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Celebrate LOTRO's 5th Anniversary with ZAM!Apr 24th, 2012 at 9:44 AM by Pwyff

To celebrate Lord of the Rings Online's 5th Anniversary, we're giving away PILES of prizes, including mounts, headsets, Turbine Points, a lifetime membership to LOTRO, and more!

Happy 5th Anniversary, Lord of the Rings Online! Turbine is celebrating LOTRO's anniversary today and, to celebrate, ZAM has joined in on the festivities! We've partnered up with Turbine to give away some fantastic prizes to all of our readers, so if winning free swag and celebrating Lord of the Rings Online is on your list of things you enjoy, then our big giveaway event will be right up your alley!

Enter our LOTRO Giveaway here!

First, be sure to enter in the ZAM giveaway by heading over to our contest page and entering your name. You'll be eligible to win 1000 Turbine Points, a Creative Labs HS-800 Headset, a lifetime membership for LOTRO, or even a SteelSeries Siberia V2 Headset. All you need to do is register for a free ZAM account, and then click "Enter Now!"

In addition to our giveaway, we will also be giving away a Lifetime Membership to LOTRO, a Mithril Edition of LOTRO, and 5000 Turbine Points. We'll be giving them away in a contest in the ZAM comments below! We're looking for two things from you (one sentence each):

Your first memory in LOTRO - A random draw will take place to award this winner 5000 Turbine points.

Your favorite memory in LOTRO - The top two entries will be awarded a Mithril Edition of LOTRO for the second place, with first place winning a Lifetime Membership to LOTRO.

The contest ends and prizes will be given out on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST.

What's that? Feeling a little unlucky, or maybe suffering from LOTRO memory loss? Throughout today we'll also be giving away PAX EAST 2012 Perlino Horse Codes via Twitter. Just follow @ZAMOfficial or @Pwyff and fire us a tweet with the hashtag #zamlotro and we'll be randomly awarding out these Perlino Horse codes throughout the day! Good luck to everyone!

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Memories of LOTRO

# Apr 24 2012 at 6:12 PM Rating: Decent

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First memory:

My first memory is probably coming upon a spontaneous jam session of musicians in Thorin's Hall, as the main theme of the game was replayed through reeds and flutes. I'd played MMOs before, so the basic introduction didn't strike me too much, but I remember smiling at the sound of fresh music.

Favourite memory:

My first time on a mount, dashing across the fields north of Celondim and marvelling at how much quicker having one made the experience of travelling through the world, with all the lush greens of the world unfolding around me.

first memory contest

# Apr 24 2012 at 6:06 PM Rating: Decent

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FIRST MEMORY I remember walking up to Bilbo's Hobbit Hole and the party tree during the Fall Festival.

FAVORITE MEMORY The very first time I entered Moria and realized everything I read about was even more grand in person and I kept loving it even after I fell off my first cliff and died.

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 5:59 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory was as a closed beta player. I met a friendly hunter in-game who helped me get around where I needed to go and showed me all sorts of amazing areas. I still remember back when the cap was 40 in beta and we were dodging drakes in the Misty Mountains.

My first memory of the final version of the game itself is mining in Angmar. I love crafting, and wanted nothing more than to have an Elf Weaponsmith. So I took my character into the southern part of Angmar where spiders and cave-claws hang out (above ground) and spent hours in pursuit of iron-ore, all the while dodging purple mobs that were 20+ levels higher than I was.

My favorite memory. That is a tough one - there are so many great memories, but my favorite has to be seeing Rivendell for the first time. It was, and still is, one of the most beautiful areas of the game. I was spoiled by the movies prior to playing the game, but I had read both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings when I was a child. Turbine's vision of Rivendell and the Last Homely House were not what I had imagined, but they were great. If there is one thing that LOTRO excels at, it is creating beautiful scenery in which to quest. Rivendell is a prime example of that. It was so exciting to follow the winding path down and meet great characters. Elrond in his library, the members of the fellowship in their respective locations. Arwen standing on a rock outcropping overlooking the path into the Misty Mountains. Glorfindel by the waterfall. Amazing. Still is.

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 5:40 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory was how gorgeous this game really is.

My favorite memory, was walking into the Prancing Pony in Bree, and see an impromptu band playing cover songs.

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 5:39 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory was how gorgeous this game really is.

My favorite memory, was walking into the Prancing Pony in Bree, and see an impromptu band playing cover songs.

Memories of LOTRO

# Apr 24 2012 at 5:36 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory is realizing how beautiful the graphics were in the game and thinking to myself "why haven't I been here earlier".

My favorite memory is playing with my 10 year old daughter. She plays a Lore Master Minarayen, and I play a Runekeeper Drakuil on the Elendilmir server. She noticed this giant snowman while doing a quest at the Yule Festival. We posed our little fellowship (Minarayen, Drakuil and Luciwen) and snapped a screenie. The shot subsequently made it to the Postcards of Middle Earth segment of the Free People's Press. We felt like celebrities, and it made a little 10 year old girl so very happy.

Happy 5th LotRO

# Apr 24 2012 at 5:22 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory When I got to see Gandalf for the first time and he looked just right.

My favorite memory was when I led over 40 players to take down the Uber Delving Boss after weeks of trying.

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 5:16 PM Rating: Decent

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First memory: Creating my first character.

