I'd like to update this review if I may.
I have reconsidered my original post. After careful thought, I decided to give the game another try. My original post was delivered in an extremely frustrated state as I could not retrieve my belongings from the surrounding orcs who were camping me and had just raided my hard earned abode and destroyed about half the items (furnace, repair bot, meal table, I had farmed the ingredients for (for days), and stole some of my hard fought for possessions. I have given this game a second chance and am willing to concede and give it another chance. I am a solo player as my time is limited for this entertainment and I have become aware through the community that playing solo has it's own disadvantages.
I had to learn to be smarter than the orcs and goblins and bears and spiders to avoid getting killed by them. (I have been gaming since 2002 both MMORPG and stand alone games, so I realize that you will die..repeatedly...) I accept this.
I am very fond of the LOTR lore. Although this game has a few things that are very annoying and are difficult for a single player to overcome, I have learned that I can overcome those issues. I am beginning to enjoy the game so I retract my original post. I will give it a thumbs up and will continue to play and have also purchased Sand and Stone and look forward to playing that as well.
Thank you LOTR for making a game for people like me to be challenged and frustrated, and satisfied when I am successful. Carry on....
This game is the most frustrating game I have EVER played and I've played a lot...First, if you die, your corpse always spawns at your latest bedroll site no matter how far you have wandered to find your needed items. Secondly, the Orcs actually CAMP your corpse making it almost impossible to retrieve your body. Thirdly, you have to use build workbenches, repair stations, hearth campfires, and practically everything else just to be able to explore an area. There are so many Orcs and Goblins patrolling it's impossible to stay hidden for very long. You can't loot much when your dead, which brings me to my last point. If you're dead and trying to get back to your corpse, HOW IS IT that you can be killed over and over and over when you're already dead and have to run back again and again and again. Nobody alive has time for that crap and if they do, they should probably get a jot. I'm out...hate it.
