Comments on: Cheap LOTRO Lifetime Subscriptions! But what does it mean?

By: Lord of the Rings Online offers a budget a la carte. « Welcome to Spinksville!

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:27:42 +0000

[...] for the lifetime sub, I noted when I picked mine up at half price that I was wondering what the future held for LOTRO. I don’t really feel burned that the game is [...]

By: Tesh

Tesh — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:52:12 +0000

I wonder if we’ll see more of this if GW2 builds a good head of steam. Their “lifetime sub” is still the best one on the market.

I still wonder what a lifetime sub sale in WoW would do.

By: ZombiePirate

ZombiePirate — Tue, 11 May 2010 08:42:01 +0000

Bizarre thing is that I recently took the 7 days free trial for this game and actually enjoyed my time there, despite not getting very far (only into the teens). However, the version I got on trial is the US version and if this kind of offer was on the US servers then I think I might take it as it seems opportune for the time in which I am umming and ahing over whether to take the full plunge. However, to take advantage of this I’d have to go out and buy the game box (and get the free month anyway) rather than just create a subscription.

By: spinks

spinks — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:52:31 +0000

The nice thing about LOTRO is that as of right now, it’s a solid game with years of content behind it. You could always try the 14 day trial to see if it’s your sort of thing.

By: spinks

spinks — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:50:55 +0000

That’s a good point. When they turned the US version of DDO into free to play, it did lure a lot of EU players (not surprisingly). Maybe they think Turbine is about to pull the same trick on LOTRO then.

But I don’t think LOTRO really has the sort of game structure that would work as well for F2P as DDO with all the multiple unstances. This is a case where I think that even if they do it, I’d prefer the sub option.

By: We Fly Spitfires

We Fly Spitfires — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:24:33 +0000

I got an email from Codemasters this afternoon offering me the deal and I’m very very tempted. £75 is quite a lot cash to shell out in one go but the idea of having a MMO sitting there, waiting to be played at any time without worrying about ongoing costs is appealing.

The offer runs all the way until the 30th June so I’ve got some time to think about it. Will see how much the new AoC expansion enterains me

By: Stabs

Stabs — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:57:10 +0000

*now on the US servers

By: Stabs

Stabs — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:56:47 +0000

If it were Warhammer I’d say don’t waste your money but I don’t think Lotro is going anywhere. I’d expect it to be around in ten years time.

If you like it it’s not a bad deal. There is the cost of expansions to consider so it’s not completely “pay £75 then never pay anything ever again” as lifetime would seem to imply.

I don’t think Turbine called the shots here – I think Codemasters must have been doing some serious soul-searching after Eberron Unlimited turned their management of the European DDO franchise into something of a fiasco – at least half of the European player base is not on the US servers.

By: Blue Kae

Blue Kae — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:48:49 +0000

This probably has more to do with Codemasters and their being acquired recently, than it does with WB/Turbine.

By: openedge1

openedge1 — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:48:07 +0000

I noted a drop in sub numbers using my calc system for LOTRO. And this is after Codemasters had a “Free to Return” weekend where the numbers normally go UP.

With AoC’s expansion launching, maybe this is a way to grab some bucks also before people leave for a bit to try the new thing (and the way AoC’s numbers are going up, I am guessing a few will want to play in Hyboria)