LOTRO Feels Like Home To Me..

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LOTRO Feels Like Home To Me..
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[@deployablelover]

Apologies for the spikes in the background music folks. Hope it’s not too off putting! ❤️

[@AggieGamer93]

LOTRO is the most faithful and complete representation of Tolkien's world of all the games and movies. It is a must play for any fan of Tolkien's work.

[@NiklasFast]

Excellent video. I have the same feelings about this game. I started playing in 2007, when I was 27 years old. If someone would have told me that I would be playing the same game aged 44 I would never have believed it.

[@deployablelover]

I absolutely love that for you! Thank you so much for the comment. Always great to see the perspective of longer term players!

[@vegetare]

Same here. I'm 46 now :)

[@Adamjski71]

You hit the nail on the head about you just being a support character in the story

[@PapaFred25]

I just started playing today (After watching every movie for reference ;D) and I love it!

[@deployablelover]

Welcome on board my friend, you are now stuck here forever haha!

[@PapaFred25]

@@deployablelover been playing all night after getting VIP for the month, definitely stuck brother 😂

[@fettersmd]

Even though I have never played LOTRO, I understand the feeling you are describing. Classic Dark Age of Camelot gives me these feelings. Installed LOTRO while listening to you in this video, going to check it out when I get home from work today.

[@user-ik7rz4gg8u]

I think you will be pleased with it. DAOC was a fun game for me until they sold it to EA.

[@fettersmd]

@@user-ik7rz4gg8u EA....where games go to die, or be killed off.

[@Greynth]

New player to the game who just jumped into the Angmar server…I have literally done nothing but work then play LotRO for a week now. I am completely smitten. WoW is on complete raidlog status. LotRO has brought me back to an actual MMORPG. I am loving this game.

[@thunderleg6605]

"The Silmarillion as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Martin Shaw." I highly suggest listening to the audible version.

[@Bruce-pm8rr]

Been playing for 16 years. Have always been struck by the attention to detail put into it by the devs. Was a labor of love. Check the night sky sometime.

[@deployablelover]

Never once considered looking up at the night sky but absolutely will! Appreciate your comment!

[@user-ik7rz4gg8u]

Indeed! The game has so many fine details compared to what is out there.

[@elronreynoor4534]

I have played this off and on since it first launched and always end up going back because it is so engaging and true to the lord of the rings lore. I recently came back to try the new Angmar legendary server and am loving it so much more. Runs great and is even more immersive now than I remember it being. Thanks for the great videos. Keep them coming!!

[@deployablelover]

Appreciate your comment! I couldn’t agree more. The legendary servers (especially Mordor for me) have been a game changer! Really super super smooth!

[@ianoYG]

You have nailed it! I have been playing for 13 years this week and this is exactly how I feel! I am also 30 and have adhd, so this all was way too relatable haha! Good job :)

[@deployablelover]

@@ianoYG so so glad I’m not alone in this! Having adhd and making videos can be a recipe for disaster as my mind just wanders haha! But I’m glad I seemed to have got my thoughts across! Thanks for checking the video out and commenting!

[@CeresOutpost]

Well met, brother! I subbed and I agree 100% as a Merrymaker who has been playing this game off and on for almost 20 years. I was never hardcore. There are several expansions I haven't even whiffed yet. I've never felt hurried in this game. I've just been living there. Last month I brought my son in and were on Angmar Legendary. I'm starting over with a class I never rolled before. My son is seeing it with fresh eyes...it's glorious, and just in time for a long, and cold Winter where I live!

[@deployablelover]

This is so awesome! To experience this game with your son must feel like a truly incredible experience. I also love that even though you have a vast amount of time spent in the game you haven’t even seen it all. Really speaks volumes on the world building!

[@NarutoOnDope]

love this game. spread the love

[@rockyjetproject1345]

You explained it all as I feel about it. I come from wow, day 1 launch but as the time went by, I strictly only played classic. I found lotro and fell in love with it. I’m on treebeard and subbed and enjoying the journey. I’m reading every quest, taking my time, learning my professions and just immersing myself. I’m 41 now almost 42 and this MMO is for me.

