
Originally Posted by
Gellif
Hello all, I am a new player. I've played MMORPG's over the years but stepping into LOTRO for the first time. I purchased the Samwise Gamgee starter pack for my account yesterday. How long does it usually take after a purchase to go from F2P to Premium? When I log in I have the extra bag and the horse but still do not have the 5 slots for selling in the AH.
If you have already tried logging completely out and back in, then you may have a problem. Contact Turbine Support and they should be able to fix you right up.

Originally Posted by
Gellif
Also, I play east cost but started on Laurelin not realizing it was predominately European timezone players. My guardian is 16 now but I have been thinking of starting another character on another server to have more people playing during the hours I will play.
I would recommend giving that a try. You can create two characters (3 once you get your Premium status) per server, so it does not hurt anything to go check out other servers. You might even want to give some other classes a try. If you want another Roleplay server like Laurelin, try Landroval.

Originally Posted by
Gellif
Any advice to a new LOTRO player, but former EQ and WoW player, is greatly appreciated.
The best piece of advice I can give is to try to put aside your assumptions from other games. Classes in LotRO may appear to be "just like" a class you knew in EQ or WoW, but they aren't. (Especially beware of taking assumptions from WoW. The user interface easily fools people into thinking this game is just like WoW, but it is NOT.)
It's especially important to read the text of the quests as they come up. You can easily assume that something is a "kill x and bring me their parts" when the quest is actually a bit more complex. Plus, unlike WoW, most quests are well-developed and have a storyline. Some impatient players skip quests because they look boring, but in most zones you can get a number of quests whose objectives are in the same area so you can do them essentially at once. Sometimes the boring "kill 10 wolves" quests chain up to something pretty interesting.
Keep your eyes and mind open and I think you'll have a great time.
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