"I may never leave work. Tornados keep popping up between me and home." - Sapience (@rickheaton), with a poor understanding of justice
"... this *is* Sapience we're talking about, he's a big, mean....****Bzzzzzztttt****cli ck****Account Deleted...****" - Arbalister, Sapience's fanboy, in a moment of rare insight.
"It's not what you say, it's how you choose to say it." - Sapience, LOTRO CSM
"It is not what you say that matters, but the manner in which you say it ..." - William Carlos Williams, avowed socialist
Sapientis bardus est.
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 21:10
Not giving up, but SW:TOR is bringing about an extensive break from playing actively.
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 21:31
I'm currently in a little hiatus. Not because of LotRO itself, but because my RL got too busy (impending move) and there are a bunch of other games I want to play around (Skyrim, Terraria, etc). When I'm done moving and I've settled at my new place, I'm sure I'll ponder about getting back to LotRO again. The RP community there is missing me. 
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 21:57
Tolkien geek here. Are there games other than LOTRO? Surely this cannot be. :-)
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 22:18
Brrokk, on 06 December 2011 - 21:57, said:
Tolkien geek here. Are there games other than LOTRO? Surely this cannot be. :-)
If you don't mind pen-and-paper ...
The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild
Eä RPG
"Getting a chuckle out of reading unofficial forums. Don't confuse us with facts, we have conspiracies to promote! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), in full denial
"If someone who always supports a position is a shill , does that mean someone who refutes it constantly is a shill for the opposition?" - Sapience (@rickheaton), a shill
"Pssst, people who think they're being sooper sekret.... I see you! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), waxing paranoid
"Hate to ruin a perfectly good conspiracy theory, but I never worked on Hellgate. Sorry folks." - Sapience (@rickheaton), former associate of Ping0
"One last thing I'd like to mention is that there seem to be some former members of the community who have decided to add to the concerns and issues surrounding the transition by misrepresenting some facts. Primarily, banning is almost always a last resort. It usually takes a willful act (indeed a series of them) on the part of the party being removed from the community to get banned. Multiple warnings, infractions, and appeals are usually involved. Often times warnings are informal and sent via PM or a simple post asking those involved to change the subject, refrain from posting certain topics, etc." - Sapience, LOTRO Forum Topic Clarification Needed On Profanity Community Guideline
"I may never leave work. Tornados keep popping up between me and home." - Sapience (@rickheaton), with a poor understanding of justice
"... this *is* Sapience we're talking about, he's a big, mean....****Bzzzzzztttt****cli ck****Account Deleted...****" - Arbalister, Sapience's fanboy, in a moment of rare insight.
"It's not what you say, it's how you choose to say it." - Sapience, LOTRO CSM
"It is not what you say that matters, but the manner in which you say it ..." - William Carlos Williams, avowed socialist
Sapientis bardus est.
"If someone who always supports a position is a shill , does that mean someone who refutes it constantly is a shill for the opposition?" - Sapience (@rickheaton), a shill
"Pssst, people who think they're being sooper sekret.... I see you! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), waxing paranoid
"Hate to ruin a perfectly good conspiracy theory, but I never worked on Hellgate. Sorry folks." - Sapience (@rickheaton), former associate of Ping0
"One last thing I'd like to mention is that there seem to be some former members of the community who have decided to add to the concerns and issues surrounding the transition by misrepresenting some facts. Primarily, banning is almost always a last resort. It usually takes a willful act (indeed a series of them) on the part of the party being removed from the community to get banned. Multiple warnings, infractions, and appeals are usually involved. Often times warnings are informal and sent via PM or a simple post asking those involved to change the subject, refrain from posting certain topics, etc." - Sapience, LOTRO Forum Topic Clarification Needed On Profanity Community Guideline
"I may never leave work. Tornados keep popping up between me and home." - Sapience (@rickheaton), with a poor understanding of justice
"... this *is* Sapience we're talking about, he's a big, mean....****Bzzzzzztttt****cli ck****Account Deleted...****" - Arbalister, Sapience's fanboy, in a moment of rare insight.
