One Shots: A merry dance

by Krystalle Voecks on Aug 16th 2010 2:00PM

Fantasy, Screenshots, Lord of the Rings Online, One Shots

Every so often we hear from our friend Harperella, who loves to show off some of the great roleplay events that go on in Lord of the Rings Online. This time Harperella decided to send in an image of a group performing a dance that looks almost like it brought on a sprinkle of rain to keep the dancers cool. She writes in to explain:

"Here's a picture from Ales and Tales on the Landroval server. At these events, we actually put the in-game dances to the test, performing group dances to live music. Pictured is an elven circle dance with the lovely Rohanwood in the center, doing a hobbit dance."

Have you caught an image of a roleplaying event in your favorite game? One Shots is always on the hunt for something new and interesting going on in various MMOs out there, and we can use your help! Just email your screenshot to us here at oneshots@massively.com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we're seeing. We'll post it out here for everyone to enjoy, and give you the credit for sharing it. It's that easy!

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Tags: ales-and-tales, harperella, landroval, lord-of-the-rings-online, lotro, one-shots, role-play, roleplay, screenshot, screenshots, turbine, turbine-entertainment

Reader Comments (2)

Very nice screenshot! Lord of the Rings Online will always be my main and most favorite MMORPG. I hope Turbine will allow transfers to Landroval again, I do not have as much time to raid like I use to so when I log on I usually just level up another character and do some crafting. It would be nice to join in on these events and do something different for a change.

"And on Friday when I asked Steve Wadsworth, president of Disney’s interactive media division, whether Sorority Life represented Disney values, it did not surprise me when he responded by saying that I just didn’t understand his company. Disney, he explained, owns a portfolio of businesses that operate under a range of brands.

I told him that in many hours with Playdom games, I didn’t see anything in the nuts-and-bolts gameplay that differentiated them from, say, the offerings of Zynga, the leviathan of social gaming. What did surprise me was that when I asked Mr. Wadsworth what made Playdom stand out from its competition, he didn’t say anything about the actual play experience. I was waiting for him to point out some amazingly cool game feature that I had somehow missed.

Instead, he spoke of Playdom’s “underlying publishing mechanism,” which I took to mean the “secret sauce” of how Playdom games persuade you to pay for digital outfits for your sorority girls or weapons for your mobsters. He would not discuss details.

When I talk to executives at companies that make great games, they usually say they want to focus on what they know they are good at: creating high-quality, premium entertainment experiences. When I talked to Mr. Wadsworth at Disney, he said, “Being in every possible category of games is critical for the long-term growth of the company.”

There is a difference in perspective. I suspect players can tell."

This quote was taken from the NY Times today...I saw the parallels with Warner Brothers acquisition of Turbine immediately.

This is where the industry is headed. We can vote now with our dollars, or wonder what the hell went wrong 5 years from now.