The epic storyline has always been the cream to Turbine’s coffee with Lord of the Rings Online. Set alongside the events from the book, the epic story has the player working behind the scenes to aid in the war against Sauron. Ever since Lord of the Rings went free to play, the epic storyline has been available in full for free players regardless of if they’ve purchased the related expansion packs. This policy is set to change with the launch of the next expansion, Helm’s Deep, in which case players will be required to buy the expansion if they expect to proceed any further.
Turbine’s reason for this change in direction is due to how closely entwined the epic story is with Helm’s Deep’s battle system, as well as to make the expansion more attractive for purchase.
The Epic Story in Helm’s deep is very tightly entwined with the Epic Battle system. The story in Helm’s Deep is the Epic battle we all know from the books. We’ve returned to the core story line from the lore and that line leads in a direct path, laid out by the Professor himself, into Helm’s Deep and the battles and heroic deeds that occur there. As a result, this means the Epic story requires the purchase of the Helm’s Deep expansion. Otherwise you’d not be able to complete it as it moves through the Epic Battle system.
Helm’s Deep launches November 18th.
(Source: LOTRO)
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