"It's not what you say, it's how you choose to say it." - Sapience, LOTRO CSM
"It is not what you say that matters, but the manner in which you say it ..." - William Carlos Williams, avowed socialist
Sapientis bardus est.
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 22:25
Dalthalion, on 06 December 2011 - 22:18, said:
If you don't mind pen-and-paper ...
The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild
Eä RPG
The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild
Eä RPG
What were we talking about again?
Joe "Jwbarry" Barry: "... because there was a thread in the book to hang ourselves from..."
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 22:27
My current sub runs out next week and for the first time in 4+ years I will not be renewing it. Sad times but also I can't wait for SWTOR, I really enjoyed my brief glimpse of it during the recent beta weekend and am really looking forward to a fresh start with some new and old friends.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 00:26
Brrokk, on 06 December 2011 - 21:57, said:
Tolkien geek here. Are there games other than LOTRO? Surely this cannot be. :-)
ive been reliving Shadows of Angmar in the new release LOTR: War in the North.
those dev pretty much lifted the entire story from Turbine.
you start out cleaning up Fornost and the big ole baddy is a witch-king and of course you end up in Carn Dum.
though they do stretch things alot with having you hang out with an Eagle.
as for jumping ship....nah...got a couple LTA's and plan to milk it as long as i can.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 01:05
thordsvin, on 06 December 2011 - 22:25, said:
Speaking of pen and paper ... http://www.shamusyou...idedtale/?p=612
What were we talking about again?
What were we talking about again?
Heh, I like this part ...
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"Getting a chuckle out of reading unofficial forums. Don't confuse us with facts, we have conspiracies to promote! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), in full denial
"If someone who always supports a position is a shill , does that mean someone who refutes it constantly is a shill for the opposition?" - Sapience (@rickheaton), a shill
"Pssst, people who think they're being sooper sekret.... I see you! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), waxing paranoid
"Hate to ruin a perfectly good conspiracy theory, but I never worked on Hellgate. Sorry folks." - Sapience (@rickheaton), former associate of Ping0
"One last thing I'd like to mention is that there seem to be some former members of the community who have decided to add to the concerns and issues surrounding the transition by misrepresenting some facts. Primarily, banning is almost always a last resort. It usually takes a willful act (indeed a series of them) on the part of the party being removed from the community to get banned. Multiple warnings, infractions, and appeals are usually involved. Often times warnings are informal and sent via PM or a simple post asking those involved to change the subject, refrain from posting certain topics, etc." - Sapience, LOTRO Forum Topic Clarification Needed On Profanity Community Guideline
"I may never leave work. Tornados keep popping up between me and home." - Sapience (@rickheaton), with a poor understanding of justice
"... this *is* Sapience we're talking about, he's a big, mean....****Bzzzzzztttt****cli ck****Account Deleted...****" - Arbalister, Sapience's fanboy, in a moment of rare insight.
"It's not what you say, it's how you choose to say it." - Sapience, LOTRO CSM
"It is not what you say that matters, but the manner in which you say it ..." - William Carlos Williams, avowed socialist
Sapientis bardus est.
"If someone who always supports a position is a shill , does that mean someone who refutes it constantly is a shill for the opposition?" - Sapience (@rickheaton), a shill
"Pssst, people who think they're being sooper sekret.... I see you! :)" - Sapience (@rickheaton), waxing paranoid
"Hate to ruin a perfectly good conspiracy theory, but I never worked on Hellgate. Sorry folks." - Sapience (@rickheaton), former associate of Ping0
"One last thing I'd like to mention is that there seem to be some former members of the community who have decided to add to the concerns and issues surrounding the transition by misrepresenting some facts. Primarily, banning is almost always a last resort. It usually takes a willful act (indeed a series of them) on the part of the party being removed from the community to get banned. Multiple warnings, infractions, and appeals are usually involved. Often times warnings are informal and sent via PM or a simple post asking those involved to change the subject, refrain from posting certain topics, etc." - Sapience, LOTRO Forum Topic Clarification Needed On Profanity Community Guideline
"I may never leave work. Tornados keep popping up between me and home." - Sapience (@rickheaton), with a poor understanding of justice
"... this *is* Sapience we're talking about, he's a big, mean....****Bzzzzzztttt****cli ck****Account Deleted...****" - Arbalister, Sapience's fanboy, in a moment of rare insight.
