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Update: I mistakenly titled this Kinship instead of Fellowship originally. My apologies.
People often complain about the Looking for Fellowship (Group in other games) system in LotRO. It certainly has improved from its original incarnation and it’s certainly not awful, but I think it’s safe to say that many people feel that there’s more to do before it’s truly useful. Frankly, I generally find myself forgetting that it’s there in the first place.
The funny thing is that Turbine itself has already developed a successful and smart Looking for Group (or “LFG”) system for Dungeons and Dragons Online (aka “DDO”). I often see this cited by various LotRO players. If you frequent the forums, it’s likely you have as well.
Even so, I’m unsure how many other people out there are familiar with how DDO handles LFG needs. I thought it would be good to cover that a bit here.
MMeOw is currently down for the count, but please visit the LOTRO Combo Blog. It aggregates content from some of the best LOTRO-related blogs and podcasts on the net.
LotRO is one of the few big MMORPGs that doesn’t allow user add-ons as part of its design. I’ve never been a fan of this decision. There are a handful of hacks that can change things in the game (maps, namely), but all are workarounds and none are regularly updated.
As some know, you can also apply new skins to change the appearance of the interface. Everything in the interface can be moved around as well. This only really goes so far, unfortunately. None of this ever comes close to matching what add-ons bring to games like World of Warcraft and Warhammer Online.
MMeOw is currently down for the count, but please visit the LOTRO Combo Blog. It aggregates content from some of the best LOTRO-related blogs and podcasts on the net.
I decided a while back to start a new feature on MMeOw that focuses on the things I feel that could be improved in LotRO. I enjoy the game immensely, but nothing is perfect. So what better than a feature as simply titled as “Things I Don’t Like About LotRO”?
This edition focuses on item management and bag space.
