Lord of the Rings Online

What happened to them after Book 14? Did they hire people from Funcom?

Everything was fine before book 14, after that update lots of bugs shows up. They tried to fix it but more problems shows up.

The people keep Linkdead in a raid, the target assist is bugged half the time, the interface is screwed up (cant target anyone). And now you cant use space for the name in auction house.

No, those are not game breaking, the game is smooth but it just funny everything (bad things) shows up after AoC fails.

They are working on issues with the game that have popped up recently. It seems to me that some unapproved patch hit the servers or at least an out-dated patch and they are trying to fix up what has been happening. Even though this is Turbine's first major screw up for this game I'd still say it is not nearly as bad to even remotely compare it to what Funcom has in their claws.

I'm sure we will see things improving within a couple days they are quick about it but something is going on since each fix seems to break something new. Even though like you said they are not game breaking they are an annoyance.

I thought mmo's where allowed to have minor issues ... For me the game plays awesome at Ultra High  x8 AA.

Yeah there is some bugs , but when your getting ready to get the world adjusted for a new expansion, I think it is pretty common to have some flaws.

As much as I love this game, I have to admit that I have seen client crashes myself recently (on a brand new rig, freshly installed WinXP, latest drivers etc.). They almost had me failed on Book 13 Ch 9, as my client simply closed twice during the instance. I wasn't happy :(

Truth to be said, not a single issues since this happened (a week ago).

DB

I'm assuming OP wasn't around during the Evendim patch?  That was a bad patch too.

Icons were messed up, horses were nerfed, Guardians nerfed, Captains/Minstrels "shouts" removed, Buffs removed when mounting, and many other stuff i can't remember.

Same thing is happening to AoC right now too.  Sometimes a patch will nerf, or break stuff that wasn't broken. 

Originally posted by observer

I'm assuming OP wasn't around during the Evendim patch?  That was a bad patch too.

Icons were messed up, horses were nerfed, Guardians nerfed, Captains/Minstrels "shouts" removed, Buffs removed when mounting, and many other stuff i can't remember.

Same thing is happening to AoC right now too.  Sometimes a patch will nerf, or break stuff that wasn't broken. 

Well, there is a difference though, and not a small one either.

The ugly colored crafting mats, the removed/changes shouts, the removal of node tracking while mounted etc. were implemented on purpose by the devs.

The rubberbanding and client crashes (only had latter after B14, first time since CB!) on the other hand, were never intentional.

Still, it looks like (knock on wood), they are being fixed just as quickly as the not-so-popular game feature decisions :)

DB

Originally posted by observer

I'm assuming OP wasn't around during the Evendim patch?  That was a bad patch too.

Icons were messed up, horses were nerfed, Guardians nerfed, Captains/Minstrels "shouts" removed, Buffs removed when mounting, and many other stuff i can't remember.

Same thing is happening to AoC right now too.  Sometimes a patch will nerf, or break stuff that wasn't broken. 

Ya those are nerfs, happens in every game. But the client crash, the "no space for names in auction house" or even the rubber band are just happened recently after book 14. Also I cant remember how many times GM told us they are fixing the raid assist and the group root. I know there is a guy in my server petition everytime server updates.

Dont get me wrong tho, this is a very solid game. I just dont want it to turn into that "name cannot be spoken" game just because all those nerfs/broken fix are the new hip things in mmo

Originally posted by xxlilDevilxx

Originally posted by observer

I'm assuming OP wasn't around during the Evendim patch?  That was a bad patch too.

Icons were messed up, horses were nerfed, Guardians nerfed, Captains/Minstrels "shouts" removed, Buffs removed when mounting, and many other stuff i can't remember.

Same thing is happening to AoC right now too.  Sometimes a patch will nerf, or break stuff that wasn't broken. 

 

Ya those are nerfs, happens in every game. But the client crash, the "no space for names in auction house" or even the rubber band are just happened recently after book 14. Also I cant remember how many times GM told us they are fixing the raid assist and the group root. I know there is a guy in my server petition everytime server updates.

Dont get me wrong tho, this is a very solid game. I just dont want it to turn into that "name cannot be spoken" game just because all those nerfs/broken fix are the new hip things in mmo

Now, even with those 2 issues I had (in the last 16 months lol), even the idea of comparing LOTRO to the newest trainrack of MMO's would be outrageous. Honestly, they are at the 2 opposite ends of the "stability and balancedness" scales :)

DB

A bit off topic but.. imagine if Turbine hired that PR-guy from Funcom, Erling Erlingsen or whatever his name is :D

"Not only will Mines of Moria include Moria and Lothlorien... We will also release Rohan AND Gondor in our first expansion and the players will be able to freely explore these iconic lands! Prepare for EPIC SIEGES with THOUSANDS of players fighting in biggest wars EVER in a MMO! Take part in the battle for Helms Deep either as the Free people or as a Monster character which now will be a full faction!  Defend Minas Tirth from the forces of Mordor or ride into battle on gigantic Mumakils and try to take over the white city together with THOUSANDS of other players! We have fully recreated the big battles from the MOVIES and its completly bug AND lag free!!"

A couple of weeks later (MoM have no sold an amazing 2million copies!) in an Interview Erling is asked about the missing content:

"Everything I promised is IN THE GAME! We just have a SMALL BUG that prevents players from entering Rohan and Gondor but we are working on a fix day and night and will probably go live in the NEXT 5 YEARS! So the game is a huge succes and have no missing content! We are actually preparing a new expansion in 6 months called "Mordor and the rest of Middle Earth".. Its going to be HUUUUUGE!!! And will have FLYING MOUNTED COMBAT and raise the level cap to 150"