The Lord of the Rings Online Preview

MMORPG.com has put together a preview of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, after spending some firsthand time with Turbine's Middle-Earth MMORPG at this year's CES.
“We can’t have the elves or dwarves fighting each other, and you can’t play an Orc. The main theme of the entire IP is that you are a good guy battling the forces of evil,” said Adam.

Turbine has solved the conundrum by providing what they call “Monster Play” providing a solution which is at once also a unique feature. At level 10, players may choose to play an NPC in a PvP arena. They may perform quests as the NPC by attacking good races â€( beat up a few hobbits or elves, or fight against other player characters. The “Monster” is not persistent, but the xp gained from the play is applied to their regular character.