One Shots: You want me to what?

They do eventually go a little overboard with the FedEx quests, but the mail delivery is fun for what it's worth.

yeah the quick post quests were pretty amusing. the inn league membership quest was pretty fun too. unfortunately the rest of the game areas aren't as well done as the shire, imo.

In a game that is as detailed as LOTRO and sticks to lore most of the time ... seeing a mount without reins is an issue. Specially considering it DOESNT have to be an issue. Its pretty much like all daggers in the game were not showing --- you would still do the dmg but dont see it.

And like I said- in such detailed game... this is a feature that should be fixed.

So... you don't play the game because the mounts don't have reins and your character runs weird?

The character models leave a little to be desired, but turned all the way up, the landscapes look stunning. I think it's probably the most beautiful MMO I've ever played. If anything, I think people would answer your poll as saying the quests quickly become boring and derivative, in spite of the incredible backbone of the story.

People still play AC and EQ1.

Graphics aren't a deciding factor in mmos.

I don't get the complaint about NPC models. They look fine to me at least compared to the other MMO's I've played. AoC has the best looking NPC's but it's all a matter of opinion. Some people prolly think the models in WoW look good. I happen to like my custom UI for LOTRO. I don't need add on's to play the game. My horse doesn't have reins but my goat does! Hopefully imageshack didn't compress these to death. Playing LOTRO at max settings 1920x1200 DX10 looks stunning. I can't wait for the DX11 update that's coming soon.

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Wow. That's right up there among the stupidest reasons to avoid a game. "No reins on a horse"? Gimme a break.

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This is so very true for Turbine. Twice, I've had mischarges on my account, or accidentally chosen the wrong subscription plan and both times they've been more than happy to refund my purchase or change the duration of my plan. Also, after my account was hacked while I was gone for a few months they quickly reimbursed me for my losses, allowing me to get back into the game without a large amount of debt.

Graphics and animations are two diffrent things. You can have a stunning landscape - but what moves in it can be totally crap. That is what Im pointing out.

This has always been the problem in LOTRO from day one. Hence - alot of ppl that WOULD be playing the game play the trial and like me ... come to the conclution that the animations are lackluster.

Again - If you put a poll up on why ppl that have played the trial desided to not buy the game... I promise you that animations and character looks and feel would be top of the list.

When it comes to things like reins on horses - that is something that a detailed game like LOTRO should have. Its just a lazy job and cheap way out for the graphic team to not have added such details - considering they are spending alot of time creating other detailed things like mugs on the tables - paintings on walls and so on.

What moves in the game is awesome. The trees very gently sway its leaves and branches. Attention to detail, fire animations, the motion of smoke and water are all extremely well done. Its nice to hear you know everything about the game as a 'trial' player. -1 to my thought of your opinion earlier from your comments about not wanting to play a game over a horse having no rein. -1 over you coming across a douchebag. -1 again for coming across with points about 'what moves' isnt' beautiful when it really is. Try playing the game again. You'd be doing yourself a favor imo.