i beta'ed this and there was no pvp other then the monster play they were very adamant against pvp so it seems they actually have real pvp now that is intresting.
the game was incredibly boring until about lvl 10 which took forever to obtain. They start elves in a dwarf town which makes no sense with the lotr lore
very pretty game and by the time i was in beta it was really smooth just not very enriching or give me the middle earth feel.

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