I'm one of the LOTR(O)-geeks that did both. I ordered the CE at my local gamestop and also ordered from turbine to get ALL the goodies. Good news is that all the in-game items stack from both versions.
I'm having a very hard time deciding what to do 1st. I'm very excited about seeing Moria but the new classes also appeal to me greatly.
As for # of players, I've seen a huge uptake in active players in the last couple of months. Not sure if it's the expansion or people getting sick of WoW/WAR or some of both.
The little Panda you got with the original CE was/is my favorite. Unfortunately, I quit the game for about 6 months and sold my original account and with it went the little panda :( Serves me right I guess.
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Nov 16th 2008 9:51AM (Massively)As for # of players, I've seen a huge uptake in active players in the last couple of months. Not sure if it's the expansion or people getting sick of WoW/WAR or some of both.
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