Lord of The Rings Online
*Lord of the Rings Online also appears on our Top 10 MMORPG Games List*
Coming in as second on our Top 10 Free Games List is Lord of the Rings Online. Middle Earth is now explorable for players in this online MMORPG much like World of Warcraft, however Lord of the Rings is free to play! Game developers have a heavy focus on the Tolkien Lore which for fans of the books and movies will love as everything is "as it should be". Like most MMORPG's you will quest, kill things, team up, PVP with other and complete dungeons with set groups of people - among other things. You start by creating your character giving you choice of race, class and general appearance, after a cut-scene your free to do what you want - though the game will help you go in the right direction. The different class's have different mechanics and build attacks in different ways for example a "Champions" attacks are fueled by "Fervour" points which are charged using low level attacks, you can use them whenever you want but the more you have stored up the more powerful attacks are available. The Bard on the other hand has spells and attacks grouped into different tiers where you need a Tier 1 ability in use or "active" in order to move up to higher tiered abilities. The quests are much the same as most other MMORPG's where you are tasked to kill a certain amount of bears, wolfs, bandits and whatever else lives out there in the wild - and although it is enjoyable sight seeing around the Tolkien inspired landscape it does get a bit dull an repetitive. In saying that there is alot of quest variety the more you play and the PVP system is something a bit different where in you team up with everyone in area to defend or raid. A must for the Top 10 Free Games List and one that you can spend alot of hours enjoying. PROS - Large Vibrant World <> Lots of other player to group with <> Lots of Lore inspired questing <> Free MMORPG that doesn't seem "Unfinished" <> CONS - Quests can get a bit repetitive <> No real standard PVP options <> Pay to Play option can be quite advantageous <> |