Forgotten love in Middle-earth
Game: Lord of the Rings Online | Developer: Standing Stone Games | Platform: PC | Release Date: April 24, 2007 | Model: Free2Play
Ody Grigoriadis: My very first MMORPG and the one I associate with some of my fondest childhood memories is “The Lord of the Rings Online” – no doubt. I was a huge Tolkien fan early on. Due to my love for the universe, I could forgive the game for its rather poor graphics from the outset and instead dive deep into the game world.
However, I’m not even a big MMORPG player: I always played Lord of the Rings Online like a classic single-player adventure. It was enough for me to take down orcs, goblins, and other vermin with my dwarven weapon master while following both the main story and numerous side quests.
But at some point, I forgot which server my character was on – a problem the young Ody had no idea could exist. The internet was still new territory for me back then, and MMORPGs as well. Of course, I tried to find him again – for quite some time. However, I had no success.
Since I now play on a different account, my first character is now lost somewhere in the wilderness of Dunland. Long after, I created a new one – and then another one, and another one… But no matter how often I tried: I never again felt that connection to my character and the world as I did then.
From the close friendship with LotRO that I felt as a child, it became an acquaintance. You’re happy to see each other – but you don’t make any effort to ensure it happens as often as possible. Another beautiful community story is here: After 3 years, a group of level-1 hobbits in Lord of the Rings Online finally reaches Mordor, but it is not the One Ring that ends up in the lava
On the next page, we continue with MeinMMO editor Sophia and her special connection to Eorzea.
