The Lord of the Rings Online (2007)

So part of an online class I signed up for requires you to play LOTRO. I had dabbled with it years ago but didn't get very far. So now I'm back with a fresh new character and it's amazing. For an older game it can be amazingly beautiful at times. The landscapes are stunning. I find the longer I play and the further I get I'm surprised more and more by the scope of the world. It's HUGE! Combat is decent and the main quest is epic. The level of interactivity with the NPCs is also surprising at times. They also seem to have found just the right balance for F2P, unlike SW:TOR. It doesn't feel unfair and I actually am tempted at times to invest in the store and I don't feel resentful about that.