Comments on: Cut Scene Stun

By: Five Bars to Mordor | Kill Ten Rats

Five Bars to Mordor | Kill Ten Rats — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:48:51 +0000

[...] presented are usually spot on. The one mechanic I am getting sick of, though, is the use of the cut-scene stun(especially in the prisoner trade scene). It’s very anti-heroic when the Enemy has a [...]

By: craylon

craylon — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:12:25 +0000

im all for the “stun the player” and show the szene with ingame graphics. i think they are cheaper to produce then cinematics and more immersive then letting the player jump around.

since im a fan of storyteling in mmos id like to see a lot more cutscenes in game because its one of the few means the devs have to tell a group of players:
“HEY KIDS SIT DOWN AND LISTEN”

some more of my pov this:
http://myvirtualweek.blogspot.com/
http://myvirtualweek.blogspot.com/

By: Openedge1

Openedge1 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:55:21 +0000

Love those cutscenes…

30FPS animations in a 60FPS world…

Ugh

By: Bissrok

Bissrok — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:30:21 +0000

Hey, at least you’re not stuck as a level 39 Captain, with Moria only days away.

*cries*

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:55:17 +0000

Actually, being level 47 isn’t that bad. The Eregion zone kicks off at about level 48 and will take you through to 50-51(ish). This might actually be a good idea, as there will likely be a large number of people heading straight into Moria, causing a remarkable deficit of quest mobs.

@Ethic: I’d actually recommend joining a helpful Kinship (if you’re not in one already). All you would need is a level 50 or two to help you complete the majority of the early Chapters. That said, the Chapters aren’t mandatory, unless you want to explore all of Angmar, and you can start those Chapters without having completed the previous ones.

By: Ethic

Ethic — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:46:28 +0000

@Zubon, been there done that – rarely works for off the wall chapters in the middle of a book when almost everyone seems to be on book 10 or something. I really don’t care, so don’t fret none.

By: Zubon

Zubon — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:49:28 +0000

I should be a hero, not an invalid. You are not the hero. Enjoy watching the cut scene where the real heroes get to finish the Big Boss. You are the pig-slaughterer who is occasionally allowed to help the heroes. Ethic: "/joinchannel glff" will solve your book-finishing needs. It is filled with off-topic chatter, but it is where you can find the other people you need on Landroval.

By: Ethic

Ethic — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:17:35 +0000

Speaking of books, I’m level 37 now and have completed exactly 0 books. Hard to do those things solo and even harder to find a group. I’ve done bits and pieces of the first 4 books, taking book 1 all the way to the last chapter even. I gave up trying months ago.

By: Ravious

Ravious — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:26:27 +0000

Cool, I am looking forward to it. The other problem is I am stuck in the uber-grind (feels like) of the late 40s in LOTRO as a Captain (we can’t farm that easy). Right now I am about 40% through level 47, and I seriously doubt I will be 50 by MoM.

However, if the LOTRO community stays as friendly as it is… I think I can still get help. I pray that with this expansion Vol. 1 doesn’t go the way of WoW.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:20:19 +0000

There is a cinematic cutscene at the penultimate climax of the first Moria Book (Vol 2). I won’t give away any details, but it does actually help set the scene and impart the right feeling in the player – or at least it did for me.

Plus, you don’t have to complete the Vol 1 Books before you can start on Moria. You do have to complete Vol 2, Bk 1 to get into Moria, but it’s soloable, and doesn’t take too long.