In the fantasy MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online, server shutdowns and transfers are coming. Details will be available on August 3.
It has been clear for a while, that server shutdowns must take place in Lord of the Rings Online. This is known as “World Transfer.” Developer Turbine will close 19 servers in a few months, and affected players can move with their belongings to another server of their choice by then.
On August 3, they plan to briefly shut down Lord of the Rings Online, announce which worlds will be affected by the shutdown, and then send an email to the respective people. There will be a relatively long period from “We will announce which servers will be closed” to “Then the server will actually be closed.” This is expected to happen in January 2016.
5 US servers and 5 EU servers are to remain at the end. Players who switch will be sweetened with some gifts like a title box – with the title box, players can carry the name of their home server as a title.
More details and an FAQ about the server transfer can be found directly at Turbine.
