My Review of LOTR Online: Shadows of Angmar

Gameplay: The quests are always fun, and there is no directional arrow to tell you where to go. For quest givers there is a little icon on your compass but you have to be near the quest giver to see it. I like it this way. It forces you to read the quest log, something I didn't always do in WoW and never did in SWG. The combat is smooth, and playing as a Minstrel (a healer basically that plays instruments to heal 'morale' aka hit points). There is no grind feel in this game thus far.

8/10 (so far)

Music/sound: One of the best parts of this game is the music and sound. There is a music system in this game that is very different than the one I was expecting. I thought it'd be like SWG's, which is pre-orchestrated songs, etc. It's not. The whole music system where you get to pick up an instrument and free style leaves a whole lot of room for player interaction, something I've enjoyed since my days in SWG.

10/10

Player-base: I play on the server Gladden and it's great here. One of the most mature player bases I've seen. There's a lot of interaction between the players, and I've grouped with a lot of people. I've met a few morons on the "OOC" chat, so that brings the rating down a bit, but those types of players are expected.

9/10

Crafting system/player economy: Not much to say about it really. Solid.

8/10

Addiction level: I find myself wanting to play rather than forcing myself to play, which is a good thing. I'm not bored with the game, and I want to play more. I do though at times (mostly killing the mobs) find myself playing PS2 and LOTRO at the same time, so I can't say the addiction level is completely high yet.

7/10

General: Another WoW clone, right? No, LOTRO is definitely not a WoW clone. I'd say it's similar to SWG environmentally-wise, and the only reason it can even be considered a WoW clone by some are its quests. This is not a bad thing, as the quests in WoW are what made it the most successful MMORPG.

7/10

CAN'T comment on PVP or End-game as I haven't tried either yet.

Overall: 8/10

The combat is smooth, and playing as a Minstrel (a healer basically that plays instruments to heal 'morale' aka hit points).

Did you just say you were a menstrual cycle?

Seriously though, what's the cost associated with this game?

Did you just say you were a menstrual cycle? Seriously though, what's the cost associated with this game?

Just like every MMO, 15 dollar monthly fee with those silly reduced costs if you sign up for 3 months, 6 months, and there's even a "Lifetime Membership" cost of $200, which would be nice if I planned on playing this game for my entire life.

You can also buy a gamecard.

Remember though after you sign up for one month it keeps signing up over and over until you unsubscribe, so there's no point in doing 3 months unless you really like the reduced costs.

BTW Minstrel = not menstrual LOL but Minstrels are highly fruity in this game - a SCREAM does damage and your guitar aka lute does damage, heals people, etc. It's really strange sometimes.

So nongayman makes gay characters? WHAT A PARADOX!