LotRO announces a second bonus XP weekend

by Shawn Schuster Oct 23rd 2008 at 5:30PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Events, in-game, Expansions, Game mechanics, New titles

In preparation for Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming expansion on November 18th, Turbine has announced a second bonus weekend for current and former players from October 30th through November 3rd. This weekend mirrors a previous event at the beginning of October which offered the same incentives. For former players, you're invited to come back to Middle-earth to experience the loads of new content an prepare yourself for Mines of Moria.

All players can expect a +25% bonus to their XP, which should help to get those characters just high enough to enjoy some of the new high-end content in Moria. Check out the official announcement page for more information on downloading or patching the client and getting back into the game.

Tags: bonus-xp, lord-of-the-rings-online, lotro, mines-of-moria, turbine, welcome-back-weekend, xp

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Uldon said on 6:14PM 10-23-2008

Having just recently left WOW to go back to LOTRO, this is great news for me and all of the new low level players on Brandywine.

Thanks Turbine!

Uldon said on 6:16PM 10-23-2008

Beginning 30th October until 3rd of November we’re inviting players to come back and play LOTRO. The doors will be open for former players to enter the world of Middle-earth and prepare for the journey into the Mines of Moria™.

If you’ve got a friend who used to play LOTRO and hasn’t logged in for a while then let them know about this great weekend, everyone can take part!

All you have to do is download or patch up to the most recent version of the game client and log in on 30th October. Your account will already have been re-activated for you and your previous characters will be there waiting to resume their adventure!

So this is actually a FREE time to play for anyone that had an account for the game before.

Daltha said on 7:55AM 10-24-2008

This is a EU only event due to the fact that they missed it first time round.

jon said on 12:17PM 10-24-2008

Double XP weekends / XP increases in general result from one of two conditions:

1. The publisher wants to sell more expansions at any cost to the game play

2. The game is failing and the publisher needs people to feel rewarded for continuing to play.

Whether out of greed (1) or desperation (2) these increases only serve to cheapen the content of the game and the time players have put into the game.