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free play May 8 to 12
billie
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After a 25% subscriber decline since it's peak summer 2007, The Lord of the Rings Online having launched a year ago (April 2007) and they want you to help them celebrate! That is why they are giving past subscribers 120 hr. free LOTRO access from May 8-12, 2008!
Play your old characters, check out the LOTRO Anniversary celebration events, explore new areas, and tackle new quests. Just log into your LOTRO account from May 8-12, 2008 and Turbine will take care of the fun and adventure.
Those reinstalling the client, notice it has about 14,270 files to update... (likely that does not include Book 13) that may take a day or four through broadband. Not much chance to patch before the 12th through dial-up; (est 14 hrs through 96KB/s dsl) patches to 9.1GB.
Turbine is also bringing back the us$9.99 monthly and us$199 lifetime Founder's subscription plan offers (for after the 12th to continue playing.)
Game manual pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader req.) download, 38MB.
14 day free trial download. (3.9GB client, 5.6GB hi res client)
LotR forums (think forum may be restricted to paying subscribers ONLY) and homepage
FAQ
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Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows® XP
Processor: Intel Pentium® 4 1.8 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 512 MB (below 512MB of memory, you will need to run in Low or Very Low graphics or you will experience a lot of memory thrashing)
Video: 64 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 3 or ATI® Radeon® 8500
Disk Space: 7 GB available
DirectX: DirectX® 9.0c
Optical Drive: 2x DVD-ROM
Internet: 56Kbps Modem
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows® XP / Vista
Processor: Intel Pentium® 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 1 GB Video: 128 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® FX 6800
Disk Space: 10 GB available
DirectX: DirectX® 9.0c
Optical Drive: 2x DVD-ROM
Internet: Broadband DSL/Cable
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Refer a friend buddy key gets them 10 days free play, if they buy game and subscribe you get free 30 day. (If you are lifetime subscriber Turbine gives you a 30 day key, you can give to your friend and they get an extra free month... so they get first two months free!)
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Required latest 635MB patch update Book 13, one should completely patch the client up through Book 12 before downloading the Book 13 patch. (NA/AU/NZ versions) Think the 635MB patch is avail through the µTorrent client
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Servers: Isenguard (restricted,) Arkenstone, Brandywine, Elendilmir, Firefoot, Gladden, Landroval, Meneldor, Nimrodel, Silverload, Vilya, Winfola, Roheryn.
Comments
Here is the welcome back website with more info:
http://www.lotro.com/welcomeback
I'm always glad to see these promotions. It means more people will try the game and increases the chance that some might stick around for a while.
In regards the claim of decline by the OP quoting mmogchart.com, the fact that Turbine has not released their subscription numbers means that there is no basis for a claim for decline. By the same token, there's no basis for a claim of increasing numbers either.
Check out my LOTRO Blog: www.middleearthadventurer.blogspot.com
I will have to take a look....free is a good thing:)
That would be great! Would love to have you back, and hope you decide to stay.
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Brandywine Global LFF chan "/joinchannel glff"
I have to agree with what your saying about the decline in subs reported by the OP.
Here's a little snippet of how they predicted LoTRO subs. (http://www.mmogchart.com/analysis-and-conclusions/)
"The Lord of the Rings Online (Accuracy Rating:
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"B – This indicates that while some of the data points shown may be official, a substantial number come from press articles, unproven inside sources, or other indirect means. The numbers may not be exact for the MMOG in question, but are certainly in the ballpark."
Therefore, these are just best-guess estimates. There's really no actual proof to back them up. Therefore, I personally take a grain of salt whenever someone comes here and posts doom and gloom about sub numbers from mmogchart.com unless the data is backed up by actual data from the producers of the mmorpg in question.
Anyways, it is a good thing that Turbine is pumping out these promotions to get players to try and come back. I will be trying this 4-day trial, as when I played the game last (a few months after launch) I was burnt out on mmorpgs and didn't stick with the game. Maybe this time will be different.
I will never believe in mmogchart. If you believe numbers from "unproven inside sources" then I tend to think you'll believe anything. I'd rather get facts from the company themselves than that site. He's a fraud out looking for attention and has been called on it many times.
And then again I don't care what the subs are. Not my job to worry how many subscribe to these mmorpgs. If I find the game fun, then I'll subscribe. If I need a break I'll unsub for awhile. I've done that to many mmorpgs.
But it seems everytime a game company does some kind of promotion these posts start showing up claiming they losing numbers, and here we go quoting the imfamous mmorpg chart. "On no... Dooooommmm", "I predict it will shut down in a year".
What's wrong with trying to find better ways to promote your product?
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Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.
