GameSpy writes: "It is the original dungeon crawl: The Black Pit that inspired a million Dungeons & Dragons adventure modules and acted as the template for every party that ever trudged into the depths of an underground world, torches at the ready. It is Moria and while the perilous journey of Frodo and his friends through the ruins of Khazad-dum takes up only a small portion of The Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien's tantalizing glimpse of forgotten chambers and mysterious caverns where nameless horrors and fabulous treasures wait has fired imaginations ever since.
We'd come to a place much less horrible but nearly as dark, a demonstration room with Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel and Lead Producer Cardell Kerr for a first glimpse at Mines of Moria, the first expansion pack for The Lord of the Rings Online."
Spiffy:
+Exploring Moria
+Legendary items
+Beautiful new locations
+10 new levels
+New monsters
Iffy:
-"Traits 2.0" may restrict character customization
-No information on new PvMP
Albatross Revue are happy to present these screenshots to show some of the exciting in-game rewards that can be earned during the five-year anniversary festival activities as well as some of the gifts that players will receive automatically as a thank you for playing. Rewards will be given according to how long a player has been playing. Lord of the Rings Online celebrates its five year anniversary on April 24, 2012
Free-to-play may actually be the proper way to offer MMOs instead of subscriptions, as Turbine has recently revealed that Lord of the Rings Online has tripled its revenue since switching the game over to that model back in September...
Have a struggling MMO? Make it free to play, and you'll pretty much guarantee success.
Hello APB F2P.
I dont really know how they do it, but I dont like the idea best gear in the game to be purchased with microtransactions.
I hope SW ToR isnt F2P
Not just struggling, Guild Wars came with F2P right out of the gate and sold millions, only because the game wasn't as robust or deep enough to play for years after did people stop playing.
If you look up Guild Wars 2 vids that game looks to be incredible.
Well, the difference being that Guild Wars isn't reeeeaaaaallly and *MMO* in the strictest terms. It lacks the "massively" part, specifically.
well, true but it is an online RPG mixed with MMO.
Really it is massive too, if you have EON expansion and the original, the map is HUGE, just as big as WOW, never mind the other 2 expansions that have their own HUGE maps/lands to explore!! It only lacks in content and updates..
That's good to hear, if the majority of MMO's go free to play then I'll never have a gaming drought again.
...or just make an amazing MMORPG that is worth your while....like world of warcraft.
Except WoW was pretty mediocre when it was first launched. WoW was a case of being in the right place at the right time, not being far and away better than everything else out there.
Turbine's insanely easy contest could leave you with 100,000 points in your pocket.
