Pimp your ride, Lord of the Rings Online style
by Seraphina Brennan 
Jul 6th 2009 at 3:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Contests, News items
Ok, ok, so the contest isn't called "Pimp Your Horse," but Codemasters does want you to submit your own designs for a new horse in Lord of the Rings Online. Here's the chance for aspiring artists to really customize a game that they love by submitting original designs for horse coloring, saddle color, and blanket design. Or you could do what we did and find the worst possible design to put on your horse, followed by a flame decal. Oh yeah, totally rockin'.
The winner (which will totally be our lightning fast purple speed mount we named "Schuster's Shooter") will receive a Codemasters goodie bag, a unique forum title and avatar, and their design appearing in the live game as a player mount. Two runners up will also get the the goodie bag and forum prizes as well.
So what are you waiting for? Get in the saddle and start designing!
Update: Turbine just got in contact with us, and apparently the contest is for United States and North American audiences too! Go, design, let one horse rule them all!
The winner (which will totally be our lightning fast purple speed mount we named "Schuster's Shooter") will receive a Codemasters goodie bag, a unique forum title and avatar, and their design appearing in the live game as a player mount. Two runners up will also get the the goodie bag and forum prizes as well.
So what are you waiting for? Get in the saddle and start designing!
Update: Turbine just got in contact with us, and apparently the contest is for United States and North American audiences too! Go, design, let one horse rule them all!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tpark88 said on 3:27PM 7-06-2009
I don't even play LotRO, but that is hands down the most awesome horse design...ever. If your don't get a goodie bag for that, I'd call for a recount.
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paladuck said on 4:03PM 7-06-2009
I would sub to LOTRO just to ride this horse.
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Kyle Horner said on 4:47PM 7-06-2009
I may or may not have had something to do with this horse.
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Colin Brennan said on 4:47PM 7-06-2009
Flames = Me
Pink = Kyle
:D
Mike Schramm said on 5:10PM 7-06-2009
Wow that horse is really flying across the page! Oh no wait, it was just those flames giving the illusion of speed. I'll take three.
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Poxus said on 5:24PM 7-06-2009
Your Willy Wonka ride is ready sir....
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Jack said on 5:41PM 7-06-2009
Did they go mad??!! Shadowfax will be pissed if Gandalf start to paint him! Also Hasufel, Roheryn, Bill, Asfaloth, Arod, Felaróf, Nahar, Rochellor and Snowmane will not be happy about this.. I wish that Codemasters lost the rights of this game already clearly they do not known anything about LOTR!
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Jason said on 5:54PM 7-06-2009
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic so I apologize if so but Turbine/Codemasters reserves the right to alter any winning designs. I am sure they will not allow anything that is too lore breaking into the game. That horse looks kick @ss but it looks more like a WoW design than LOTRO.
Jack said on 6:26PM 7-06-2009
It was 100% Sarcastic ;P And just for the record WoW does not paint there horses with flames they wear armor or are demon horses. ;)
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ttvp said on 9:13PM 7-06-2009
Unless you're a gnome. Then all bets are off.
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