I call dibs on my Warg-Mounts: Afterthought, Babycaek, Muzaniakh, Snarky
ps. I had been stocking on Corrupted 1st-age Wargie saddles complete with tier 5 shaver and pooper scooper legacies.
pss. I guess, I will consider adding Puppikins and Bloody to injured-reserved list for my future chariot.
Did you watch the video at the bottom of the Eurogamer page? Those Turbine designers have their desks packed together like a Chinese gold farming camp. Wow. What does that say about their corporate culture? I've felt for a long time like they don't have any appreciation for their players, and now I think I can see why. They don't have any respect for their workers, either.
Here's a couple articles I found about the new expansion:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-01-26-more-detail-on-lotro-riders-of-rohan-expansion
It sounds like there will only be mounted combat in the new zone, but I'm still hesitant about how it's going to work and how much of a grind it will be to gear out your horse XD.
Ick. No way some smelly orc is going to put a saddle on me!
Freep-side, the expansion sounds fun. However, I'll bet you 10 Turbine points that:
Not that the mechanics don't sound fun. Just saying. Sauron's in the details. 
I've been ninja riding a certain warg for years. It'll be nice to not be so sneaky about it. 
They'll just remove the moors. No problem, right?
This xpack is about 2 years late, honestly.
*turns Feelmybite over to the groping hands of the Middle Earth animal shelter ran by hobbits...
"er... you may destroy this poor animal, its worthless..."
Ooooo, food :D.
Om nom nom, hobbit legses >:)
I will only agree if I get a sparkley saddle!
10 more levels, more breakage.
It won't be good.
All I have to say is that there is no way in Mordor that some stinkin' orc or uruk is getting on MY back
*turns Feelmybite over to the groping hands of the Middle Earth animal shelter ran by hobbits...
"er... you may destroy this poor animal, its worthless..."
All I have to say is that there is no way in Mordor that some stinkin' orc or uruk is getting on MY back
im skeptical, but i'm also a lifer, so... we'll see what happens
Wow, mounted combat. I can't imagine how that would work in the 'moors, unless Tyrannus' vision is accurate. I wonder if it will only be possible in certain areas/instances for the freeps.
The press release said that Isengard was their best selling xpac yet. Why do you say that the last one "bombed something fierce?"
I'm going to be very cautious about this one. the last "xpac" bombed something feirce and with such a drastic change as mounted combat....the developer's past coding mishaps make me wonder if they are going to break things so bad that we wont even be able to play.
only time will tell.
Hopefully by then i will be happily playing GW2 and probably won't even buy the exp.
P.S. I dare you to try, i'll rip your leg off.
The other thing is that the first lady, the design director, said that the Gap of Rohan was going to be in the upcoming expansion, The Rise of Isengard..... yay for quality control Turbine XD.