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Lord Of The Rings Online : MMO features that haven't made it into Warhammer Online

By: James Egan   Sep 03, 2008 05:00:00 PM     News Item: 4949

Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, Warhammer Online, Opinion


Among the legions of fortunate Warhammer Online fans that have played through beta and the preview weekend is Syp from the Waaagh! blog. He's always entertaining and it's clear he's passionate about Warhammer Online. So when he writes about features in other MMOs that he'd like to see in WAR, you know he's not bashing a game that's not even out of the gate yet. Rather, he's genuinely looking at ways the game could be better.

Syp puts forth his ideal WAR feature set, which includes capturable and trainable pets similar to World of Warcraft's system and the player-created content and sidekicks of City of Heroes. Syp would also like to see WAR include an in-game music player like EVE Online, and other features drawn from Everquest 2 and Lord of the Rings Online. Have a look at the Waaagh! "10 features" post and see if you agree with him on what could make Warhammer Online a better title.
Warhammer Online Coverage Did you enjoy this? Make sure to check out all of our previous Warhammer Online features, and don't miss any of our ongoing coverage as Massively goes to WAR!

 

       

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Lord Of The Rings Online : One Shots: Night fishing

By: Krystalle Voecks   Sep 03, 2008 02:00:00 PM     News Item: 4937

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Lord of the Rings Online, One Shots


We asked around with the staff, and one of the surprising things they really enjoy in Lord of the Rings Online is fishing! While it isn't necessarily one of the things that jumps to mind when many people think MMO, you have to admit, it's a relaxing way to enjoy your game while chatting with your friends. Today's One Shots comes to us from ReijMan, who was enjoying some down-time recently and writes: I'm sure you got a lot of nice LotRO piccies, and 30% of them [involve] fishing, but I wanted to share this one with you.

Do you have a favorite thing to do to just relax and spend time in your favorite MMO? Perhaps you're all action instead, opting to see just what you can and can't get away with solo. We'd love to see your favorite MMO places -- just send them to us here at oneshots AT massively.com along with a quick description.
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Lord Of The Rings Online : LotRO Mines of Moria Screenshots

By: Shayalyn   Sep 02, 2008 06:16:02 PM     News Item: 4911

Is that a warg you're riding or are you just happy to...oh, never mind.

Turbine has delivered new LotRO Mines of Moria Screenshots of the Broken Stair, including deadly warg riders and other inhabitants of the dark. See these and other screenshots right now!

The most interesting of these seems to be screenshot of the warg riders!  Are these going to fight together or are they two creatures who fight seperately if needed?

  • LotRO Mines of Moria Screenshots

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Lord Of The Rings Online : PAX08: Hands-on with Mines of Moria

By: Shawn Schuster   Sep 02, 2008 04:00:00 PM     News Item: 4868

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Lord of the Rings Online, Classes, Events, real-world, Expansions, Game mechanics, Interviews, MMO industry, Maps, Hands-on, Education


This weekend at PAX 2008, Massively had the opportunity to be a part of the first-ever public preview of Mines of Moria with Lord of the Rings Online Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel. During this showing, Steefel showed us many of the main features of this first expansion for LotRO, including the Legendary Weapon system, the two new classes, the vastness of the mines themselves and much more.

The overall impression we got from this presentation was that this expansion is going to be epic. Just the sheer size of the world, which includes the mines themselves, more of Eregion and into Lothlorien, will be immense. This, combined with the game mechanic changes and additions to just about every aspect of gameplay, will speak volumes (pun!) about the potential of Turbine with this franchise.

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Lord Of The Rings Online : LotRO Interview with Jeffrey Steefel - Moving into Moria

By: Morvelaira   Sep 02, 2008 03:40:20 PM     News Item: 4907

What does success mean in MMOs?

Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of Lord of the Rings Online, seems to be giving lots of interviews these days, but that's probably because it's convention season. When not pushing Mines of Moria, the coming expansion for LotRO, Mr. Steefel is busy thinking hard about how MMOs can reach out to the console market, and what success means in the MMO industry. Here are some of his more recent thoughts:

Eurogamer: How do you define success, though, when you don't have ten million players to brag about?

Jeffrey Steefel: The first threshold is, can you make a viable game, 90 per cent of people don't get past that. In some respects success is just getting past that. The next is, do you have an ongoing, viable, profitable business that is growing? Definitely hit that mark.

Are you considered one of the leaders in the space? No question we've hit that mark, in fact most articles that you guys and other write, if they're referencing a couple of MMOs it tends to be WOW and Lord of the Rings

And then, there's another level of success, which is reaching a certain mass-market critical mass, which to be totally fair, only Blizzard has achieved completely so far. We think that we are the game that has the most likelihood of being the second to do that, but we're not there yet.

