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DDM_Salvatoris
Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:32 pm

Lord of the Rings Online
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I have been consistently surprised by the quality of this game in beta.  Knowing it was made by the same guys as Dungeons and Dragons Online, I didn't expect much.... but it turns out that it is a pretty decent game.  Response has been so universally positive that they even made the unusual move of lifting the NDA a few months before beta is scheduled to end.  

I'm going to preorder and I wanted to tell you doods about the preorder deal they have.  besides all the regular stuff, a few bonus items in game and a 10 day head-start playing, the preorders lock in a monthly fee of $9.99.  (or $199 lifetime for anyone that crazy).

check out these previews on IGN...

http://pc.ign.com/articles/765/765809p1.html
and 
http://pc.ign.com/articles/766/766238p1.html

Quote from the end of first review:
"Yet we have to admit that if first impressions are right, it's shaping up to be the first true WoW-beater we've played. Not because it radically changes the WoW formula, but because it uses the exact same formula. Only this time around the formula has been improved, and is now used in a setting that most of us can relate to."
