The Lord of the Rings Online Preview

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has put together a brief preview of Turbine's The Lord of the Rings Online, which includes some commentary from executive producer Jeffrey Steefel. A snippet:
Nor will you actually be involved in the ring quest itself, because it's up to you to become a hero in your own right. However, as LOTRO's executive producer Jeffrey Steefel reveals: "You get to meet recognisable characters from the books, such as Galadriel and Aragorn. Some you meet by accident, others you might have to do a quest for."What's more, you also get to visit all the areas of Middle-earth as the game unfolds. When it launches, LOTRO will contain the areas in the first book such as Hobbiton, Bree and Rivendell. Rather like World Of Warcraft, each race has its own starting area in the world, although at the moment, only the race of man is fully implemented.