What a Mess!

Did anyone else notice the oodles of PvP threads that are beginning to pile up? Goodness, we should really hired a maid or at least give Morfang the proper attire. It is getting to be quite messy in the there. tut tut

As many of you know, Patience dropped a bomb on us this morning on how Turbine will be implementing a form of consensual Player vs. Player combat in The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Just for reference, here is a direct quote, taken from this thread:

After carefully considering the issue of Player vs. Player combat, we have announced at E3 that The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar will contain some form of consensual PvP combat. Obviously, we can't just use most of the standard types of PvP, so how this will be implemented is still under discussion. In light of this decision, I am lifting the moratorium on discussion outside of this thread; however, the Forums Guidelines still apply, so keep it clean, folks. If it becomes a problem, we'll once again restrict discussion to a single thread.

-Patience

Since that announcement, some eleven threads (if not more) have popped up throughout the forums. Also note that all these came within a twelve hour time-span. Yikes! (Maybe we should have just stuck to one thread.) These threads we filled with woe and praise. Disappointment and joy. Criticism and tribulation. These threads ranged from the LOTRO Discussion forum all the way down to the Off-Topics. They popped up with amazing speed and consistency.

The community itself has already shown some of its colors with this issue – some showing restraint and commitment and others blaring themselves as loud as can be. A main contributor to the cause of anti-PvP that I have seen is Eywe. Always a strong voice and a sensible mind, looking at the entire picture:

So this means that PC's CAN attack PC's now?? So you guys went from "this decision will not change" to it changed?? Some feedback on that would be nice because it sounds like you have done a complete 180 on the subject now.

As of now, the forums have calmed down, as has the community, but not without a bit of the usual:

“lol seeing an elf smack a hobbit over the head with a banjo would be awesome”

-will

So, until we get some more information on this strange and unexpected turn of events, we will just have to hold tight and go with the flow.

Hex