Lord of the Rings Online

Anyone?

I'm not gonna buy it before having a sample of what it offers.

Originally posted by jopy

Anyone?

I'm not gonna buy it before having a sample of what it offers.

Well,

*  You *could* have joined the 'Play the World' free trial event.

*  You *could* borrow the disks and get a 'Buddy Key' from a friend.

*  Your *could* just fork up the $40 instead of trying to get a freebie.

*  The 'Free Trial' is being done with Buddy Keys.   So no announced general trial, and do not expect one for months.

Sorry we won't be seeing you in-game. 

I would also love to try before I buy and I think it is ashame that they do not offer this option from the get-go.  It is pretty much a standard industry practice nowadays.  Being permanently disabled and constrained by a strict budget not everyone has the $40 to just throw away if they do not like the product.  Either way IMO they are losing customers by not offering a trial because I would really love to play this game and purchase it if I liked it.  Unfortunately there is not an option to do that.

Originally posted by reddog00

I would also love to try before I buy and I think it is ashame that they do not offer this option from the get-go.  It is pretty much a standard industry practice nowadays.  Being permanently disabled and constrained by a strict budget not everyone has the $40 to just throw away if they do not like the product.  Either way IMO they are losing customers by not offering a trial because I would really love to play this game and purchase it if I liked it.  Unfortunately there is not an option to do that.

READ the post just before yours.

*  You *could* have joined the 'Play the World' free trial event (Open BETA).

*  You *could* borrow the disks and get a 'Buddy Key' from a friend.

*  The 'Free Trial' is being done with Buddy Keys.  

*  They already had the FREE trial. You missed it.

Now there is another FREE Trial going on RIGHT NOW, but you need to get a "Buddy Key" and borrow a DVD with the client on it.

So stop complaining. You had a chance to try it with no strings attached and missed it, which means you didn't care enough to follow what was happening with the game. The Free Open BETA was no secret.

Now you still have a chance, but its harder to get and its only for 10 days.

Originally posted by Keogh

Originally posted by reddog00

I would also love to try before I buy and I think it is ashame that they do not offer this option from the get-go.  It is pretty much a standard industry practice nowadays.  Being permanently disabled and constrained by a strict budget not everyone has the $40 to just throw away if they do not like the product.  Either way IMO they are losing customers by not offering a trial because I would really love to play this game and purchase it if I liked it.  Unfortunately there is not an option to do that.

READ the post just before yours.

*  You *could* have joined the 'Play the World' free trial event (Open BETA).

*  You *could* borrow the disks and get a 'Buddy Key' from a friend.

*  The 'Free Trial' is being done with Buddy Keys.  

*  They already had the FREE trial. You missed it.

Now there is another FREE Trial going on RIGHT NOW, but you need to get a "Buddy Key" and borrow a DVD with the client on it.

So stop complaining. You had a chance to try it with no strings attached and missed it, which means you didn't care enough to follow what was happening with the game. The Free Open BETA was no secret.

Now you still have a chance, but its harder to get and its only for 10 days.

 

Unbelievable!  What prompted that response???  I did read the previous post.  Unfortunately because of my health I am just now able to do something about trying to play this game.

You make many assumptions!  I did nothing to deserve a response like that.  Besides you have no idea what my circumstances are and had no reason to repsond like that.  The ignore function just might get its first workout.  Thanks for your kind and inciteful response to things you have no idea about.  Cannot wait for other people to see what kind of person you are

Hey dudes,

Cheers for the replies. I did sign up for the Open Beta but being in UK I had alot of problems obtaining the client or even creating an account.

I always play on US servers but Turbine redirected me all the time to the European portal lol.

Anyways I am returning to my home country and the proxy won't be an issue hence the qn.

Edit: OT - Are there any designated Oceanic servers for LOTR?

Originally posted by reddog00

Originally posted by Keogh

Originally posted by reddog00

I would also love to try before I buy and I think it is ashame that they do not offer this option from the get-go.  It is pretty much a standard industry practice nowadays.  Being permanently disabled and constrained by a strict budget not everyone has the $40 to just throw away if they do not like the product.  Either way IMO they are losing customers by not offering a trial because I would really love to play this game and purchase it if I liked it.  Unfortunately there is not an option to do that.

READ the post just before yours.

*  You *could* have joined the 'Play the World' free trial event (Open BETA).

*  You *could* borrow the disks and get a 'Buddy Key' from a friend.

*  The 'Free Trial' is being done with Buddy Keys.  

*  They already had the FREE trial. You missed it.

Now there is another FREE Trial going on RIGHT NOW, but you need to get a "Buddy Key" and borrow a DVD with the client on it.

So stop complaining. You had a chance to try it with no strings attached and missed it, which means you didn't care enough to follow what was happening with the game. The Free Open BETA was no secret.

Now you still have a chance, but its harder to get and its only for 10 days.

 

Unbelievable!  What prompted that response???  I did read the previous post.  Unfortunately because of my health I am just now able to do something about trying to play this game.

You make many assumptions!  I did nothing to deserve a response like that.  Besides you have no idea what my circumstances are and had no reason to repsond like that.  The ignore function just might get its first workout.  Thanks for your kind and inciteful response to things you have no idea about.  Cannot wait for other people to see what kind of person you are

I apologize for over reacting to your query.

Best of luck!