In Lord of the Rings Online, it’s finally happening: The new data center in Amsterdam is opening.
It was originally planned for 2015, as part of the server consolidation, but it took longer than expected. Turbine is now putting the new data center in Amsterdam into operation with the new hardware: This means that the European servers will soon be in our relative vicinity.
The whole process comes with 10 hours of maintenance: The servers of Lord of the Rings Online will go offline on January 11th at 11:00 AM. They should be back online by 9:00 PM the same day. Then in their “new home” in Amsterdam. The US servers are moving to New Jersey.
European players expect a better connection from this change. For 2016, Lord of the Rings Online has set ambitious goals, including the first new 12-player raid since October 2012.
