Total War Lord Of The Rings

Yes there is 40k, Empire 2, Medieval 3, Rome 3 etc.

But what if there is a theme that has been in demand for 20 years! It’s Lords Of The Rings, well before all the others.

One Total War to rule them all, one Total War to find them, One Total War to bring them all.

I don't think you have grasped why Warhammer has been the cash cow for Creative Assembly. It is not the main game by itself, but the DLC that continues to provide income. Lord of the Rings would have a tiny fraction of content in comparison. Warhammer 40k is an even bigger universe (no pun intended) than Warhammer and has a much bigger following.

I wouldn't count on that. A game with a high price tag and lack lustre pull?

Certainly but in culture. You have more people fans of LOTR than Warhammer.

I really like WH.

But it's a fact, Lotr surpasses Warhammer in people's hearts.

This may not be your case or those of others. But if there was already a total war LOTR, the fans would be there to decide.

Another detail, when we go to a Game like CK3, HOI4, EUIV, I see more LOTR mods than Warhammer.

Same before TW WH existed, we had mods on LOTR (third age) etc.

Never warhammer.

LOTR is much more demanded by the geek community, that's a fact

Achaelys#2963 wrote:

Certainly but in culture. You have more people fans of LOTR than Warhammer.

I really like WH.

But it's a fact, Lotr surpasses Warhammer in people's hearts.

This may not be your case or those of others. But if there was already a total war LOTR, the fans would be there to decide.

Not according to numbers. LotR is actually becoming more..out dated. It's no longer seen as heresy for people to say they aren't fans of the books. We then also have the numbers where yeah it's not as marketable as WH is, especially in the gaming sector. But in fairness WH has the advantage there, it is built to be a game while LotR is quite often counter to gaming, especially TW.

LotR is also easier to mod with the less need of monsters like WHF has, didn't need the addition of the magic system either. Most LotR games haven't been overly impressive in sales. Biggest is Shadow of War which has several advantages, being an RPG and releasing on console especially.

Achaelys#2963 wrote:

Total War Lord Of The Rings

Yes there is 40k, Empire 2, Medieval 3, Rome 3 etc.

But what if there is a theme that has been in demand for 20 years! It’s Lords Of The Rings, well before all the others.

One Total War to rule them all, one Total War to find them, One Total War to bring them all.

LOL. Unless you have a magical crystal ball that you can look into the future of various alternate parallel universe. This statement is pretty much your own self conviction. 

There is a reason why EA abandoned its LoTR gaming franchise and yes, I bought and played LoTR RTS game in the past. Both LoTR and  40K are just terribad ideas. Not sure if the devs are also keen with the idea but seriously dawg, if they wants SEGA to bleed cash then be my guest. 

Medieval 3 with official LotR DLC like Charlemagne was for Attila. That could work.

I think they'll go for 40K. The have a great relationship with GW and the DLC opportunities is almost limitless. Add to that 40K will be consistently added to and then we also have the new films and series coming through.