LOTRO now free to play!
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It's meant to be, there are a few rumours going around that the europe servers will shut and we will shipped over to turbine/usa, and this is what the hold up is for.
These are just rumours though
Those rumours have already been denied officially by codemasters devs though.
I'm not going to loose my job...I'm not....
Would be annoying if they did as my mate I've known since college is a senior server admin on lotro for codemasters
Would hate to see him out of a job, just as well its an unfounded rumour.Don't know I'm afraid, never tried. You could always just do the 14 day trial on the eu one if you want to try the game.
Bit of a subjective question , some people would say yes, some would say no. Do you like MMOs? Do you like pve MMOs? Do you like lore heavy MMOs? If its a yes to those, then I'd say yes, if its a no to those then I'd say no.
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Re-subbed, never had a problem with this MMO in the first place - can't quite even remember why I left, think it was to play EVE or something. Anyway good to be back! 
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summit weird going on .. upgraded to the full version .. my account shows next payment due 20/10/10 but account as closed
That happened to me at one point, when my trial moved over to full sub. I emailed them and got a completely nonsense reply back which basically said "Buy some game time", like they didn't even read what I was saying.
I was able to log in normally the next day, though.
I have been playing this on and off for the past week or so, the 14 day trial will end in the next few days and i feel that i am going to keep playing.
I was hoping that it would have gone free to play by now but obviously it hasnt, so what options do i have?
1) Pay the subscription until it is free to play?
2) Keep starting new trials and trying new class combinations?
3) Stop playing and then pick it up again when its F2P
what do you think?
Also i am not sure how relevant it is but i am playing the fully patched battle of mirkwood version but i am sure i read elsewhere that F2P was only available on the first expansion.
Please excuse my ignorance in the above matter.
I was hoping that it would have gone free to play by now but obviously it hasnt, so what options do i have?
1) Pay the subscription until it is free to play?
2) Keep starting new trials and trying new class combinations?
3) Stop playing and then pick it up again when its F2P
what do you think?
Also i am not sure how relevant it is but i am playing the fully patched battle of mirkwood version but i am sure i read elsewhere that F2P was only available on the first expansion.
Please excuse my ignorance in the above matter.
Free to play is only up to level 50, and only for the 'classic' content - everything prior to Moria. That means you also can't play as a warden or runekeeper, access Moria, Lothlorien or Mirkwood.
If you manage to pick up the game, including the moria and mirkwood expansions, before the game goes f2p, you keep access to the expansions. This from the faq :
"When LOTRO Free-to-Play becomes available you will still be able to access the content and features of any expansions you have previously purchased. Whether you are a VIP or a Premium player, the content and features of these expansions will be available to you in their entirety.
If you decide not to join the VIP program or decide to downgrade to Premium player status, the content and features of these expansions will still be available to you. You will still be able to play your Rune-keeper and Warden characters as long as they are in character slots you have selected or have unlocked by visiting the LOTRO Store."
If you manage to pick up the game, including the moria and mirkwood expansions, before the game goes f2p, you keep access to the expansions. This from the faq :
"When LOTRO Free-to-Play becomes available you will still be able to access the content and features of any expansions you have previously purchased. Whether you are a VIP or a Premium player, the content and features of these expansions will be available to you in their entirety.
If you decide not to join the VIP program or decide to downgrade to Premium player status, the content and features of these expansions will still be available to you. You will still be able to play your Rune-keeper and Warden characters as long as they are in character slots you have selected or have unlocked by visiting the LOTRO Store."
I would be inclined , finances permitting, to go for option 1. You could subscribe for just 1 month (as I would be surprised if f2p wasnt here within another month), and cancel the subscription after the 1 month. Would have the bonus that you would then be playing f2p, but instead of just being a f2p player you would actually be a premium player and gain the extra benefits from that.
How much is a months membership then? As I believe my client was the Seige of Mirkwood version...
So i'm screwed if it goes F2p like, now
How much is a months membership then? As I believe my client was the Seige of Mirkwood version...
So i'm screwed if it goes F2p like, now
£8.99
Thats the route i was going to go with, however am i right in thinking i have to buy the game and its expansions and then pay for the subscription as well?