Snowman in August?

While playing a little bit of Lord of The Rings Online today, I stumbled upon this cozy snowman stuck up on a mountain top in the Vail of Thrain.  Pretty cool.

Also, if you're into the whole micro-transaction  setup and are playing LOTRO as a free 2 play title.  Best Buy (at least in my area) carries the $10 Turbine point cards.  Everywhere else (Walmart, Gamestop, our local Target, etc.) only carry the $20 cards.  Which is great, since I'd prefer to pickup the $10 cards as opposed to locking down $20 bucks at a time into a free game.  Same damage to the wallet over time, but it seems to appear more budgetable.  lol

So keep your eyes out for them.

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MMO: Free to Play Showcase!

Here is a little lovin' for the MMO fans out there.  If you're looking for a free to play title but seem to be put off by some of the graphics that some of these games use.  Then swing by Massively's site for a great article on "The Best Looking Games In Free to Play".  With the exception of Faxion, the rest of the games are pretty much aimed at a casual audience.  So in the spirit of giving MMO fans some attention, here is my list of a few of the best looking F2P MMO titles.

Lord of The Rings Online

 

Lord of The Rings Online is a great game, and on top of that it is free to play now.  Turbine, the company behind Dungeons & Dragons Online has done an outstanding job implementing a cash shop that doesn't feel intrusive as you play through Middle-Earth.  This game has captured a lot of my attention as of late, especially since they continue to release new content regularly for this title.  The latest content fixing to be released is the "Rise of Isengard" and it looks very promising (let's just say Saruman is making an appearance this time).

Official Site: http://72315f5f.tinylinks.co/




Dungeon's & Dragons Online

Dungeon's & Dragon's Online is another great title brought to us by Turbine.  With another great implementation of their cash shop and top notch graphics this game is another premium style MMO.  And they constantly update the game.  The latest update (Update 11) brings the Artificer Class.Official Site: http://385a8082.tinylinks.co

Allods OnlineAnother great game (not made my Turbine this time) is Allods Online.  Allods Online will remind you of WoW style graphics, but features some unique gameplay aspects.  Later in the game you have the ability to interact with Astral Ships.  Which is pretty awesome.


Offical Site: http://240e9e03.tinylinks.co
Age of Conan: Unchained

Age of Conan is new to the Free to Play genre of games.  Some would argue about the actual free offerings that this title has to offer.  However, as far as graphics go, this game is top notch.
Offical Site: http://fecb79b3.tinylinks.co




This list is for the more mature MMO fan (especially Conan).  So feel free to spend this coming weekend trying out a new game!
Happy surfing!

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