I’m such a sucker for MMORPGs. Granted, I’m quite an anti-social gamer, so end up playing most of them for about 2 days before getting bored and chucking it. Including World of Warcraft. Its more a commentary on what I look for in gaming though, rather than the games themselves.

The only real exceptions have been City of Heroes (which hooked me for ages - cracking game), Guild Wars (which I loved, but the time it took me to get around, only to die and have to start again got me down) and Star Wars Galaxies (prior to the last re-write anyway - not tried it since. I really enjoyed it though, but the lag in Mos Eisley really killed it for me).

But, as I say, I’m a sucker for them none-the-less, so yesterday I picked up Lord of the Rings Online. I’ve only played the tutorials, but the graphics are pretty, and its nice bumping into characters for the books. The next few days will probably tell whether I stick with it, or end up back playing Oblivion. But the reviews have been very good (no small thing in today’s MMO-staturated market), and I read its designed to be more solo-friendly than most MMOs, which was partly what really sucked me into City of Heroes.

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