Bonus XP in LOTRO

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[EDIT: Not only is it a bonus XP long weekend, but former players can come back and play for free for a few days in the Welcome Back Weekend.

From October 2-6, 2008, we’re offering free LOTRO access to our former players, and +25% bonus experience gain for everyone who logs in and plays. Returning players are invited to patch up, jump in, and start playing on their old characters to get them ready for Moria!

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In preparation for the release of Mines of Moria, Turbine has announced 25% Bonus XP from Oct. 2nd to Oct. 6th. I’ve been meaning to log back in to LOTRO — I don’t want to totally lose touch with the world — but Warhammer is shiny and new and comes with a monthly fee (I coughed up the $$ for a Lifetime Founder’s Membership to LOTRO back when it launched, so the game is now ‘free’ to play for me.) so I haven’t gotten around to checking in with Middle Earth since WAR launched.

Perhaps this will be my incentive. Balancing two MMOs is pretty difficult for casual gamers that get at most an hour or two per weeknight to play. This challenge is made worse if, like me, you’re an alt-aholic (I have 14 Warhammer characters already…granted lots of them are level 2 or 3, but still).

Honestly LOTRO is probably a better “workday” MMO for me in the long run. By the time I log in, I’m generally tired and cranky and fairly impatient, which doesn’t make me a great group member. The stronger PvE focus of LOTRO is a better fit for me under these circumstances. But for now, Warhammer is providing plenty of solo PvE enjoyment. I don’t really get all the hate that the PvE aspects of War gets, honestly.

3 thoughts on “Bonus XP in LOTRO”

  2. Not sure it is hate, but it just seems that is what we have been doing for years now.

    I have been missing lotro a bit, the world is great. I only got to the teens in it and never joined a guild.

  3. “Not sure it is hate, but it just seems that is what we have been doing for years now. ”

    Yeah, I’ll grant you that. But to me that’s not a bad thing. I’ve been watching 30 minute sitcoms since I was about 10. When a new 30 minute sitcom comes out, I can still enjoy it if the content is interesting. I see PvE combat in MMOs in a similar way. The skeleton is the same, the pacing is the same, but this time we’ve got new characters and new angles on old routines, so I’m pretty content with that.

    I can see if you’re wanting something totally fresh and new that PvE here could be a disappointment.

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