Comments on: How the Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/ Game design, development, and industry commentary by MMO Game Designer Ryan Shwayder. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Teljair http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37272 Teljair Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:12:50 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37272 Haha, I love it. Haha, I love it.

]]> By: Random Poster http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37257 Random Poster Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:37:04 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37257 <blockquote>The heroes did not even consider the eagle-ring-drop scenario because the eagles would have faced a higher probability of detection and defeat by Sauron, the Ring Wraiths and their air-mount.</blockquote> Eh the Nine didn't have their air mounts until the later part of the books. I guess they didn't hit level 70 until the middle of the Two Towers :D

The heroes did not even consider the eagle-ring-drop scenario because the eagles would have faced a higher probability of detection and defeat by Sauron, the Ring Wraiths and their air-mount.

Eh the Nine didn’t have their air mounts until the later part of the books.

I guess they didn’t hit level 70 until the middle of the Two Towers :D

]]> By: PekkaR http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37243 PekkaR Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:44:39 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37243 Think I've seen the idea first in Dork Tower comic. Nice video. ^^ Think I’ve seen the idea first in Dork Tower comic. Nice video. ^^

]]> By: Adele http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37226 Adele Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:59:05 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37226 I love the book, but that was pretty funny! I love the book, but that was pretty funny!

]]> By: OnyxRaven Blog » Yet More Quickies http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37225 OnyxRaven Blog » Yet More Quickies Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:52:32 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37225 [...] How the Lord of the Rings should have ended (Thanks Ryan) [...] [...] How the Lord of the Rings should have ended (Thanks Ryan) [...]

]]> By: Thermoses http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37221 Thermoses Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:32:33 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/04/19/how-the-lord-of-the-rings-should-have-ended/#comment-37221 All right, I'll take a stab at the "no-prize": The heroes did not even consider the eagle-ring-drop scenario because the eagles would have faced a higher probability of detection and defeat by Sauron, the Ring Wraiths and their air-mounts. At the end of the story, Sauron's power is already waning because of the Ring's destruction, his army is in disarray, and so the eagles were able to manage the rescue operation. All right, I’ll take a stab at the “no-prize”:
The heroes did not even consider the eagle-ring-drop scenario because the eagles would have faced a higher probability of detection and defeat by Sauron, the Ring Wraiths and their air-mounts.
At the end of the story, Sauron’s power is already waning because of the Ring’s destruction, his army is in disarray, and so the eagles were able to manage the rescue operation.

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