Online service providers have had to consider how to respond – and Standing Stone Games, makers of The Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online, have done so in style.
The “Important Announcement”
A rather ominous tweet by @lotro, entitled “An Important Announcement from Standing Stone Games LLC” went out while the servers were down:
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Gut-wrenching? Only temporarily!
All Content Free Until End of April 2020!
What SSG have done is a fab response:
- All quests, instances, and skirmishes, including those in expansion packs, are open to everyone through April 30: yes, that means you can play expansions you have not paid for completely free for this time period!
- The Curator will be returning starting March 26 through April 30: Visit Bree Boar Fountain, for example for new limited-time items.
- There will be a 10% Virtue XP boost starting on March 26 through April 6
- The Baggins’ Birthday event will be available March 26 through April 6. (This usually takes place in September)
Exhale, Explore, Enjoy
So go forth adventurers of Middle-Earth and enjoy everything in LOTRO. Don’t forget to thank them for it too!