Announced on Gamasutra today, the EA is jumping in with White Council.

I want to NOT be a nay sayer! I yearn to not be negative on the EA going into MMO, and the fact that the game is new technology…

I want this to be better than WoW, more popular than WoW, and not suck. I want the developers and designers to feel very good about themselves when this project launches to great success, redefining what it means to play a game in the LOTR genre.

It’s just hard to come up with the real enthusiasm for this. It’s EA - which doesn’t have the best track record and this seems to be competing with Mythic’s W.A.R. It’s LOTR, which unlike Blizzard and Warhammer, the story is told. It’s like coming to the last supper and asking what’s on the menu - we ALREADY know what’s on the menu.

I wish all the people the absolute best of luck!