Eh, I stick with Dangerous, and keep the turtle in my pocket when needed to avoid getting over-leveled, making sure enemies are at least yellow con....
If levelling up the traditional way you will make one time gains completing deeds. Slayers should where possible be held back and regarded as a bank...
Oh come off it. WoW had twelve million subscribers then (I just looked that up to check) and Blizzard still got rid its class restrictions entirely,...
More pandering to the hobbit obsessed folk going weak at the knees right now. They'll want their usual favourite mount, they'll want to skip waiting...
But not every day on 5 or 6 characters? Try it and see how soon it gets old. Ofc it's great when it's still below your threshold. Sure with a choice...
It's LOTR license... and how unique the world is, even if compared with other LOTR/Tolkien adaptations, live action or games. So - on a larger scale...