world of warcraft . vs . lord of the rings online

whch game would you say is better because im going to buy wichever one is best is world of warcraft better or worse than lord of the rings online shadows of angmar .......... thankyouworld of warcraft . vs . lord of the rings online
World of Warcraft, but I warn you, its more work than it is a game.world of warcraft . vs . lord of the rings online
LOTR because its actually fun to play not a task. 
The sensible thing to do would be to wait for a free trial to come along (WoW has one on atm) and play both...choosing teh one you prefer. It doesn%26#39;t matter what people here say is better it%26#39;s up to you :)But...for what it%26#39;s worth...my prefernce is LOTR:Online. The license is not really an issue to me and the game has bundles of atmosphere :) Ade.
I would go with LOTRO since it%26#39;s still very early and to soon to say if Turbine has screwed it up. LOTRO has time to grow and improve, and its first major update is coming in a month. However, I must warn you LOTRO currently lacks the mindless fun factor that WOW has, and so the game can really only be played in stints as it gets boring. It%26#39;s not something I would say you can marathon, at least not yet in my experience with it.As for WOW, it%26#39;s glory days are behind it. Blizz ruined everything that was great about the game with the expansion. 
I have been playing World of Warcraft for more then a year and I love it. I am in a very big guild. I do want to try LOTR Online but am waiting for free 14 days. I will make my vote then.
WoW
Lotr is full price right now and these games tend to be buggy when new (Never played so guessing on that :) )Wow is 20 bucks and you get a free month and it%26#39;s a proven game. If the cartoony graphics don%26#39;t turn you off then its still the best out there.
I havent tried either but based on what you guys are saying I think Il go and try WoW
LotRO without a question.  It has an actual story to it (imagine that) and, unlike many newer MMORPG%26#39;s, it is pretty much bug free.  Turbine did a really nice job with the game.  So far the community seems a lot better than WoW%26#39;s but, then, I can%26#39;t imagine any game community being worse than WoW%26#39;s.  WoW is seriously overrated.
lotro
I can%26#39;t stand fantasy games (or movies or books).  The idea of paying to play one online boggles my mind!
wow gets boring fast IMO I played the preview for lorto. The impression it gave me was bad, because there were so many players it made questing hard, and take 5x as long. Plus i was playing on low graphic settings. I%26#39;d go with Vanguard if you can run it. It has the most features by far
[QUOTE=''Sleepyz'']Lotr is full price right now and these games tend to be buggy when new (Never played so guessing on that :) )Wow is 20 bucks and you get a free month and it%26#39;s a proven game. If the cartoony graphics don%26#39;t turn you off then its still the best out there.[/QUOTE]That is the one great thing Turbine did with LOTRO it had one if not the best MMO launches ever. No Major bugs and runs very smooth. 
After playing WoW for 2 1/2 years and LotR for all of 3 days.  I%26#39;ll say that WoW is the better game, but that doesn%26#39;t mean it%26#39;s the one to buy or play.  I think that the gameplay is more flushed out and the stability on it is really good.  There is a deep lore in WoW now that might be missed if you do grind out to 70 without paying attention to it, and the lore in LotR is great obviously but I%26#39;m concerned that it might get limiting to the games development as you only have the 2 books to base the game on.My initial opinion of LotR is that it is a quality game and I%26#39;m having fun with it.  I%26#39;d rate WoW the better game, but I%26#39;m not planning on playing that in the near future as it has just grown sooooooo stale.One other note:  I played AC back in the day and one of the great things was that Trubine always did a monthly update where they added new content, and they had some live events that changed the world.  In my time in WoW nothing in the world has actually changed.  Sure they added instances and stuff, but the barren is the barrens and has never changed.  To me the world just isn%26#39;t dynamic and I%26#39;m hoping to see that out of LotR based on my history with Trubine.WoW is a 9/10 all timeLotR is an 8/10 right now and that could go up.
[QUOTE=''Icky27''] After playing WoW for 2 1/2 years and LotR for all of 3 days.  I%26#39;ll say that WoW is the better game, but that doesn%26#39;t mean it%26#39;s the one to buy or play.  I think that the gameplay is more flushed out and the stability on it is really good.  There is a deep lore in WoW now that might be missed if you do grind out to 70 without paying attention to it, and the lore in LotR is great obviously but I%26#39;m concerned that it might get limiting to the games development as you only have the 2 books to base the game on.My initial opinion of LotR is that it is a quality game and I%26#39;m having fun with it.  I%26#39;d rate WoW the better game, but I%26#39;m not planning on playing that in the near future as it has just grown sooooooo stale.One other note:  I played AC back in the day and one of the great things was that Trubine always did a monthly update where they added new content, and they had some live events that changed the world.  In my time in WoW nothing in the world has actually changed.  Sure they added instances and stuff, but the barren is the barrens and has never changed.  To me the world just isn%26#39;t dynamic and I%26#39;m hoping to see that out of LotR based on my history with Trubine.WoW is a 9/10 all timeLotR is an 8/10 right now and that could go up.[/QUOTE] Dead on with the content updating. The change of seasons and stuff was great. I remember the good ol%26#39; days of land rushes when they released housing. Hopefully Turbine continues that trend. The game has huge potential, just needs some work. WoW IS the more polished as far as content, but they%26#39;ve also had how many years to develop it? I haven%26#39;t bought LOTRO yet, still waiting to see how it develops. 
LOTRO because you don%26#39;t need to dedicate your life to it.
[QUOTE=''Icky27'']the lore in LotR is great obviously but I%26#39;m concerned that it might get limiting to the games development as you only have the 2 books to base the game on.
WoW is a 9/10 all timeLotR is an 8/10 right now and that could go up.[/QUOTE] Well, if you knew anything about lotr you would know there are 3 books (6 actually), and thats much more material than was EVER  written for world of warcraft 
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