Thread: Start-End Dates of Pre-Order

Can someone tell me when The Riders of Rohan Expansion will be available for pre-order? And maybe some details as to what will be included, like what new regions open up (besides Rohan obviously).

No. Only Turbine can, and they haven't told us.

Kinmate told me he saw someone post a pocket-item that granted bonus experience (similar to the one from RoI preorder) but it could be used until lvl 74 ...

Very mysterious O.o

Originally Posted by Zombielord

Kinmate told me he saw someone post a pocket-item that granted bonus experience (similar to the one from RoI preorder) but it could be used until lvl 74 ...

Very mysterious O.o

For Rise of Isengard there was that item, used until level 65. Maybe they'll do the same for Rohan, but noone can know really.

What follows is just my speculation as a LOTRO player based solely on what happened last year with Rise of Isengard expansion.

Turbine will announce the pre-order (date when it will start has not been announced)
Pre-order will include the 6th inventory bag (already announced with Update 7)
Speculation will run wild as to when, if, & how the 6th inventory bag will be available in game after pre-order (for those that do NOT purchase the pre-order).

Pre-order will only be available via cash payment.

Turbine will be sketchy on details about the expansion other than touting the mounted combat.

Turbine will announce the expansion will be available for purchase via Turbine Points "at some point in the future"
The date this will be available and the amount of points it will cost will be left solely to speculation.

In other words I don't expect a single thing to change from last years release of Rise of Isengard.
There will be plenty of confusion, speculation, & angst on the part of the players & Turbine will be very stingy as usual in it's communication.

Originally Posted by Grhysli

There will be plenty of confusion, speculation, & angst on the part of the players & Turbine will be very stingy as usual in it's communication.

No surprises there since every word issued by Turbine is diced, chopped, and dissected by players trying to PROVE that Turbine has said exactly what they want to hear. Any time there is any ambiguity whatsoever, there will be a contingent that loudly asserts the statement to mean something other than the most likely meaning.

Why say anything when your words will be twisted into being unrecognizable by people with agendas?

My best guess...

Pre-orders will start in late June or early July.
"Pre-orders" will end late September or early October.
RoR will launch close to, but before, the end of September.

--W. H. Heydt

Old Used Programmer

Originally Posted by OrewenHunter

Can someone tell me when The Riders of Rohan Expansion will be available for pre-order? And maybe some details as to what will be included, like what new regions open up (besides Rohan obviously).

Hey i saw that your question wasnt really answered and i thought u might like to know...
- Riders if Rohan will probably have pre-order date announced @ E3 (according to Dev Horse ?,?,4,3,2,1) - on the 6/5
(5th of June)
- The New Regions will be a few of the shadowed out regions on the map now from update 7. Which include Westnment and a few others (excluding Eastnment and Helms Deep). These regions will most likely be added in final expansion or endgame content like GR.
- The Pre-Order WILL contain previous expansions and 6th inventory bag and most likely Path of the Fellowship.
- More updates on Expansion are more likely to be found on Twitter as that is now their main source of info streaming.

Originally Posted by OMG_PEANUTS

- The New Regions will be a few of the shadowed out regions on the map now from update 7. Which include Westnment and a few others (excluding Eastnment and Helms Deep). These regions will most likely be added in final expansion or endgame content like GR.
- The Pre-Order WILL contain previous expansions and 6th inventory bag and most likely Path of the Fellowship.

[citation needed]

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/pos...nced-for-fall/

The regions that come with Rohan are already well-known:
"By the time fall rolls around we'll get to check out the first half of Rohan. You see, Rohan is so freaking huge that right now Turbine is only releasing the Eastern part of it.... The whole zone is about half the size of Eredor and twice the size of Moria total, if you're looking for a comparison. This expansion won't bring things like the Battle of Helm's Deep to the game yet, but Turbine is of course looking in to adding that in the future. Additionally, the expansion is also going to add in two smaller region locations, Fangorn Forest Edge and Amon Hen."

-> Eastern Rohan (so East- not West Emnet), Fangorn Forest Edge and Amon Hen

At this point we haven't released any dates or any details on what pre-purchase will or won't be (or what it will or won't contain). So take any comments or 'I heard' statements with a very healthy grain of salt as they are all speculation or personal opinions.


Of course, as others have pointed out, Horsedev drew attention to 6/5 and E3 for a reason. If you're a fan on Facebook, or you're following us on Twitter you've probably also picked up on something else we've been teasing there.

Originally Posted by Sapience

. If you're a fan on Facebook, or you're following us on Twitter you've probably also picked up on something else we've been teasing there.

I have noticed those and they look awesome, more please!

Originally Posted by Sapience

At this point we haven't released any dates or any details on what pre-purchase will or won't be (or what it will or won't contain). So take any comments or 'I heard' statements with a very healthy grain of salt as they are all speculation or personal opinions.

I´m not saying what it will or won´t contain, however using the Compendium plugin brings up some items that are very likely being included

Like a new pocket that works up to Lvl 74 and is exactly the same as the Derudh Stone
New cloaks, with and without stats
New armor sets, like the westfold/eorlingas/helmingas..I think one is called eastfold or east emnet, not so sure and 1 or 2 others

New crystals that will convert minor legacies into majors (not a part of the pre order, but rather an interesting new item added with RoR probably)

All those are items that have been added to the ingame item database within the last few months..not without a reason I´d say