The game is set in the second age of middle earth and will be a tie in with their streaming show they are producing. The Peter Jackson movies and the current mmo are set in the third age.
If this ends up being a temporary ban the amount of money he makes from donations on his first stream will be ridiculous. Punishment for stunts (3rd time for him) should not be to make the streamer a ton of extra money when he returns.
I think that having player/custom run servers is they way to go. Hosted by the developer and you modify the game world as you see fit. All characters get locked to that server and are not allowed to transfer.
From what I got out of the stream:
Introduce two new team members.
New visuals from the last stream.
Went over boss mechanics in the zone they were in.
Working on new animations which includes climbing which in not in the current build.
Also there are new supporter packs available for purchase.
I have decided to put this aside for now and come back after a couple of patches to see how things shake out.
Division 2 will replace this one for now.
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Hopefully there will be some decent streams showing off the game.