The date for the Riders of Rohan has been announced as the 5th of Sept. I have added a Countdown Clock as a bit of fun. This gives Grimberg 3 months to achieve level 75 before the level cap goes up to 85. Captain Grimberg should be able to make this but poor Loremaster Florandir doesn't look like he will get any adventuring time.
There are three pre-order options for the
Riders of Rohan expansion - the Legendary edition with its extra bag looks very appealing as Apelred is always running out of bag space because he is an Explorer and collects lots of materials for his crafting friends.
UPDATE
I went for the Legendary edition & for the 40% off Turbine Points deal that is offered when applying for the Pre-order. I got a bit confused when asked to enter new account details (email address &password), this is for a new Digital River account and nothing to do with your Turbine account. You can pay Digital River using Paypal so you can avoid registering your credit card with yet another company. After your puchase you get a key which you use to upgrade your Turbine account. There is no long download needed, all the stuff must have been in the last patch.
Here is what you get as immediate benefits according to the Turbine Account message. (I logged in straight away and got the upgrade so the 1 hour must be a worst case.)
You have successfully upgraded your subscription! Thank you for your
patience while we process your request. Changes to your subscription may
take up to one hour to be processed. You may not be able to log into
the game or forums during this time.
You have activated The Lord
of the Rings Online™: Riders of Rohan Legendary Edition™ Pre-Purchase.
As soon as you log into the game, your characters will have access to:
An exclusive Rohirrim Mount - The Steed of the Eastemnet
with matching War-steed Appearance available when Riders of Rohan
launches
An exclusive in-game Rohan title - Friend of the Mark
An exclusive full set of Rohirrim Armor - Armor of the Eastemnet
A 6th Inventory Bag - Grants 15 Additional Storage Slots
Legendary Item Booster - Adds one additional legacy to your legendary weapon
Exclusive Rohan Content that allows you to earn a Mounted Combat deed that grants an exclusive skill for your Warsteed
A Rohan cloak that provides a power bonus to your hero
The Outriders Token - A 25% XP Boost for all your characters on your account that will last up to level 75
And, upon reaching level 20, a Soldier on Landscape Rohan Appearance
You will automatically be provided access to the full content and features of Riders of Rohan when it launches.
An email receipt has been sent to you that provides additional details about your purchase.
It is an IT workers nightmare when 'routine' maintenance causes service to be unavailable, been there and got that badge. So I hope the tired out turbine troubleshooters can get to the root cause and put things in place to reduce the chances of a repeat (it never goes away).
Grimberg is helped by Guardian Sofor with quests in Nan Curunir outside Isengard. This took him through level 73. We chatted about Captains and realised Grimbergs 20% crit chance was key to keeping his DPS up even though he is still fighting with his L65 legendary 2 handed hammer.
There are three pre-order options for the Riders of Rohan expansion - the Legendary edition with its extra bag looks very appealing as Apelred is always running out of bag space because he is an Explorer and collects lots of materials for his crafting friends.
