Question about Beta Characters

Lashers

Will the characters and names be wiped upon retail release?  Or do the characters roll over into the retail release of the game.  Are Beta character names kept or do they go back into the available pool upon release?

 

Thanks for the info everyone!  Peace and love to you all

uncletoma

Maybe now it's too late, but they wiped all beta chars. And it's right

dodsfall

You will be able to keep your open beta (current) characters if you pre-order the game from an authorized retailer. There is a level cap in place limiting characters to level 15.

druarc

If you pre-order, you can get in the Founders.



"Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) today announced the details of the revolutionary pre-order Founder’s Program for The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar.

 

This exciting Founder’s Program rewards all players who pre-order The Lord of the Rings Online with special $9.99 monthly subscription pricing, early access to the game (beta version), character roll-over and unique in-game bonus items. Players can become a Founder by pre-ordering the title at www.lotro.com/preorder or at retail stores nationwide beginning February 1, 2007.  This limited-time offer is exclusively available to pre-order customers.



The Lord of the Rings Online Founder’s Program* offers players two different membership options: Only $9.99 per month subscription price!  OR Just $199 for a Lifetime Membership! "



Also



"In addition to these special pricing options, The Lord of the Rings Online Founders receive:



Open Beta: Guaranteed access provides Founders the first opportunity to create a character and enter Middle-earth currently planned for March 30, 2007



Character Roll-Over:  Moves the character that you created during the Open Beta into the live service —along with the stats, levels, items, and experience that character earned prior to launch!



Bonus Items:  Two special in-game items that are only available to those who pre-order: Enchanted Cloak of Regeneration, Ring of Agility



This exciting Founder’s Program is available for a limited time until the commercial launch of The Lord of the Rings Online (currently scheduled for April 24, 2007)."

uncletoma

Now the game (in Europe, i don't know about North America and Oceania) isn't in beta but we have only a ten days early access. After those days, all characters created during early access must be not wiped.

Repeat: European version (Codemasters).

Keogh

If you don't pre-order, you get to keep NOTHING. You are deleted and forgotten about.

Kyleran

Originally posted by Keogh

If you don't pre-order, you get to keep NOTHING. You are deleted and forgotten about.

And although I've pre-ordered and get to keep my characters, I'm starting to think that wiping the server clean at the end of open beta still might have been the better idea.  (basically because they've made significant changes to the economy today, particularly with farming, which was permitting players to accumulate excessive wealth)

Lashers

Thank you for that great information!  I am considering pre-ordering and just had that question.