Harvest Festival extended a week due to popular demand
Ever wish you could make the holidays last even longer? Just a few more days of gluttony, games, and fun before getting back to reality? Well, if you're Turbine and the holiday in question exists in Lord of the Rings Online, it would seem that such a power would be well within your grasp. In response to widespread player feedback, Turbine has decided to extend the Harvest Festival an additional week until November 18th.
The reason? A member of the community team said that the extension was intended in large part to better accommodate players trying to participate in the horse racing event, where you can redeem tokens to attain a special Harvest Festival horse. Evidently, it's this bottle-neck (which is responsible for the lines seen above) that has caused players to lobby for additional time. They've also eased the demand somewhat by changing the deadline for the quest turn-in, so lower-level players with horse racing tokens can redeem them at a later date for the special horse, once they're of the appropriate level. This kind of constructive player-developer feedback is the reason official forums exist. It makes you wonder how other games go without.
