So I broke down and picked up Lord of the Rings Online when it went free-to-play. Lotro has a very different feel from World of Warcraft: more laidback, slower, almost a tourist-y feel. And why not? You're running around in Middle-Earth. The lack of open PvP certainly contributes to it. Unlike WoW, PvP only exists in certain areas, and you can opt ( Read more... )