The Lord of the Rings Online i got accepted woot!!

[redrumy3]

Dear redrumy3,

Ready to get involved in the most exciting Beta of 2007? You have been chosen to
join us for this weekend's The Lord of the Rings Online(tm): Shadows of
Angmar(tm) Stress Test Event!

downloading it now it's 2.8gb 40 minutes left just started it about 30 minutes ago :)

wonder if i can post screenshots of it here. but anyway who else tried for beta and gpt accepted? looking foward to this game even though i never play games like these maybe ill start here :D

[Elif Tymes]

Yep, I got accepted. Have a weekend planned with my girlfriend so it may be up in the air

[WejRepus]

i played the beta a little bit...
i hated it. however, i am huge HARDCORE Tolkien nut, so the idea of even the smallest change that is out of character makes me want to kill, so seeing a bunch of l337 gamerZ running around Middle-earth is enough to give me some sort of mental breakdown

[redrumy3]

heh servers are down till 6pm but i saw this

http://lorimages.turbine.com/admin_files/50/95/40/06/1034.gif
$9.99 Monthly OR
$199 Lifetime

[Remove]

I played that Beta for a month and kept hoping to find some reason to keep playing it but could not. Sad as I've been a huge Tolkien fan since the 70s and have always wanted a game like LotR Online.

[Strida]

I'm also in the beta this weekend. If you play 2 hours on Friday, 2 on Saturday, and 2 on Sunday they'll re-invite you to the beta from what I hear.

[SteveLord]

Why would anyone pay $200 upfront for a lifetime account on ANY MMO?

There are just too many reasons not to.

[Strida]

I agree, it's a bad idea. Most people will get bored with a game well before a year is up.

Then again, I played Ultima Online for a good 3 years.

[WejRepus]

i think the only reason they would offer the 199 for life deal is because they know that in the end no one will actually play for the whole 20 months that it will take to make it worth it.

[Femto]

I submitted my beta application as soon as I read this.
My friend has been raving about this game for the past few months. I'm eager to try it and see if it lives up to the hype. I'm also pretty critical of who-does-what to Tolkien's work, let's hope that Turbine doesn't fark it up :P

[deathman20]

Why would anyone pay $200 upfront for a lifetime account on ANY MMO?

There are just too many reasons not to.

I could see many reasons too.

1) If you really like it and plan on playing a long time (if there was this option in EVE-Online I'd pay for it)
2) If you decide to quit that account will be worth a good value on ebay or what not
3) No monthly payments to worry about, so you could be broke and still beable to play it


But 9.99 a month, thats one of the cheapest out there expecially new ones thats very nice.

[wannaoc]

But 9.99 a month, thats one of the cheapest out there expecially new ones thats very nice.
That is cheap but I would expect it to rise shortly after release. If UO can charge $15.00US monthly than any game can.

[IrishAssassin]

I played the first beta, I found it too carebear, I couldn't gank any players.

[redrumy3]

yea ive played it today and i really cant get into it

[hUMANbEATbOX]

heh servers are down till 6pm but i saw this

http://lorimages.turbine.com/admin_files/50/95/40/06/1034.gif
$9.99 Monthly OR
$199 Lifetime
LOL! $199 for the privilege of playing on their servers.. FOR A LIFETIME!!!!

another game i'll never look at....pity..