It was interesting, and I appreciated the instanced nature of it, and the fact that I could solo. In fact, that's something I appreciate a lot about Turbine, and one of the many reasons I love Lord of the Rings Online. By the time one expansion comes out, the high level group content of the previous expansion gets the Inspiration system so that you can solo it, sometimes still at a high challenge level. Since I play that game very slowly and am far behind the levelling curve, this means I get to experience all the story content on-level. I love that, and it's one of the reasons I keep coming back to the game.

I know that MMOs are supposed to be about the social experience and blah blah, but I really couldn't care less. I mean, other people? Let me tell you about other people. Other people are frequently idiots. Unless I'm playing with one of my friends, I more often than not end up dropping group quests and moving on in MMOs. Even when other people are fairly inoffensive, I'd still rather do it by myself whenever possible, and I appreciate that Turbine offers a generally wider range of solo options than most MMO companies.