Posted by
michael
on from the i-get-to-play-sauron-no-me-me dept.
learithe writes "A new Middle Earth MMORPG,
Middle Earth Online, has just
been announced by Turbine, who produced Asheron's Call 1 and
2 with
Microsoft. It
looks to be just as pretty and cpu/graphics card intensive as
AC2. More
(flash-free) information can be found at
IGN and
Gamespy."
But will they invest the time needed?
by
Araxen
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· Score: 3, Informative
One thing Turbine has done before and it has shown in their games is that they haven't spent the time to the game just "right".
I never played AC1 but from what I played in AC2 it was lakely alot of content. It is one of the thing that makes MMORPG sucessful. AC2 had the gameplay and the beautiful graphics part of it right but it lacked the content and was unfinished at release. Which is way AC2 is a virtual desert nowadays.
Let's Hope Turbine can do it right this time instead of rushing it out the door like they've had in the past.
Re:Will they double charge?
by
sweetooth
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· Score: 4, Informative
The initial fee covers the first month of play plus the cost of distribution of the nice box, manual, cd, maps, posters, etc. It isn't going to go away any time soon. The monthly fee pays for access to the servers, access to updated content, and bandwidth. I've really enjoyed the effort that Turbine put into monthly events that made the fees worth it. AC1 was great and I played it for far too long. AC2 was beautiful, but I didn't really care for the game. This game should be interesting as it should be using the same engine as AC2. Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of people that won't think twice about paying both prices so they really aren't worried about losing one or two subscribers that won't pay the initial fee.
Middle Earth Warcry
by
Bruha
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· Score: 3, Informative
Warcry News Network has had the first MEO site up for a few months now.
Find it @ http://me.warcry.com
Re:Crack Marketing 101
by
Dexx
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· Score: 4, Informative
A Tale in the Desert has the original game downloadable for free, with a free 30 day or 24 hour trial.
-- Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Re:There are three main problems with MS/Turbine g
by
benh57
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· Score: 2, Informative
MS has nothing whatsoever to do with this game. It will be published by Vivendi Universal.
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One thing Turbine has done before and it has shown in their games is that they haven't spent the time to the game just "right".
I never played AC1 but from what I played in AC2 it was lakely alot of content. It is one of the thing that makes MMORPG sucessful. AC2 had the gameplay and the beautiful graphics part of it right but it lacked the content and was unfinished at release. Which is way AC2 is a virtual desert nowadays.
Let's Hope Turbine can do it right this time instead of rushing it out the door like they've had in the past.
The initial fee covers the first month of play plus the cost of distribution of the nice box, manual, cd, maps, posters, etc. It isn't going to go away any time soon. The monthly fee pays for access to the servers, access to updated content, and bandwidth. I've really enjoyed the effort that Turbine put into monthly events that made the fees worth it. AC1 was great and I played it for far too long. AC2 was beautiful, but I didn't really care for the game. This game should be interesting as it should be using the same engine as AC2. Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of people that won't think twice about paying both prices so they really aren't worried about losing one or two subscribers that won't pay the initial fee.
Warcry News Network has had the first MEO site up for a few months now.
Find it @ http://me.warcry.com
A Tale in the Desert has the original game downloadable for free, with a free 30 day or 24 hour trial.
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
MS has nothing whatsoever to do with this game. It will be published by Vivendi Universal.