Several of us will begin playing Lord of the Rings Online before Christmas.

I encourage everyone/anyone to grab the trial and give it a go...
http://www.lotro.com/trial

Now, here's WHY we're giving this a go...
Since it's release, IN APRIL, there have been 3 free expansions released, one of which included the mythical post-release player housing expansion that so many MMO's promise but fail to deliver on. (WoW anyone)

Between now and January 31st, if you sign up for a quarterly billing schedule, you can play the game for only $9.99 a month.

You can currently purchase the full version of LotRO through Buy.com for $10 if you order with google checkout.
http://www.buy.com/prod/lord-of-the-rings-online-shadows-of-angmar-online-dvd-rom/q/loc/108/203391266.html

If you don't want to mess with Google checkout (I have, it works just fine), you can grab the special edition of LotRO from Amazon for $19.99.
http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Shadows-Angmar-Special/dp/B000NSI42K/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1197321306&sr=8-2


I'd recommend giving the trial a go... It's 7 days free. If you decide you hate the game, then don't buy it. If you do decide to buy it, I'd wait till your 1 month is up before signing up for the 3 month renewal plan.

I hope to see you all in the game soon!