Today Turbine announced the release date for Siege of Mirkwood, the second expansion for Lord of the Rings Online which is set for release on Dec 1st, 2009 for $19.99. Along with the release date they also announced the following pre-launch offers that are posted below as well as a set of brand new screenshots to wet your appetite.
· The LOTRO Lifetime Membership is now available for $199.
· Any current or former player who renews or upgrades their subscription to any multi-month plan by October 31st gets the Siege of Mirkwood digital expansion for FREE!
· All players can pre-order the new LOTRO Adventurer’s Pack which contains 2 character slots and one shared storage slot that allows players to share items with all of their characters on the same server for $19.99 and get the Harbinger’s Cloak which provides 8% speed boost and the Dusky Nimblefoot Goat mount for FREE!
· Starting today, existing Lifetime Members who pre-order the LOTRO Adventurer’s Pack get the Siege of Mirkwood digital expansion plus two in-game items (Harbinger’s Cloak which provides an 8% speed boost and a new mount) for FREE!
The new armour screenshots look pretty slick.