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Old 02-13-2007, 02:32 PM   #1
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Excellent!

I'm checking my email several times a day now...

Hmm...do you think there will be any chance of guild houses on the 'Downs?

At least, they talked about "guild houses" originally; it's been a while, though, so I have no clue if they're still a part of the game...
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Old 02-13-2007, 10:25 PM   #2
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Excellent!

I'm checking my email several times a day now...

Hmm...do you think there will be any chance of guild houses on the 'Downs?

At least, they talked about "guild houses" originally; it's been a while, though, so I have no clue if they're still a part of the game...
As far as players go, the jury on player-built houses is still out. I believe the consensus is towards "instanced" houses (i.e: not a building as part of the world, but entering a small map that is the house itself) I think most of us agree that it would be very "untolkien" to find a bunch of houses in the Old Forest.

Still, I have no idea what the Devs are thinking. I have to say that most of my Internet time is going into the game... and as always, my "forum" time is spent here at the downs rather than at the game forum.

Completely off topic, I have to say that, being in another forum for the first time in a long time, I've grown to appreciate even more how great the community is over here. I am absolutely sick of reading through a page and a half of "I totally agree with everything that has been said before" or "pwned, lolz" or even "Yeah, well, I don't care if you think such and such, because I am much better than you because this and this".

Love you guys!! *hugs all around*... no, even better *group hug!!*
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Old 02-14-2007, 02:29 PM   #3
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Yes, I suppose that would kind of shatter the illusion...

And yeah, this forum has totally spoiled me! I recall my days on "Ringbearer" being purely out of amusement...

So...

*joins in the group hug*

Perhaps an air group hug would be...less scary?
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Old 02-14-2007, 04:15 PM   #4
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Completely off topic, I have to say that, being in another forum for the first time in a long time, I've grown to appreciate even more how great the community is over here. I am absolutely sick of reading through a page and a half of "I totally agree with everything that has been said before" or "pwned, lolz" or even "Yeah, well, I don't care if you think such and such, because I am much better than you because this and this".
Don't read the LOTRO "Roleplaying" forum posts. They're even worse.

I think the instanced houses will be more than likely, if houses are implemented. It would make sense, considering they don't have the lore to support an SWG-type system. And random, player-built settlements don't mesh so well in a Lord of the Rings-y environment. It also becomes incredibly difficult to maintain a lower lag when a non-instanced housing area is just sitting around. There'd be almost too much activity for the server to handle.

At least, that's what logic would say.

Who knows though. Vivendi did some weird things when they were the publisher. And Turbine has done some weird things since then.
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Old 02-14-2007, 06:30 PM   #5
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Completely off topic, I have to say that, being in another forum for the first time in a long time, I've grown to appreciate even more how great the community is over here.
You...mean...there...are...other...forums...out... there...in...the...scary...internet?!

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*Noises of agreement* At one point they were to be part of some phase II, along with expanding the map, but that was the plan a long time ago.
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Old 02-14-2007, 08:09 PM   #6
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*Noises of agreement* At one point they were to be part of some phase II, along with expanding the map, but that was the plan a long time ago.
Indeed. Supposedly houses and horses would have been implemented with the Rohan/Mirkwood Expansion that'll come out about...oh...a decade or so from now.

These Turbine Devs are tricksey and their minds are not known to us. They've changed their plans so many times now it'd be incredibly difficult to even guess at what's going on. Hopefully the concept of a "beta" has settled them down, though.
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Old 02-15-2007, 08:53 PM   #7
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I got my beta invite!

Now I can see if this game is worth $250....
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Old 02-16-2007, 01:44 AM   #8
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