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Ed Kolis said:
Heh, no competition? I'd think that Wesnoth would be luring people away from LoL just on price point alone!
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Well, I suppose this is a possibility, but I really don't expect it to be a major factor. After all, these are hardly the only two fantasy-themed turn-based strategy games available. There are other games that might prove to be 'competition' for LOL, including Advance Wars for DS.
When I think of Wesnoth, the old saying jumps to mind: "You get what you pay for." That said, I think that Wesnoth is a much better game than the vast majority of other free titles out there, but in my opinion at least, it's got a number of weaknesses that prevent it from being great. I think those problems might very well have been addressed if the team had financial incentives on the line and/or less of a design-by-committee feel that made some elements feel out of place.
As for the similarities you mentioned, I find those more a case of us being games in the same genre more than clones of any sort of each other. My guess is that once you have a chance to play a few real game (with combat), you'll agree that gameplay in the two games tends to unfold in completely different ways.
Honestly, if you're a fan of these types of games, I recommend that you check out the newest Age of Wonders game, and maybe even Disciples II while you're at it. They're both fairly old and suffer heavily from mega-stack syndrome, but are otherwise great (larger-scale) fantasy turn-based strategy games. That's one refreshingly great thing about both Wesnoth and LOL -- neither game suffers from the megastack syndrome that affects most fantasy turn-based games.
As for the acronym, it was quite deliberate. Land of Legends is a deep game, but part of its ambience is to remind players to have fun and lighten up! In fact, as I've mentioned other places, our planned sequel name is "Return of Legends", or "ROFL".
Anyway, I hope you find yourself interested enough in LOL to pick up a copy, but if not, I wish you the best. =)
-Hiro_Antagonist