LOTRO to go free to play June 16th

[Insanecyclone]

I'm currently back playing LOTRO but haven't been on it in 2 weeks.

I'm going to get back into playing it if anyone on BG plays it. Then this came along...


http://www.massively.com/2010/06/04/...lay-this-fall/

here's been a lot of speculation that was largely wishful thinking, but it's been confirmed this morning: Lord of the Rings Online is going free-to-play.

Yes, you heard that right. "LOTRO will introduce Turbine's innovative new pricing model that allows players to download the game and play for free, purchase expansions, quest packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new LOTRO Store, or join the VIP program to get unlimited access to all of the game's content for one low price."

The news gets even better, as the offer is not restricted to Turbine players. The update will launch this fall across North America and Europe -- Codemasters will also be adopting the pricing structure.

The beta program for the new free-to-play model will launch June 16th, and anyone interested in participating can sign up on the LotRO site.

http://www.lotro.com/news/709-announ...-free-to-play-



http://www.lotro.com/support/policies/loyaltyreward

Terms & Conditions

The following terms and conditions apply to The Lord of The Rings Online™ ("LOTRO") Free-to-Play pre-launch Loyalty Reward Special Offers ("Special Offers").

Individuals with active subscriptions in good standing ("Subscribers") to LOTRO on the North American Turbine service may qualify for these Special Offers if they meet the following conditions below:

To qualify for the Special Offers, Non-Lifetime Membership Subscribers to LOTRO must maintain a paid subscription from June, 30th 2010 to the launch of LOTRO Free-to-Play (currently scheduled for Fall 2010) ("Special Offers Eligibility Date"). Lifetime Membership Subscribers must have at least one active play session per month during the Special Offers Eligibility Date. Only subscribers who meet these requirements are eligible for these offers ("Eligible Subscribers").

* Eligible Subscribers will automatically receive 500 free Turbine Points for each completed calendar month they remain eligible. This limited point grant starts on June, 1st 2010 and continues until the first day of the month that LOTRO Free-to-Play becomes available to the general public ("Launches").
* In addition, Eligible Subscribers will receive 500 free Turbine Points at launch of LOTRO Free-to-Play for each LOTRO anniversary (April 24) that has elapsed since they first joined LOTRO, up to a maximum of 1,500 Turbine Points.
* Eligible Subscribers who opted for the Founders program at the original launch of LOTRO will receive an additional 500 free Turbine Points.
* Eligible Subscribers who are Lifetime members will also receive an additional 1,000 free Turbine Points.
* Free Turbine Points will be automatically credited into the player’s account and will be made available for use in the LOTRO Free-to-Play Store after the launch of the LOTRO Free-to-Play service.
* Points associated with the Special Offers have no cash value, are not transferrable, and are awarded at Turbine’s sole discretion.
* Any points earned are accrued monthly, cannot be pro-rated, and will only be delivered to Eligible Subscribers with accounts in good standing after LOTRO Free-to-play Launches.
* These Terms & Conditions are subject to change without notice. To view the latest version of this document return to this URL.

I think I may stay subbed but I'm not entirely sure right now. I have a 22 captain on some server. I started with a lv4 buglar on brandywine.

[Purrrfect]

I was playing, but stopped when I got back into ffxi. The environment is awesome in lotro, standing in the fields in breeland at night just looks amazing with the lighting and the wind blowing the grasses. I just suck at playing more than 1 mmo concurrently.

[Pikarya]

HUEHUEHUAHUA

[Insanecyclone]

HUEHUEHUAHUA

LOTRO has been doing good keeping BRs out so I'm not worried when it goes f2p.

[Pikarya]

Not even chemo can stop BRcancer. Behind 7 proxies they will invade the motherland.

[Insanecyclone]

Oh well

[Alderaan]

I like this news as i really enjoyed the game when i trialed it. Didn't feel like paying for 2 games at the time. I'm currently just running the free trial treadmill with every game so i'll definitely be playing it now.

[Akucaen]

Not even chemo can stop BRcancer. Behind 7 proxies they will invade the motherland.

First it was Ragnarok on FFXI, now Azphel on Aion. (And fucking US servers on TF2 with 200+ pings, wtf?) They're like a goddamned plague.

[Alderaan]

What the fuck is a BR?

[Insanecyclone]

What the fuck is a BR?

Brazil

[Pikarya]

http://i25.tinypic.com/2wmgkdh.jpg

[Rysa]

First it was Ragnarok on FFXI, now Azphel on Aion. (And fucking US servers on TF2 with 200+ pings, wtf?) They're like a goddamned plague.

They are on WoW too. I remember reading about a server or two on there that are 75%+ BR players.

[Alderaan]

Guess i'm just lucky and have never come across them.

I'm more used to the 1000 Pinoy legions.

[Rhyis.]

Brazilians have been pissing people off in MMOs, in hordes, since Ultima Online.

[Pikarya]

Brazilians have been pissing people off in MMOs, in hordes, since The Realm Online.

ftfy

[Rhyis.]

Pfft, MUD's don't count.

[Pikarya]

Pfft, MUD's don't count.

Brazilians have been pissing people off in MMOs, in hordes, since Meridian59.

There >:3

[Rhyis.]

Never heard of it. Sounds terrible lol.... Anyway:

http://i25.tinypic.com/2wmgkdh.jpg

That pic always turns my frown upside down.

[Akucaen]

If there was a country that ever needed to implement a China-like firewall, that's the one. If their gameplay intelligence is any indicator, they're all too fucking stupid to figure out a VPN.

[Lebzile]

U GIB MONIS, HUEHUEHUE I REPORT U


k, I played the free trial for this a while ago and got an Archer to 20. Was kind of fun but also kind of dead, forgot the server I was on, but saw almost no people playing.