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* {{Altitis}}: Can get very tiring as well, since there's only two starting areas. (Dwarves/Elves, Hobbits/Men)
** At least now it is possible to skip the tutorial and get straight to the introductory zone (Archet for hobbits and men, Thorin's Hall area for dwarves and elves).
** Upon completion of the introductory zone, all four races have their own area (Men start in Bree-land, Hobbits in the Shire, Elves in Celondim and Dwarves in Thorin's Hall; Celondim and Thorin's hall are in opposite corners of the same region).
*** This has been at least partially addressed by the addition of Beornings, with a new starting area and introductory quest.

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* {{Altitis}}: Can At one time, could get very tiring as well, tiring, since there's there were only two starting areas. (Dwarves/Elves, Hobbits/Men)
** At least now
Hobbits/Men). Later it is became possible to skip the tutorial and get straight to the introductory zone (Archet for hobbits and men, Thorin's Hall area for dwarves and elves).
** Upon completion of
elves). As the introductory zone, all four races have game expanded to include Beornings with their own area (Men start in unique starter region and quests, and then the starter region of Cardolan south of Bree-land, Hobbits in the Shire, Elves in Celondim and Dwarves in Thorin's Hall; Celondim and Thorin's hall there are in opposite corners of the same region).
*** This has been at least partially addressed by the addition of Beornings, with
now quite a few more options for that brand new starting area and introductory quest.character.

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** At the end of the Battle in the Tower Skirmish, we get a scripted cutscene of Bróin finally killing Mazog with Zigilburk. While this should in and of itself be a moment of awesome, it turns goofy rather quickly because the entire thing is played in [[BulletTime ridiculous slow motion]] while your character retains their regular speed. The kicker that makes it gut-bustingly hilarious? ''The accompanying Orc-cry that plays when Mazog dies also plays slowed down'', making him sound like he [[DrugsCausingSlowMotion completely drugged-out]].

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** At the end of the Battle in the Tower Skirmish, we get a scripted cutscene of Bróin finally killing Mazog with Zigilburk. While this should in and of itself be a moment of awesome, it turns goofy rather quickly because the entire thing is played in [[BulletTime ridiculous slow motion]] while your character retains their regular speed. The kicker that makes it gut-bustingly hilarious? ''The accompanying Orc-cry sound effect that plays when Mazog dies also plays slowed down'', making him sound like he he's [[DrugsCausingSlowMotion completely drugged-out]].drugged-out]].
** The Dunland Epic Quests are full of different NPC voice-overs delivered by the same three or four voice actors. It can be a bit jarring to listen to a Gray Company ranger's dialogue and then hear ''the same voice actor'' a few moments later voicing a different Rohirrim or ranger NPC in the same quest. Thankfully this gets [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in the later epics with a more varied and diverse voice acting cast.


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*** The Legendary Item system thankfully got revamped with Update 30.3, released on October 13, 2021. Playing Loot-roulette with your weapon and class items are now a thing of the past, replaced by a much more robust customization system using Traceries and Enhancement Runes.

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** Then there's Golodir, an old, embittered man, [[ArtisticLicensePhysics defying the laws of physics]] and using a [[ColossusClimb troll's axe]] [[ImprovisedPlatform as a stepping stone while it's mid-swing]]. It's jarringly out of place in a setting as grounded as Middle-Earth.

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** Then there's the ranger Golodir, an old, embittered man, [[ArtisticLicensePhysics defying the laws of physics]] and using a [[ColossusClimb troll's axe]] [[ImprovisedPlatform as a stepping stone while it's mid-swing]]. mid-swing]] at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. It's jarringly out of place in a setting as grounded as Middle-Earth.Middle-Earth.
** At the end of the Battle in the Tower Skirmish, we get a scripted cutscene of Bróin finally killing Mazog with Zigilburk. While this should in and of itself be a moment of awesome, it turns goofy rather quickly because the entire thing is played in [[BulletTime ridiculous slow motion]] while your character retains their regular speed. The kicker that makes it gut-bustingly hilarious? ''The accompanying Orc-cry that plays when Mazog dies also plays slowed down'', making him sound like he [[DrugsCausingSlowMotion completely drugged-out]].
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* ValuesDissonance: An early quest in Staddle has the player assisting a DoggedNiceGuy wanting to court a widow, and said guy won't take no for an answer. The whole quest-line shows the widow to be somewhat fickle and has implications that women don't ''really'' know what they want so you have to make up their minds for them.
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* CompleteMonster: "[[Recap/Volume3AlliesOfTheKing Allies of the King]]" (Volume 3): [[FatBastard Lheu Brenin]] is the treacherous chieftain of the Falcon Clan of Dunland and the greatest threat faced by the Grey Company in their journey to find Aragorn. Starting out as a reasonable man, the Brenin quickly [[IFightForTheStrongestSide shows his true colors]] when he [[FaceHeelTurn sells out the Rangers]] to Saruman as trophies and slaves. When the player and the Rangers escape, Lheu, [[DirtyCoward in order to flee from them]], sends his loyal clansmen, including his only daughter, on a suicide mission to distract the Rangers. During their exile, [[BadBoss Lheu]] has anyone that questions his decisions and any he deems weak thrown into pits to be devoured by monsters in the mountains. Finally confronting the player, the Brenin reveals his true plans of sneaking into the Glittering Caves and murdering the defenseless women and children of Rohan as a tribute to Saruman.

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* CompleteMonster: "[[Recap/Volume3AlliesOfTheKing Allies of the King]]" (Volume 3): [[FatBastard Lheu Brenin]] is the treacherous chieftain of the Falcon Clan of Dunland and the greatest threat faced by the Grey Company in their journey to find Aragorn. Starting out as a reasonable man, the Brenin quickly [[IFightForTheStrongestSide shows his true colors]] when he [[FaceHeelTurn sells out the Rangers]] to Saruman as trophies and slaves. When the player and the Rangers escape, Lheu, [[DirtyCoward in order to flee from them]], sends his loyal clansmen, including his only daughter, on a suicide mission to distract the Rangers. During their exile, [[BadBoss Lheu]] has anyone that questions his decisions and any he deems weak thrown into pits to be devoured by monsters in the mountains. Finally confronting the player, the Brenin reveals his true plans of sneaking into the Glittering Caves and murdering the defenseless women and children of Rohan as a tribute to Saruman.[[Monster/TolkiensLegendarium See here.]]

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