Lord of the rings online lag series#

Lord of the rings online lag series#

Besides a healing spell, an improved melee attack, and a 'cry' that works like a direct damage spell, I have a series of ballads to sing. The minstrel I'm playing is a kind of healer / bard, and plays very nicely. But that is only semantics, the abilities of the character classes in practice work exactly like magic spells in other games.

There is no commonly available 'magic' in the game. If you wonder why there are no 'priests' or 'mages', this is due to the Tolkien lore. And there are 6 more classes: Burglar, Captain, Champion, Guardian, Hunter, Lore-master. You can also play humans, dwarves, or elves. I created a hobbit minstrel as my character. You will need a decent computer to run this, but you won't have to take out a second mortgage to buy one. The direct comparison with Vanguard is striking: LotRO looks better *and* runs smoother. The graphics are artistically pleasing, technically up-to-date, and most importantly running smoothly without much lag. The first thing you notice when entering The Lord of the Rings Online is how beautiful it is. Please keep in mind that I only played the game for about 4 hours, taking a single character to level 8, thus I don't know much about the higher level content.

On January 13th I had the opportunity to play The Lord of the Rings Online stress test beta for a few hours. The NDA of LotRO was lifted today, which gives me the opportunity to post the 'first impressions' preview / review piece I already wrote a month ago. Lord of the Rings Online first impressions