Middle Earth Online

dalsavis · 12-18-2003, 06:29 AM

http://pc.ign.com/articles/446/446583p1.html

wuwu~

adalos · 12-18-2003, 06:41 AM

it kind of saddens me, cuz there's no way a MMORPG can capture the tolkein experience, as the many crappy lotr games have proven.

xmortal · 12-18-2003, 06:50 AM

Sounds interesting.. those images weren't too bad either.. and the ability to train up some skills while not online.? I like that..

That has some potential.. Hopefully I've stopped my urges to buy every new MMOG that comes out... and that one will be worthy of a buy.

kashmir · 12-18-2003, 06:51 AM

This game is being developed by the same company that gave us Asheron's Call and its stillborn sequel.

gn0me · 12-18-2003, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kashmir
This game is being developed by the same company that gave us Asheron's Call and its stillborn sequel.

*shudder*

Iannis · 12-18-2003, 06:58 AM

Unless they have a crack team of Tolkein nerds working on it it'll never be Middle-Earth. They can use Tolkein's map of Middle-Earth, but unless it's ridiculously detailed to exposition of Tolkein lore and a heavy language barrier it wouldn't really BE middle-earth.
Plus some things just couldn't exist. Mordor was HEAVILY *emphasis on heavily* fortified, and teeming with the legions of Sauron during the time of the LoTR books. No fighting at Barad-Dur no matter how huge a zerg you assemble..

hell, not even any victory, as you couldn't pull the big W off in a game staged during the War of the Ring. It sounds like just a horrible idea all around. A single player, fine. A continous world? WTF? "Frodo has destroyed the One Ring! The Black Tower has been cast down!" "Fuck, time to start /tradeskill Plant Tree, /tradeskill Repair Osgilliath!"

Sirensa · 12-18-2003, 07:07 AM

It will kick ass!

Just like Legolas

But alas... I won't be able to quest for Legolas? wtf is up with that!

dalsavis · 12-18-2003, 07:25 AM

ELF RNG LFG in Kazud Dum tower grp plz.

Ravensign · 12-18-2003, 08:30 AM

/who

Aragarn
Aragron
Arragorrnnn
Aaragren
Legolass
Lleegolass
Llegollass
Lagoles
Leggoles

etc

...great, like there werent enough in EQ

Ritkhan · 12-18-2003, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Turbine also plans to implement regular game updates that will continue the story of Middle-Earth Online (READ; Asheron's Call 2) past the constraints of The Fellowship of the Ring. Even though at launch The Fellowship will have just left Moria, more of the overall lore and geography of Middle-Earth will be revealed in updates and expansions.

where the fuck i have heard this before?

Evan Nash · 12-18-2003, 09:12 AM

This game sounds like it could rule, but it won't for 2 simple reasons:

1. It takes place when the Fellowship is in Moria...So what? The game is frozen in time forever? They shoulda made it start BEFORE the FOTR starts.

2. Turbine is making it. Nuff said.

Nebuchadnezzar · 12-19-2003, 04:24 AM

in the demo they had going, according to Gamespy, they only had two classes and one race you could play...with only four races in the finished game. I have a feeling this is going to be another empty ass MMORPG with a lot of pretty land and nothing to do.

Lenardo · 12-19-2003, 04:58 AM

4 races

human
dwarf
hobbit
elf

is my bet.

though aragorn is not entirely human
what about half elves? they DO exist in tolkien's world (elrond)

turbine is going to hit the same problem swg did....rabid fanbase....

dalsavis · 12-19-2003, 04:59 AM

That only means they can turn out a total piece of shit (like SWG) and still have moderate success.

Neric · 12-19-2003, 05:14 AM

The comparison between these character models and EQ "new" models stands out. Well, we don't know how good this game will be, but at least it will have kickass graphics.

