OMG - whoever put this video together needs to be cast into the fires of Mt Doom themselves :-o

Don't get me wrong - I'm not hating on Lotro (I have SoM pre-purchased and can't wait to get playing) but that video is just awful!

It showcases all that's less than desirable about Lotro (god-awful animations, awful character models), it makes all the textures look over-saturated and grainy a'la EQ1 or similar, the voice-over is a poor-man's representation of the original in-game narrator, the titles say "Venture into the darkest of forests!" only to be followed by a bunch of *interior* scenes... argh I'll stop but in reference to your comment, Rubi; no it doesn't tip the scales!

For the love of all that's Lotro, don't judge the expansion by this abomination of a trailer which absolutely does not 'serve as a real validation of LOTRO's position as one of the world's premium online games..'

Good lord.