Quote Originally Posted by Brya View Post
MadeOfLions (the dev responsible for the epic) has acknowledged this and stated on the forums that in Volume 4 your character will be acknowledged as a hero in their own right after their deeds over the past three volumes. So you shouldn't be treated as an errand boy (or girl) anymore.
This would be much appreciated. I'm currently catching up to Moria with the epic quests and I have to say: "They are horrible".
It irks me that the quests are so linear, you can't influence them at all. You're pretty much just the guy running from NPC to NPC in order to trigger some scripted events. Not to mention the stupid escorts, which would go much smoother, if I was the one in charge. Should I encounter a problem I could ask the NPC for help. This would make the game feel more like a game, instead of a badly staged movie.
I'd rather have epic quests where I witness the progress of the fellowship as a third uninvolved person, but on the same hand would be able to make a significant impact elsewhere. Turbine could give itself a little bit more freedom and create own epic quests, which don't need to be specified in the books. After all they are making their own game and don't just recode the books into a game. These quests could be designed with a much better gameplay, instead of the current reading with 2-5 mins travel breaks in between and occasionally some fighting.

Imagine reading a book and stopping for a minute everytime you've finished a page. Sounds awful, right?

I am sick of the situations, where I lose control over my character, so that the enemy can get away over and over again. I want to get the impression that I am the only one, who can stand up to the task, rather than just being the first guy to come around. It would be awesome, if there were quests with different paths to take, but I'm not expecting this from Lotro.
I guess I'm just spoiled by single player RPGs in this matter.