The Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria Collector's Edition

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	The Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria Collector's Edition Windows \| Turbine, 2008 average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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The 2007 PC MMO Game of the Year returns with an all-new breakthrough title! The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria drops you into the dark majesty of the world beneath Middle-earth. Explore a truly vast underground environment like you've never seen before. Battle the terrors of the Nameless Deep. Craft new legendary items that evolve and grow in power as you do. Experience the dread and wonder of Moria as one of the new Rune-keeper and Warden classes. Achieve greatness as you seek to claim the knowledge and power lost for generations! The story you know is only the beginning. Conquer the world beneath! Monster Battles - Fight for the dark side with monster play, the revolutionary monster vs. player (PvMP) combat feature, now with Artifact Control and a live online leader board to showcase your achievements. Achieve Greatness - Embark on more adventures and battle more monsters; learn to fish and craft; develop individual traits and reputations, and even buy houses to decorate them with trophies, artwork and more! COLLECTORS EDITION includes - Unique premium book packaging 3 in-game item tokens - can be used to pick from 8 different in-game items 22 x 22 premium cloth map of the Mines of Moria

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The "Collector's" Edition didn't deliver the goods...

Apparently my first review was either too harsh or had some bad keywords. Here's a second try:

Please Note: I'm reviewing the Collector's Edition vs. the Standard Edition of the Mines of Moria. I'm *NOT* reviewing the actual Game-Play as I've barely had any time in game with this Upgrade to Lord Of The Rings Online (LOTRO) and everything so far seems to be toward bettering of gameplay and addressing many long running desires for players.

On to the review of the Collectors Edition:
The box itself is decent: It has a magnetic clasp to keep it shut and it almost looks like an oldish leather book on your shelf. But not quite.

The "collectibles" are the reason anyone would buy this over the standard edition, so let's get to them, shall we? And yes, I'm making air quotes for anyone keeping track. Oh man... awfulness doesn't even begin to describe it. The One Ring is mass produced on the cheapest of equipment. Mine has a rather large bump in one spot, probably left from the casting and not milled smooth. The script on the side leaves much to be desired. It does have text on the outside as well as inside, but the forging process which created it leaves the text looking blocky and amateurish. The "gold plate" was laughable and I'm sure it's the lightest of coatings. Don't even consider being able to wear it (Ummm... I wasn't going to, I swear!) because it's far too small for all but the tiniest of fingers and I'm willing to bet it cant be resized. The chain it came with was thin and cheap. At BEST, the overall feeling of this is as a clunky ornament that you won after playing $10 worth of skeeball at the carnival. Strike that... carny's usually produce better than this.

I don't know what I was thinking by paying more money than the standard edition, but I at LEAST thought they might come through on the map. Wow! I couldn't have been more wrong. Instead of a nice aged feeling map of Moria or Middle Earth on thick linen or similar material, you get a super-cheap ultra-thin piece of nylon cloth (like the cheapest bandanna at a discount store). It's so thin and the threads are so loose, you can literally see through it. Top that off with a modern feeling map of the Mines of Moria (not Middle Earth) silk screened on this thing, and you begin to feel my pain.

The ONLY, and I do me ONLY redeeming factor in this forsaken pile of fail is the artwork/Audio Combo. The artwork is actually pretty cool. It includes concept work from texture artists as well as paintings and sketches of Tolkien-inspired scenery and creatures. Maybe someone else will be more impressed with the audio. It's interesting, though.

The game itself I'll leave for reviewers who have been hammering LOTRO's new addition 8+ hours a day. But whatever you do, don't bother with this version. Unless you want about 30 pieces of artwork that are the same size as a CD Jewel box and some audio from the game, and are willing to part with your hard earned cash for the privilege, stay clear.

By the way, I've been playing since Beta, am a Lifetime Member and Founder. This isn't coming from some disgruntled Warcraft groupie. I truly hope that someone at Turbine reads this and reconsiders what it takes to make something worthwhile. If the quality and attention to detail put into the artwork, music and the case itself were used on the map and ring, I think I'd be a satisfied customer. As it is, I'm wishing I had waited.

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T.Hassler has it right. This special edition was a waste of a lot of money I could have put towards something more important. Like school. And when I would rather pay for school than a Collector's Edition of something, you know it has to be bad.

My ring was ok, not great, mind you. I got similar quality rings during the LOTR craze when the movies were released.

The map was a total disappointment. The only thing it will be good for is as a liner to the box it came in.

The art book was the biggest problem for me. It was TERRIBLE. Art books are the whole reason I order special edition ANYTHING. The book was the same size as a DVD case, and only had about the width of a jewel case worth of actual pictures. The other part was a disc of pictures. When I want an artbook, I'm talking something the size of a Dungeons and Dragons game book, not a manual for a PS2 game.

Lastly, the fancy little box that the "regular" edition came in was not included. The DVDs were in paper sleeves and loose in the box. Half the collector's edition box was filled with a cardboard insert to hold everything in place. Some of that space could have been used by including the whole box rather than just the discs.

I have a Life Time membership, but I've been playing other games rather than this one, not because I don't like the game, but because I was so disappointed by wasting $80 on a cardboard insert and some Made In China toys that I am not motivated to play anymore.

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