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Preorders counted at launch vs continual sales. To be expected.

FYI, the elves in LotRO's Mirkwood aren't Thranduil's wood-elves, they're the army of the Golden Host (Malledhrim in Sindarin) from Lothlorien. We are many miles too far south yet to meet any of the former.

Screw L2, I need GW:EotN so I can start building my Hall of Monuments for GW2!

Sith Warrior FTW! It was the only class that really fit me in beta, so it would definitely be my main character. The Sith story is so powerful and gripping. None of the other ones hit me as hard.

#crossfingers

I remember hearing about Meridian 59 when I was in high school in 97. If it weren't for the subscription fee and my limited access to a computer lab at the time, I would have played.

YESSSSSSSSSS

@jimr9999us Three. One with Mirkwood (Sammath Gul), two with In Their Abscence (Lost Temple, Sari-surma).

FYI, if you're already registered for testing, DO NOT get one of these keys. Bioware sent out an email last week to everyone already registered that if you use another key for this upcoming weekend, your account could be broken and you won't be able to test. If you're already registered you WILL get a key.

As the email says:
"As part of this test, we will be partnering with games industry sites to distribute additional beta codes as necessary. This will help ensure we meet our population goals, so we can effectively stress test our servers in preparation for launch. Please do not acquire and redeem one of these codes as it could jeopardize your ability to participate in this test. "

I would suggest that Massively change the text of this article to caution registered users to NOT get these keys.

No LotRO? Really?

"Well it's kind of a trade-off between efficient workload and catering to a more general audience (which takes longer and doesn't necessarily lead to better coverage and more page hits)."

Would one single phrase describing the term really make your workload that much less efficient? This comment thread certainly has, which wouldn't have been necessary at all with just a simple "ship spinning, which is the act of...blahblah."

But sorry to be such a bother. Next time I'll get my news elsewhere.