Rather you should buy this game or not depends on how u like your MMO...
User Rating: 8.4 | The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar PC
LOTRO is a decent MMO that really shouldve come with a free trial. While a lot of people say "LOTRO is a WoW rip-off" this is simply not true. When it comes to the richness of the lore and story line, WoW doesn't even stand a chance. With that said if you played WoW you will miss many different modes of PvP WoW provides. LOTRO is a game the didn't fulfilled its full potential because the developers tried TOO hard to keep the game true to the book. For example the class and races are very limited. For example, 4 out of 7 classes are melee. Lore-Masters are the only form of casters in the game, which is VERY disappointing since other MMOs have many different casting classes which makes the classes interresting. Minstrels are the main healers in LOTRO: more like a priest or a monk in other MMOs. But while in other MMOs healers "cast" their healing spells Minstrels play a banjo in order to heal. So if you're a healer. while the rest of your party is next to you fighting a mob of angry orcs, you will be on the side playing a banjo. This just looks very awkward.
There are some technial issues here and there, but nothing major. In addition considering that the game launched less than a month ago, it's quite impressive how little bugs are in this game. Also if you're sick of dealing with immature kids from WoW, you'd be glad to know that LOTRO population is very helpful and mature.
Simply put, LOTRO is an above average MMO which is in some ways disappointing; but if you want somthing different from WoW and are ready to soak yourself in the rich lore of Lord of the Rings, then jump in! 
