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Lord of the Rings Online: or GRRR again

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQnKL5-33cr2gTQ_QyzFz3Dt4Jdn4FTcKRGnrF43KXJkL5ME16aHzKtk259k3WuqDIWgyylZ9-LZNl8u3Dq_o8QXf1kGJyfnZXJkCiVulbHCakHekTcMIPIofIw6rBODn0VCDRrjy3yZU/s1600-h/ScreenShot00008%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="ScreenShot00008" border="0" height="476" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XE0pPrxjWyM/Un5Wv26QwDI/AAAAAAAADJI/wUv7htDX3TA/ScreenShot00008_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="ScreenShot00008" width="844"></a> The more things change, the more they stay the same … this old axiom is very true for <a href="https://www.lotro.com/en" target="_blank">Lord of the Rings Online</a>.  There are parts I truly love about the game, it’s intense focus on lore and bringing the books to life for example.  But after taking a break from WOW and playing LOTRO for two weeks, once again the frustration outweighs the benefits of LOTRO. Bag space is a HUGE frustration in LOTRO.  Seriously, six bags of twelve slots is just not enough.  Having to stop and empty bags every time you run across a vault location or a seller is time consuming and not fun, but failure to do so means that shortly you will be out of bag space.  Another frustration as a SUBSCRIBER is that the game is overly monetized for the cash shop.  I get that it is a niche game with a smaller player base but seriously if I’m spending real world money on mounts (or anything) then those mounts need to be account wide.  And while I love the old world complexity of MMO’s that still exists in LOTRO, it is also the downfall of LOTRO.  I don’t have the bag space to carry multiple weapons of varying damage types.  And to be honest, as a casual player that flits in and out of games having to remember what damage is best against what critter is annoying.  The game play mechanics are also old and outdated, <a href="http://www.lotro.com/en/helmsdeep?utm_source=Clix&utm_medium=GOOGLE&utm_campaign=LOTROHDSearch" target="_blank">Helm’s Deep</a> may fix some of those issues but can’t possibly fix all of them.  Quest is slow and the mechanics are outdated.  I understand why it is do X, return to quest giver and then go back to the SAME EXACT AREA and do Y but it is annoying, tedious, and a huge time sync.  At some point, efficiency of my time is more important that running to and from a quest giver for the sake of lore immersion. Don’t get me wrong, the game is drop deep gorgeous but the mechanics are too flawed.  I will stop in and play every once in a while but it is too frustrating to commit long term to an overly monetized game with expansions that are over-priced for the value of what a digital only expansion offers.  I’m not leaving LOTRO with a bitter taste in my mouth, more with frustration with Turbine and the slow pace of the game. <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:5b554ecb-5182-4c78-b850-bfe2bc0d97d6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Lord+of+the+Rings+Online" rel="tag">Lord of the Rings Online</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/LOTRO" rel="tag">LOTRO</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Turbine" rel="tag">Turbine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Helm's+Deep" rel="tag">Helm's Deep</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cash+shop" rel="tag">cash shop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/free+to+play" rel="tag">free to play</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/F2P" rel="tag">F2P</a></div>

The more things change, the more they stay the same … this old axiom is very true for Lord of the Rings Online. There are parts I truly love about the game, it’s intense focus on lore and bringing the books to life for example. But after taking a…

Lord of the Rings Online: or GRRR again

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