Remember back in April when a group of Redditors decided to put together an MMO Book Club — a community of MMO gamers who band together in a game for a few months before voting on a fresh game to move to? Lord of the Rings Online took the first popular vote at the beginning of May, and the group was intended to stay there for three full months, but now organizers say they’re adjusting that plan.
“When we selected LOTRO and voted to play 1 game for 3 months there were only about 300-400 people in the community. Today we near 2,000 members – and obviously the opinions of the group may have changed a bit,” mod Laezur writes. “A rather significant number of people have expressed interest in playing another game for various reasons (LOTRO didn’t work for them, they didn’t enjoy LOTRO, they feel like they missed the boat on LOTRO, etc), and it is important to me that everyone is able to enjoy being a part of The MMO Bookclub.”
While organizers considered ending the current cycle, they ultimately decided it would be unfair to the existing players who signed on to play three months. Instead, they’ll introduce a second game on an offset schedule; DC Universe Online, Elder Scrolls Online, FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, Star Wars the Old Republic, Wildstar, and World of Warcraft are all on the short list.
Voting is currently ongoing in Discord and ends on Saturday, June 10th, so if you’re interested, make sure to jump in there.
For a taste of the fun, check out our stream of the pajama party in LOTRO that the Book Club held a month ago. Wheeeee!
