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These are no longer up to date. The changed it earlier this year I believe. Steam and GOG list these: Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 (4GB+ of VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 150 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD required Recommended: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT (8GB+ of VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 150 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD required

But I want it NOW! But seriously, it looks pretty good so far. I am suspecting that the previews are exaggerating the extent of the changes to the base game, but I am fine with less. The only not mentioned, that I would like to see, is more cosmetics with regards to visible cyberware.

Looks rough and from what I could gather, the gameplay does not impress either. The writing will have to save it. The fact that the publisher decided to charge extra for the elves speaking Sindarin (and I suspect that this will only be NPC chatter) and a "Lore compendium" does not inspire confidence either.

I would have less problems of it being over the top if this was a genuinely new take on the source material. Instead it is shaping up to be more of the same with Boyens, Lee and Howe involved. Not to mention that the thing is produced by WB and New Line.

To close the Mumak discussion: I still don't think it's feasible that any of them participated in the attack on Rohan, especially since it wasn't that grand of a war compared to the War of the Ring or the War of the Last Alliance. My fear is that, following the Jacksonian tradition, the adaptation will attempt to go over the top and stuff a bunch of senseless spectacle into the story like what happened with the Hobbit movies.

Elephants are a lot smaller than the Mumakil (as portrayed in the movies). Also, if I recall correctly, only one Elephant made it into Italy.

To quote myself: How would you even store them on boats? Let alone feed them on the voyage. It's the same Jacksonian overindulgence that ruined the Battle of the Five Armies.

Rohan (being completely landlocked) was never attacked by the Corsairs. Even if it were, transporting the gigantic Mumakil all the way to Rohan would have been nigh impossible.

That picture does not inspire confidence. Considering that Boyens is involved in this, who if I remember correctly was the creative force behind a lot of the changes for the Hobbit movies, I doubt that we have a Cyberpunk Edgerunners situation on our hands.

It's almost certainly a mistake and they meant to write Sauron. Not that the show becomes any less stupid through Saruman's absence. Lotro already did that.

This should not be unexpected for a forum that had dozens of "Rant and Rave" threads dedicated to a tv show adaptation already. No. Apart from a complete reboot, I can see no way to salvage the show. The Sauron in Eregion storyline has been concluded in 30 minutes and Numenor's religious crisis has been boiled down to "Dey took 'er jerbs!". There is no coming back from this. The best the show could offer now is mindless spectacle.

´Still until you have a replacement lined up, there should not be much reason to starwarsgalaxies Loto (though that may just be the sunk cost fallacy speaking)

Welp this is happening https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-hobbit-tolkien-zaentz-rights-sale-1235176036/ I am not sure what to think about that.

They were fine with having self-contained seasons and every book was greenlit before the first episode of Book 1 aired. https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/legend-of-korra-creators-on-the-series-plans.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Korra#Development

Neither Isildur (after leaving Gondor) nor his descendants exercised the office of High King though if I recall correctly. The premise is not really false.

That king being Earnur. The claim of Aragorn's line was rejected a thousands years prior to the events

Considering that Books 3&4 were already greenlit by the time book 1 aired, that book 2 released roughly a year after book 1 and that an episode (if I recall correctly) of this kind of animation takes roughly 1 year to produce, I would say that this is likely the case. Overall I very much prefer The Last Airbender over Korra and I would go as far as to say that the only things Korra does better are technical animation quality (excluding the first half of season 2) and maybe music. The only good season is in my opinion season 3 and even it is not as good as standart ATLA. Add to that that dumb and fanficcy stuff like the "Dark Avatar", sudden Airbenders and first Avatars, and I really find myself wishing that they had not made Korra at all.

The whole of Korra's two seasons (each containing two books) were already greenlit before the first episode even aired. https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/legend-of-korra-creators-on-the-series-plans.html