I must admit that I did use a farming bot at one point in time on WoW. I wasn't aware of how illegal they were until my friends started getting banned for them. I promptly stopped and was OK.
The only big problem I see with 3D games is the fact that they would most likely spend to much time making it 3d and not enough time on actually making a good game.
I believe that it is pretty similar to world of warcraft so if you liked that when you played it you will probably like lotr, but of course i have heard some people say it just makes them want to...
Well if it is anything like GoW than it has to be good. The only thing that could go wrong is if it is toooo much like GoW and theres not enough originality.
Dang I cant remember the name of the boss in final fantasy X that almost made me quit the game. i got so angry I gave up for about 2 weeks and then finally came back.