Lord of the Rings Online beta signups are live.

Samus Aran · 05-10-2006, 02:38 PM

http://lotro.turbine.com/betasignup

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WESTWOOD, Mass. -- MAY 10, 2006 -- Turbine, Inc. has officially started taking Beta player registrations for the highly-anticipated The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, the first and only massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Beta to begin sometime this summer.

GrobbeeTrull · 05-10-2006, 02:44 PM

I signed up. LOLZ.

Nebuchadnezzar · 05-10-2006, 02:47 PM

In the e3 trailer, this game looked so bloody dated.

beepbeepbeep · 05-10-2006, 02:53 PM

Thanks.

Soygen · 05-10-2006, 03:20 PM

Signed up! OMG CAN I BE FRODO1?!

Smithiy · 05-11-2006, 12:23 PM

I was interested when it was titled "Midle Earth Onlne", but since it looks like it's going to be a gimmick based game off of a popular franchise, I don't expect much out of it. That and Turbine has a worse track record than SoE.

Gar · 05-11-2006, 08:41 PM

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I look forward to playing this on my All Access account.

I mean, what would be better adition to Sonys awesome list of hit titles such as Matrix Online, SWG and soon Dark World Online, Dungeons & Dragons and Lord of The Rings!

Praxus · 05-11-2006, 09:10 PM

I signed up, even though I don't know if I'll like the gameplay or not. Still worth a shot.

Fender · 05-11-2006, 09:15 PM

CAN I BE MORGOTH?

Wasn't this the game that was supposed to have....like a million plus subs? According to the publisher, anyway.

Laek · 05-11-2006, 10:10 PM

The big question is will Turbine still exsist after this game doesn't deliever like their last 2 games?

Samus Aran · 05-12-2006, 03:29 PM

You know how you always see people named "Legolasss" in MMO's? Yeah, well, I'm not playing this game purely out of fear of doing a /who in the elf newbie area.

Old Man Potter · 05-13-2006, 01:41 AM

I played the game for about an hour at E3. It's amazing and very well polished. NPC's and players actually look like they belong in the world and move and behave realistically unlike how they stand around like crash test dummies in some so-called 3rd-generation games. I saw one NPC actually slouching on a crate of barrels. The combat is fun yet challenging and very smooth. Mobs don't fall over so easy like they do in WoW and this was at mid levels. Turbine has really managed to capture the feeling of Middle-earth and be extremely respectful to the lore at the same time. Both Lord of the Rings Online and Conan were the best MMO's at E3 by far. WoW looked extremely dated in comparision despite the millions of dollars spent at the Vivendi section.

Turbine could care less about the type of hardcore gamers that frequent these forums. They're targetting a completely different demographic and kudos to them for not coming here and trying to get phoney "street cred" like the CEO's of other MMO companies.

Etadanik · 05-13-2006, 01:59 AM

A MMO is not judged by whether it looks good or is well-polished for the first hour of play.

A MMO is judged by its longevity, which is a combination of addictive gameplay, meaningful community interactions, and continuous content development.

AC2 and DDO were disasters precisely because they lacked what can be considered long-term appeal. If LOTRO falls into the same category of "make money now, worry later" games, Turbine will not be revealed as some sort of enlightened developer, but the equivalent of EA - defined by superficiality.

Zefah · 05-13-2006, 04:24 AM

Got to love how Vanguard is in the list of "closed betas you have participated in". What's an NDA?

Fratley · 05-13-2006, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by zdonovan

You know how you always see people named "Legolasss" in MMO's? Yeah, well, I'm not playing this game purely out of fear of doing a /who in the elf newbie area.

Honestly, I see this thrown around all the time, but during extensive play of WoW, EQ2, EQ (which was before the movies), and the countless dead ones, I have never met anyone in-game named after a LotR character. Maybe that's just my luck.

05-10-2006, 02:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nebuchadnezzar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 2,389 +3 Internets	In the e3 trailer, this game looked so bloody dated. __________________ I eat grass like an ox and shat like a fox.

05-13-2006, 01:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Old Man Potter Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Japan Posts: 141 -6 Internets	I played the game for about an hour at E3. It's amazing and very well polished. NPC's and players actually look like they belong in the world and move and behave realistically unlike how they stand around like crash test dummies in some so-called 3rd-generation games. I saw one NPC actually slouching on a crate of barrels. The combat is fun yet challenging and very smooth. Mobs don't fall over so easy like they do in WoW and this was at mid levels. Turbine has really managed to capture the feeling of Middle-earth and be extremely respectful to the lore at the same time. Both Lord of the Rings Online and Conan were the best MMO's at E3 by far. WoW looked extremely dated in comparision despite the millions of dollars spent at the Vivendi section. Turbine could care less about the type of hardcore gamers that frequent these forums. They're targetting a completely different demographic and kudos to them for not coming here and trying to get phoney "street cred" like the CEO's of other MMO companies. __________________ Old Man Potter Last edited by Old Man Potter; 05-13-2006 at 01:50 AM..

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05-10-2006, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
GrobbeeTrull Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 1,685 +0 Internets	I signed up. LOLZ.

05-10-2006, 02:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
beepbeepbeep is an honorable man Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,020 -1 Internets	Thanks.

05-10-2006, 03:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Soygen 100% Pure Soy Monk Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 7,447 +107 Internets	Signed up! OMG CAN I BE FRODO1?!

05-11-2006, 09:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Praxus In a state of constant flux. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: AV, MN Posts: 245	I signed up, even though I don't know if I'll like the gameplay or not. Still worth a shot.

05-11-2006, 09:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Fender Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 320 -2 Internets	CAN I BE MORGOTH? Wasn't this the game that was supposed to have....like a million plus subs? According to the publisher, anyway.

05-11-2006, 10:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Laek Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 590 -1 Internets	The big question is will Turbine still exsist after this game doesn't deliever like their last 2 games?

05-12-2006, 03:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
Samus Aran Sons of the Storm Heal Bitch Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 771 -7 Internets	You know how you always see people named "Legolasss" in MMO's? Yeah, well, I'm not playing this game purely out of fear of doing a /who in the elf newbie area.

05-13-2006, 01:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
Etadanik Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,643 +0 Internets	A MMO is not judged by whether it looks good or is well-polished for the first hour of play. A MMO is judged by its longevity, which is a combination of addictive gameplay, meaningful community interactions, and continuous content development. AC2 and DDO were disasters precisely because they lacked what can be considered long-term appeal. If LOTRO falls into the same category of "make money now, worry later" games, Turbine will not be revealed as some sort of enlightened developer, but the equivalent of EA - defined by superficiality.

05-13-2006, 04:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
Zefah Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kanagawa, Japan Posts: 1,524 +2 Internets	Got to love how Vanguard is in the list of "closed betas you have participated in". What's an NDA?