The Lord of the Rings Online
 

Does anyone play LOTRO? I was thinking of trying the free trial, but I can't find out where to sign up for a trial account on the site.:sadmh9: If you play it, post here if it is a good game and maybe where I can find the trial sign up!

sorry I don't play it but I hope you enjoy if you do.

I hope it is a good game. I mostly want to try it because I just recently decided to watch some of the LOTR movies, and they are outstanding! Plus it has gotten very good reviews, and there was also a new updated area, the Mines of Moria from The Fellowship of the Ring, added to the game. Can't wait 'til I start the trial.

Egads..I luv those movies but I can't get addicted to another on-line game...lol

lol Lizzy that would make 3 addictions for ya......POTCO, LOTR, and RUM!

Yeppers...S.O.S!!!!! I think I need help...lol

:buds: nah that wouldn't make ya the special :beer: addicted pirate that we all know and love (maybe pushing it there :laughks2:)

but back on topic......if it looks like something your into you should try it, Eric.

i would play more online games except that there aren't that many and good mac friendly games.

I do think it looks like a game I'd enjoy, but I don't know if I'd be able to leave 'me buds here at POTCO. I just got settled on POF!

Too bad the free trials are closed. Quoted from the site data base:

Question/Topic


Is there a free trial for LOTRO?

Answer/Article

LOTRO's Free Trial program is temporarily closed and will reopen soon after the Mines of Moria, the first expansion for LOTRO, launches.

Free Trials are back up.

I agree.....I wouldn't have the time between POF and POTC Online (Test included) to squeeze in anything else in. I've played Ultima, WOW and EQ online at one point or another....but POTC has been my one and only since August 2008. Oh....almost forgot I have to leave time for the real world as well......lol


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Haha yep, the online gaming community isn't very Mac-friendly. Oh well. I'm good with POTCO. :)

Greetings Eric,

Well,.. my Daughter (mid teens- middle Daughter) left POTCO 7 months ago to play LOTRO..
she loves it... (grrr)
She is a Elvin hunter, level 31,.. (she's describing it to me to write this) she says there's much fellowship work,.. many quests, huge world, many option.... (wait,.. brb.... I need to smack her around for leaving my guild and letting her little lvl 22 Pirate just sit...)(..hehe)...ok...back...
anyways,.. She says it's the best,.. she loves the game and has many friends there... (snif-snif).... (wipes Daddy tear from eyes).. she loves it... and get's updates all the stinking time,.. and ( must pause while Bawling me eye out)............. and... sniff...sniff.. .That's all I can manage now ... I need to go whine to my wife..!

It has its good and bad side just like any other game. I have a few maxed out characters there, but haven't been back on it for a while now. There were some unique items and a trading system. You can make your own equipment, and if max, you can make some of the best stuff around. Trading in the auction system many times would pull in big coin.

If you get in a good group, there are several quests that takes a group to do, or items that can be received. One person gets, and can be a problem. Lag and issues I found in these to be a few problems.

Didn't like a few special critters spawned in a certain few spots, to receive a item used to have the critical success in making armor/ weapons. Ended up camped critters.

How it has changed not sure, but did have its fun sides. Riding a horse, and getting like three different specialized horse's etc.

Wow, im about a year late on this one but i thought i'd just say........ I LOVE PvMP!!!!!!!!! that is my life, for the 10 days i played :P

Old thread I know, but I only just heard they even had a game. As someone who is more than a tad obsessed with LOTR, (I once watched all 3 extended editions on a single Saturday.) I thought I'd at least take a look at the site. All I can say is WOW!:psmiley27: The screenshots are amazing! The graphics there look to be to Pirates Online what Pirates is to Pixie Hollow. I didn't even know they did graphics like that for games!

I'm wondering though, how close really is it to the movies? And, more important to me anyway, how do you interact with the other players? I love the interaction in Pirates, and the many ways you can chat there. If you can't talk like that no matter how cool the game looks, no matter how great the story and game play are, if you can't chat it's no good.

I guess what I'm asking is, is it worth it?

I played the free trial. Great game!

I LOVE Lotro....have been playing for more than a year now. Have a 65, 60, and 58. :D They just had a free content update. Oh and a few months ago they added Mirkwood to the game, can fight one of the lesser Nazguls now! :P

Old thread I know, but Lotro just went "free to play" to all on September 10th 2010, I downloaded all the stuff ( took awhile) and tried to set up account but cannot seem to get it to work. Twice the turbine website was doing maintance and other times the site seemed to freeze up or not redirect. Anyone else having problems? Is the volume to high for them to handle?

Oooooohhhh!! Dude it went free?!!! I think it's time to go try this puppy out!

Edit. Uh, boy is this gonna take a while! I went with the high res since I figured the new lappy could handle it. 10,448 MB. Um, WHOA!! Gonna take almost 2 hours even on my brand new puter.

I got in last night finally. I think it was the high volume due going free on September 10th. There was a notice on the site about all worlds being open now and sorry for any inconvience. Graphics beautiful, lots of options maybe a fun diversion when potco updates are slow in coming.

Ironic that I finally get another game and Raven's Cove comes out on test. :laughks2:

Since lotro seems very story quest driven and I do not like questing alot, I see myself slowly leveling up there.

Love it, played F2P beta, my char was a 22-ish Warden. I played it for the nostalgia and the graphics. It's BEAUTIFUL! Quests relate to the story in the Trilogy. WONDERFUL! And Free to Play too!

After spending almost two hours to download it there was an error in the installer. Further, it was right after that Pirates went totally wrong on me. I have uninstalled LOTR and I will NEVER try again. I just wish I could get Pirates back up now....

Ooh, poor JM.

I think the Mouse doesn't care for us checking out other games. Still can't get back in pirates.

i downloaded the trail but didn't work and my pc is slow and i cant even remove it from control panel =S

Also did the LOTRO F2P Beta, really enjoyed it. Highly recommended.

Ok I was interested in this game, for I am also addicted to online disney games such a s Toontown and now POTC. So I went to look up this lord of the rings game for ive loved this story since my Dad first brought me the cartoon version when I was about 10. Which was well a long time ago. Its says free to play all over the site so go and enjoy. im downloading it now but not sure I will start playing just yet. .....

I have a free account on the game. It's a great game, but I think it made Pirates even slower than it was before I downloaded it! I don't play Pirates that much anymore anyway, so it doesn't really bother me that it is slow. But if you love PiratesOnline still, I would recommend you wait until you get tired of Pirates.... unless you have a super computer.

Just got free the other day, probably wont upgrade because i do wow and potco. Great game though.

The free part of Lotro is huge...can't imagine needing to be a vip...but if I get into it , maybe...lots of fun...many pirates on it. :pirate30:

Below is my elf hunter gal, Rainwen.

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...pictureid=4386

Just wondering what sever?

I play Imladris mostly, Rainwen might hit level 52 today, woot!....Brandywine is where i started out back in 08 and i check in there occasionally(that kin is a level 10 now) , but like busy servers in pirates you get lag. Although, I rarely lag in lotro it does happen.

Cool a guild i used to be in called pira sea inc. had a few members that moved to lotro. and congrats my mini is still 35 -_- lol




EDIT My minstrel is lvl 51 and I still play on gladden but I have a kin on imladris :) it's name is Pira Sea Legacy