
The change will happen on the same day in both in the US, where Turbine and its new owner Warner Brothers Interactive publish the game, and in Europe where Codemasters still handles the title. As with D&D Online the new Lord of the Rings Online will allow players to play the game for free with options to either buy new expansion packs and other content or continue to pay a monthly subscription with immediate access to most expansion content.
[Via email press release]


Hell yes! This looks like a business model that will keep the most hardcore paying, while getting new customers (such as myself) to buy the game without having to pay a subscription fee that might be too much to afford.
Other MMOs, take note. Especially APB.Posted at 12:51PM on Aug 18th 2010 by Covarr