Every Hobbit and Dwarf knows that, ounce for ounce, Mithril is far more valuable than gold or silver. With a new Mithril Edition of Lord of the Rings Online, Turbine is hoping that players will value this deal just as much.
Coming soon to an online or brick-and-mortar retailer near you, LotRO's Mithril Edition is designed to give new players a leg up in the game while perhaps tempting current free players into spending a little something and getting a well-rounded experience in return.
Priced at $29.99, the Mithril Edition includes the game discs, starter guide, keyboard map, 2,000 Turbine Points to spend in the in-game store, an exclusive Steed of the Horse-lords mount, and a bundled quest pack covering the Trollshaws, Eregion, Moria and Lothlorien. Turbine claims that this is a $50 value, so it might be worth taking a close look. At the very least, you can keep it tucked inside your shirt for the next time a troll throws a spear your way, as it could save your life!
Reader Comments (50)
Posted: Oct 9th 2011 7:39AM borjason said
I have got to say for this to be truly worth something it would have to include everything released up to but not including Rise of Isengard. If that is included that would be an extreme amount of content for $30. I feel that if it doesn't you are better off digging through the bargain bin at your local game store and buying a Moria box for $10 or less. ~ Bor
Posted: Oct 9th 2011 10:02PM TheClaw said
@borjason : indeed if you can find a Moria box for $10 or less it's a sweet deal. From what I hear, they're not exactly easy to find any more, though. None have been printed since before the F2P conversion, and a LOT of people have snapped up the ones floating around.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2011 9:07AM chuckasucka said
What is a keyboard map?
Posted: Oct 9th 2011 11:53AM Bladerunner83 said
@chuckasucka
" What is a keyboard map? "
It's a piece of paper that tells you what keys do, like "W" move forward, "S" move backwards. Traditional boxes released this with their games to help people understand what keys to hit. Boxed game manuals started covering the keyboard information, so keyboard maps became a thing of the past. Nowadays you will probably find a keyboard map in a collector's edition, or the way Turbine is doing it now. If you look closely at the picture at the beginning of the article, you will see the keyboard map in between the box and the starter guide.
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" What is a keyboard map? "
It's a piece of paper that tells you what keys do, like "W" move forward, "S" move backwards. Traditional boxes released this with their games to help people understand what keys to hit. Boxed game manuals started covering the keyboard information, so keyboard maps became a thing of the past. Nowadays you will probably find a keyboard map in a collector's edition, or the way Turbine is doing it now. If you look closely at the picture at the beginning of the article, you will see the keyboard map in between the box and the starter guide.
Posted: Oct 9th 2011 10:16AM (Unverified) said
meh my question is what are they going to do to keep up with the features that other mmo's have made standard? AOE looting, and infinite size quest item only bag, dynamic housing, etc etc
Posted: Oct 9th 2011 3:05PM cyanpill said
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"infinite size quest item only bag" is already part of lotro, items are placed in the quest window instead of in your bags. there are still some items like quest starters that go into your bag first.
Better housing would be nice, but it's not like too many games even have as much housing as lotro has.
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"infinite size quest item only bag" is already part of lotro, items are placed in the quest window instead of in your bags. there are still some items like quest starters that go into your bag first.
Better housing would be nice, but it's not like too many games even have as much housing as lotro has.
Posted: Oct 9th 2011 12:05PM Bladerunner83 said
2500 points cost 29.50 (with a bonus), you basically are getting what you pay for if you spend 29.99. As for $50 value, that's a good laugh, why do I need a game disc when I can download the game for free? The horse and bundled quest pack covering the Trollshaws, Eregion, Moria and Lothlorien, are mearly patch content. They basically took a proposed patch content idea and turned into a revitalized boxed copy.
If you normally spend money on Turbine points then you will probably love this deal, and players that have never experienced the game will get a fair deal for 29.99, so it's a "win win" for all the freemium junkies out there.
If you normally spend money on Turbine points then you will probably love this deal, and players that have never experienced the game will get a fair deal for 29.99, so it's a "win win" for all the freemium junkies out there.
Posted: Oct 10th 2011 4:23AM BGExorcist said
Got a friend to play this game with me, we started new champs but.. OMG this game is a ghost town. There is like one player perr 30 minutes to be seen n the starting areas (and its a high lvl player too). The server is Evernight. I guess this thing died completely. Last time i played was in march, there were at least a few more guys roaming around. Now..







