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I'm waiting for upgrades for my comp so I have not been able to play LOTRO beta yet and probably wont be ready to untill a day or two before the offical launch on April 24th. However I'm really excited to play because I really enjoy LOTR and MMORPG's. I talked the game up to a friend of mine from WOW who just downloaded the Beta and after getting to level three he stopped playing due to bad lag and long load times. I'm a little bummed cuz his computer is pretty up to date and im hoping that because its the beta it might be pushing the envelope a little. Anyways im still preordering the game but can someone tell me is my buddy's experience normal or does it sound abnormal?

I have some lag issues. Usually but repeatably when entering a new area, for maybe 30s , then it stabilises. I put it down to maybe a crappy video card (FX7300) though turning the settings down makes no noticeable difference.
After this time period the game runs smooth again.

I have 1Gb system memory and an oldish P4 3.2 GHz machine, but its not connection lag for sure as I am on 10Mb (and get a solid 6Mb from US to UK).

Don't let it put you off though, in general gameplay it isn't really an issue.

Edited, Apr 15th 2007 5:18pm by oleum

Thanks for the information guys and i cant imagine not buying the game "NO that is not going to happen!" just because of a little lag anyway. My buddy likes LOTR's but has never read the books so i can see how he might not get into the game. As for his computer specs I know he has a fast 3.8 duel core processor and his graphics card has 512 Ram on it and it with 2 Gigs of Ram to boot..I'm finding out about his settings and his connection now. I'm hoping he had all his settings maxed out and by lowering them it helps him out. I can imagine him not trying that cuz he's confident his comp can handle anything. Seriously though thanks for the info :)

Normally i would not respond to something like that but because it IS a friend of mine I have to respond with this quick thought. You cant assume that just because you can get to level three in ten minutes means that everyone will, you could assume that i suppose but you would be wrong. Everybody does not look at an RPG as a "destination" game some of us look at it as a "journey" game. I for one prefer to expand my characters depth while I level and i make it a point to read all the dialog and lore that i can. Not to mention spending time building social ties and helping out people who are lower level than me. And while my friend may be retarded in someones opinion he certinly does not Suck.

Just wondering too when you say crashes do you mean the game crashes and your back to your desktop or do you mean the computer crashes and you have to turn it back on(I'm not totally computer savvy sorry if its a dumb question)?

Anyways no hard feelings i hope i just had to speak my mind
Peace,Love and Light :)

Edited, Apr 16th 2007 6:55pm by Segenerith

I'm at a loss to explain it ... because i cant be right there and see what it is he has, I have to rely on word of mouth. If everything he's telling me checks out though it would have to be a connection issue however he claims to play WOW with no lag at all. :) I'm starting to think that he just does not want me to buy it so i dont stop playing WOW :) Thanks for your help though everyone I'll see you all in Middle Earth as soon as my new comp gets here. The computer elves are slow getting my parcel delivered...but i will be patient and all will unfold as it should. Later.