The governments are advising people to stay at home as much as possible during the current corona crisis. To ensure you have a lot to play, the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) is currently offering many game contents for free.
Update April 28: The campaign will be extended until May 31 (via LOTRO). Until that time, you can use all playable contents of the two MMORPGs The Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online for free.
What kind of campaign is this? Standing Stone Games explained that they want to help people who have to stay at home to have some fun.
That’s why it is currently possible to play both MMORPGs The Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online completely for free.
This means you don’t need to spend any money on additional contents, even if they are normally paid.
A very nice campaign
What exactly does the campaign involve? The contents of the two games are free until April 30. In addition, there are some events. This applies to everyone, including newcomers.
For The Lord of the Rings Online, this includes:
- All quests, instances, and skirmishes, including those in expansions (also new expansions like Minas Morgul), are accessible to everyone until April 30.
- The curator will return from March 26 to April 30.
- From March 26 to April 6, there will be a 10% XP boost.
- The Baggins birthday event takes place from March 26 to April 6.
For D&D Online, you can look forward to:
- All dungeons and raids, including those in expansions, are accessible to everyone until April 30.
- The Buddy Bonus of 5% XP is active from March 20 to 29. This is in addition to the weekend events.
- The Mimic event is active from March 26 to April 6.
- The anniversary event is active from March 26 to April 30.
Players are happy
What do the players think about it? Many players are enthusiastic about the campaign:
- Neves_Space_Corps writes on reddit: “This is an amazing act of kindness from SSG. Thank you very much!”
- ndomiel agrees: “This is one of the greatest things ever. Hats off to SSG for showing this rare light of kindness and love in these dark times.”
- Even subscribers like Hothcookies find this good: “I literally signed up the day before because I thought I would have more time during the corona crisis. I’m not upset at all and am happy to continue paying once this whole debacle is over, just to do my part in keeping a great game and a great company running!”
Now is the perfect time to check out one of the MMORPGs again. If you enjoy The Lord of the Rings Online, you can be excited that the developers have big plans.