[@sambarker404]

Loving the background music. I just gave this game a proper go last week, got VIP so I could play mordor 64 bit. I'm loving it, it's so relaxed and so beautiful. I'm crap atctab targeting and kb and mouse in general but this game just draws me in. My son likes to sit next to me when we are in the towns as he thinks the voices of the merchants are hilarious. Great video by the way

[@deployablelover]

It’s so amazing to see this game not only provide enjoyment to you but also to your son too! I’m be sure to keep an eye out for you on mordor!

[@sambarker404]

@deployablelover cool. I'll be the dwarf that looks like Gotrek Gurnisson running round in circles trying to swipe at hendrovals. Seriously though, one of the calmest and most enjoyable 15 minute rant I've sat through in a long white

[@user-ik7rz4gg8u]

I've been playing computer games since the 80's and this game stands out from all the games I've ever played. I started with the Commodore 64 and later building pc gaming rigs that ran on DOS. Today we have hardware that pretty much lets us do anything artistically to allow that immersion that we love. The key now to any game now is that games are made by people who love what they are making and not on just making obscene amounts of money. I'm glad LOTR is one of those games were the people who are running it love it. Thanks for the video.

[@moria9000]

Thank you for making this video! Lotro is absolutely my favorite MMO, it's so warm and nostalgic. Lots of people feel this way about other MMO's as well but I love to hear about other lotro players sharing the same experiences as me :D

[@ZinfandelRed1914]

Greetings from the Angmar server, too bad we couldn't all play together but glad to hear you guys have a server better for you.

[@deployablelover]

Hey friend! Appreciate the comment! Server Atleast to me seems miles better for sure! Whether or not they will continue to keep it is still yet to be seen ☺️

[@cavetroll666]

cheers thanks for the video i bought this game myself from blockbuster physical copy back in the day 2007/8 i think that was

[@deployablelover]

@@cavetroll666 wow that’s so cool! I struggle to even fathom where the time has gone!

[@followthewolves1991]

Bree town(really all of bree-land) will always be my most memorable area of any mmo(outside of maybe the pre-searing in guild wars 1). The music, the beautiful landscapes, and the general ambiance the devs created hasn't been matched for me.

[@deployablelover]

Bree town is definitely an iconic moment when you first enter it in game. Really feels like a hub of activity!

[@user-ik7rz4gg8u]

Yes!

[@Dr_Jones_Gaming]

I played it initially at launch through the Moria expansion, then took a break due to real life. A couple weeks ago I started playing on the Angmar server and I had forgotten how wonderful MMO’s could be.

[@deployablelover]

Sometimes just taking a break and jumping back in can be enough to reignite the flame! It’s a beautiful experience!

[@user-ik7rz4gg8u]

Glad you're back. ❤

[@rubytolle6569]

I've been playing LOTRO for over 9 years. Went on to play other games but always kept coming back to LOTRO. I'm grounded here now. I have no desire to play anything else. They have done and are still doing an awesome job, upgrading, adding expansions and quests, increasing levels, improving the character creation, adding classes and much more. It doesn't matter to me how old the game is. It runs good on my MSI, Windows 11 laptop and the graphics are good and clear. What matters most to me is the gameplay. I thoroughly enjoy playing it. I don't have to worry about running or flying through it super fast, and fighting super fast all the time. I can relax with it and play and explore at my own pace. There's so much to do in LOTRO and it's a huge world. I love it and don't mind at all paying for VIP. It's worth it. There are some good benefits that come along with VIP, such as the mailbox, the ability to sell unneeded things from your inventory with an automatic store, access to the auction hall, no matter where you are, access to your storage vault and the shared storage vault, and access to the legendary forge when you get your legendary weapons. I totally agree.....it feels like home to me too.

