Comments on: Shire as a Place http://www.killtenrats.com/2008/04/23/shire-as-a-place/ a group of adventurers on an epic quest Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:44:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Rick http://www.killtenrats.com/2008/04/23/shire-as-a-place/comment-page-1/#comment-26368 Rick Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:09:30 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=1563#comment-26368 I don't know if Turbine gets enough credit for the job they did bringing Middle Earth to the mmorpg genre. We've seen plenty of licensed content struggle (SWG) or barely survive (The Matrix) or never make it off the drawing board (Star Trek). Lotro is a fine game, and you're right about the Shire. It's one of the most memorable starting areas in all the mmorpg's I've played. I enjoyed the area around Weathertop as well. I didn't stick with Lotro all the way to 50, but that's more about burnout from 9 years of playing mmorpg's since the release of EQ than a reflection on Lotro. The game is so inexpensive now (I got it for $19.99), it's well worth a trip through the Shire. I don’t know if Turbine gets enough credit for the job they did bringing Middle Earth to the mmorpg genre. We’ve seen plenty of licensed content struggle (SWG) or barely survive (The Matrix) or never make it off the drawing board (Star Trek). Lotro is a fine game, and you’re right about the Shire. It’s one of the most memorable starting areas in all the mmorpg’s I’ve played.

I enjoyed the area around Weathertop as well.

I didn’t stick with Lotro all the way to 50, but that’s more about burnout from 9 years of playing mmorpg’s since the release of EQ than a reflection on Lotro. The game is so inexpensive now (I got it for $19.99), it’s well worth a trip through the Shire.

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