[OS X] LotRO gets native Mac Client

Kasalic · Nov 2, 2012, 02:45 AM

As per the title, Lord of the Rings Online now has a native Mac client, available from the main www.lotro.com page (click the top right if you already have an account, if not sign up for a free account)

Assuming it runs acceptably I might be able to ditch Bootcamp at last.

DaveNinja · Nov 2, 2012, 10:09 AM

Excellent!
i have it on my bootcamp drive as well and i never play it since i'm usually too lazy to swap over

labars · Nov 2, 2012, 10:38 AM

This is great, props to Turbine for not going the Cider/Wine route. I will give this one a try.

Dirtyharry50 · Nov 2, 2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by labars

This is great, props to Turbine for not going the Cider/Wine route. I will give this one a try.

The port is a native OS X app for sure?

Kristenn · Nov 2, 2012, 05:14 PM

Yes it is as I stated in my thread about it a few weeks ago =D

Dirtyharry50 · Nov 2, 2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristenn

Yes it is as I stated in my thread about it a few weeks ago =D

I guess I missed that one. Thank you.

doh123 · Nov 2, 2012, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirtyharry50

The port is a native OS X app for sure?

for sure... yes it is native.

cluthz · Nov 2, 2012, 07:10 PM

It's native and it's very fast!

I just played thru the intro as an elf and dis a few quests.
I use maxed settings at 1680x1050 res and indoors the FPS is 200-250!
OUtside it was from 100-150 FPS!

Keep in mind there was very few players around so I guess the realistic performance is somewhat lower, but good none the less!

Antialiasing is for now disabled, but well I can live without it.
Only bug i found is that mouse can escape the screen if you play on multiple monitors.

Northwestern · Nov 3, 2012, 05:13 AM

Awesome, more an more MMORPGs get Mac support recently.

Dirtyharry50 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:24 PM

Hmm, I need to download and install this bad boy. I already have an account with some characters I started on it as well as some purchased bank space. I think I didn't bother buying any content packs yet because my highest guy was a 20 ranger. I recall I had purchased Mines of Moria so I had content up to that but was missing some leveling content the ranger would need.

I kinda like how they implemented f2p in LoTRO. You just buy stuff as you need it to play and once you have, your alts can play through it as well. Meantime, you are not paying a monthly fee. You are free to play when you feel like it without money going to waste.

Gomez315 · Nov 3, 2012, 06:59 PM

how do I check my FPS?

cluthz · Nov 3, 2012, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gomez315

how do I check my FPS?

ctrl-f

wilsonjm · Nov 12, 2012, 06:14 AM

I've been playing it using Bootcamp for months and installed the Mac client as soon as it came out.

It opens faster on my iMac and looks a bit better than the PC version too and I run it at the native res for my screen - 2560x1440.

Only thing missing, as mentioned already, is the anti-aliasing, but you don't even notice.

Don't get the chance to say that very often, so well done Turbine!

Kasalic · Nov 12, 2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wilsonjm

I've been playing it using Bootcamp for months and installed the Mac client as soon as it came out.

It opens faster on my iMac and looks a bit better than the PC version too and I run it at the native res for my screen - 2560x1440.

Only thing missing, as mentioned already, is the anti-aliasing, but you don't even notice.

Don't get the chance to say that very often, so well done Turbine!

Have to agree, I see little difference in the two versions, and I am more than happy to stick to Mac OS

Nuttydev · Nov 12, 2012, 06:35 PM

This is great news! LOTRO was the only reason I have kept my W7 partition, so I guess I can free up that space now.

iMacFarlane · Nov 13, 2012, 09:40 AM

Wow, 17GB download? Holy cow. What kind of bandwidth would I need to enjoy the game? I average about 50Kb/sec.

wilsonjm · Nov 13, 2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by iMacFarlane

Wow, 17GB download? Holy cow. What kind of bandwidth would I need to enjoy the game? I average about 50Kb/sec.

Can you play any other online games or MMOs ok? Lotro doesn't need more bandwidth than any other game, as far as I know. It's just a huge initial download. Plus regular updates can be large, but not like the initial one.

ultra7k · Nov 19, 2012, 01:36 PM

how does the game run on say, a HD 4000 (2012 13" MBP)

Also for those that play, is there still an active community? I played 2 years ago, but stopped...thinking of picking it up again.

wilsonjm · Nov 20, 2012, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ultra7k

how does the game run on say, a HD 4000 (2012 13" MBP)

Also for those that play, is there still an active community? I played 2 years ago, but stopped...thinking of picking it up again.

It seems popular enough when I play, maybe not like WOW can be (or was). I play once a week with a couple of mates.

