Ifreborn Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 If they play their cards right and devote a small amount of time and effort into making the game Rift friendly LOTRO will have a bright future. that is is my prediction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafblade Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 There are some problems with this prediction. I'm not sure where to start, actually. I don't think I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hater Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 If they play their cards right and devote a small amount of time and effort into making the game Rift friendly LOTRO will have a bright future. thanks is my prediction. No offense intended but are you mentally handicapped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorf Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 If they play their cards right and devote a small amount of time and effort into making the game Rift friendly LOTRO will have a bright future. thanks is my prediction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordVorontur Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifreborn Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 i'm am very serious, Moria is supposedly a match made in heaven for VR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifreborn Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 turbine will sell lotro branded foam weapons with Bluetooth embedded in them. These weapons will allow you to interact with the world like never before. LOTRO will be the number 1 MMO no only in the USA and EUROPE but the world due to its embracing of VR and the rift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Validoom Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I want ever this guy is smoking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrantiri Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 The magic moment will be when players have to convert IRL money to Paypal Credits to Facebook Credits to Oculus Rift Credits to Turbine Points to Mithril Coins to get BIG GIANT GLOW-IN-THE-DARK GHOST SHREW (and the shrew will obviously be covered in Extra Life logos). That's when LotrO will finally be the WoW-killer people were talking about back in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurinaohtar Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 There are some problems with this prediction. I'm not sure where to start, actually. I don't think I will. Can I? The Rift is built for a controller, you cannot see your own hands let alone figure out the keys on a keyboard, it's very disorientating. Apart from the obvious answer that Turbine wont do this, Lotro isn't built for it and you would have to play in the first person which really sucks in Lotro, Occulus Rift isn't built for anything other than a controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helcawen Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 turbine will sell lotro branded foam weapons with Bluetooth embedded in them. These weapons will allow you to interact with the world like never before. LOTRO will be the number 1 MMO no only in the USA and EUROPE but the world due to its embracing of VR and the rift. I remember VR from the mid 80's and is wasn't good then it still isn't. The masses do not want to spend hours with something attached to their heads. Look at 3D T.V. another failed rehash and that only required people to wear glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurinaohtar Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I remember VR from the mid 80's and is wasn't good then it still isn't. I have tried it, it is pretty amazing, but VR isn't built for any game that needs a keyboard and a mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I played an excellent VR game in japan a long time ago. We were seated in jeeps, with the VR headset and a plastic handgun which was tracked and reproduced in the game. So we could see a reconstruction of our arm moving, and point and shoot at things around us while the jeep was moving. Think virtual safari, with dinosaurs attacking you. That would make a great funfair attraction, but I don't think anyone would want that at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helcawen Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 . That would make a great funfair attraction, but I don't think anyone would want that at home. and i think that is the crux of the issue with 3D and VR. Both had been tried with varying levels of success, but when applied to home appliances 3D seems to have fell by the wayside, not only 18 months ago the buzz for it was still very high and yet very few channels offer full 3D productions. It's great as a fad and something to "go see" but having to wear those glasses verytime you want to watch something or a headset everytime you want to game is just a step too far yet for people. I always remember those VR sets they had on Tomorrows World in the 80's they where going to be commonplace in the near future a bit like i keep hearing of Oculus Rift - the next big thing but really is Joe Normal ready for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 3D will probably expand slowly. I barely go see movies which aren't 3D these days, and usually watch non-3D movies at home. VR is a different thing, as in I can't even think of good VR game beyond a simple gimmick. The point of a game, any game, is to: discover stuff try to perform actions have fun You can't realistically make an interface for a 3D set where you "get better at playing". You can still have nice things to discover and display, but then a good screen or even a 3D game should be enough and less inconvenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurinaohtar Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 EVE Valkyrie, Star Citizen and Elite will all I believe have Rift support so there are games on the horizon but it is only really suited to a first person view game with a controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossieuk Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 This is how you do virtual rality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grumpy Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Ok, this looks fun : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Validoom Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I have used the Oculus playing EVE Valkyrie and sure it was fun but I do not think it will ever become mainstream. 3D is a fad that comes around every 10 - 15 years. I remember about 20 years ago playing on a full virtual reality arcade machine and it had the same hype as Oculus Rift does now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androclese Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I've had a go on the OR roller-coaster and I just don't understand how these people react so much to it, I pretty much sat there staring straight ahead and hardly moved. But then again I'm like that on real roller-coasters, I just find them pointless and boring, so that's probably why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doro Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I can see this being a big thing in the adult market... combined with a few other things, like force feedback, and we will really be living in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drul Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Lotro for Rift? Lotro? Seriously? TPP grindy mmoish game with ancient graphics a candidate for VR playing? I don't even... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vr00mie Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I think there's a market for VR games. Not tab-target skill-heavy classic MMOs though. The space sims under development has huge potential, preferably in a combination with programs like Voice Attack. The creepy-scary games we've seen quite a bit of lately (Alien:Isolation, Outlast, Evil Within) could also be fun with VR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I can see this being a big thing in the adult market... combined with a few other things, like force feedback, and we will really be living in the future! penem in oculus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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