That's a combination of expanding worldwide like we're doing - that's something that'll help expand the critical mass of LOTRO, it's definitely something that helped WOW tremendously, obviously. It's a challenge, but we're confident that we can get there, especially with something of this broad appeal and high quality.

The more and more I read what this guy has said, the more and more I tend to agree with him.

For the full interview, please check here.


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Lord Of The Rings Online : LotRO could be the next 'World of Warcraft' says Turbine's Steefel

By: Michael Zenke   Sep 01, 2008 02:30:00 PM     News Item: 4822

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Business models, Interviews

The MMO industry is a battle with many weapons, and words are as powerful as code or quests in this field. Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel fired another salvo in a recent interview with Eurogamer, saying that he sees the company's Lord of the Rings Online as the next big mass-market MMO success story. Tie-ins with the upcoming Hobbit movie, the company's aggressive patching schedule, and the Mines of Moria expansion all have the game poised, Steefel thinks, for blowout popularity.

In that lengthy discussion with Eurogamer, Steefel also hinted at big changes coming to LotRO that might help with that blowout. The executive producer heavily hinted that their in-development console title is a console version of LotRO, which could be a big win for the MMO. He also intimated that the company's $14.99 subscription fee may be on the way out, with an alternative business model stepping in to take its place. Check out the full interview for all the juicy details!

 

       

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Lord Of The Rings Online : Terra Nova looks back (and forward) at the Diku legacy

By: Samuel Axon   Aug 30, 2008 12:00:00 PM     News Item: 4806

Filed under: Game mechanics, Warhammer Online, MUDs


EverQuest, World of Warcraft, The Lord of the Rings Online, Age of Conan, Warhammer Online and many other MMOs all have one important thing in common. Well, okay; they have a lot of things in common -- like about 85% or more of their gameplay mechanics. But the main thing -- indeed, the reason why they have so much in common -- is that they are all descendants of a kind of text MUD game called Diku.

Acknowledging that, virtual worlds blog Terra Nova published a "State of the Diku" article for the year 2008. The article was written by Timothy Burke. It's mostly a dispassionate look at game design -- serious business. Burke starts out questioning the purpose of "vendor trash" drops (or grey items as they're generally known in many popular contemporary MMOs). Then he analyzes the public quests of Warhammer Online, viewing them as a positive variation on traditional Diku design.

If you're into thnking critically about MMO design, it's worth checking out. We take for granted the fact that most of today's MMOs are based on the Diku formula; maybe that means we're clinging to old ideas that don't make a lot of sense in today's world.

 

       

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Lord Of The Rings Online : Mines of Moria European Pre-Orders Underway

By: Morvelaira   Aug 29, 2008 11:50:35 PM     News Item: 4792

Yet again, lacking with USA info

Codemasters, the European distributors of Lord of the Rings Online are now taking pre-orders for Mines of Moria, the much anticipated expansion. Adding to the confusion of there being no information for USA preorders (since that is handled by Turbine) is the impression the source article gives implying that the expansion will be released in 50 days.

Take heed dear travelers of Middle-earth, for news of the greatest kind has been uttered by the town criers in the streets of Rivendale! The all-knowing and all-seeing Codemasters is kindly taking pre-orders for a new adventure which will take you and your Fellowship into the Mines of Moria. Start packing your trusty sword, healing potions, pocket items, bow, plenty of lembas, and lore-master’s cloak now because we will be leaving in mere 50 days, so prepare yourselves well.

Is that a European release date I spy? Even if you look into the Mirror of Galadriel, none can tell the future!

For more information, please check here.


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Lord Of The Rings Online : Mines of Moria Beta Enters Final Phase!

By: Morvelaira   Aug 29, 2008 10:05:12 PM     News Item: 4786

Opt-in for beta available

Turbine Entertainment announced today that the beta for Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria had entered the final beta stage. As part of this, Turbine is offering a opt-in to become a beta tester!

WESTWOOD, MA – August 29, 2008 – Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™ has entered the final stages of its Beta Program and that players across North America and Europe are invited to sign up for a chance explore the dark majesty of the world beneath Middle-earth™. The Mines of Moria Beta Program is by invitation only and over time more and more players will be invited. Beginning today, players can register for a chance to participate in the Beta Program by visiting http://www.unlocktheminesofmoria.com.

“Mines of Moria extends the world of Middle-earth into the dark heart of the Misty Mountains where players will explore one of the largest underground worlds ever created. The Legendary Items system where players can craft unique and powerful weapons and armor that will grow in power and value is just one of the breakthrough features that will further establish The Lord of the Rings Online as one of the world’s premium online games,” said Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online. “Player enthusiasm continues to exceed our expectations at every milestone and we are very excited to enter this stage of our Beta Program and take the next major step toward our launch.”

For more information about the expansion, please visit Unlock the Mines of Moria.com.

For instructions on how to sign up for the beta, please follow these instructions at the LotRO Source at Ten Ton Hammer!


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