Sunday, October 23, 2011

LOTRO

So I'm mobile blogging from my phone right now because my computer is distracted by theLord of the Rings online, an awesome mmo my good friend Jon sucked me into a couple of weeks ago.  Now free to play, this has to be one of the most thurough and engaging mmos I've ever played.  The graphics are great, the gameplay is fun, and there are enough quests to keep anyone happy.  One erk I do have though is that so many of the content areas require micro trasactions to unlock, sometimes it a bit tedious to find an area later in the game for you to quest in.  Its not a problem if, you save up the turbine points(out-of-game currency) that you get for free for completing deeds in-game, but it still takes, a while.

All-in-all, though, this has been a great game so far, and I can't wait to delve deeper into, this immersive world

Monday, October 3, 2011

LOTRO

So, my good friend Haiku Master got me started on LOTRO, or Lord of the Rings online, the other day.  And I have to admit, I'm hooked.  I've never really been one for MMORPGs but this one has won me over.

And I think the reasoning is amazingly simple.

First, they took a world I have always wanted to explore and gave it their version of reality, and secondly, they removed the "you must pay every month" payment model.  I know that paying for games is the way game studios make money, but I'm not really one to pay for a game over and over again.

Plus, the graphics on this game are amazing, and the game play is good, too.  On top of that, there are more quests than you can shake a stick at, so the game keeps you more than busy trying to get everything done.