Favorite memory: Watching the fellowship depart from Rivendell.

My First Memory & Favorite

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:42 PM Rating: Decent

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My First Memory: My first vivid memory was riding into the Shire as my Elven Hunter and looking at all the lovely hobbit homes and the rolling green fields. And in the distance, i could see a rainbow, since it'd just rained and all i could think of was....wow. I feel like i'm home.

My Favorite Memory: My favorite memory was as my Elven Hunter again, sneaking up along the Bruinen Gorge, and along the winding trail going up, at a low level simply because i wanted to see Rivendell. When i finally entered the valley i stopped and looked down in awe, the music played, and all i could do was marvel at the Last Homely Home and rushing inside to see Elrond and take in everything. I still love it as much today.

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:37 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory: Logging into my level 1 hunter and seeing Elrond stand in front of me. I was like: 'Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice' XD

My favorite memory: Soloing a 160k troll on my hunter in Limlight Gorge. I was like: 'Dude, why haven't i traited trapper before?' XD

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:33 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory is rolling a human burglar on the Brandywine server during beta.

My most favorite memory is fighting Amarthiel outside of Gath Forthnir with my wife on our hunters.

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:27 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory in lotro, is rolling a Champion, then deciding I wanted ranged DPS and re-rolling a Hunter; a great decision, since the Hunter is a blast!

My favorite memory is running groups with other players in the Great Barrows and the Moria instances

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:21 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory is actually starting as an Elf Runekeeper around Celondim after the intro quests and being taken with how beautiful the area was especially at night.

My favorite memory would be finally getting admitted to Moria, I'd been dying to see it since I first started the game, although admittedly I was just as glad to get out the other side after a while.

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# Apr 24 2012 at 4:20 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory is the Elven area and how fun it was to toast goblins with my Lore Master.

my favorite moment was a kin parade through the shire and bree ending with a big party at the boar fountain.

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:14 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory is of taking my Elven Hunter through the Intro quest and then being transported to Celondim 600 years later - what an amazing way to begin a game!

Choosing my favourite memory is a much more difficult proposition; however, I would have to say that experiencing The Shire for the first time is definitely high on the list...what a beautiful region!

LOTRO Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:09 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory of LOTRO is when I stepped out of Archet and saw the beginnings of the world that awaited me. The attention to little details, the sounds, the colors... I felt like I had stepped right into Middle Earth. I was hooked from the very beginning and played that day until I was exhausted from lack of sleep!

So many awesome memories to choose from for a favorite. One of them has to be the first time I ever ran with a group on horseback. It was a roleplay event and after the initial setting we all mounted up and raced from Bree to Weathertop together. There were about 12 of us and it was quite a sight to see all the different mounts and characters running along the way! Some other players even joined as they saw us go by so by the end there was closer 30 of us on Weathertop having an impromptu party! (complete with music, beer and pipeweed of course!)

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:06 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory is playing through the tutorial and running into Nazgul.

My favorite memory is doing the April Fool's Day Chicken Run in the Ettenmoors the one year they did it and trying to get past all the creeps as a chicken.

My Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 4:00 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory is a little blurry, seeing as I stayed up playing for 24 hours straight when I first started (what can I say, it was just too much fun, I couldn't stop).

My favorite memory is my first Skirmish Raid I went on with my kin. It was mass chaos, but so much fun!

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 3:38 PM Rating: Decent

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The best memories were my first run through the Shire on my main. What a refreshing way to start an MMO. Delivering pies, investigating missing smoke leaf, being a postman...I loved it and I have taken all my alts through there since!

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 3:39 PM Rating: Decent

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this is also my first memory of the game as well haha!

Contest

# Apr 24 2012 at 3:35 PM Rating: Decent

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My first memory - I was too scared when i met big spider at Archet starting area.

My favourite memory - Server first kill on Rift Rog, Watcher.

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 3:33 PM Rating: Decent

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First memory: Logging in for the first time and I got the amazing lotro-feeling.

Best memory: When we downed the watcher for the first time, and I got a armour piece.

Lotro Contest

# Apr 24 2012 at 3:28 PM Rating: Decent

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Favorite memory: The loudest cheer ever when my raid group beat the Balrog in the Rift!

Lotro Contest

# Apr 24 2012 at 3:15 PM Rating: Decent

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First memory - I remember making my Hunter in Celondim, and having never played an MMO, I assumed the immediate area was the limits, so much so I farmed the same 3 Rowan nodes for 30 minutes!

Favorite Memory - Leveling through the Gap of Rohan. I was amazed as the Epic story as I fought with Theodred. I was literally captivated, and very excited to watch it all unfold. Turbine gets better all the time at what they do!

Memories

# Apr 24 2012 at 2:55 PM Rating: Decent

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First Memory - Watching a friend play and thinking to myself I had to start. I had always hated mmo's, but LOTRO is a keeper

Favorite Memory - Wandering around in Goblin Town and coming across painting on the walls that was done by Gollum. I was not expecting to see anything like that.

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# Apr 24 2012 at 2:38 PM Rating: Decent

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1st memory: Playing a warg on creepside, finding 20 freeps, and dying almost instantly.

My favorite memory: Drunk rift raiding night.

Edited, Apr 24th 2012 4:55pm by ravyrn

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