[@galdwenlotro]

Great video. I've been playing this game for the best part of 14 years at this point. I just love this game so much. Especially the player music system. I've made so many friends just through that certain niche. It's certainly brought me a great deal of joy into my life over the years and I hope SSG can contuine to build off of this amazing game. :D

[@deployablelover]

@@galdwenlotro thank you so much for sharing. Loving hearing about other people experiences! ☺️

[@user-ik7rz4gg8u]

I agree with you about SSG.

[@loftus4453]

I’ve been playing on Angmar the past few weeks. LOTRO is a very atmospheric, slow paced game that draws you in. You can do relaxing quests in the hobbit areas or more combat heavy quests in other areas. There is no pressure to rush to end game which is so nice after years of Classic WoW. I’ve been enjoying it.

[@MacMc691]

LOTRO is still one of the better MMO's out there and I'm not a huge fan of the movies. When it was announced that two new servers were coming with updated 64 bit, I was still hesitant. The lag is what got me to quit a couple of years ago, that was the only reason. Rolled the dice, got the VIP and started playing on Angmar, don't regret it. The lag isn't completely gone, but compared to the older servers, it's night and day. They keep this up, they have a customer for a long time. As for the graphics, sure it's somewhat dated, but I also grew up with 80's and 90's video games with SWG being my first MMO in the 2000's, the graphics are nowhere near a deal breaker for me, it's the world, classes, everything that has been created is what pulls me in. Good video.

[@Deploreables]

Well said, glad you came to the game. Better late than never

[@deployablelover]

Thank you so much. Appreciate your checking out the video ☺️

[@Azella_]

I played this game for years and never made it past level 40 bc I was too busy farming pipeweed

[@deployablelover]

This is all I needed to see today hahaha! Love that!

[@user-ik7rz4gg8u]

That's LOTR for you! ❤

[@karlmortensen7205]

Think you nailed it! I just started on Angmar about a month ago. Am a 60 year old Tolkien nut and have always avoided this game as I did not want to be disappointed. What a poor choice. Feels like home? Completely agree!

[@deployablelover]

That is so awesome! It’s better for us to have been later to the party rather than miss it entirely ☺️ thank you for taking the time to comment and share!

[@marcinsarniak]

This is one of the best reviews of an mmorpg I've ever seen.

[@deployablelover]

@@marcinsarniak providing this isn’t sarcasm I appreciate you haha! ☺️

[@marcinsarniak]

@@deployablelover it's not sarcasm at all, I really think you made some great points 😁.

[@deployablelover]

@@marcinsarniak Always so hard to tell on the internet haha! Appreciate you!

[@marcinsarniak]

@deployablelover because of you, yesterday I already downloaded the game and bought the VIP to play on the Mordor server 😁

[@kbfrancis7092]

I've played Lotro for 16 years. It is not a "game," but instead you are living another life in Middle-earth. Modern MMOs have lost this as they are nothing but secluded zones where you just go from one quest to another. With them you have no reason to live in the world. You are just there to play a game.

[@SilverPT84]

For all NEW players The game is not limited to lvl 90 for F2P any one can go up to max lvl with free account , even if you dont buy anything else in game. ALOT of insta lnces, Skirmish, events , Missions , epic Battles, will be scalable to any Level. The expancions are all unlocked till lvl 90 but Epic story quests go all the way to max lvl even if you pass in areas thst dont give you side quests. Crafting works the same. If you have level of crafting to gather a certain location wood or mining or scholar you can go to areas you dont have unlocked and kill mobs and get crafting items to use or sell. So nothing stops you from reaching max lvl, craft you gear, weapond. Use game Currencies to gear up. And LoTRo Points will build up as you play the game. So just use it in stuff thst makes diference for account. After you unlock any expancion is permanantly unlocked! :) I play this game for mabe 6 years and have 3 Max Lvl charecters and other lower ones and i just payed for VIP 1 month. Shure the game needs income, but it also needs player base to live on. Even F2P contribute to the populatio and can craft buy and sell stuff in game and be part of Raids and other Group content. LOTRO store every week has diferent sales items. So use your points in items when they are on Sales. Good luck and have fun🎉 I

