Perhaps this will increase the player base
http://store.steampo...com/app/212500/
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LOTRO is now on Steam
Started by cossieuk, Jun 06 2012 16:28
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 17:11
/me follows the login numbers closely...
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 17:13
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 17:28
Rofl, yay.
Oh, huh. The Steam Starter Pack seems to be good value for the money. Get something like a Derudh Stone too, apparently. And 3 reasonably big regions. A horsey, and even 1k TP which basically is the value of the whole pack itself.
Oh, huh. The Steam Starter Pack seems to be good value for the money. Get something like a Derudh Stone too, apparently. And 3 reasonably big regions. A horsey, and even 1k TP which basically is the value of the whole pack itself.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 23:13
this has some decent potential as Steam just loves to make sale bundles.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 23:20
Huh, I hadn't thought of the implications of that yet. What if Steam starts to offer the expansions in a future date? Yes, they can be pretty decent at offering sales.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 08:53
I've only ever used Steam for one game and don't really understand how it works. Would it be possible to move an existing LOTRO account into Steam? If so, would there be any advantages?
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 09:27
Brrokk, on 07 June 2012 - 08:53, said:
I've only ever used Steam for one game and don't really understand how it works. Would it be possible to move an existing LOTRO account into Steam? If so, would there be any advantages?
I did just for convenience as I have many games in Steam so wanted to keep them all in one place.
Simply start to download LOTRO from Steam but cancel it as soon as it starts and close Steam.
You should now see the folder
C:\<program files>\Steam\Steamapps\Common\Lord Of The Rings Online
Copy your old installation of LOTRO into that folder, now open Steam again and resume the download of LOTRO, it may still download some files but its quicker than downloading the whole thing. You can now launch LOTRO from Steam.
The only real benefit from my point of view is having a large number of my games in one place with fewer shortcuts everywhere, I like just being able to start all my games from within Steam.
Edit: Also this deal http://store.steampo....com/app/213174 for the starter pack is a pretty good one and you can buy it and apply the code to your existing account.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 09:57
I've got it in steam now, it downloaded pretty quick, i think it needed about an hour, so I'm maybe going to try it tonight
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 10:53
Hmmmm... I hate me some Pando Media Booster, but I'd like to re-install LOTRO on my computer (yes, I know...), as well as some other games (Aion, EverQuest II, et al). I may have to check out Steam again.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 13:46
Brrokk, on 07 June 2012 - 08:53, said:
I've only ever used Steam for one game and don't really understand how it works. Would it be possible to move an existing LOTRO account into Steam? If so, would there be any advantages?
Steam is just the distribution. To log in for play you still log in to Turbine.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 14:15
The MMO Troll, on 07 June 2012 - 10:53, said:
Hmmmm... I hate me some Pando Media Booster, but I'd like to re-install LOTRO on my computer (yes, I know...), as well as some other games (Aion, EverQuest II, et al). I may have to check out Steam again.
ya i hate pando to the point that i made my own install disk and use it to install and patch.
have to make a new one after each expac though...but much better then dealing with pando.
now with steam i wont have to do that anymore.
i wonder if steam will be able to handle the updates too....
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 15:34
SellingTheDrama, on 07 June 2012 - 14:15, said:
i wonder if steam will be able to handle the updates too....
It seems for now the launcher still does the updates.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 16:26
The MMO Troll, on 07 June 2012 - 10:53, said:
Hmmmm... I hate me some Pando Media Booster, but I'd like to re-install LOTRO on my computer (yes, I know...), as well as some other games (Aion, EverQuest II, et al). I may have to check out Steam again.
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"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
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"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
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Posted 10 June 2012 - 11:30
Mwuahahahahaha, now people can track via Steam when I'm playing this damn game!
I know a few of my buddies will love this, as they often ask me 'Hey, are you playing now?'
And this beats Pando by an infinite margin. Now I don't need to store the damn installation files on my drive anymore! Yay, space freed up!
I know a few of my buddies will love this, as they often ask me 'Hey, are you playing now?'
And this beats Pando by an infinite margin. Now I don't need to store the damn installation files on my drive anymore! Yay, space freed up!
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 22:52
You don't have to do the download for friends to see that you are playing LOTRO via Steam, just add LOTRO as one of your games.
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 22:54
Well, I do love the in-game steam chat feature though. And I want to track my playing time to see how much of a life I am lacking. 
Actually, I've tried once to add lotro as a non-steam game, but that didn't go very well. So I gave up on it. This is easier.
Actually, I've tried once to add lotro as a non-steam game, but that didn't go very well. So I gave up on it. This is easier.
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Posted 12 June 2012 - 16:59
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Well, I do love the in-game steam chat feature though. And I want to track my playing time to see how much of a life I am lacking.
Actually, I've tried once to add lotro as a non-steam game, but that didn't go very well. So I gave up on it. This is easier.
Actually, I've tried once to add lotro as a non-steam game, but that didn't go very well. So I gave up on it. This is easier.
i use raptr for that....so between lotro, tor, rift, civ5 and solitaire i played close to 48 hours last week...
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