Sapience posted this morning that there will be a “Head Start” for players during the Free to Play transition. This Head Start will begin on September 8th, and will allow some players to get into the game before the rush of new players joins in the fun.

Who is eligible for this head start?

  • Current subscribers/players (anyone who has an active subscription as of Sept. 7th.)
  • Former Subscribers.
  • Anyone who has purchased Shadows of Angmar, Mines of Moria, or Siege of Mirkwood products.
  • LOTRO F2P Beta participants (must have logged into and played the beta version of LOTRO F2P Beta prior to the close of beta)

What a great idea to include Beta Players in this group! There are many players who participated in the beta and experience LOTRO for the first time. These people have been quite vocal in their displeasure at loosing the characters that they have worked so hard on in the beta. I think it’s a great compromise to have them be a part of the head start.

Server will be brought down on September 7th (expect a 24hr downtime for the transition) and when the servers come back on the 8th, away we go!

You can find Sapience’s post here.

(EDIT: Also included in the F2P Launch will be the continuation of the Epic Story and Enedwaith)

See you in-game!