[@Misosykkuno]

i just got into this game cause of legendary server idk if has quest helper like other mmo's but i've been playing it without addons and fuck it so fun playing old school game graphic's aren't everything in game even on ultra settings it still looks good music is so good

[@deployablelover]

@@Misosykkuno hey! Great to have you! I personally don’t play using add ons but they are out there! I love to just kick back, take my time and immerse myself in the world ☺️

[@Misosykkuno]

@@deployablelover yeah i feel like addons in games really kill the vibe and try race to end game for what reason most mmo's these days are losing most important thing the lore and story telling and player progression and world exploring and levelling I've played wow vanilla raided in tbc up and till wod and osrs but yeah LOTRO is something different ill keep playing without addons seems be alot more fun that way then been hand held through the game and just take it all in 😊

[@Kibashino2]

LESSS GOOO

[@teapoweredpro3556]

After seeing your vids I just started on Mordor eu, very good first impressions, not sure why I’ve never tried it before as I love Tolkien and love MMOs, probably mainly due to playing wow as my favourite MMO but I recently tried it again on classic bit put it down due to getting burnt out the wow treadmill, ive tried eso, ff14 and they are good but never held me, I recently tried GW2 which I also really like, but lotro seems like something I can enjoy at my own pace, enjoy the world, lore and chill, it’s also making me want to re-read the books again!

[@user-ik7rz4gg8u]

The difference you are seeing is due to the fact the people who made this game wanted more in a game so that you can keep coming back and discovering something new.

[@unknowndata3895]

I came from WoW to lotro and I instantly felt like I am home. In WoW the community is toxic. No do no dps you get kicked. You don’t have that stupid pre BIS min max gear ? Oh I am sorry than you can’t go to the Mythic dungeon you need. In lotro everything is so calm and nice. I am in a guild and they helped me set up my Hobbit gardien. They answered all my questions. The world feels so real to me and someone told me that the hole world is hand made. Is it right ? If it is, it is mind blowing. I’m really glade to have lotro a chance.

[@gscgold]

I don't see why people care what other people enjoy in gaming? I don't like a lot of games that are popular but I don't around confused why people like them.

[@yanna4473]

I love the game, I have 22ms ping and I've tried almost all possible tests, and even on the 64-bit server, the game's image isn't smooth; it freezes for fractions of a second, not always but often, and the FPS is very unstable. Yet I have a 3080 RTX, 32GB RAM, and an i7 12700K... I’m probably going to stop playing

[@D4RK_R0NIN]

This game is truly a masterpiece. But sadly the performance is so bad on newer systems.

[@tworley210]

FFxIV is the best technically, nearly flawless without bugs. WoW was great until they abandoned the casual players that made them rich. LOTRO is the most homey, with the best lore and community though XIV does have a good one. Wow is toxic at times and without a good guild not much fun. LOTRO is the best to live in and put your spare time into for an enjoyable and dependable experience. All in all LOTRO is the best and one day perhaps the lag situation will be repaired but I just played quite a few hours in Umbar without problem.

[@SenorMoody]

I like Lotro too, but let's be real here.. We've been *Begging* for upgraded servers and UI update for over a decade... Even these "Legendary 64bit Servers" can _barely_ handle the Nazgul spawns.. I feel like it's important to mention these serious problems with the game. (edited for phrasing) This is why new players don't last more than a month.. game performance is complete trash.

[@deployablelover]

Whilst I agree with your first statement I’m Not sure how it’s disingenuous to not mention this when I’m just sharing what I love about the game from my personal point of view. Thanks for commenting though!

[@SenorMoody]

@@deployablelover Yeah you're right, I guess I shouldn't have said disingenuous. I really didn't mean that sound like I was bashing you. My apologies.