Stropp - Fully Armed and Filthy

Posted by Stropp on April 27, 2007

It has to be a record time.

Normally, when I order from Amazon, I expect it to take at least two weeks for delivery. Don’t get me wrong, that is a pretty good delivery time considering I live around 11000 kilometers (7000 miles) from the warehouse. A standard shipping delivery can take up to three weeks.

I got a phone call today. My Lord of the Rings preorder box was shipped on the 24th and delivered on the 27th. It looks like Amazon defaulted to the fastest shipping method (and charged accordingly) but I don’t mind because I am now a founding member of the game.

I chose the $199 lifetime membership simply because I know that even if I stop playing at some point, I’ll also return. In nearly every MMO that I have played and stopped, I’ve reactivated my account at least once. With the Founders program I don’t have to worry about it.

The only downside I’ve found so far is that I don’t seem to be able to access the EU servers. It looks like I’m restricted to the US servers only. It’s a bit of a bummer because I was hoping to catch up in game with some blogger friends, but they are in the EU. I’m not sure why there is this trend of restricting players in different parts of the world to separate server groups. One of the things I find appealing about the whole MMO phenomenon is the contact with people from everywhere in the world, not just one or two cultures.

In any case Stropp is now Fully Armed and Filthy, on the Brandywine server, spoiling to stain his axe with some Orc blood. He’s looking forward to seeing you in the game and sharing the kill.

There’s no tossing this Dwarf.

Just a quick update. When I went to log in today, Brandywine was full. Since I hadn’t got to far, I rerolled on Elendilmir. Even so, there was still a queue after I relogged after a break. It looks like LotRO is going to be very popular.

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