Oden79 · Nov 24, 2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ultra7k

how does the game run on say, a HD 4000 (2012 13" MBP)

Also for those that play, is there still an active community? I played 2 years ago, but stopped...thinking of picking it up again.

The game runs just fine on Mac mini 2011 with Intel HD3000 and 8 GB ram. So it should run even better on HD4000. If you run into trouble you can lower grafic settings and resolution.

SingularityG · Nov 25, 2012, 07:30 AM

Every time I try to download the client from lotro.com I end up with 1GB smaller unrecognisable image.

Port us the PC installer too, dammit!

Nov 2, 2012, 02:45 AM	#1
Kasalic macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2011	LotRO gets native Mac Client As per the title, Lord of the Rings Online now has a native Mac client, available from the main www.lotro.com page (click the top right if you already have an account, if not sign up for a free account) Assuming it runs acceptably I might be able to ditch Bootcamp at last.
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Nov 2, 2012, 10:09 AM	#2
DaveNinja macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2005	Excellent! i have it on my bootcamp drive as well and i never play it since i'm usually too lazy to swap over __________________ 15" RMBP 2.6 GHz
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Nov 2, 2012, 05:14 PM	#5
Kristenn macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2009	Yes it is as I stated in my thread about it a few weeks ago =D __________________ Things that annoy me on Mac Rumors. People who say MAC (Media Access Control) when they mean Mac (Macintosh) People who say Mac osx (Mac OS Ex) when it should be Mac OS X (Mac OS "Ten")
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Nov 2, 2012, 07:10 PM	#8
cluthz macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway	It's native and it's very fast! I just played thru the intro as an elf and dis a few quests. I use maxed settings at 1680x1050 res and indoors the FPS is 200-250! OUtside it was from 100-150 FPS! Keep in mind there was very few players around so I guess the realistic performance is somewhat lower, but good none the less! Antialiasing is for now disabled, but well I can live without it. Only bug i found is that mouse can escape the screen if you play on multiple monitors. __________________ -tb MacBook Air 13" i5 osx10.7.5 HackPro 4.3GHz, 16GB RAM, GTX660OC, 2x OCZ Vertex 3, win7+osx10.8.3
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Nov 12, 2012, 06:14 AM	#13
wilsonjm macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Munich, Germany	improvement on PC version I've been playing it using Bootcamp for months and installed the Mac client as soon as it came out. It opens faster on my iMac and looks a bit better than the PC version too and I run it at the native res for my screen - 2560x1440. Only thing missing, as mentioned already, is the anti-aliasing, but you don't even notice. Don't get the chance to say that very often, so well done Turbine! __________________ 27" iMac 2011, i7 3.4, 8gb, SDD + HDD, 6970 2gb
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Nov 2, 2012, 10:38 AM	#3
labars macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2011	This is great, props to Turbine for not going the Cider/Wine route. I will give this one a try.
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Nov 3, 2012, 05:13 AM	#9
Northwestern macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2011	Awesome, more an more MMORPGs get Mac support recently.
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Nov 3, 2012, 06:24 PM	#10
Dirtyharry50 macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2012	Hmm, I need to download and install this bad boy. I already have an account with some characters I started on it as well as some purchased bank space. I think I didn't bother buying any content packs yet because my highest guy was a 20 ranger. I recall I had purchased Mines of Moria so I had content up to that but was missing some leveling content the ranger would need. I kinda like how they implemented f2p in LoTRO. You just buy stuff as you need it to play and once you have, your alts can play through it as well. Meantime, you are not paying a monthly fee. You are free to play when you feel like it without money going to waste.
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Nov 3, 2012, 06:59 PM	#11
Gomez315 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2010	how do I check my FPS?
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Nov 12, 2012, 06:35 PM	#15
Nuttydev macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England.	This is great news! LOTRO was the only reason I have kept my W7 partition, so I guess I can free up that space now. __________________ 21.5" 2010 iMac; 13.3" 2012 Macbook Air; 32GB iPhone 5; 16GB iPad Mini
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Nov 13, 2012, 09:40 AM	#16
iMacFarlane macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Somewhere between Rapture and Columbia	Wow, 17GB download? Holy cow. What kind of bandwidth would I need to enjoy the game? I average about 50Kb/sec. __________________ Knowledge is power. Learn something new every day!
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Nov 19, 2012, 01:36 PM	#18
ultra7k macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	how does the game run on say, a HD 4000 (2012 13" MBP) Also for those that play, is there still an active community? I played 2 years ago, but stopped...thinking of picking it up again.
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Nov 25, 2012, 07:30 AM	#21
SingularityG macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2012	Every time I try to download the client from lotro.com I end up with 1GB smaller unrecognisable image. Port us the PC installer too, dammit! __________________ sINGULARITY uNIVERSE
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