Something Old, Something New (LoTRO)

I've been saying that I'd give LoTRO a real try when it went FTP. Since then I've logged in a couple of times and logged out fairly quickly. However I said I'd sit down and give it a chance, I'm always intrigued by how much fun other bloggers, like Lono, MMOGamerchick and Syp, make it sound. There are several other blogs I read that have more good things to say about the game, so if everyone likes it so much, why not give it honest shot?

I sat down last night and decided to not play anything else until I at least got out of the little starting area where the game is closed off still. I made a Captain, it sounded like a lot of fun and useful. I'm still debating on playing a Burglar too. Anyhow, I got into a nice rhythm with questing and really had a chance to soak in and enjoy the lovely environment, I even ended up getting use to the chunky character models. If a game has great game play- models are something I can look over.

I actually had company twice last night and decided not to play anything else later on in the night until I got a real feel for it and you know what? By the time I had sat down to play it more later in the evening I was looking forward to it. I was amazed with how much fun I was having. I ended up logging out of Everquest early to mess around some more, before bed. I even had Dire looking over appreciatively at the game!

There are a few things I don't like but nothing is a huge deal. Little things like my desktop theme (Windows 7) changing colors every time I log in, then changing back upon logging out. Or when I unplug my headphones I have to set it back, next time I use them, in the options. I'm sure there will be more things but no game is perfect.

I suppose it's fresh and completely new to me. I love to give any MMO game a spin just to experience it. That's the gamer in me, the love for all things MMO and giving them all a fair try. I'm glad I did give this one a shot, I'd actually love to subscribe to it for VIP membership. I'm still thinking on it.

I loved the free mount I got in the mail, sadly it will be gone tomorrow and I get to hoof foot it again. Instruments in the game, wow. Playing music, that was the coolest damn thing I've seen in a long time. I found a great site with all this music you can play. I'm looking forward to housing and even more so the revamp ahead. I love fluff things like appearance slots and this game also has them- Yay!

So I'm pleasantly surprised and currently having a blast. I can't say how long I will play it or if I will play in spurts much like I do EQ2X. Right now I am having a lot of fun and I really am enjoying myself. I hope to continue my adventures in Middle Earth for awhile!

I play on the Landroval server, right now I've been on Heavenly- Add me to friends or drop me a hello if you play there too!

See you in Middle Earth!
-kaozz