"It's not what you say, it's how you choose to say it." - Sapience, LOTRO CSM
"It is not what you say that matters, but the manner in which you say it ..." - William Carlos Williams, avowed socialist
Sapientis bardus est.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 13:06
thordsvin, on 06 December 2011 - 22:25, said:
Speaking of pen and paper ... http://www.shamusyou...idedtale/?p=612
Thanks for making me waste two hours of my life reading that lmao.
It hits the mark way too often when I think back to the days when I DM'd every week....
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 14:19
My Lovely Bride and I shall be taking our Duo adventures to Telara, rather than Middle Earth any longer. While I am sure she shall continue to log into LOTRO from time to time until her annual subscription runs out next June, and I shall continue to record segments for my show in LOTRO from time to time, we will only be actively be playing "Rift" from now on.
... until GW2 launches, at which point we'll be joining our old WoW guild in Tyria, as well as playing duo in "Rift".
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 15:07
SellingTheDrama, on 07 December 2011 - 00:26, said:
ive been reliving Shadows of Angmar in the new release LOTR: War in the North.
those dev pretty much lifted the entire story from Turbine.
you start out cleaning up Fornost and the big ole baddy is a witch-king and of course you end up in Carn Dum.
though they do stretch things alot with having you hang out with an Eagle.
as for jumping ship....nah...got a couple LTA's and plan to milk it as long as i can.
those dev pretty much lifted the entire story from Turbine.
you start out cleaning up Fornost and the big ole baddy is a witch-king and of course you end up in Carn Dum.
though they do stretch things alot with having you hang out with an Eagle.
as for jumping ship....nah...got a couple LTA's and plan to milk it as long as i can.
This game any good overall?
I didn't buy because the idea of boycotting WB games was stuck in my mind more than I wanted to admit. But no reason to punish the developers of this game if they did a good job
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 17:01
I shall not leave Lotro completely, but I will be spending more time in SW:TOR for the next few weeks/months. We'll see how that goes....
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 17:22
Darmokk, on 07 December 2011 - 15:07, said:
This game any good overall?
I didn't buy because the idea of boycotting WB games was stuck in my mind more than I wanted to admit. But no reason to punish the developers of this game if they did a good job
I didn't buy because the idea of boycotting WB games was stuck in my mind more than I wanted to admit. But no reason to punish the developers of this game if they did a good job
i wouldnt go out and pay full price for it.
but if you ever see it on sale id get it.
as far a middle earth games go it is decent for what it is and is a fun time waster.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 17:39
SellingTheDrama, on 07 December 2011 - 17:22, said:
i wouldnt go out and pay full price for it.
but if you ever see it on sale id get it.
as far a middle earth games go it is decent for what it is and is a fun time waster.
but if you ever see it on sale id get it.
as far a middle earth games go it is decent for what it is and is a fun time waster.
Is it "consoly"? I ended up not making it into Skyrim because the console-ness with lack of controls, awkward movement and basically no advanced displays for anything killed it for me.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 18:41
Well since I have 2 lifetime accounts I will not be leaving LotRO completely, as others have said I will be milking the lifetime sub as long as I can. However, now for the first time in 4+ years of playing LotRO my time will be now split between it & another MMO Game which will be SWtoR ... since I will be playing all 8 classes for the sake of the storylines I can say with certainty that LotRO will be taking a backseat for a while. 
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 19:34
Ah, pen and paper. :-) I used to enjoy playing Tunnels & Trolls. These days, no-one I know wants to do that though; all gamers have computers.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 21:09
I have a LTA also, but I am looking forward to ToR and GW2, the chant in my tribe is (countdown #) more days!!
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