HL2 is awesome, yes
One of the best FPS I've ever played.
I've been playing
LOTRO, Lord Of The Rings Online, quite a lot recently. It's an amazing MMORPG. It's based on Tolkien's books and a little on the movies as well, however the story is pretty much their own. Sure, Frodo wanders with the ring in the background, but what YOU are doing is completely different. And the story is really epic - you really don't see some things coming. And of course you have Gandalfs and Aragorns in the game as well.
I'm currently playing a Hunter (my main), Rune-Keeper, Captain and Warden. I've also played 2 other classes on another server (Loremaster and Burglar), so yeah, I'm quite experienced. I could write an essay of every class but I won't.
Warden is my most recent one and I completely love how it works.
The best thing about LOTRO is that it's free to play. So if one of you happens to start it, come on the server Snowbourne so we can play together! I can guide you into the game as well, as some things are a bit hard to understand at first (like the legendary weapon system for instance).