I think they have done a great job using this promo. I have seen a bunch of people ont the forums get lifetime subs because of the $100 dollar drop. I also see a bunch of people that played in beta or soon after that didn't get into then say they are loving it now. So I think this anniversary promotion that Turbine is putting on has been a great success, and should only get bigger the closer we get to the expansion's release.
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Brandywine Global LFF chan "/joinchannel glff"
AoC will launch soon. tTey want explayers to return to the game so they dont go to AoC forever. If they are playing Lotro, and paying the monthly fee most of them may stay there abd bypass AoC launch. Smart move btw.
Even though the OP makes this look like some type of press release... it isn't. Turbine is offering the free play days as a welcome back offer for their one year anniversary of LOTRO, not because of a drop in subscriptions.
The supposed 25% decline in subscriptions is based on mmorpgchart.com which is at best an educated guess that the webmaster makes. Some of his estimations are based on actual numbers released by companies, but Turbine's numbers have NOT been released (as another poster in this thread noted).
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JonMichael
Currently: AION, an MMO Beta under NDA
Played: WAR, LOTRO, Hellgate: London, CoX, GW, SotNW, DAOC, EQ2, SWG, WoW, AO, Horizons, Second Life, There, TSO
Beta'd: There, Second Life, EQ2, DAOC:LotM, LOTRO, Tabula Rasa, Gods and Heroes, Hellgate: London, Requiem:Bloodymare, AoC, WAR, DDO, Fallen Earth
LOL I don't think that will be much of a problem. WAR maybe,can't say there but AoC, not a f'ing chance
I miss DAoC
I actually plan to load it back up...
Since my business has taken off, I have gained more time to goof off in several games (go figure...but, thats the bonus of owning your own company)
Right now, EQ2 is still my game of choice...but, I also love AoC and their beta...which has been fantastic...
I also got the Tabula Rasa return for free mail, and loaded that up...and then logged back off...lol
Hopefully LOTRO will finally make me stay this time...I mean...it is cheap (9 bucks a month for 3 month scrips...), and they have added fishing, housing...and with EQ2 and AoC, 3 games to split up time between should rock...
And my latest computer, which seems to eat up EQ2 and Age of Conan may fix my hitching issues from before...
CYA
I hope for the best this time around. Grats on the sucess of your company as well. I do hope the issues you were having are cleared up.
Check out my LOTRO Blog: www.middleearthadventurer.blogspot.com
They got me back.. and I'm having a blast!
Great welcome back! What server are you on?
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Brandywine Global LFF chan "/joinchannel glff"
About to start mine back up also I guess dl'ing the client again now. I had to reinstall Windows a month ago and never got it back on. I got a 50 Guardian and close to level 50 Minstrel. So about to have some good fun I hope I am on Landroval btw. Look me up my minstrel's name is Viggor.
The beta was horrible for me for AOC and I am holding off I know the retail may be better but I have an awesome comp and all the choppiness and crashes turned me off. I got out of WOW and went to LOTRO until AOC came out I quit about 2 months ago or close to it. And now since I played AOC and seen I do not think it will last for me in the end I will go back to LOTRO casually and wait for WAR lol.
I'm so buzzed I was naturally thinking 'Hey I didn't give this game much of a chance I'll taken another look' and 'shezam!' its f2p this weekend
The lifetime membership is appealing if you're loaded but making that sort of commitment to a game doesn't suit us jaded old vets that have seen games fall from grace in a matter of weeks.
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Yes, the timing is certainly opportune, and perhaps if they gave me a bit more time (120 hour window isn't enough) I might have considered it (wondering how it would look/run on my new box)
But these few days aren't worth my time to do the download I'm afraid. Back to EVE
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Well
I dont get it...
I tried to play for a bit...but, the hitching was still horrible...and this is on 3 NEW systems...
E8400 with 6mb cache, 8800GT, X-Fi gamer, 4 gigs, XP
E6850 3Ghz, 3870 512mb, 3 gigs, onboard sound, XP
E6600 oc'd to 3Ghz, 8800GTS 640, 3 gigs, 7.1 Bluegears hardware Dolby Live card, Vista
All had hitching...no matter what setting
I also have upgraded to 16Mb cable...and latency is at 60-70, no firewalls, no AV, no antispyware. I tried all the tricks in the forums...(yes, allowfakefullscreen is false, and set the Framerate slider to 60)
Stuttering and hitching...dangit
The UI has been improved slightly...yet, small fonts were still used on skills..And the game looks so pretty...but, I just could not get into it anymore...
Back to AoC...which everyone is complaining about...yet runs so much smoother...
Sorry guys!
haha I had a great quote from an aggrovated eve player until a mod deleted it, it went something like:
"Yes it did take me longer to pay my car off than become proficient at eve"
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Note: PlayNC will refuse to allow you access to your account if you forget your password and can't provide a scanned image of the product key for the first product you purchased..... LOL