Those LOTRO load screens are pretty bad ass, I especially enjoy them when visiting NPCs in town. Being able to travel an entire continent without a load screen in WoW is pretty immersive. Sure instancing and summon/instancing you have a load screen, but not to talk to a vendor / trainer / blacksmith / innkeeper, etc.

The textures in the game is nice (look at this guys clothing!), but its still really disparate in its layout and lighting (the guy, the house, the ground). This screen shot sample, how the guy is floating and the build is laser fine pressed into the ground. This tends to look crazy when you are traveling quickly, or when you are in the middle of many mixed objects.

They too break the immersion experience ... oh god not to mention that awful UI (ever quest bone chip looting goodness)

I'll take consistency over awkward inconsistent quality, though I love the MVP, Deeds, and of course the music system.