Lotro Goes F2PLAY

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I AM join:2010-04-11 Ephrata, PA kudos:3	Lotro Goes F2PLAY Lotro goes free-to-play in about 2 days I believe. Current or previous subs can now get into headstart! Come on fellas lets help out FRODO!!!
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Archivis Your Daddy Premium join:2001-11-26 Earth kudos:17	Is the game any good?
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Margolis Premium join:2003-11-24 Saint Louis, MO	said by Archivis: Is the game any good? no, not really. but it's worth free. They sent me an email saying since I was a former subscriber I could get in early and start playing on the 8th. The only problem is, the only way back in is to reactivate the account for $15/month!! That's not free!
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jofos join:2008-02-14 Irvington, AL	I don't understand the "headstart" part. The game has been around for a couple years, is everyone rerolling or what?
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Ian Premium join:2002-06-18 ON Reviews: ·Rogers Hi-Speed	reply to Archivis I think the game is really good. Been playing about 3 years. Almost from launch. However, a lot of what will make it good, like any MMO, is the social aspect. If you're in a good kin (guild), it will be a lot more fun than not. Generally, the players are more mature than in WOW. It's not perfect. The PvP, is a much ignored part of the game, and I think their last big raid (Barad Guldur) is a pain. -- “Any claim that the root of a problem is simple should be treated the same as a claim that the root of a problem is Bigfoot. Simplicity and Bigfoot are found in the real world with about the same frequency.” – David Wong
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Ratman_84 join:2002-01-31 Sacramento, CA	reply to I AM I been playing the closed beta since July. It's pretty good. Definitely set to be one of the better F2P MMO's. Nothing new or spectacular though.
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dsoegiarto join:2010-04-16 Vanier, ON	reply to I AM my biggest question is of course, can i reroll my old char into F2P? and without paying?
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I AM join:2010-04-11 Ephrata, PA kudos:3	i just logged on this morning and was playing my old toons without any problems. game is actually pretty good with good depth. though it is more pve heavy.
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Punchline join:2005-10-11 University Of Richmond, VA	reply to I AM Can I play an Uruk right from the start, now? Do I have to play a "good" character to a certain level? I seem to remember that being the case way back when. -P
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Phantasee join:2009-08-27 Hammond, LA kudos:1	reply to I AM Man, I wish City of Heroes was F2P, I'd be all over that. Lotro didn't even feel like it was part of the movies to me, other than the cut scenes.
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I AM join:2010-04-11 Ephrata, PA kudos:3	I don't think Turbine aimed the game to be like the movie. Or do you mean the overall epic feelin'?
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Phantasee join:2009-08-27 Hammond, LA kudos:1	reply to I AM I suppose the epic feeling. But then again, I might just be burnt out on Fantasy MMO's. It just felt really generic.
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Archivis Your Daddy Premium join:2001-11-26 Earth kudos:17 Reviews: ·Verizon FiOS	reply to Phantasee said by Phantasee: Man, I wish City of Heroes was F2P, I'd be all over that. Lotro didn't even feel like it was part of the movies to me, other than the cut scenes. CoH sucked. I played the trial. Got to level 8. -- 'A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.' -Thomas Jefferson -
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Phantasee join:2009-08-27 Hammond, LA kudos:1 Reviews: ·AT&T DSL Service	said by Archivis: said by Phantasee: Man, I wish City of Heroes was F2P, I'd be all over that. Lotro didn't even feel like it was part of the movies to me, other than the cut scenes. CoH sucked. I played the trial. Got to level 8. I'm a comic nerd, so it appealed to me I suppose.
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Ian Premium join:2002-06-18 ON Reviews: ·Rogers Hi-Speed	reply to Punchline said by Punchline: Can I play an Uruk right from the start, now? Do I have to play a "good" character to a certain level? I seem to remember that being the case way back when. -P I don't think F2P players get access to PvP (and therefore an Uruk) at all, not even for a fee. That may change at some point. But yeah, even a paying customer had to play a non-monster player until level 10 to get access to monster play PvP. Still the case. -- “Any claim that the root of a problem is simple should be treated the same as a claim that the root of a problem is Bigfoot. Simplicity and Bigfoot are found in the real world with about the same frequency.” – David Wong
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I AM join:2010-04-11 Ephrata, PA kudos:3	if lotro would just release or allow players to play the other side (leveling up and so) it's population would grow.
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dsoegiarto join:2010-04-16 Vanier, ON Reviews: ·TekSavvy DSL ·Yak Communications	said by I AM: if lotro would just release or allow players to play the other side (leveling up and so) it's population would grow. lotsa folks been sayin the same thing. but it's lore-wise impossible. the "other side" are doomed to lose. Turbine dont want ppl to invest too much stuff on an Uruk-Hai just to have it hit the real end-game and say "ok, time to die." and thats the end of it. its unfair for them and can't say otherwise to the lore. there are no continuing battle in LOTR lore. once Turbine released the Mordor expansion, that's the end of the line for one side. that said, yes, if Turbine invest more on the PvP, the game would grow by leaps...
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Krisnatharok Caveat Emptor Premium join:2009-02-11 Earth Orbit kudos:3	Lore never got in the way of Blizz doing a little retcon...
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Frohike Premium join:2000-07-23 Waxahachie, TX kudos:4	reply to I AM Blizzard created the lore so they can make changes as they wish. Tolkien Estate controls the LOTR intellectual property and they won't allow a fully fleshed out Evil faction. So it's not even Turbines decision. They were lucky to get what they could for the evil side. You can create evil toons and level them, but only in PvP map.
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Ian Premium join:2002-06-18 ON Reviews: ·Rogers Hi-Speed	said by Frohike: You can create evil toons and level them, but only in PvP map. And the leveling is a little different mechanism than the traditional way. New Skills and such can only be bought with "Destiny Points", which are earned at a very slow rate by killing NPCs, or faster by completing quests and killing players in the "Free Peoples" faction in PvP. To gain rank (level) "Infamy Points" are needed. These can only be gained by killing free peoples in PvP. Generally, Monster Player characters are really easy to kill until Ranks 4 and higher. I have a Rank 8 Warg Stalker on Nimrodel. -- “Any claim that the root of a problem is simple should be treated the same as a claim that the root of a problem is Bigfoot. Simplicity and Bigfoot are found in the real world with about the same frequency.” – David Wong
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