Gollum wants three free months
I have in my possession a code good for three free months of LOTRO, and permission to pass it on to someone who needs it. That someone is not me, because I have a press account.
No one ever got rich (or even much past the level of income derived by street people shaking cups and threatening to pee on you) through game journalism. But a press account makes you feel rich, especially if the game is awesome. You sit at your desk having a wonderful time sightseeing and crafting and helping Aragorn with some minor but essential task while someone else pays for it.
Uh. Yeah. You may have noticed I'm kind of a dork. The deal is that I enjoy MMOs of all flavors with a guild, but when I play solo, I require a story, and I require gameplay that makes me part of the story. Also, while I may be playing solo, I don't want to play a single player game. I want a community, groups of like minded people with whom I can trade OOC banter. I find the LOTRO community on my server to be a hair more mature, helpful, and fun than the average run of these things. If you don't think communities differ, um, you clearly only play one MMO.
So, anyway, enough of my love letter to LOTRO. The point is, I have a three month code that I don't actually need. And therefore, it is time for... a contest!
Specifically, a Haiku contest. Because I love them. Here are the rules:
1. The Haiku format for this contest is the traditional 5/7/5.
2. Entries must be posted in the comments to this article.
3. The contest ends Monday, May 11, 2009, at noon EDT. You may post your Haikus after that point, but only those posted before the cutoff will be considered for a prize.
4. The poem must refer somehow to LOTRO. You may write in character, about some part of the game, or about the experience of playing the game.
5. The winner will be chosen by me, and my choice will no doubt be somewhat arbitrary. My decision is final, and anyone sulking about it will be mocked.
6. When you post, you are asked for an email address. This is not visible to anyone but me. If you want to collect your prize, it will need to be a real email address. If the winner has not given me a real email address, the runner up will receive the prize.
Bring on the Haiku!
Comments
A young elf, questing
A trial ends, recession looms
Leaves LoTRO blue balls
Flashing blades, blood red.
Oh! It just leveled up, Awesome!
Damn, crap Legacy.
Making an ash bow
Flipping that tool and hoping
Some day I'll drop it
Enjoyed the trial.
A new land to discover!
Dinging; I missed you
I do not have it
So I would have to buy it
Please name me winner
(because I'd totally buy it if I had 3 months)
Moria sounds cool
I would sure like to see it
I miss your grab bags
(you didn't say only 1 entry!)
I want to /smoke
But my games will not let me
Would like one that does
(doo doo bah bah)
Stupid fat hobbits
You can keep nasty chips
Raw and wriggling
(and one more for good luck)
Played open beta
Haven't seen it since, but I'd
Appreciate it
/bow
This game could be fun.
A trial for free is better.
Which class should I pick?
This game may be fun.
A trial for free is better.
Which class should I pick?
Double post, I fail.
My shame for all to see here.
Back to web surfing.
M M O burnout,
I survived the addiction,
but haiku I must...
(I don't want to take part in the contest, I'm a Lifer and so I cannot use it myself. I just had this pop into my head so I needed to put it down!)
Speak Friend and Enter
the door told the Fellowship
Moria awaits
and...
Smote in his ruin
Upon Zirakzigil's peak
there lies Durin's Bane
OK, gotta stop!
Dwarf Hunter takes aim
thwick! thwick! thwick! sing his arrows
Are they center ring?
Played Lord in beta
Was not impressed by the game
But I love Sanya
Lord of the Rings Game
Like watching the movie but
But I'm an extra
Where the hell is it?
The crafting place, the dwarf place
Any place. HELP ME!
I cybered Frodo
"Fish and chips" not what you think
Very long shower
I liked Tabula
I loved Auto Assault, man
And Lord is still here?
Lord of the Rings rocks!
I mean it with all my heart
I'd play it for free.
The Gollum advert
It scares me when I see it
Looks like my ex-wife.
About the game, right?
I'm not stalking you, okay?
You ain't my precious...
I bought an iSmell
And just like a dark rider
I sniff for hobbits
I'm only joking
Okay? It's the haiku thing
It's a bad Hobbit.
Just purchased the game
Have not set up my account
Free test would be nice
My PC broke down
A new one is on the way
Lets break it in right
Orcs need a slayin'
And I am really hopin'
To kill them for free
My arrows fly true
Uruk-hai in the distance
Never had a chance
With the last one there I am assuming that there are Uruk-hai in the game. I can't imagine they're not.
His broad shield cloven
A clear cry piercing the gloom
Echoes through the halls
You're on a mission,
once again, and your character
must have hairy feet.
Blood fills the boot print
Made during the fight prior
Snow blows through the trees
Steel meets flesh so weak
Curses in tongues from afar
Flowers bloom anew
Everyone is crazy
We must cold start the engines
No beach to walk on
I went back and actually read the instructions for Haikus so thought I'd try a couple more with that added knowledge. The last one was based on the Star Trek TOS episode I was watching while writing these.
Spring shower on fields,
Delight for the Hobbit Chef.
I love mushroom pie!
My wife's Hobbit slays
Through the power of music
I remain perplexed
Here's my tribute to Lotro's most annoying escort quest.
"Escort quests suck when
We spend all our time waiting
For Sara Oakheart"
A revel too far
Can't scold them from far away
circling through the night
Log full of group quests
Grinding wolves while L F G
I go back to WoW
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