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The Lord Of The Rings Online Is Shutting Down Legendary Server Anor, Expanding Classes To New Races
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Just an FYI - I don't know if you've seen this or covered it, but it appears that SSG has closed quite a few lifetime sub accounts.
There are multiple threads in the forums, reddit, elsewhere discussing members unable to get back into the game. The common thread appears to be lifetime sub members.
An e-mail states that their subscription has been updated (expires in 2038).
Afterwards, said users are unable to login or reset their passwords.
Support requests on the SSG help site have 1 or 2 responses. The first is an initial 'it has been escalated' response followed by a ticket close with no further response. The second is a 'we are unable to assist you' response that appears to be identical between users.
It's possible SSG does not have the support resources, or as many have guessed, they have decided to kill off the lifetime sub accounts without notice.
There are multiple locations if you search, but here's one of the threads on the forums:
https://forums.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?649791-Standing-Stone-Games-Customer-Service/page9
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I may have to try out a hobbit lm too, a huge bear tagging along with my hobbit sounds entertaining to me.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
Godz of War I call Thee
The EG7 presentation said they are working on supporting LOTRO and upgrading it with "modernizations". Whatever that actually means is left to be said.
There was a datamined tidbit about controller support (appears to be FFXIV-crossbar inspired), but who knows.
They did that ages ago when they opened the game servers. We break the "established lore" by logging in. There's nothing in the books about the random character that follows the Fellowship like a groupie-fangirl following a band on tour.
ie: lore is a guide post, not a law that must be followed at all costs.
The OP there seemed to have been hacked but I'm not sure I want to reinstall just to check. If I do I'll post here.
EDIT: I installed the game and my lifetime account is still active. I think SSG has zero interest in spending any time helping people recover stolen accounts. As far as I'm aware they still don't use any sort of authenticator.
I'm not sure about that. The new TV series will feature ethnic main characters. As we all know LOTR online does not allow for ethnic characters who are dark skinned humans, elves, dwarfs, etc.
Unless the creators are willing to take their heads out of their ass, they'll never allow ethnic characters which would bring in many new players.
And so the idea of them stealth banning all lifetime subs makes zero sense. They simply have a skeleton Customer Support team and the bean counters don't think good CS is important.
SWG (pre-cu) - AoC (pre-f2p) - PotBS (pre-boarder) - DDO - LotRO (pre-f2p) - STO (pre-f2p) - GnH (beta tester) - SWTOR - Neverwinter
I wouldn't count on either of those things happening.
Is a man not entitled to the herp of his derp?
Remember, I live in a world where juggalos and yugioh players are real things.
I don't know what a Beorning is since I don't play, but is it a human? Can I play as a black human?
The Hobbit films did nothing for the game really, so the TV show won't either. SWTOR got minor boosts from the Mandalorian but that was short lived as well.
LOTRO is super dated in terms of combat and questing. Even improving the art assets in the game, presumably for console release, will only be a minor improvement overall.