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I just got this game for PC, and have to say its much better than the original.

Im still just getting into it however, so does anyone have any tips/hints they can give me?

Especially with the War of the Ring gameplay that seems to be really confusing.

Wrong forum.

Never got to play the II, have not even heard much about it. Flatmate had the first and it was alot of fun, albeit you couldeasily fall into the trap of just locking up your keep (if you were Gondor or Rohan) and just go for an all out Wagner-esque charge at the end.

How are all the Elven units? I heard there was a bit focusing in the War In The North?

Kelly_Bean: Where better to discuss a Lord of the Rings game than the Lord of the Rings forum? If anyone is to see the merit in the game , it'll be the LOTR fans.

Kelly Bean doesn't know what she's talking about, 90% of the time. Ignore her.

Andyway I bought this game back in February and I prefer it over the first one as well.

The storyline is really fun because there's more actual pre-made fortresses for you to storm/defend (Angband, Grey Havens, Erebor, Rivendell, etc.) and yeah the part with the Elves is pretty cool. Actually, the second game's storymode doesn't involve Humans at all. it's all focused on the War in te North, as opposed to BfME1 which focused on Rohan and Gondor.

Also, I'd reccomend the PC version. Creating your own heroes and maps is great.

Got this only last week, and i have to say, im enjoying more than the original gameplay wise... building your own fortress (with walls, towers etc), and not having to worry about having enough slots to build all your buildings is a big plus imo...

have to say though, i preffered the way the campaign was set up in the first one...

This is my second week on the game and i have to say that I love it. You have more freedom in this game than part 1 b/c you can build around your fortress freely rather than where the game limits you too like in the first game.

The graphics are better

Create your own hero is really fun. I spent like 3 days creating all my favorite characters from the History of Middle Earth only to find that over half of them are already heroes in the game.

Still trying to get the hang of the War of the Ring Mode, but its really confusing and difficult.

Originally posted by pr1983

have to say though, i preffered the way the campaign was set up in the first one...

Yea b/c it was just like the movie with more battles. The skirmishes however are much funner in the part 2.

Originally posted by nimbus006
Yea b/c it was just like the movie with more battles. The skirmishes however are much funner in the part 2.

war of the ring is pretty good tho... the mode, not the seperate game...

Originally posted by pr1983
war of the ring is pretty good tho... the mode, not the seperate game...

Please Please explain to me how the hell to play thid mode. Its incredibly confusing, and the tutorial doesnt really say much.

Originally posted by Blax_Hydralisk
Kelly Bean doesn't know what she's talking about, 90% of the time. Ignore her.


Then what is this:

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f66/

Originally posted by nimbus006
Please Please explain to me how the hell to play thid mode. Its incredibly confusing, and the tutorial doesnt really say much.

lol, basically its like a giant skirmish, but instead of taking parts of the map, you take territories... its similar to the campaign from the first game (once you finish minas tirith and move onto whatever maps you want to play), but you dont carry over your forces from each battle (with the witch king addition i think you do though). anyways, when you take a territory, you'll get buillding plots... you can build any of the normal buildings, though you need to (just like usually) build farms to increase command points, fortresses to build heroes, and barracks to build soldiers...

you need to keep either a hero or a at least one battalion in any piece of land you intend to hold on to, as if an enemy force moves into it and there are no soldiers to protect it, it'll become their territory, so you need to keep at least one battalion (though the more you have, the more you'll start each battle with).

so say i have aragorn and two battalions of knights on, say, helms deep, and isengard attacks it... i click the real time selection on the resolve options, and the mission (pretty much a skirmish) starts, but i have the bonus that at the start, i already have aragorn and the two battalions ready to go...

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
Then what is this:

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f66/

That's the games forum for your information. Just in case you didn't know, this is the Lord of the Rings forum.

Originally posted by exanda kane
That's the games forum for your information. Just in case you didn't know, this is the Lord of the Rings forum.
That's the video game/computer forum, for your information. Just so you didn't know this is a duplicate thread, he may've created this one first but game and computer criteria go there, "for your information."

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
That's the video game/computer forum, for your information. Just so you didn't know this is a duplicate thread, he may've created this one first but game and computer criteria go there, "for your information."

Why do you have to keep banging on about it? A mod might move it if they deem it being in the wrong forum, or they may just leave it as has been done on other forums...

I dont mean to come accross as snappy or anything, but I just don't see why its such a big deal... Its games like these that get more people to actually pick up and read the books...

Originally posted by pr1983
Why do you have to keep banging on about it? A mod might move it if they deem it being in the wrong forum, or they may just leave it as has been done on other forums...

I dont mean to come accross as snappy or anything, but I just don't see why its such a big deal... Its games like these that get more people to actually pick up and read the books...
I wasn't, I simply suggested it was in the wrong forum as the first reply to this thread, Blax backfired saying that I was incorrect, I responded, exanda went all PMS, I answered back.

It's a big deal because I actually like to see this place keep at least a little bit neat but no one seems to give a crap about that anymore, I can point out probably 5 threads in just the front page of any of these movie forums.

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
I wasn't, I simply suggested it was in the wrong forum as the first reply to this thread, Blax backfired saying that I was incorrect, I responded, exanda went all PMS, I answered back.

