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Turbine responds to LotRO store armor controversy
Following the community uproar over the selling of premium armor with stats in the Lord of the Rings Online store, Turbine has posted an official response to the matter in the form of a Q&A post on the forums. Community Manager Sapience says that Turbine is "very aware of the controversy" and wanted to address specific points of concern. According to the post, Turbine said it never intended to promise that it would abstain from selling statted gear to give low-level players a boost, but the studio promised that this would not happen with endgame armor. The company admits to being "too generous" with the stats in question, and may adjust the item's power levels or possibly remove them from the store after further observation. The studio took the opportunity to clarify its "convenience not advantage" stance. "Anything that's compulsory to be competitive in ranked play or achieves something by degrading another player's experience. We have not and will not make that part of our F2P offering," Sapience writes. He concludes by promising more transparency going forward: "We'll take this as a sign that we need to do a better job in clear and open communication. In the future we will take more time to explain why -- not just what we're doing." Massively previously reached out to Turbine for an interview on the subject but the studio declined to participate. [Thanks to Whitewolf for the tip!]
The Road to Mordor: Community guide to Lord of the Rings Online
We here at Massively have been avidly covering Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online since we launched back in late 2007. And now, we're dedicating a new weekly column, The Road to Mordor, to cover the many facets of the game including the just announced Volume 3, Book 1 content update. Every Friday, we will be exploring topics and writing guides for both leveling players and end game raiders, crafters and role-players, info-hounds and casual browsers. After the jump, we've listed links to official guides, fansites, podcasts, blogs, Twitter accounts, Facebook pages and more. This community guide will be updated as new resources become available. But before we get into it, also want to help answer any questions you have about the game. Wondering what are the best legacies for Champion Second Age weapons? The lore behind Dol Guldur? Which Skirmish nets the most marks per hour? List your question in the comments below and in a couple of weeks, we'll round up the best ones and answer them.
LotRO authentication & account maintenance this Monday
In case you plan on playing LotRO this coming Monday, February 11th around 5:00AM to 12:00PM Eastern ( that would be -5 GMT) Turbine would like you to know that game server authentication and website accounts will be under maintenance. Or in other words, some players may experience the urge to throw their computer across the room after trying repeatedly to login with little or no success. Other sources of Hulk-like rage during this time for LotRO players include (but are not limited to): attempting to register new keys and trying to make changes to Turbine accounts on the official website. We're sure that nobody is going to throw anything out a window because of this upcoming maintenance, but if they do we hope somebody is there to record the event.
