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Game purchase question..

StilliamStilliam Member UncommonPosts: 13
in Lord of the Rings Online

I'm already enjoying playing the 14days trial (EU servers) and thought about buying the game as of what i see it really worth paying for.

I red somewhere that i can pay for 3months for $10/month and get all the expansions for a total of $30, but on my account page i can't find anything but 5 choices of buying, starting at $18 for the basic game + 30days up to $60 for the triple pack.
Are EU version offers different that US ones or am missing something?

Thanks.

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  • VyrolakosVyrolakos Member Posts: 143
    Originally posted by Stilliam



    Are EU version offers different that US ones or am missing something?
    Thanks.

     

    US = Turbine servers

    EU = Codemaster servers

    Completely separate, you even need a separate game client and key to access them.

    The US servers are cheaper.

    Go figure. *shrugs and scratches head*

    Currently playing: Vanguard: SOH

  • StilliamStilliam Member UncommonPosts: 13

    Thanks for your reply.  Think i made up my mind, downloading the US client now and going to grab the MoM xp. offer for $10, pretty good deal imo.

    I just hope the population in brandywine is healthier than snowbourn where i played.. at least during those time frames i can play.

  • SkarnSkarn Member CommonPosts: 16

    I made the same mistake of buying the EU version (from ebay Australia, cheaper then US version) then seeing that the US version had so much more to offer in the way of servers, players and subscription deals.  The Codemasters account pages were also pretty user-unfriendly.

    At one stage, I had both versions on my PC whilst waiting for the 30 day trial on the EU servers to finish.

  • VyrolakosVyrolakos Member Posts: 143
    Originally posted by Skarn


    I made the same mistake of buying the EU version (from ebay Australia, cheaper then US version) then seeing that the US version had so much more to offer in the way of servers, players and subscription deals.  The Codemasters account pages were also pretty user-unfriendly.
    At one stage, I had both versions on my PC whilst waiting for the 30 day trial on the EU servers to finish.

     

    Splitting the game population like that SUCKS.

    Living in England, I am stuck between choosing faster server times, with local players (EU - Codemasters), or slower server time, with MANY more English speaking players (US - Turbine).

    What's even worse, if you purchased the game from a UK store, you wouldn't get a choice. You would have purchased the Codemasters (EU servers only) game. That could come as a very nasty surprise if you were expecting to be able to play with your long standing American MMO friends.

    Silly Turbine/Codemasters.

    Currently playing: Vanguard: SOH

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