Palantir
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So where do you think LotRO is headed?
I'm fleshing out my ideas & will post soon.
This was a great idea & thread posted on another forum -
decided to add this {you wouldn't think my above comment would be deleted as "too controversial" but it was at the other forum...}
I'm fleshing out my ideas & will post soon.
This was a great idea & thread posted on another forum -
My commentI've been thinking about what possible new classes Turbine will introduce and I came up with an idea that could be really fun.
My first experience with mmos was in the form of a MUD (multi user dimension) called Legends of Terris. It was very heavily based on role playing, you could be banned for talking/shouting/whispering out of character. Probably the most interesting class you could play was a druid. Druids had very powerful healing and resurrection skills and they could make them selves invulnerable to enemy attacks. The draw back was they were bound by an oath to be completely passive. They weren't even allowed to help other players in needless bloodshed.
I think this would open up a lot of interesting dynamics in a game like Lotr. My initial thought is to make a player class based around the Maiar. They would have powerful healing/resing abilities with absolutely no offensive potential. There are definately some obsticles here that would be make the class very difficult to impliment. But it would give players an opportunity to play the game in a completely different way.
So whatcha think? Could LOTRO handle a passive character class? It would definately set itself apart from the rest of the MMOs.
No.
Sadly this game has turned away from that path.
The philosophy has changed at Turbine, they have all the LotR fans they will get (until The Hobbit resurfaces more) Twitchers don't want calmness they want instantaneous gratification, cool graphics & action.
For the LotR fans & role-players it would be great but Turbine doesn't want a "slow" going class, more pop & flash (Warden/Rune Keeper) is what they want.
decided to add this {you wouldn't think my above comment would be deleted as "too controversial" but it was at the other forum...}
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