Taking a Tolkienesque spin on World of Warcraft sounds like a nifty idea right? The largest problem i have with this is the non -continuous world (load times in a mmo? when did we take a step back?) The game is almost a homage to WoW, down to the controls and quest system. But as far as that takes it, the User interface is drab and very small(im playing widescreen, maybe that matters?) And it may sound right now that i am a WoW ffanboy, hold your horses. I am one of the biggest Tolkien fans out there, I can quote family trees at you if you so require, and the idea of a LoTRs MMO made me very excited. The problem with that is it is VERY, and i mean VERY, loosely tied to anything in the books! It has hobbits, elves, men and the dark lord in it, and thats about as close as it gets. The maps, wich tolkien was very specific about, are only vaguley similiar. Don't get me started on the lack of PvP and that there are no evil races. I really wanted to see things from the perspective of an orc, but nope sorry. Anyway, i will continue to play WoW and hope that Warhammer Online shows a little more substance to earn my mmo dollar....
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