The Lord of the Rings Online Welcome Back Weekend

If you'd like to give The Lord of the Rings Online another whirl after the release of Volume II, Book 7: Leaves of Lórien, you have five days to return for free.
To help celebrate our latest free update for LOTRO we'd like to welcome you back for an extended weekend of free gameplay from March 26-31, 2009*. In addition, there is a +25% bonus experience boost on mob kills for everyone playing on those days!**

The latest free update for THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE, BOOK 7: LEAVES OF LÓRIEN is now available. It includes some great features we think you'll enjoy. Here are some things waiting for you when you come back to LOTRO for these free play days:

'¢ GAIN FREE LEVELS! Recent game enhancements will let your existing characters gain free levels the first time they earn any XP!
'¢ PLAY YOUR OLD CHARACTERS - They're Waiting Right Where You Left Them!
'¢ NEW REPUTATION FACTION - The Elves of Lothlórien
'¢ NEW 12-MAN RAID - Head to the Waterworks of Moria!
'¢ NEW BEGINNER EXPERIENCE - Level Faster, New Quests & Tutorials
'¢ QUEST GUIDE FEATURE (Beta) - Track Active Quests on World Maps
'¢ THE SPRING FESTIVAL RETURNS - Enjoy New Tasks and Activities

Need to re-download the LOTRO client? Get the latest version here:

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* Offer available only to former players of LOTRO with a paid online subscription in good standing at the time the subscription expired.
** The bonus XP stacks with rest XP as well!