The Lord of the Rings Online Free-to-Play Delayed in Europe

To better prepare for an expected “massive increase” in players, CodeMasters has delayed the release of the Lord of the Rings Online free-to-play relaunch in Europe, Eurogamer reports.

“We are really pleased with the performance of the game and excited about the response to Free to Play from our players,” said Rowland. “Given the complexities and challenges faced in the preparation and implementation of the new store to work within our infrastructure, we feel more time is needed to deliver the high level of service our players have quite rightly come to expect.

“As a result, we have decided to delay launch to ensure that we can support the massive increase in players that we are anticipating and deliver them a Free to Play experience like none other.”