I believe I may have posted something about that, although it may have been on the Lord of the Rings Online site. I can't seem to remember.
As for the banner, I came here to make a new post about it (something I have actually wanted to do for awhile, but I keep forgetting). Is it possible to extend the banner/set repeat to off? On my resolution, the banner repeats. It does the same thing on the LotRO/LineageII/WoW/etc sites. I was hoping for something more like the Everquest II banner.