Keep an eye on this. There is some debate on whether it will be canon enough for diehard Tolkien fans, while others don't care, they just want to live in some form of Middle-earth a bit. There are many forums here, and much discussion, and some bickering too, so this is one of those places you have to look at and decide for yourself how you feel about what is said. Ultimately from my own perspective, it will come down to the delivered product. I suspect I will play it on trial at least, and if it is good, I'll almost certainly buy it. But my criteria for "good" is not typical MMORPG stuff. If I have to fight a lot, um......not my thing, really. There has to be more than that to offer.

Ithiloth