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Posted by Administrator
on Thursday, 31 July 2008
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 Ever since its release nearly 16 months ago, The Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) has been one of the best MMORPGs on the market. It combines fluid gameplay with realistic graphics in one of the most recognizable fantasy atmospheres of all time. Their first “volume”, The Shadows of Angmar, allowed players to explore Eriador in all of its grandeur and frightening splendor. And now, coming this fall, Volume II of the story unfolds as the retail expansion, The Mines of Moria, will be released.
The developers at Turbine Studios, the group behind LotRO, know that without its players, there is no game. So periodically throughout the life of the game so far, the player-base has been given what the developers called “epic book” releases. These releases are fairly large in nature, and usually occur every few months. They have almost always added new areas of the map to explore, and allow the developers to introduce new characters, weapons, gear, and quests. It’s also a great way to make improvements within the game, like the ability to scale the UI, adding in and changing the existing graphic content and so on.
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Posted by Scotty
on Monday, 14 July 2008
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 News Manager Keith Cross hasn’t had a vacation in over a year, and doesn’t plan on taking one any time soon. How does he stay sane? By touring the virtual vacation spots of MMORPGs. This week he was guided through scenic Eregion in Eriador, Middle Earth. While there he had the chance to experience upcoming game-play from Book 14: The Ring-forges of Eregion, the upcoming free content expansion for Lord of the Rings Online.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to sit down with the folks at Turbine and play through a sampling of new content which will be released with Book 14: The Ring-Forges of Eregion. My guides for this expedition into the wilds of Middle Earth were Aaron Campbell, Live Producer for Lord of the Rings Online, and Brent Schmidt, lead content designer for Book 14. Our journey began in fair Eregion, home to one of the region’s most popular tourist attractions: the Ring Forges. Book 14 will only provide a small taste of this land, but the flavor of Eregion is robust, so a small taste is all you need for now.
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Posted by Administrator
on Tuesday, 01 July 2008
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 TenTonHammer posted a great article on the Problems and Solutions in Middle-earth.
"Once an MMOG launches it will inevitably run into the problem of end game or elder game content. As gamers, we consume content at an alarming rate, and the developers, can never seem to keep up. There are a lot of reasons for this, and maybe even a few solutions. The question is, “What is the right balance?”
"The question is what can be done to aid in this new drive for content to keep players playing? The first thing is you need to provide players with more to do. Once you hit level 50 you have only a few options. You can grind deeds of which you will only need certain ones for your class and for raids, finish up quest just for the sake of finishing them, or you can grind reputation faction. There is however, a problem with each of these."
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