Dead Game?

[ProudConservative]

I was just wondering from someones experienced point of view if this game is dead or close to being dead. Any point coming back?

[Berserkr]

Publicado originalmente por Dixu:

that's a lot for 1k concurrent players

Don't go by steam charts

[Sneaky_Koala]

Publicado originalmente por Berserkr:

Publicado originalmente por Dixu:

that's a lot for 1k concurrent players

Don't go by steam charts

Not by itself, they can however be used to give a rough ratio in relation to other MMO's - ie ESO has it's own launcher and many don't launch through steam. FF14 the same.

Personally I don't care whether there are a billion people online or 100. But for those that do then those comparisons using steam charts are valid.

[dahlical]

It is an old and dated game (graphics) but the lore and amount of content is at the top of the pack of other MMOs. To me this game has substance that the newer flashier MMOs can not touch. Depends on what you are looking for.

I would say for a game that is about 17 years old it is still one of the best MMO for the casual MMO player and the player that likes to take their time. I have not played in a year so things could have change but I can hear my precious whispering in my ear, calling me back.

[Allwynd]

Publicado originalmente por Berserkr:

Publicado originalmente por Dixu:

that's a lot for 1k concurrent players

Don't go by steam charts

LOTRO doesn't have more than 4000 peak players everyday, just because the majority aren't on Steam, doesn't mean it's that large of a majority. If you have played the game long enough, you can gauge it by how populated the AH is, what the prices are and how many players are in most big settlements with Bree and Minas Tirith being the most populated from what I've seen last I played. At peak times, on servers like Evernight, there are about 10-15 players in each zone with the bulk being in the 1-20 and 140+ zones. Most new players quit by levels 10-20 and never return, the ones above that are either old veteran players or new ones that have a higher chance of sticking with it.

On peak times, Evernight has about 1000 players, there is one similarly populated NA server and the rest more barren and empty.

Publicado originalmente por Sneaky_Koala:

Personally I don't care whether there are a billion people online or 100. But for those that do then those comparisons using steam charts are valid.

It matters if it has 100 players or 1,000,000,000, because if it has 100, the game will shut down unless it's a private ran server whose main goal is not revenue.

[MT1112]

i also think, it is still alive......

[IneedsBeer]

It's not really dead but not lively. Maybe because i'm not in the end-game areas, but I do see the occasional player run by or something.

[SangReal]

It's certainly declined population wise from it's Shadows of Angmar/ Mines of Moria peak but there's a decent amount of people in world chat and in the big population hubs like Bree. I just came back from a 3 month break and see people in after battle Gondor like me getting to the Umbar expansion.

[ThreeLeggedCow]

Publicado originalmente por Talyc Verda:

Publicado originalmente por eplic:

content is dead, community is alive

Content is dead..........explains the recently released expansion.

Its not an expansion, its an overpriced quest pack with zero endgame to do besides tedious, boring missions and spamming emotes in the prancing pony

[Rave Pathfinder.]

Community still thriving, 499 people playing or so what steam is clocking it at.
I wouldnt say its dead, but it could be better.

[The diddle mister]

more people use the launcher.

[Harvain]

Publicado originalmente por Joksie:

Community still thriving, 499 people playing or so what steam is clocking it at.
I wouldnt say its dead, but it could be better.

Publicado originalmente por Shut The F*ck Up:

more people use the launcher.

As this one points out, most are using the Standalone Client rather than through Steam. Steam at best shows the "trend" especially when looking at Past Highs who play LOTRO.

[Неуловимая Джо]

Ite's dying because doesn't give a d*mn about the community. This is a donation dump on the site of a once-beloved game. And the donation dump is politicized. Dividing people by nationality and discriminating against people on that basis is just as well

[Metal Mandalorian]

Game lags too much it's unplayable, ill come back when they fix it.

[Berserkr]

Publicado originalmente por Metal Mandalorian:

Game lags too much it's unplayable, ill come back when they fix it.

It has it's issues but it's not that bad, which server are you on? many people hate the server lag and it can spike bad at times, but the game is overall very far from unplayable

[Allwynd]

Publicado originalmente por Metal Mandalorian:

Game lags too much it's unplayable, ill come back when they fix it.

That's never going to happen.