The Lord of the Rings Online Free To Play Preview

With the European launch of Lord of the Rings Online’s free-to-play switch coming to Europe in a week, VG247 previews the title for its European launch. Nothing new obviously but a nice refresher for European consumers.

The biggest addition to free-to-play, other than the new pricing structure, is the LOTRO store. Here is where you will spend Turbine points, which we’ll discuss first.

Points can be purchased through cards, credit cards, or PayPal and as easy as pie to buy. The checkout process works seamlessly, and once you spend real cash on your in-game points, you will be taken straight back into the store to start spending at will. Broken down, this is how much points will runs you: 420 points for $6.50, 1550 points for $19.50, 2500 points for $29.50 and 5000 points for $49.99.

You can also earn points by finishing certain quests and by completing deeds. Since most players need to complete deeds to strengthen traits or to get that nifty Bear-wrestler or Pork Chopper title, earning points in this manner will be as easy as getting a slice of Holly Hornblower’s famous pie. However, not all traits are needed by every class but, whether you use certain traits or not is inconsequential. You are going to want to go kill back to Annuminas and kill a gazillion Agmarian whether you need the trait or not. Most deeds will net you anywhere from 5-10 Turbine points, so, go out and start exploring and killing stuff as soon as you can.