Fantasy type MMO

[Berkut]

I am really liking LOTRO, but it can definitely be very grinderific. Maybe even more than WoW, with the deeds.

It isn't too bad if you just ignore the deeds - let them complete by themselves. But I am largely incapable of doing that.

[Korea]

I am really starting to like this game more and more. I think I may go buy Nightfall.

It's very good, and very rarely has that "grindy" quality games like WoW have.

So, would it be okay to just buy Nightfall or should I play through Prophesies and that other one?

[Korea]

Aw, that sucks. But thanks for looking.

I am really starting to like this game more and more. I think I may go buy Nightfall.

Hey, I found it!

It wasn't in the box it should have been in. I actually do have a trial key that gives you 14 hours of access to Nightfall, it's yours if you want it Korea. I also found a key that gives you access to all three campaigns for a cumulative 14 hours. You're welcome to one of these if you want to give it a preview, Richard. Alternatively, I'm happy to send them to any interested parties.

Ooooh, I'd love it!

So, can your character transfer between campaigns?

[Korea]

In WoW, the primary reason to grind where:

1. You need some materials for some kind of epic crafting item. KILL MOAR ELEMENTALS!
2. Rep bullshit.
3. Running the same heroic over and over for some paticular gear.

There used to be

4. Leveling

but these days that seems to happen so fast, and there are so many quests available, that I don't know why anyone would ever need to grind for XP.

I guess a lot of the quests seemed to feel very grindy to me.  I know I sunk lots of time into some of them waiting for quest items to drop.

Felt the same to me. There's almost no variety to the quest. It's either kill X amount of dudes, collect X amount of items, or run this errand.

[Korea]

I am really liking LOTRO, but it can definitely be very grinderific. Maybe even more than WoW, with the deeds.

It isn't too bad if you just ignore the deeds - let them complete by themselves. But I am largely incapable of doing that.

I don't know what these deeds are but I am an extreme completist so would probably be in the same boat.

That's why I don't have anyone to play with (besides being only level 46). I never wanted to leave an area without completing all the quest there but they would do a quest here and a quest there. It irked the hell out of me man!

[Richard Hakluyt]

Aw, that sucks. But thanks for looking.

I am really starting to like this game more and more. I think I may go buy Nightfall.

Hey, I found it!

It wasn't in the box it should have been in. I actually do have a trial key that gives you 14 hours of access to Nightfall, it's yours if you want it Korea. I also found a key that gives you access to all three campaigns for a cumulative 14 hours. You're welcome to one of these if you want to give it a preview, Richard. Alternatively, I'm happy to send them to any interested parties.

Thanks for the offer Vinraith, but I ordered the game (to avoid a long download if nothing else) so it's best to reserve the keys for someone else.

[edit] I see korea would like to have the keys to give the game a more extensive try.

[Eddie Teach]

It's basically the anti-Wow. No back tracking, no respawning, gaming areas are instanced so the only people that come with you outside of cities are those you bring with you. The level cap is fairly low, so the level grinding is kept relatively minimal.

That term makes no sense, except possibly to reference a huge bomb that loses lots of money. All the areas you contrast it with WoW are ones much more pronounced in other games. WoW is kind of the catchall something of everything kind of game as far as mmorpgs go.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I just ignore the other people in WoW and play it as a lightweight questing game. I enjoy making money on the AH there, the market is quite interesting and well done.

LOTRO has the huge advantage that it actually has some people in it who are well worth talking to, particularly in some of the old git guilds. So when things get grindy I chat with my kinfolk and spend destiny points on accelerated xp.

[vinraith]

[edit] I see korea would like to have the keys to give the game a more extensive try.

I sent her one. I do have one more if anyone wants it.

When you get set up, PM me your character name. I'm not on a lot these days, but I'll see if there's any way I can lend you a hand.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Will do.

The servers are not divided into NA and European ones then?

[vinraith]

Will do.

The servers are not divided into NA and European ones then?

GW doesn't have servers in the way you're used to, everyone can play with everyone else. NA and Europe do have different districts, but one can freely jump between them. I used to pop over to the European districts all the time to sell things during times of day that were completely dead in NA districts.

[Richard Hakluyt]

That sounds good, the MMO division between NA and Europe has always irritated me, half my online mates live in NA after all 

I'll probably not be up and running till about the 12th of May btw. We have a holiday weekend to celebrate socialism coming up and I'm leaving town on wednesday for a few days.

[vinraith]

That sounds good, the MMO division between NA and Europe has always irritated me, half my online mates live in NA after all 

I'll probably not be up and running till about the 12th of May btw. We have a holiday weekend to celebrate socialism coming up and I'm leaving town on wednesday for a few days.

Good to know. Like I said, I'm not in game that much these days anyway. Drop me a PM and remind me you're around, I probably have some starting loot I can throw your way, and potentially some useful advice as well.

Same goes for you, Korea.

[Korea]

Well, I ordered the trilogy. But it was 32 dollars here.

[Korea]

Can anyone explain to me exactly how professions work or if there are any in GW?