Today, The Hobbit releases in theaters. While it looks like a video game, thereās an actual video game you can play: Guardians of Middle-Earth. Itās a Lord of The Rings MOBA game released in tandem with the movie. Iāve been playing Guardians lately.
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Some people might be into that. As for me, confession: Iām not a huge fan of The Lord of The Rings. Even so, I donāt think Iām being unfair when I wonder why someone would drop money for a MOBA when free is the standard. Look at League of Legends. Look at DOTA 2 (which will be free once it drops.)
Is wanting to play as your favorite Lord of The Rings character enough to make you want to spend $14.99? On a game that takes all its cues from the free titles, which happen to offer more than the paid games in the genre do on top of that?
Personally, it wouldnāt make sense to me. But maybe thatās just because this is a Lord of the Rings MOBA. Iād probably drop cash for a not-very-good K-Pop MOBAānever underestimate a fanās desire to support the things they love!
But I must ask you, dear reader: would you pay upfront for a MOBA when the best ones are free?
