Reinjin wrote:
The future doesn't seem to bode well for LotRO - I've been asking around for buddy keys for about a week now to no avail. Turbine needs to make the trial more accessible, and the game's players should be making more of an effort to give out their keys. I very rarely hear about this game, and it's going to continue to slide deeper into obscurity if things remain as they are.
I would think that 'not offering a free trial' is a sign that a game is faring well rather than not. (also I think LoTRO has made many of the top 10 video game lists for 2008.)
But, as others have mentioned, the 'buddy key' had been dropped for simply a free 15 day (or was it 12, maybe 10 days???) trail. But that was suspended for the release of MoM.
You get 30 free days to play if you buy the game, it's really not much of an expense.