Is Lord of the Rings Online Dying/Dead

I have no trouble finding people wat all times of the day. The game is growing, it's a very solid MMO with a loyal fan base.

I don't know, it just seems like there are so many more players on other games like WoW and D&D Online that maybe my subscription fee would be better spent elsewhere.Envoy_of_Wolves

[QUOTE="Envoy_of_Wolves"]I don't know, it just seems like there are so many more players on other games like WoW and D&D Online that maybe my subscription fee would be better spent elsewhere.Im_single

[QUOTE="Im_single"][QUOTE="Envoy_of_Wolves"]I don't know, it just seems like there are so many more players on other games like WoW and D&D Online that maybe my subscription fee would be better spent elsewhere.zomglolcats

Yeah you only see people in the cities and hubs in DDO and there are only a few servers. LOTRO probably has a much higher player population.

[QUOTE="Envoy_of_Wolves"]I don't know, it just seems like there are so many more players on other games like WoW and D&D Online that maybe my subscription fee would be better spent elsewhere.Im_single

[QUOTE="Im_single"][QUOTE="Envoy_of_Wolves"]I don't know, it just seems like there are so many more players on other games like WoW and D&D Online that maybe my subscription fee would be better spent elsewhere.KHAndAnime

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"][QUOTE="Im_single"] Of course WoW has more players, it has more players than all other large MMO's combined, LOTRO doesn't have the largest player base but it isn't small, not even close to being as small as D&D, unless D&D being free changed that.Im_single

Well the lineage and everquest games still have massive market share over in the orient. I don't think wow has half, if it does acti-blizz is rolling in even more money than I thought.

[QUOTE="Im_single"][QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] I'm not sure if it has more players than all other large MMO's combined, but it's close.KHAndAnime

out of curiosity, w hy did they shut down the Chinese servers?

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"][QUOTE="Im_single"] Last I read it has 52% of the MMO market share, but it may have changed since Aion launched.mrbojangles25

out of curiosity, w hy did they shut down the Chinese servers?

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[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] WoW has lost half of their player base since Chinese servers got shut down, and with Aion - who knows how far down it is now.KHAndAnime

out of curiosity, w hy did they shut down the Chinese servers?

that doesnt suprise me, though at first I suspected gold farmers lol

What the heck are you smoking? WoW isn't banned in China :| There would be mass suicides in China if that happened.F1_2004

Actually it is:

http://www.businessinsider.com/new-world-of-warcraft-banned-in-china-2009-3

However, it says its banned from being sold. I don't know how hard it is to get a foreign copy in China.

[QUOTE="F1_2004"]What the heck are you smoking? WoW isn't banned in China :| There would be mass suicides in China if that happened.zomglolcats

Actually it is:

http://www.businessinsider.com/new-world-of-warcraft-banned-in-china-2009-3

However, it says its banned from being sold. I don't know how hard it is to get a foreign copy in China.

[QUOTE="F1_2004"]What the heck are you smoking? WoW isn't banned in China :| There would be mass suicides in China if that happened.zomglolcats

Actually it is:

http://www.businessinsider.com/new-world-of-warcraft-banned-in-china-2009-3

However, it says its banned from being sold. I don't know how hard it is to get a foreign copy in China.

yea, they could easily log onto other servers.

I dont know the specifics, I imagine China could blocks the IP addresses (or whatever theyre called) of WoW servers but I dont see that happening.

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[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"] WoW has lost half of their player base since Chinese servers got shut down, and with Aion - who knows how far down it is now.KHAndAnime

out of curiosity, w hy did they shut down the Chinese servers?

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

out of curiosity, w hy did they shut down the Chinese servers?

SpaceMoose

Let's not bring the topic into politics please? On topic: I still see a lot of people playing LOTRO, so maybe you should try switching servers or something

As a long time LOTRO player...I wouldn't say it's dying...just at a standstill.

Many lvl 60 charactars are just not playing at the moment ( Waiting for Mirkwood )..

You can only grind so much..

Everyone is impatient to get out of the Mines and back into something new...( AKA Mirkwood..December release )

Personally I'm more interested in the story ( what there is of it ) then fighting the Turtle a hundred times in a hope of getting that elusive armor or weapon...

So I'm waiting for Mirkwood ...and if that fails to hold me...I'm cancelling my subscription...

Besides there alot of games coming out soon...( or are out already )

I know DA:O is going to be my main choice of RPGing this winter...

Well, I thought the game might be declining also, because I just bought the "Complete Edition" (SoA & MoM) for $9.95, and the last time I saw a price drop like that was on Tabula Rasa!...let's hope it was just on sale, no?

I don't think lotro is dying at all. I have no problem finding people to do quests with or raids. Im not sure which server your playing on, but Brandywine always has a lot of players online.

Well honestly speaking, turdbine has really munched the pooches booty on lotro. I took a trip to out of the US for 3 months, came back and I think turdbine should add tumble weeds to all the towns. I am a $99.00 lifetime member of nothing where lotro is concerned at this point. I play on nimrodel and arkinstone servers and both "Where" the big time population servers before my trip. But now ..they are ghost towns. I also play several other MMOS and even Anarchy online has more people than lotro at all hours. Hell Everquest still has more people to group with at all hours of the day/night. So WTF turdbine ...

I don't think lotro is dying at all..

Adam-117

Well honestly speaking, turdbine has really munched the pooches booty on lotro. I took a trip to out of the US for 3 months, came back and I think turdbine should add tumble weeds to all the towns. I am a $99.00 lifetime member of nothing where lotro is concerned at this point. I play on nimrodel and arkinstone servers and both "Where" the big time population servers before my trip. But now ..they are ghost towns. I also play several other MMOS and even Anarchy online has more people than lotro at all hours. Hell Everquest still has more people to group with at all hours of the day/night. So WTF turdbine ...

aromack

Um...out of the country for 3 months, that might have been a clue as to why. No brandy has not always been the big server to play on. Again $99.99 lifetime player here... given that alone tells you I have had my toons since beta and I kept them as well as my monster play toons I have my boots and cloak and my free slow horse. An with the release of moria and the recent release ...ghost town...and turdbine should still add tumble weeds. Perhaps brandy is now the place to be ...I will transfer one of my 50+ there.

However from a day one perspective, I am seeing a dwindel down effect on a IP that is so much better than is being represented.

lotro sucks

lotro sucks

Varny

I wouldnt go that far, lotro is a wonderful an beautiful game. It just has little to no players. hell I logged into FFix an it had more peopel playing.. Thats a 4 server comparison. I can spell out what that means if need be ...but I hope anyone who reads this can get it.

Lifetime member here, I play on Brandywine. I never have problems finding people to fellow with, if anything this game/community is growing.

I don't ever remember the lifetime subs being $99. $199 yes, anyways to the point. No I play on Silverlode and there is still plenty of people running around. Not so much in bree anymore but there really isn't a reason for being there.Esteldin normally has a number of people in the crafting/bank area and in the general vicinity of north downs. I am not in the biggest Kin but there seems to be quite a few of them on in mirkwood and most of the folks have been talking about mirkwood being busy. Sure the game doesn't have WoW population but I wouldn't say it is dying/dead, I still see new people playing.