A rant of sorts :P

[Starina]

Okay so.. I don't think I can count how many times I have read in OOC how bad lotro is, how broken, how unbalanced, how there are juicier cherries growing in other gardens, but you know what? - lotro has given many of us hours and hours of play, and if we all had hated it that much, I wonder why we returned again and again.
When rift came out, chat was full with how much better rift is, StoR, then GW2, and now it is ESO. New games always look so much better at first, it's a break from routine, but like in a relationship - there is a honeymoon phase with games too, we fall in love and only see the good, all feels fresh and new, but no matter what game, over time the gloss comes off, one begins to see faults and the demands for change arise. But also like in a relationship, one has to learn to accept the not so grand and keep a focus on that which is great, and if that's not possible, move on, preferably though without running down that which once gave us joy. It is personal attitude, and to moan and complain and nag isn't the way to fix anything. Lotro has flaws, but if someone really feels it has become unbearable, then draw the consequences and either type your fingers sore in the suggestions area or leave, instead of filling chat or what not over and over with negative comments, souring it for other players.

I don't mean to be harsh with this, I have my pet peeves too (still no pink sparkly collars for wargs and that's just for starters, pfft :P) left a few times, but still I love this game, still love the moors, and no matter what, I am grateful for all the fun times it HAS already given me.

Many players are still quite young, in their teenage years, but I do believe it is an important learning thing to realize patterns of new turning to old, fresh turning to routine, and how to deal with it in productive and fair ways. Our families are not always perfect, our significant others, our friends, our jobs, our lives, no matter what or who.. - eventually we will be confronted with flaws and routines, but guess what? It's the same with us too, we aren't always perfect, and whatever 'fresh' we provided once for someone, in time will lose its gloss as well

Lotro has given many of us great fun times, and some of us still love it, but if you don't anymore, at least recall the good with a smile while walking away - that's an attitude helpful for all of life and it's never too early or too late to learn it <3 <3 <3

[Solastrion]

Well Said.

[Roddrildun]

If you pay attention to many of the complaints being posed by many of the players, they are very valid complaints. Many times, it is not so much that another game is better (although WoW just blows lotro out of the water ;P) its the people behind the game. Of course alot of people continue to return to lotro. It's a close knit community where folks develop friendships and they like to hang out. But that does not take away from the fact that there are horrid players who are more worried about the amount of infamy/renown they can farm with their zerglets rather than making sure the server has a decent pvp experience. And before everyone decides to go off on the rant of creep vs. freep suckiness...both sides do it, and everyone knows this whether they admit it or not. So yes, people complain, and they have every right to, considering the condition pvp is in right now. But that doesn't mean that they're going to completely abandon any friendships they've made over the years and just bail on the game completely. Many people would just rather play multiple games and save LOTRO for casual chat, rather than have to put up with the craapfest that is LOTRO PVP.

[Calastor]

Ugh this thread just makes me think about when I was playing ESO...neeed moar ESO!!!

[PERQ]

TL; DR
Someone say ESO?

[podgie_bear]

The whole point of the complaining is that Turbine have not listened to the players and made changes that lots of players hate. The reason they are complaining is that they want urbine to take note and fix mistakes that they have made. Since the players are paying to play the game, they have a right to ask for attention, its simply customer service. They could go elsewhere and stop paying for the game, but that is a last resort if Turbine continues to refuse to listen. That is the whole point of even having a forum, it's somewhere where their voices can be heard.

[Starina]

I am in full agreement to voice complaints and suggestions on the forum, 100%, and I am also aware that there are problems with the pvmp we are experiencing. What I however find of little use is to keep complaining in OOC, where only we players read it, and that over and over again :'/

And oh fiddlesticks to ESO. I just spoke with someone whose gaming opinion I value and trust, and had to listen to him as well telling me how great he thinks it is *rolls eyes* but fine, toddle all off to ESO, that is free choice, but why keep filling OOC chat with it? It happened with rift, StoR, GW2, and each time it seems to go along with a bashing of lotro, which despite all its flaws, nonetheless has given us all good times. One can part ways as friends, honestly ^_^ (unless things were real bad, but don't think anyone can claim lotro ruined years of their life? :P)

Think back of the good while walking away, and leave us who still enjoy this game to do just that? Basically all I am asking :'(

[wraggla]

[Starina]

lol wraggla, good one : P

I really wish all the best to those who are moving on. Your names will add to the long list of friends and foes to be missed, but who knows, maybe some of you will be back again (has not been unheard of *winks*) and maybe lotro devs might even listen one day!

Miracles can happen!! *sends an agnostic prayer to the gods of lotro* >.>

[PERQ]

edit: photo of calastor doing shots off my bare buttcrack are deemed unacceptable apparently.