12-18-2003, 06:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
dalsavis Retard Rehabilitation Program Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Cuba Posts: 461 +0 Internets	Middle Earth Online http://pc.ign.com/articles/446/446583p1.html wuwu~ __________________ *I'M ALWAYS RIGHT! IF YOU DISAGREE I'LL FLAME YOU!* "Let's be honest guys. At this point, SoE could mail you a letter stating that you're a stupid cocksucker, and that your mother is a whore, and you'd still pay them." - Shogun

12-18-2003, 06:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Iannis Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Butt Hugging Moose Jockey Posts: 4,968 -1 Internets	Unless they have a crack team of Tolkein nerds working on it it'll never be Middle-Earth. They can use Tolkein's map of Middle-Earth, but unless it's ridiculously detailed to exposition of Tolkein lore and a heavy language barrier it wouldn't really BE middle-earth. Plus some things just couldn't exist. Mordor was HEAVILY emphasis on heavily fortified, and teeming with the legions of Sauron during the time of the LoTR books. No fighting at Barad-Dur no matter how huge a zerg you assemble.. hell, not even any victory, as you couldn't pull the big W off in a game staged during the War of the Ring. It sounds like just a horrible idea all around. A single player, fine. A continous world? WTF? "Frodo has destroyed the One Ring! The Black Tower has been cast down!" "Fuck, time to start /tradeskill Plant Tree, /tradeskill Repair Osgilliath!" Last edited by Iannis : 12-18-2003 at 07:05 AM.

12-18-2003, 07:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
dalsavis Retard Rehabilitation Program Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Cuba Posts: 461 +0 Internets	ELF RNG LFG in Kazud Dum tower grp plz. __________________ *I'M ALWAYS RIGHT! IF YOU DISAGREE I'LL FLAME YOU!* "Let's be honest guys. At this point, SoE could mail you a letter stating that you're a stupid cocksucker, and that your mother is a whore, and you'd still pay them." - Shogun

12-19-2003, 04:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
Nebuchadnezzar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,572 -3 Internets	in the demo they had going, according to Gamespy, they only had two classes and one race you could play...with only four races in the finished game. I have a feeling this is going to be another empty ass MMORPG with a lot of pretty land and nothing to do. __________________ I eat grass like an ox and shat like a fox.

12-19-2003, 04:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
dalsavis Retard Rehabilitation Program Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Cuba Posts: 461 +0 Internets	That only means they can turn out a total piece of shit (like SWG) and still have moderate success. __________________ *I'M ALWAYS RIGHT! IF YOU DISAGREE I'LL FLAME YOU!* "Let's be honest guys. At this point, SoE could mail you a letter stating that you're a stupid cocksucker, and that your mother is a whore, and you'd still pay them." - Shogun

12-18-2003, 06:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
adalos Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 111 -1 Internets	it kind of saddens me, cuz there's no way a MMORPG can capture the tolkein experience, as the many crappy lotr games have proven.

12-18-2003, 06:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
xmortal Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 87 -1 Internets	Sounds interesting.. those images weren't too bad either.. and the ability to train up some skills while not online.? I like that.. That has some potential.. Hopefully I've stopped my urges to buy every new MMOG that comes out... and that one will be worthy of a buy.

12-18-2003, 06:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
kashmir Jerk Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dallas Posts: 121 +0 Internets	This game is being developed by the same company that gave us Asheron's Call and its stillborn sequel.

12-18-2003, 07:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sirensa Fires of Heaven WoW Officer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 183 +0 Internets	It will kick ass! Just like Legolas But alas... I won't be able to quest for Legolas? wtf is up with that!

12-18-2003, 08:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ravensign misses Sand Giants and shit like that Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Derv 2 Posts: 740 +0 Internets	/who Aragarn Aragron Arragorrnnn Aaragren Legolass Lleegolass Llegollass Lagoles Leggoles etc ...great, like there werent enough in EQ

12-18-2003, 09:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
Evan Nash Slave to DVDs Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 391 -1 Internets	This game sounds like it could rule, but it won't for 2 simple reasons: 1. It takes place when the Fellowship is in Moria...So what? The game is frozen in time forever? They shoulda made it start BEFORE the FOTR starts. 2. Turbine is making it. Nuff said.

12-19-2003, 04:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lenardo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,235 -6 Internets	4 races human dwarf hobbit elf is my bet. though aragorn is not entirely human what about half elves? they DO exist in tolkien's world (elrond) turbine is going to hit the same problem swg did....rabid fanbase....

12-19-2003, 05:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
Neric <insert funny comment here> Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,934 -2 Internets	The comparison between these character models and EQ "new" models stands out. Well, we don't know how good this game will be, but at least it will have kickass graphics. __________________ All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident - Arthur Schopenhauer

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