Final week’s abrupt announcement that Lord of the Rings On-line is closing down all of its 32-bit servers caught many gamers unexpectedly, particularly those that thought that these worlds had longer to dwell based mostly on remaining inhabitants. In final Friday’s studio livestream, Government Producer Rob Ciccolini defined that the studio made the choice was partly due to the vastly diminished participant inhabitants of these worlds, but in addition as a result of, as he implies, a knowledge heart contract subject pressured SSG’s hand.
There’s been some unhappiness from the neighborhood on this transfer. “I additionally suspected this was coming however hoped in opposition to hope that it will not. Landroval has been my dwelling for twelve years now, and so far as I’m involved it solely bought higher when the crowds left for his or her stylish 64-bit baubles,” one participant wrote. One other added, “After at present’s announcement, we in Germany may say you’re ‘doing an Adenauer.’ It’s a phrase we typically use when somebody reverses a beforehand said place slightly shortly.”
On high of answering neighborhood questions in regards to the accelerated switch and server closure timeline, the LOTRO devs additionally confirmed off the brand new Midsummer Competition island that must be coming to the sport very quickly. This tropical locale can be obtainable to gamers of all ranges and include new rewards and a ton of repeatable quests.
And sizzling on the heels of that video was one other SSG developer chat, this one speaking in regards to the journey expertise going by way of all of LOTRO:
