I don't understand why everyone's so upset ...

Gyudan · January 2015

... after all we're getting the Thieves Guild update sooner than expected.

macabrex · January 2015

Because "all this has happened before and will happen again"..

- Ex-lotro players

Sotha_Sil · January 2015

People are upset because they realized they have been treated like milk cows for around 10 months whereas everyone else knew it at the first month of the game but wasn't blind enough to get fooled.

But tbh, it doesn't really change anything as you have to pay to get new zones, so the game is still a subscription game anyway for end-game players.

So when you think about it, the game will get more players and from the announcements, we see that after update 6, ZoS will concentrate on new zones to get people to pay up, which could actually mean more content (if they are fast enough).

KhajitFurTrader · January 2015

macabrex wrote: »

Because "all this has happened before and will happen again"..

- Ex-lotro players

It's one thing to develop a more cautious and guarded outlook because of experiences made in the past.

But starting to condemn any kind of change wholesale before it has even happened, just because one cannot let go of said experiences, is not so healthy in the long run. Angst essen Seele auf.

Kind regards,
an Ex-LOTRO-player

Razzak · January 2015

Because now, anything they say is to be considered a false promise. And no one wants to spend her/his passion for someone that has proven that can not be trusted.
Who or what is going to stop them from braking their promise of cash shop having only cosmetic items. Can you be sure they will stick to that part of their new promises? For how long?

KhajitFurTrader · January 2015

I do not know what the future holds, but I certainly won't waste any time worrying about all the bad things that could happen. That's a sure-fire recipe for unhappiness now.

Instead, I will continue to enjoy (and pay for) the game for as long as it is possible for me. Should I ever get the feeling that I don't get the fun I was expecting to get from it anymore, I will re-asses my attachment to the game. But I would have done this anyway, regardless of the business model in use.