WoW happened. Once that occurred, people who had nothing to do with online gaming saw BIG BUCKS and scrambled to get their share.
Also, the surge of Asian games, because their consumer base expected and wanted different things than Western play…
Slapshot1188 said:
Ahh but what about the Earrings of Power? Why do they have to be rings?
I suppose that they could be called the "Personal Accessories of Power".
olepi said:
This whole argument about black races in the new show goes to the root of why I probably won't watch it. The show isn't a Tolkien work at all. It just uses Tolkien's world as a backdrop. So, they are free to do whatever they want.
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Lycanthrope is different depending on the source. In some settings, it is a disease, while in others, it is a curse. Sometimes it is hereditary, and sometimes it's not.
Regarding curing it, sometimes it requires divine aid, sometimes primal spirit…
Scot said:
I have never spoken to a Tolkien fan who objected to the Elves turning up at Helms Deep, do it well and you will be forgiven. But some things may go beyond the pale no matter how well written. I am not sure how I ever would have accepted …
Theocritus said:
I could really care less abotu blockchain, crypto, NFTs or any other flavor of the day that is coming.....
I care enough to know that I want nothing to do with it, and that's it.
Arterius said:
I thought mine about Horizon: Zero Dawn would be the hottest take but I think I just found it.
You might also be the first person I have seen who hates the LotR movies. I wife fell asleep watching Jurassic Park because it was…
My contribution: the LotR movies were complete trash that never should have seen the light of day. I'll throw in the Hobbit movies as a "bonus" even though I haven't seen any of them and never will. Jackson should never, ever be allowed anywhere ne…
Arterius said:
The thing is that they have been pulling from the lore so much already with every character. They can't really go back now. It would be weird if they did. The only thing they changed was that VI and Jinx were experiments which …
I think that they should largely ignore the game's lore and focus on telling the best story possible with the elements they've already developed. If they end up doing that to any degree, then that could open the door to some really awesome and unexp…