It's a big deal because I actually like to see this place keep at least a little bit neat but no one seems to give a crap about that anymore, I can point out probably 5 threads in just the front page of any of these movie forums.

have you spoken to the movie mods about it?

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
Then what is this:

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f66/

Nothing. A game topic can be made in another forum as long as it has to do with that topic.

Example: http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=335245&pagenumber=1

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=445344&pagenumber=1

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f6/t453313.html

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=442831&pagenumber=1

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
That's the video game/computer forum, for your information. Just so you didn't know this is a duplicate thread, he may've created this one first but game and computer criteria go there, "for your information."

Ah yes. I thought we would hit this little snag. You see, this is a Lord of the Rings product, a product made considering both the mainstream and fan following of the Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's world, or in particular Peter Jackson's WETA company, and therefore appeals to more than simply a "video game/computer forum criteria".

I would not be suprised if not too many fans of Tolkien stroll through the Video Game forums, so how better to tell them about this game than the Lord of the Rings forums themselves? Simply put, respect other peoples decisions; no need to call the hounded Mods for such a trivial case.

Now, seeing as you've dragged the thread so off-topic Kelly_Bean (so that it will probably be moved now anyway) I'll try my hand at an on-topic post.

What Elven Heroes do you get? I heard Glorfindel mentioned?

Originally posted by pr1983
have you spoken to the movie mods about it?
Do any of them come online more than once in a blue moon?

Originally posted by Blax_Hydralisk
A game topic can be made in another forum as long as it has to do with that topic.

Example: http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=335245&pagenumber=1

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=445344&pagenumber=1

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f6/t453313.html

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=442831&pagenumber=1

Originally posted by pr1983
lol, basically its like a giant skirmish, but instead of taking parts of the map, you take territories... its similar to the campaign from the first game (once you finish minas tirith and move onto whatever maps you want to play), but you dont carry over your forces from each battle (with the witch king addition i think you do though). anyways, when you take a territory, you'll get buillding plots... you can build any of the normal buildings, though you need to (just like usually) build farms to increase command points, fortresses to build heroes, and barracks to build soldiers...

you need to keep either a hero or a at least one battalion in any piece of land you intend to hold on to, as if an enemy force moves into it and there are no soldiers to protect it, it'll become their territory, so you need to keep at least one battalion (though the more you have, the more you'll start each battle with).

so say i have aragorn and two battalions of knights on, say, helms deep, and isengard attacks it... i click the real time selection on the resolve options, and the mission (pretty much a skirmish) starts, but i have the bonus that at the start, i already have aragorn and the two battalions ready to go...

Awesome thanx ill will try to play it tonight. Hopefully i can understand it.

Originally posted by exanda kane
Ah yes. I thought we would hit this little snag. You see, this is a Lord of the Rings product, a product made considering both the mainstream and fan following of the Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's world, or in particular Peter Jackson's WETA company, and therefore appeals to more than simply a "video game/computer forum criteria".

I would not be suprised if not too many fans of Tolkien stroll through the Video Game forums, so how better to tell them about this game than the Lord of the Rings forums themselves? Simply put, respect other peoples decisions; no need to call the hounded Mods for such a trivial case.

Now, seeing as you've dragged the thread so off-topic Kelly_Bean (so that it will probably be moved now anyway) I'll try my hand at an on-topic post.

What Elven Heroes do you get? I heard Glorfindel mentioned?

the full list of elven heroes: glorfindel, thranduil, haldir, legolas, treebeard (on account of the elves being able to build ent moots, which is their version of the barracks), elrond, arwen... i think thats all of them... and galadriel is the superpowerful ring hero for any of the free peoples, she's a frickin beast...

glorfindel is the standard hero you get at the start... he's a good all rounder...

Originally posted by Kelly_Bean
Do any of them come online more than once in a blue moon?

i'll mention it to one of em...

Originally posted by nimbus006
Awesome thanx ill will try to play it tonight. Hopefully i can understand it.

just practice man... honestly, i didnt have a clue at first, i learned through trial and error... atm i have everything west of mordor under my control, and i'm ready to take the last few territories...

Is The Lord Of The Rings Online: Shadows Of Angmar any good ??

Yep.

I love the expansion the Rise of the Witch-king. It's so cool to send the Witch-king out on a horse with a huge orc and troll army to summon forth wolf riders and lay siege to my opponents!!!

You couldn't do that in the 2nd one?

Originally posted by coolmovies
Is The Lord Of The Rings Online: Shadows Of Angmar any good ??

Yeah, it really is. It's just whether you can be bothered to pay monthly fees for it.

Anyway, you can get a two week free trial online, check it, son.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Yeah, it really is. It's just whether you can be bothered to pay monthly fees for it.

Anyway, you can get a two week free trial online, check it, son.

Have you played WoW? If so, better, worse, dislikes, likes?

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Yeah, it really is. It's just whether you can be bothered to pay monthly fees for it.

Anyway, you can get a two week free trial online, check it, son.

My friend/neighbor beta tested it. When/why did they add the 5$/month registration fee? That's actually why he didn't continue playing.

Originally posted by Robtard
Have you played WoW? If so, better, worse, dislikes, likes?

Well, I prefer LOTRO, but that's due to the fact that I really like LOTR. So it really depends on what you're looking for out of it - I could relate to LOTRO's storyline, but not WoW, it just didn't strike a chord with me.